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BIOGRAPHIES -
Source:
The History
Union County, Ohio
A History of the County; Its
Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local
Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and
Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History
of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc.
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co.
Vol. 1
- Illustrated -
1883
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Taylor
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THOMAS YEARSLEY,
farmer, P. O. Broadway. Our subject is one of
the oldest settlers of Taylor Township, Union
County, Ohio. He was born in Chester County,
Penn., Dec. 23, 1819, and is a son of Thomas and
Sarah Yearsley. Thomas, the father
of our subject, was born in Chester County, Penn.,
Aug. 23, 1790, and Sarah, his first wife, was
born in the same place, Oct. 9, 1789. She died
in Chester County Mar. 17, 1834, and he remained a
widower until Jan. 6, 1836, when he was united in
marriage with Mary Hawley. He removed
with his wife and three of the youngest children, to
Union County, Ohio, in 1853, and on the 28th day of
June, 1854, he died being in his sixty-fourth year;
his second wife died on the 18th day of July, 1870.
Our subject came to Union County, Ohio, in 1849, and
settled where he now resides. He was united in
marriage Oct. 18, 1860, with Sarah Green, a
native of New York, born Aug. 3, 1833. He
first engaged in the latter, and owns, at this time,
176 acres of land in a high state of cultivation.
He acquired a common school education, and has
filled the office of Township Trustee of Taylor
Township. His wife is a member of the
Free-Will Baptist Church; she was formerly a member
of the Christian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Yearsley are the parents of
seven children, of whom six survive - Albin,
Joseph, Ada, Burton, Mary and Emma.
 Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 693 |
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Taylor
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MRS. CLIMENIA E. YONKIN,
Postmistress, Broadway. The subject of this
sketch is a widow, residing in Broadway, Ohio, who
was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1833,
and is a daughter of Newton and Azubah Case,
whose sketch appears in this work. Mrs.
Yonking was united in marriage, Oct. 21, 1855,
with William Yonkin, who was engaged in
farming. She is the mother of four children,
of whom one survives - Jessie B., born July
6, 1860; the deceased are James P., born June
19, 1856, and died Oct. 14, 1861; Francis I.,
born Mar. 18, 1858, and died Apr. 4, 1859, and
Clara E., born Feb. 27, 1863, and died Mar. 31,
1880. Mrs. Yonkin is filling the
position of Postmistress of Broadway, Ohio, where
she owns property. She has been a member of
the Free-Will Baptist Church for twenty years, and
is much respected by all her acquaintance.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 694 |
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Taylor
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ALPHONZO YOUNG,
farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ashtabula
County, Ohio, Mar. 7, 1837, and is a son of Seth
and Abigail Young. Mr. Young, Sr., was
born in Connecticut, and his wife was born in
Ashtabula County, Ohio; they were married in Ohio,
to which State he emigrated when nineteen years of
age. Alphonzo was united in marriage,
Nov. 15, 1860, with Martha E. Newlove, who
was born in Clark County, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1835.
He has been engaged in faring and teaching school
most of his life, and now owns fifty acres of land,
where he resides. He acquired a common school
education, and is a member of the I. O.O. F.
fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Young are the
parents of five children - John N., Mary Anna,
Ansil, Capitola and Mattie.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 694 |
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Claibourne
Twp.
MORGAN YOUNG,
farmer, P. O. Richwood, was born in Delaware County,
Ohio, Sept. 27, 1837, and is a son of Elijah and
Amy (Larkins) Young, natives of Pennsylvania, of
German descent, and early settlers in Delaware
County. He was reared on a farm and received a
limited education, after which he began life for
himself as a hired hand, working by the month.
He also followed mining in California for two years
entirely by his own efforts. He is a
Republican in politics and a member of the Odd
Fellows society of Richwood. He was married
Aug. 26, 1862, to Elenora Finch, by whom he
had five children, viz.: Frank, Ed., Vinnie,
Vellie
and Otis M.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 656 |
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