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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
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GEORGE YOUNCE
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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Page 869 -
ELAM YOUNT, farmer; P. O. West Milton; is
another of the prominent and early settlers of this township; he
was born in the place where he now resides in 1813 and is a son
of Frederick and Mary Yount;
Frederick was born in North Carolina, where he celebrated
his marriage with Miss Mary Mast; he was a farmer by
occupation, and, when the favorable reports of the great
Northwest Territory reached the ears of the Southern farmers, he
was one of the first to forsake the comforts of his native State
and brave the perils incident to frontier life; he located first
on the banks of the famous Ohio, in what was then the Northwest
Territory, in 1798; here he remained till the spring of 1803,
soon after the admission of the State into the Union, when his
restless spirit again took up its journey northwestward; he
settled finally on the very spot where the residence of our
subject now stands— then on the extreme confines of
civilization. We might consume hours in writing
interesting incidents of this veteran of civilization, but much
will be embodied in the general history of this township.
Here in this place he spent the remainder of his days, his death
occurring Mar. 4, 1864. at the advanced age of 85 years and 11
months; his devoted wife preceded him to her final resting-place
Oct. 8, 1859. Elam’s boyhood days were spent on a
farm, and were not unlike those of other pioneer farmer boys; he
assisted in the duties of the farm till lie reached years of
maturity, when he began life for himself. His marriage
with Miss Mary Kyle was celebrated Oct. 10, 1844; she is
also a native of this county; her parents were natives of
Kentucky, and settled in this county in the beginning of the
present century, and were the first settlers; Mr. Kyle’s
death occurred when in his 51st year; his wife survived him till
her 74th year; Mr. and Mrs. Yount were the parents of
nine children, viz., Sarah A., Samuel K., Laura M., Frederick
(deceased), William, James B. (deceased), John F.,
Mary B., and one who died in infancy.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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