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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
MONROE TOWNSHIP
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Page 671
GEORGE K. YOUART, engineer, Tippecanoe
City; one of the enterprising citizens of Tippecanoe, was born
in Concord Townshp, this county, in 1841, and is the son of
James and Mary (Kerr) Youart; the latter a daughter of
George Kerr who died in 1861. James was born in
1804, in the county of Antrim, North of Ireland, and emigrated
to America in 1819, and at once found his way to Miami Co.;
worked from 1820 to 1827 in the Kanawha salt works of Virginia;
was a carpenter by trade adn a farmer by occupation. HE
had a family of eight children, four of whom grew to maturity,
and two of whom still survive; he died in 1874. Our
subject lived on a farm till the age of 13, attending the common
school, and in 1855, attended the Troy school, thus obtaining a
fair practical education. In 1856, Feb. 7, he came to
Tippecanoe City with his parents, and in the following July took
charge of an engine, and has since been following engineering
with eminent success. By careful attention to, and
adaptation for, his profession, he enjoys the reputation of
being a first-class engineer. He is a Republican in
politics, and is first engineer of the "Fire Department."
He was married Dec. 7, 1862, to Candace Kerr of this
county, and a descendant of early settlers. They have a
family of four children.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Monroe Twp. |
Page 670
FREDERICK YOUNT, retired farmer; P.
O. Fidelity; is perhaps the oldest living resident of Monroe
Township ; he was born July 30, 1799; and his parents, John
and Mary Yount, emigrated from North Carolina to Miami Co.
in 1802; they were the parents of five children—Henry,
Delilah, Solomon, Frederick and Rebecca; the two latter are
still living. With the Younts also came the
Hoovers, Masts and others from North Carolina, and
settled in different parts of the county. The land was
entered by them at $2 per acre. They had to cut a
wagon-road through the woods, from Dayton to the place which
they had selected as their future home, and they were probably
the first white men that trod the native forests. Frederick’s
father settled among the Indians, who were quite numerous; they
were not molested in the least by them, and their relations were
always of the most friendly character. Dame abounded
everywhere bears, wolves, panthers, deer, turkeys etc.,
furnished the early settlers with food, and jerked venison was a
staple diet. Their moccasins were made of deer-skins, with
soles of leather sewed on with “whang strings.” Their corn
was pounded on a stump until it could be made, into bread, and
this, with a few potatoes, was their usual diet. The
Indians about Covington were disposed to be treacherous, and the
men did their work with their guns in their hands, or else under
the surveillance of a guard, and nearly all of them slept in “Williams”
block-house at night for better protection. Frederick
married Miss Catharine Ingle Feb. 1, 1821.
Their children were fourteen in number, only five of whom are
living—Clark, Eli, Emily Smith, Elizabeth Eidemiller and
Rebecca Martindale. Mrs. Yount was born
in 1802, and died Oct. 11, 1873; from long acquaintance with the
Indians, she spoke their language fluently. The stories
told by Mr. Yount are of the greatest interest,
and would fill a volume had we time to write them. Both
himself and wife belonged to the Society of Friends, and have
ever lived noble and upright lives. He has been very
prosperous, and now lives at his ease. His farm consists
of 151 acres, pleasantly located. Since the death of his
wife, his grand-daughter, Catharine Yount, acts as
housekeeper. He can hardly realize this to be the wooden
country of his boyhood. He is one of the most pleasant
gentlemen in the country, and will, we hope, live to see his
centennial birthday celebrated.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Monroe Twp. |
Page 420
JOHN
YOUNT came from North Carolina to
Monroe Township in 1802, bringing his family with him, and making his
home for some time right among the Indians; he entered his farm at $2
par acre, which they "stepped off," thus dispensing with the services
of a surveyor.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Monroe Twp. |
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