SAMUEL E. YODER.     Samuel E. Yoder, who is a representative of the milling interests of Monroe township, was born Dec. 18, 1843, in the county which is still his home, his parents being Jonas P. and Lyda (Sharp) Yoder.  At the usual age he entered the public schools, wherein he continued his studies until twenty years of age.  He had been reared to farm work and when he entered upon his business career he devoted his attention to the same pursuit, carrying on farming until 1890, when he took up his abode near Pickrelltown and began milling, conducting a gristmill.  His labors in this direction have since been continued and his energy and capable management have brought to him a creditable degree of success.
     In 1866 Mr. Yoder was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Kauffman, a daughter of Christian and Mary (Hooley) Kauffman.  She was born in 1844 and died in 1882 at the age of forty-two years.  There were several children by that marriage:  Jonas, born in 1868; Mary Ann, in 1870; Lyda, in 1871; Abigail, in 1873; Katie, in 1875; and E. Eucba, in 1877.  After the death of the first wife Mr. Yoder was again married,  his second union being with Miss Ellen Piper, who was born in 1862 and is a daughter of Thomas and Katie (Moots) Piper.  This union has been blessed with two children: Edward, born in 1885; and Bessie, born i 1889.
     The family attend the services of the Christian church, to which Mr. Yoder belongs.  His earnest faith in Republican principles has led him to give unwavering support to that party, but he has never been a politician in the sense of office-seeking.  He has worked long and earnestly as a farmer and afterward as a miller and his success has come to him as a direct result of his labors.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 625

HARVEY D. YOUNG.     Harvey D. Young is a retired merchant who is now engaged in farming in Pleasant township, Logan county.  He was born in Delaware county, Ohio, on the 31st of May, 1843, and is a son of Henry and Julia Ann (Foulk) Young.  His parents removed to Shelby county, Ohio, when he was but ten yeas of age and his father purchased a farm, which he cultivated in connection with work at the carpenter's trade.  After two years he removed to Logan county in 1855 and purchased one hundred and fifteen acres of land about a mile west of Logansville.  Upon that farm he spent his remaining days, passing away July 29, 1891, at the age of seventy-eight years.  In his boyhood days Harvey D. Young acquired a fair common-school education and during his youth remained at home, assisting his father until he was about twenty-four years of age.
     As a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Miss Margaret C. Jones and their wedding was celebrated Jan. 5, 1868, at Careysville, Champaign county, Ohio.  She was born in Springfield, Jan. 2, 1849, a daughter of John and Margaret (Swonger) Jones.  Her father was a miller by trade and was probably born in Pennsylvania, as was her mother.  Both came to Ohio in early life and were married in Springfield.  Mr. Jones met his death by the explosion of a boiler in a mill in Springfield, where he was employed.  There were four children born unto him and his wife, of whom two died in childhood.  The mother reared the other two and afterward married David Royer, removing then to Pleasant township, Logan county.  In that township Mrs. Young was reared to womanhood and obtained a common-school education.  Her only sister, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Coffer, who was a widow for many years and whose home was in DeGraff, died Mar. 27, 1903, at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where she had gone for treatment.  Her remains were brought back to DeGraff and interred in Greenwood cemetery.  She left seven children.
     After the marriage of our subject and his wife they located in Logansville and he and his father established a store, which he conducted for twenty-two years.  They also conducted the post-office during most of that time, either one or the other having been appointed to the position of postmaster.  When they entered upon the duties of this office there was only a weekly mail, but through the request of Mr. Young, Judge William Lawrence, of Bellefontaine, who was then in congress, secured the delivery of a daily mail at Logansville.  while in the store Mr. Young purchased an interest in the farm where he now lives.  He at first bought forty-three acres of the Royer farm, later purchased thirty-eight acres, subsequently became the owner of five acres in Washington township, then five acres more in the same township, and afterward twenty acres of the Royer farm.  He now owns one hundred and eleven acres all in one body, and he has placed splendid improvements upon his land, erecting a fine home in 1892 and also adding other modern equipments, including the latest improved machinery for facilitating farm work.  After he had carried on his mercantile enterprise for twenty-two years he sold it and gook up his abode on the farm where he has since lived, his attention being given to the production of the cereals best adapted to the soil and climate.
     Unto Mr. and Mrs. Young have been born ten children, of whom eight are now living.  Emma, the eldest, died in infancy.  Clara F., born in Logansville, was educated in the common schools and is the wife of Frank Strayer, of Bloomfield township, by whom she has four children: Floyd, Minor, Wavel and Harvey.  Sylvester Elwood, who was also educated in the common schools, married Carrie Banning and now lives in Bloomfield township.  Clarence A. was for six years connected with the grocery business in DeGraff, and is now living in Tippecanoe City, Miami county, Ohio.  Dora A. is the wife of James S. Swonger, of Pleasant township, and they have three children: Hazel B., Pearlie Dale and May.  Maggie is the wife of Henry Koogler, of Champaign county, Ohio, where he is engaged in farming.  Ada E. is the wife of Clarence Kaylor and lives in Washington township.  Harvey Foster, born Dec. 23, 1882, and Henry G. are both at home.
     In his political views Harvey D. Young is a republican and has supported the party since casting his first presidential ballot for Abraham Lincoln in 1864.  For about eighteen years he has served as a member of the board of education and during much of that time has also been township trustee.  He was elected a director of the county infirmary in 1895, and was instrumental in securing the appointment of W. C. Black as its superintendent.  Mr. Young is well known in this county by reason of an upright life and business interests which have brought him into contact with many of the leading business men of the county.  In all his trade relations he has been found to be strictly honest and just and owing to his close application and unremitting diligence he has gained prosperity that classes him among the substantial citizens of his locality.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 462