The following message board post was provided by Dee Davidson in 1998:

From: Dee Davidson
Subject: CROWLAND HISTORY/ YOKOM/COOK/ Thomas Alva EDISON.
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:35:08 +0000

FROM AN OLD SCRAPBOOK / YOKOM/ COOK/ EDISON.

A hand written copy, and very difficult to read, but here is part of
what I have been given;

1886
Mrs. Samuel EDISON, second wife of the late SAMUEL EDISON, of VIENNA
ONTARIO, Elgin Co. is now an old lady now living in this Village.
although in her 87th year, she has complete possession of her
facilities.

ELIZABETH YOKOM was born 1799 near Philadelphia, and came to Canada in
1803 {?} with her father and mother.
Mr. JESSE YOKOM, secured a farm on the south side of LYONS CREEK,
opposite , COOKS MILL. Her mother before marriage was Miss ANNA BOND.
She told her daughter Mrs. EDISON she could distinctly hear the booming
of the cannon in the Battle of BRANDYWINE.
Mrs. Edison's parents died during the war of 1812. Her Three older
brothers, were left in charge of the house. A Mr. BAKER and his wife
and 10 children lived with them. When word came that soldiers were
approaching Fort Erie, Mr. BAKER, LEMUEL YOKOM and JESSE YOKOM,
collected horses and took them far away[?] [this is very hard to
decipher,]
Mrs. BAKER remained in the house with her 10 children.
The Americans roasted pumpkins,and later two large pits were dug on each
side of the house, they buried 15 men in one side and nine in the other.
They pitched them in with out ceremony, covered them only slightly.
Her Brother later removed the bodies to the woods in back of the farm.

My Family history;
Mrs. SAMUEL EDISON, was born ELIZABETH YOKOM,b 1799 daughter of ISAAC
JESSE YOKOM b/ 1756, Mifflin, Montgomery Co PA. and Anna BOND.
Elizabeth YOKOM and her 3 brothers, RICHARD YOKOM, 1774, ISAAC JESSE
YOKOM 1796 and JONAS YOKOM, 1787,
in about 1799-1803,[ stories differ]. The family traveled from PA to
Canada, crossing at Black Rock, at which time there was but a solitary
house where Buffalo now stands. The Ferry at that time was run by C.
O' NEAL. To Canada, where Isaac Jesse Sr. bought a mill at the place
called CROWLAND, he lived there with his family untilhis death, December
25 1812, his wife dying on April 18th following.Isaac Jesse Jr. then
called Jesse Yokom, remained at the house during the war of 1812 and 13,
and was engaged in two battles, one at Cooks Mills, and the other at
Chippawa.
They were driven out of their house by the American soldiers in Oct 1814
and it was used by them as a hospital during the Battle of Cooks Mills.
After they were through with it, and had burned all the rails for
firewood, they fired the house.

Elizabeth YOKOM, married first, ? COOK,
She then married Samuel EDISON, Grandfather of THOMAS ALVA EDISON. And
became his Step Grandmother. Elizabeth YOKOM COOK EDISON, died 1890.

Dee/