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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
Vol. II
by Wm. Rusler - Publ.
1921
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JAMES M. YANT.
Among the citizens occupying responsible positions in the
business world of Allen County, one who has thoroughly
vindicated the faith placed in him by his associates and the
public is James M. Yant, manager of the West Cairo
Farmers Elevator. During his career Mr. Yant has
exemplified an inherent integrity and deep-seated principles of
right, and these qualities have communicated themselves to the
various enterprises with which his name has been connected.
Mr. Yant was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
Feb. 5, 1859, a son of Noah B. and Drusilla M. (Miller) Yant,
natives of Carroll County, the former born Apr. 27, 1827, and
the latter Apr. 7, 1828. They were educated in Carroll
County where they grew to maturity and were married, following
which event they settled on a farm in Carroll County, on which
they lived until October, 1864. At that time they came to
Allen County and settled near West Cairo, where they rounded out
useful and honorable careers in the pursuits of agriculture.
Mr. Yant was a republican, and the confidence in which he
was held by his fellow-citizens was evidenced by his election
for some years as a member of the Board of Township Trustees.
Mr. and Mrs. Yant were faithful and active members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They had five sons and two
daughters: James M.; W. H., of Paulding, clerk of
Paulding County, Ohio; Hugh, a merchant at Toledo; J.
K., a clerk in the United States Post Office at Lima;
Samantha, the wife of Lewis Lawrence, of Toledo;
Sarah, the wife of J. M. Waltz, of Durand, Michigan;
and a son who died in infancy.
James M. Yant was a youth he accompanied his
parents to Monroe Township, Allen County, and there his
education was acquired in the district schools. He acted
as his father's assistant on the home farm until he was twenty
years of age, at which time he began to teach in the country
schools, and that formed his principal occupation until the time
of his marriage. On Nov. 21, 1879, Mr. Yant was
united in marriage with Miss Ina Hartzog, and in October,
1881, went to Kansas and purchased an interest in a farm, on
which he made his home for eleven years. Selling out, he
returned to Allen County and engaged in agricultural pursuits
for six years, then embarking in the butchering business, which
he followed seven years. Returning to the home farm he
again associated himself with his father, and at the elder man's
death bought out the interests of the other heirs and continued
to operate the property until November, 1913, when he removed to
Lima.
Mr. Yant's first wife died June 16, 1912, having
been the mother of four children: Perry L., the San
Francisco representative of the Bowser Tank Company of Fort
Wayne, Indiana; Nina B., the wife of O. E. Vincent
of Lima; Emma, the wife of C. L. Fowler of Lima;
and Pearl L., a graduate of the Lima Business College, who was
with the Lima Home Savings Bank as assistant secretary for
fifteen years, and is now identified with C. L. Dunn of
Zanesville.
On June 23, 1915, Mr. Yant married Miss
Elizabeth Martz, who is well known in this community and an
active member of the Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs.
Yant served as superintendent and matron of the Allen County
Infirmary for three years, at the end of which time they came to
West Cairo, Mr. Yant embarking in the grocery and general
store business. He disposed of his interests therein in
December, 1919, and July 1, 1920, took charge as manager of the
West Cairo Farmers Elevator of West Cairo, a position in which
he has served very efficiently ever since. Mr. Yant
is a member of West Cairo Lodge No. 485, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, of which he is a past noble grand, and of Lima
Encampment, of which he is past chief patriarch. He is a
republican in politics. His appointment as superintendent
of the Infirmary came entirely unsolicited and in various other
ways he has been shown that he is held in the highest confidence
by those among whom his worthy and industrious career has been
passed.
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
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ESTEY C. YINGLING
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
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JOSEPH F. YOAKAM
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
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EDWARD C. YOUNGPETER.
The gentleman to whom the reader's attention is herewith
directed is one of the best known farmers of Marion Township,
Allen County, and one of his community's most representative
citizens. Earnest perseverance, careful management and a
willingness to work in the face of all obstacles are the
elements which have brought him prosperity, and while he has
labored for his own advancement he has at the same time ever
been vigilant in his efforts to forward the general interests of
the community.
Edward C. Youngpeter, whose fine farm is located
one mile southeast of Landeck and four miles southwest of
Delphos, was born on the farm which he now owns on the 15th day
of January, 1876, and he is a son of Adam and Louise (Freund)
Youngpeter, the former of whom was born in Seneca County,
Ohio, on July 3, 1847. His wife was born in
Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, on Mar. 13, 1852, came to the United
States in 1871, when nineteen years of age, and her death
occurred in 1908. She first located in Seneca County,
Ohio, where she remained a short time, and then came to Landeck
in Spencer Township. She was married to Adam Youngpeter
in the Landeck Catholic Church, and then they settled on the
farm in Marion Township where Edward C. Youngpeter now
lives, and there they made their home until 1899, when they
retired and moved to Landeck to make their future home.
They were members of the Catholic Church and in politics Mr.
Youngpeter was an adherent of the democratic party. To
this worthy couple were born four children, as follows:
Hubert, of landeck; Edward C., the immediate subject
of this sketch; Anna, the wife of Stephen Krugh of
Ottawa, Ohio; Emma, wife of Lawrence Koester also
of Ohio.
Edward C. Youngpeter has spent practically his
entire life on the farm where he was born and which he now owns.
He was educated in the district schools of his home community,
and he has never forsaken the pursuit of agriculture. He
maintains the farm at a high standard of agricultural
excellence, raising all the crops common to this locality.
He also gives considerable attention to the breeding and raising
of life stock, handling Poland China hogs and Aberdeen Polled
cattle. His farm contains many substantial and up-to-date
improvements and its general appearance reflects credit on its
owner.
On May 10, 1899, Mr. Youngpeter was married to
Francis Williams, who was born in Marion Township,
one-half mile west of Landeck, the daughter of Frank and
Margaret Williams. To their union have been born five
children, namely: Adam, who is unmarried and
remains at home; Marcella, Lucy, Agnes and Clarence.
The family are members of the Catholic Church at Landeck, of
which Mr. Youngpeter is secretary and a trustee.
Politically he is a democrat and has taken an active interest in
party affairs, being at the present time a member of the County
Central Committee. He is now serving his fourth terms as a
trustee of Marion Township, his continued re-election being
district evidence of his honesty and capability as a public
official. He is the owner of 140 acres of land, is a
stockholder in the Farmers Exchange; is a director of the Allen
county Fair Board; and a stockholder in the People's Bank of
Delphos. He is public spirited and enterprising, giving
his support to all measures for the advancement of the locality,
and as a friend and neighbor he combines the qualities of head
and heart which have won confidence and commanded respect.
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
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