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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884
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Lawrence Twp. -
DAVID YANT,
retired farmer, Bolivar, was born near Braddock's Field,
Alleheny County, Penn., April 14, 1813. His father,
Abraham Yant, his grandfather, Phillip Yant, and
his mother, Catherine Shook, were born near Eaton,
Northampton Co., Penn., to which place Melchior "Ient"
(so he spelt his name) emigrated at an early day from
Switzerland. The Yant and Shook families
both emigrated to Western Pennsylvania about the year 1795,
and settled in Allegheny County, where Abraham Yant
and Catherine Shook were married in the year 1806,
and their three children - Anthony, Magdalene and
David then being eighteen months old. Here in the
wild woods, where there were neither roads, schools nor
churches, and on a level with other early settlers, he
labored to aid, as he was able, to clear up and improve the
country, and make the wilderness blossom as the rose, and
highly productive as it is today, sharing in time the
advantages of a common school education, which he so far
improved by diligence and hard study as to enable him
practice land surveying. At the age of nineteen his
active labors on the farm were suspended in consequence of
the development of chronic rheumatism. He started in
the produce and commission business at Bolivar, with a
capital of twenty Spanish quarter dollars. In 1834,
having in a measure regained his health, he, in partnership
with his brother, went to Zanesville on foot, and entered
116 acres of land at Government price. The land is now
occupied in part by Eakin Black in Lawrence
Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. By the aid of some
floating capital, he purchased fifty acres of land of
Christian Harnish, the present site of Yant's
addition to the village of Bolivar. The price paid was
$10 per acre, and by various other purchases and
improvements depending chiefly upon the resources of the
soil and hard labor, his efforts were measurably successful.
In March, 1841, he was married to Miss Matilda Boyce.
of the vicinity of Wellsville, Ohio, and moved on the farm
at present occupied by Isaiah Kline, and in
accordance with the early Christian instruction of their
pious parents, they united with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, of which communion he was ordained a local minister,
which relation he still sustains. After yeas of toil,
hardships in prosperity and adversity, at the allotted three
score and ten, for himself and his companion he can truly
say, "The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places; we
have a goodly heritage." A residence is being erected
in the village preparatory to leaving the old homestead,
with its many blessed and hallowed associations, for a
temporary home in the village.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 795 |
Mill Twp. -
SAMUEL YANT,
farmer and stock-dealer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in
Monroe Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, Mar. 29, 1832. He
is a son of Samuel and Susanna (Runyan) Yant, natives
of Pennsylvania, and of Dutch descent. The former was
a life-long farmer. Our subject's grandfather, John
Yant, served seven years in the Revolutionary war; was
engaged in one battle where the company numbered 114 men, of
whom only twelve remained at the close of the engagement,
who only saved themselves by swimming across a stream.
The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, receiving a
common school education, and chose the occupation of
farming, which he has since continued with success. He
worked land to secure a start, and is now owner of a
well-improved farm of eighty-three acres of land, all under
a high state of cultivation, due to his own unaided
exertions. He also deals in stock. The maternal
grandparents of our subject were very early settlers of this
county. Reuben Runyan, his grandfather, was one
of Col. Williams' soldiers, and took part in the
Indian massacre at Gnadenhutten. He was also in the
war of 1812. Our subject was married, Mar. 4, 1854, to
Eliza Jane Heavilen, who was born in Harrison County,
Ohio. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, of
Dutch descent. Eight children were born to this union,
viz.: Lucinda V., Anna G. (deceased), Martha
J., Minnie B., H. F., J. W., T. S. M. and E. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Yant were memes of the M. P. Church.
Mrs. Yant died in 1871. Our subject is a
Democrat, is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, in
which society he has taken all the degrees.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 861 |
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Auburn Twp. -
ABRAHAM
YOUNGEN, merchant, Ragersville, was born June 16,
1859, in Auburn Township, this county, and is a son of
Abraham Youngen, who came from Switzerland, and engaged
at his trade of shoemaker for a few years, and subsequently
bought a farm in this township, and resided there until his
death, which occurred April 2, 1881. His widow,
Mrs. Anna Youngen, still lives on the homestead.
Of their twelve children, six are now living - John,
Jacob, Daniel, Sarah, wife of Jacob Zimmerman,
Elizabeth, wife of
Martin Neff,
and Abraham. The subject of this sketch was
brought up on the farm and obtained his education at the
schools of this township. In January 1881, he went
into partnership with Henry Conrad, in a general
store, in Ragersville, but in February, 1883, bought out his
partner's interest, and is now carrying on the business
along. He has a good general stock of dry goods, hats
and caps groceries, queensware, hardware, books, stationery,
and notions. He has made a wide and flourishing trade,
which is daily increasing. Mr. Youngen taught
one term (1880-81) at the School District No. 2, Bucks
Township. He is considered a solid, reliable business
man. In politics, he is a Democrat; he is a member of
the German Reformed Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 728 |
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