Wayne Twp. -
JOSEPH YODER, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Versailles, Ohio; was born in France June 5, 1807; lived with his parents, working on the farm during the summer and attending school during the winter months, obtaining a good common-school education; after arriving at his majority, commenced framing on his own responsibility, paying $400 rent per annum for 100 acres of land, and meeting with fair success; embarked for America Mar. 19, 1833, and after a long and tedious voyage of three months - being lost at one tie - landed in New York in May; moved near Utica, N. Y., bought a farm of 20 acres, where he continued to farm for about two years, sold out and moved to Stark Co., where he resided for a period of nine years on a farm; and, in 1844, he moved to Darke Co., Wayne Township, Sec. 5, where he ahs resided ever since; he bought 80 acres first, after which he added 92 acres, but has since sold 35 acres, leaving 137 acres in a good state of cultivation; when Mr. Yoder moved on his land, it was almost covered with water, and not an acre cleared; he built a log cabin, covered it with clapboards and used a puncheon floor, which he split with maul and wedge out of white oak timber; he has, by his industry, and the help of his amiable wife, accumulated a sufficient amount of this world's goods to keep them the rest of their days.  Mr. Yoder has taken a very active part in politics, and has always voted the Republican ticket; his religious impressions are mainly due to his mother, who was a pious, thrifty and hard-working woman, given to saving and devoted to her family.  Was united in marriage to Miss Anna Klopenstine, in France, Oct. 5, 1829; she was born in France Oct. 9, 1810; eight children were born to them of whom four are living, viz.:  Catharine, born Mar. 7, 1832; Christopher, Mar. 1, 1835; John, Feb. 10, 1847; Mary M., July 7, 1849; Joseph died Feb. 13, 1848; Barbria, MAy 18, 1852; Eli, Feb. 26, 1861; Anna, June 9, 1862.  Mr. and Mrs. Yoder have passed through the many struggles, incidents and dangers so common to the pioneers of the Great West and are today hardy and robust at the advanced ages of 72 and 69, an aggregate of 141 years - having shared the joys of connubial life for more than 50 years.
Source: History of Darke Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago - by W. H. Beers & Co., 1880. - Page 621

Greenville Twp. -
WILLIAM H. YOUART, late of this township, deceased.  The subject of this memoir was born in Ireland in1796, and came to America about the year 1818, settled in Miami Co., Ohio, where he followed farming and working at his trade, that of a wheelwright, with the exception of five years' residence in Indiana, until 1850, when he removed to Darke Co., and located in Franklin Township, where his decease occurred in 1862.  He married in Miami Co., Ohio, to Nancy Jay; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1809; they were the parents of nine children, of whom five are now living, viz., Anna, William H., Samuel, Jennie and Emma; Mrs. Youart is now living with her sons at their home, and at 70 years of age is in possession of all her faculties and able to attend to some light household duties; their home is located one and a half miles east of Greenville; Wm. H. and Samuel are the only sons now living; they came to Sec. 36, Greenville township, in 1871 and purchased their present place of 60 acres, where they have since lived; in 1873, the engaged in the ice business, and have since largely supplied the citizens of Greenville with ice; they have ice-houses the capacity of 12,000 tons, which amount they laid in the past year; a card of their business will be found in the directory of Greenville, in another part of this work.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Page 539