Benton County >> 1878 Index

Unless otherwise specified, biographies submitted by Tierney Ratti.

Yerger, J. F., Evangelist minister, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Yerkes, Howard, laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Yerkes, John H., farmer, Sec. 25. (1878 Taylor Township)

Yerkes, S. A., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Vinton; born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1837; removed to Benton Co. in 1855; has eighty acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Catherine Hite in 1860; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1842; they have six children - Ollive V., Eldora, Cora B., Lulu May, Ostrum H. and Thomas E. Republican. Sub-School Director. Have been members of the United Brethren Church for five years. Mr. Yerkes is among the early settlers; came to Bruce Township in 1869. (1878 Bruce Township)

Yerkes, Thomas J., farmer, Sec. 26; born in Dearborn Co., Ind., Nov. 30, 1842; lived there until 12 years old, and came with his parents to Benton Co., in 1856; located in the timber and has lived here twenty-two years; is engaged in farming, and own farm of sixty-two acres of land. Married Mary J. Ferguson, from this county, in April 1866; they have four children - Mattie A., Harrison Edward, Elba S. and Clara A. (1878 Taylor Township)

Yocom, D. S., of the firm of Yocom Bros. & Millhouse, dealers in lumber, doors, sash, blinds, grain, standard farm machinery, etc., Luzerne. Mr. D. S. Yocom was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Jan. 10, 1834; when he was 10 years of age, he moved to Morgan Co., Ohio, with his parents; he remained in Morgan Co. until 1869, when he came to Mahaska Co., this State; came from there to this county in 1871, and engaged in his present business. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted in Company D, 97 th Ohio V. I.; was in several skirmishes and in the battle of Perryville; he was honorably discharged in February, 1863. His wife was Miss Emily A. Hamilton; they were married in Bad Axe, Wis., in 1856; she was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1835; she died in this town June 29, 1876; they had two children -- N. H. Yocom, born June 15, 1859, and Mary Lincoln Yocom, born April 14, 1865. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Yocom, W. W., of the firm of Yocom Bros. & Millhouse, dealers in lumber, doors, sash, blinds, grain, standard farm machinery, etc., Luzerne. W. W. Yocom was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1848; came this town (Luzerne) in 1869, and engaged in business with present firm in 1874. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Yocum, William W. (1878 Iowa Township)

York, E. R., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

York, L. T., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

York, P., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

York, S. I., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Youel, J. L., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Montgomery County, Ind., Feb. 26, 1835; came to this county in 1864; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Politics, Republican. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township Collector, Township Treasurer and Assessor. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. For his first wife, married Rachel Chambers; she was born in Virginia Jan. 28, 1841; is the mother of two children -- Jane E., born Sept. 3, 1860; William C., born Oct. 18 th, 1862; for his second wife, married Ruth A. Tarpenning; she was born in Ohio April 17, 1844; has five living children -- James M., born July 6, 1867; Addie, born Sept. 24, 1869; Blair T., born Oct. 8, 1871; John E., born Sept. 13, 1874; Charles D., born Jan. 5, 1877. Emigrated to Benton Co. with his father, where he has lived since; when he came here fourteen years ago there was any amount of wild prairie; thought it wouldn't be settled up for years, and could have a cattle range as long as he wanted. Mrs. Youel came to the county in 1852, and settled in Parker's Grove with her parents; at that time there was not a family in Fremont Township, and in the time she has been here has seen the prairies developed into one of the finest of farming countries. (1878 Fremont Township)

Youel, J. W. B., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3; P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., Dec. 8, 1816; came to this county in the Spring of 1860; has 174 acres of land, valued at $7,000. Politics, Republican. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Assessor and Township Trustee. Is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Married Hannah S. Pogue of Mason Co., Ky.; she was born April 17, 1817; mother of ten children, eight of whom are living -- Elizabeth J., Amanda E., Dixon, Mary S., Charlotte A., Margaret E., Fannie S., William H. and John C. Mr. Youel emigrated from Virginia in 1830, to Indiana; lived there thirty, years, then came to Benton Co., where he has resided since; when he first came here, there were but few people in the township; and at the first election he attended, there were only eighteen votes polled; assessed the township in 1862; did it in two days and a half; raises on an average yearly, 2,500 bushels of corn, 1,000 bushels of wheat, and 800 bushels, of oats; has a good prairie farm, and is one of the sound farmers of the township. (1878 Fremont Township)

Young, A. L. F., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. La Porte City; born in Pennsylvania in 1822; came to Benton Co. in 1861; has 160 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Lavinna Goodwin in 1844; she was born in Ohio in 1822; they have three children - - Clarence V., Eugene C. and Mary C. Republican in politics. Township Clerk for four years; Justice of the Peace four years, and Township Trustee four years. (1878 Bruce Township)

Young, A. S., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Young, B. D. (1878 Jackson Township)

Young, Christian, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Young, Clarence V., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. La Porte City; born in Hinckley, Medina Co., Ohio, in 1845; came to Benton Co. in 1861; has eighty acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Anna Woodley in 1865; she was born in Ohio in 1849. Republican. Constable four years, Road Supervisor nine years, and Township Trustee. Is a member of the Fire Company at La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Young, E. C., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Young, E. C., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Young, Enos, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Young, J., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Young, J., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Young, J. G., furniture maker. (1878 Taylor Township)

Young, J. G., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Young, James. (1878 Monroe Township)

Young, James F., proprietor of City Mills; born in Johnson Co., Ind. April 26, 1825; lived there twenty-three years; four of them came to Iowa by team, in 1848; he spent the Winter in Cedar Rapids, and came to Benton Co., in Dec., 1849; located at Big Grove; there was not a person living in that township when he came; is one of the earliest settlers in the county; there were plenty of Indians there; engaged in farming; in 1855, he came to Vinton, and built a grist-mill; the first mill built in this county that would grind wheat; he is also engaged in the furniture business; firm of J. F. Young & Co. Has held town and school offices. Married Mary Bergen from Indiana in 1849; she died in 1855. Married Lucelia Fellows, from New York, April 17, 1857; they have four children - Joseph G., Clara M., Carrie G. and James W.; lost one son - Bethuel M. (1878 Taylor Township)

Young, Jeremiah, farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Young, John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 7; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 31, 1838; came to this county in 1856; has 640 acres land, valued at $92,460. Married Christiana Webb Aug. 9, 1858; mother of three children living -- Mary, born Dec. 21, 1859; Dempster, born Dec. 8, 1868; Minnie, born Nov. 14, 1870. Emigrated to La Porte Co., Ind., when he was 3 years old; lived there eighteen years, thence to this county where he has resided since; Mr. Young 's principal business is stock; keeps on hand 115 head of steers and turns off that number yearly; in 1877, turned off $5,000 worth of cattle; has on hand 200 head of hogs, his average number of hogs yearly; sold, in 1877, over $1,500 worth; Mr. Young has a fine residence and a beautiful farm of a Sec., and is one of the solid farmers of the county. (1878 Canton Township)

Young, John L., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Shellsburg (1878 Canton Township)

Young, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Young, Joseph, Sr., retired (1878 Taylor Township)

Young, R. N., grocer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Young, Thomas, farmer, stock raiser and shipper, Sec. 25; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., Sept. 30, 1822; came to this county in 1854; has 1,300 acres of land, valued at $45,000. Married Charlotte Hutchins in 1857; she was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., May 3, 1840; mother of eight children -- John, born April 8, 1859; Eleanor, born Oct. 12, 1860; Charlie, born Sept. 22, 1862; Frank, born July 17, 1863; Edward, Aug. 22, 1867; Orvil, born April 8, 1869; Katie, born Aug. 18,1871; Thomas, Jr., born Feb. 20, 1874. Emigrated from New York to Indiana, and lived there fourteen years; then came to this county; Mr. Young is the king stock man of the county; has on hand 254 head of cattle; sold in 1877, 300 head, which brought him the snug little sum of $12,000; keeps on average twenty-four head of horses; Mr. Young is amongst the wealthiest men in the county. (1878 Canton Township)

Young, W. H., grain elevator. (1878 Taylor Township)

Younglove, Isaac, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Yount, E., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Irving; was born in Miami Co., Ohio, on the 10 th of April, 1840; came West with his parents and settled in Iowa Township, this county, in 1856. He married Miss Emily Sink, in Iowa County, this State, Nov. 8, 1868; she was born in Miami Co., Ohio. Mr. E. Yount 's father ( John M. Yount, now deceased), was a native of Ohio; he moved to this county, bringing his family with him in 1856, thus becoming one of the early settlers of this county; his widow ( Mrs. Yount), still resides in this county. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zaleska, F. E., butcher, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zaleska, F., Sr., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zaleska, Joseph, butcher, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zaleska, Vincel, butcher, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zeka, Joseph, butcher, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zeller, John, farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zimmerman, F. R., cabinet maker, Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Zlibcick, John T., Catholic priest P. O. Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Zoring, Fred, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Kane Township)

Zoring, Henry, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Watkins. (1878 Eldorado Township)