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OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Logan County,
Ohio
BIOGRAPHIES
(Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 - w/ some illustrations and
portraits) |
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Liberty Twp.
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MRS. BARBARA YODER, farmer; P. O.,
West Liberty; was born Sept. 2, 1820, in Huntingdon Co.,
Pa. Her father, Daniel Yoder, was born in
Mifflin Co., Pa., and her mother, Nancy King, in
Lancaster Co., same State. They had seven
children, six of whom are now living - John, Martha,
Anist, Daniel, Barbara, Benjamin and Nancy.
Our subject attended school but little, and that was in
the log cabin. Her younger days were spent at the
spinning-wheel or the loom, the potato patch or the
garden. She was married Feb. 14, 1843, to John
Yoder (no relation). He was the son of
David and Magdalena Yoder, and a brother of D. D.
Yoder. She and her husband settled after
marriage in Mifflin Co., Pa., until 1844, when they came
to Logan Co., O., she by water and stage, and he by a
five-horse team, in company with her brother and
Christ Kauffman. They settled where she now
lives, on Sec. 4; they improved it, and now she
possesses 175 acres of fine, arable land, the attainment
of their own energies. They had seven children,
four of whom survive - Nancy (married John
Fett), and John (manages the farm),
Elizabeth and Arnod. She is also
raising a little girl, Ida Dillon. The
husband, John, is now deceased and was a member
of the Ormish Mennonite Church, to which she also
belongs.
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Liberty Twp. -
D. D. YODER,
farmer; P. O., West Liberty; was born June 12, 1830, in
Huntingdon Co., Penn.; his father, David C., was
born in 1800 in Mifflin Co., same State, and his mother,
Magdalena (Hooly), was born in 1803 in the same
county. The parents came to Ohio in 1845, settling
on the farm where our subject now lives, and buying 320
acres, afterward selling 160 of the same to John
Yoder. The father was killed by a team running
away in 1849; the mother died in 1850 with the dropsy.
They were members of the Ormish Mennonite Church.
The children born were to them were - John,
Jonathan, Lydia, Elizabeth, Christ, Mary and
Jacob. Our representative remained on the farm
with his parents until their deceased, and witnessed all
the hardships that were allotted to the pioneers.
In 1851, he had both legs broken by the bent of a barn,
and he was compelled to lie on his back on a table for
six weeks ere he could go to bed; in about three months
he became able to get around, and worked for Jacob
Yoder at butchering during the year 1852. They
had market at Bellefontaine and DeGraff; he then
returned to the farm, and has since devoted his life to
the same, and is successful, making a specialty of
stocking on his fine farm of 160 acres, which is the old
homestead of his father. He was married in 1855 to
Elizabeth Yoder (no connection); she was born in
1835 in Huntingdon Co., Penn., and came with her parents
to Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1840; she had, by her union
with Mr. Yoder, eight children, four of whom are
living - Uriel, Nancy, David and Rudy; the
four deceased are - John, Malinda, Andrew and an
infant. Mr. Yoder and wife are
members of the Ormish Mennonite Church, which building
stands on his farm; he donated one acre of land for the
same, and it was built in 1875,at a cost of $1,753; he
also gave $140 in cash to the building fund. He
has always been identified with the Republican party
since its organization. Mr. Yoder is the
architect of his own fortune, and in everything he has
undertaken he has been successful - in the ten years
during which he dealt in farming implement, as well as
in other vocations. He possesses 251 acres of fine
land, and connected with every industrial enterprise you
find the name of D. D. Yoder.
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Liberty Twp. -
DANIEL C. YODER, farmer, P. O., West
Liberty, is another of the pioneers of Logan Co. and was
born May 13, 1825, in Huntingdon Co., Pa. He is a
brother of Jonathan Yoder whose sketch appears
elsewhere. His younger days were spent like those
of all the rest of the young boys of this county, in
attending school in the pioneer cabins, going to mill on
horseback, reaping wheat with the sickle going to church
barefooted, roaming the woods in search of raccoons and
opossums,
opossums, money rolling logs, picking brush, and
relishing many means of corn bread and milk. He
was married in 1853 to Judith, a daughter of
David Byler, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to
Fairfield Co., O., 1840. By her Mr. Yoder
had five children, two of whom are living - Ezra B.,
and David B. His wife died in 1862.
He was again married in 1864 to Martha Byler
(some connection of his first wife); by her he had four
children, two of whom are living - Christ and
John. His second wife died in 1870, and was a
member of the Ormish Mennonite Church, as was also his
former consort. His third and last marriage
occurred in 1872 with Nancy Hartzler; she is a
daughter of John and L. Zook Hartzler By
her he has five children - Rebecca H., Daniel H.,
Nancy M., (dead), Levi and Fannie.
Mrs. Yoder was born in 1843, in Mifflin Co., Pa.
When Mr. Yoder first married, he began on a farm
in Monroe Twp., renting it for three years - afterwards
buying a farm now owned by Troyer & Smoker, and
remained on this farm in Liberty Twp. until 1876, where
he bought the present farm of 140 acres of John P.
King; it is among the best farms in the township,
being well watered by living springs; he has served in
some of the minor township offices, and has paid twice
to clear the township draft; he has been a member of the
Ormish Mennonite Church for thirty-five years, and has
assisted in building a fine church; he cast his first
vote for the Whig party, and since the formation of the
Republican party he has been an active member. On
his farm once stood an old log cabin schoolhouse, 18 x
20 feet, with slab seats, puncheon floor, clapboard
roof and writing desks made by fastening slabs on pins
inserted in augur holes in the logs; the light was
obtained by fastening greased paper over openings made
in the wall.
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Union Twp. -
ISRAEL YODER, farmer; P. O., West
Liberty; was born Aug. 22, 1853, in Liberty Twp.; is the
son of Jonathan c. and Anna (Sharp) Yoder, both
natives of Pennsylvania, and came here about the spring
of 1848; he was married to Elizabeth King Feb.
15, 1877; they have one child - Ira Milton.
Mrs. Yoder was born in Fairfield Co., this state,
Mar. 4, 1854; is the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Zook)
King, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and
emigrated to Fairfield Co., O., where they lived at the
time of their death; they had nine children of whom only
two survive - Mrs. Yoder and Mrs. Jacob Z.
King, of Liberty Twp.; they had related in Logan
Co., which induced Mrs. Yoder to come here where
she had been making her home for about four years
previous to their marriage; they have 68 acres of
well-improved land, for which they paid $90 per acre,
and came here in Jan. 1878.
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Harrison Twp. -
J. C. YODER, farmer; P. O.,
Bellefontaine; was born in Pennsylvania, July 25, 1833;
is a son of David C. and Martha Yoder. Mr.
Yoder came to Logan Co. with his parents in 1845,
and settled in Liberty Twp., where the parents died, teh
father in 1849, and the mother in 1872. He
received a limited education, and was married in 1858 to
Fannie Kennagy, who was also born in
Pennsylvania. She came to Logan Co. in 1856.
From this union there are eight children John
A., Sarah E., Martha E., Elmira, James D., David C., Eli
and Lydia. In 1864, Mr. Yoder
moved with his family to Michigan, where he resided four
years, and from there went to Indians, where he resided
six years, when he returned to Logan Co. He began
business for himself entirely upon his own resources,
and has been successful. He is a minister of the
Ormish Church, of which his wife is also a member.
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JONAS P. YODER (Monroe Twp.), farmer;
P. O., West Liberty. Among the prominent farmers
and self-made men of this township is Jonas Yoder,
who was born in Mifflin Co., Penn., in August, 1815; the
second of a family of twelve children, who were born to
Christy and Mary (Summers) Yoder, both natives of
Pennsylvania. Jonas began doing business
for himself without money or "backing," his father
having been unfortunate in losing his means by
"backing," had nothing to bestow upon his family in the
way of worldly goods. Jonas stayed with his
father until 25 years of age, when, in February, 1842,
he was married to Lydia Sharp, who was born in
1821 in Mifflin Co., Penn.; daughter of Samuel and
Martha (Hostettler) Sharp. After renting six
years, in order to better his fortunes he wended his way
westward, in 1850, to the Buckeye State, landing in
Logan Co., where his parents had preceded him in 1845.
Jonas' first purchase was 90 acres of land in the
west part of Monroe Twp.; he removed to his present
place in 1867. Mr. Yoder has now 550 acres
of excellent land, all of which is a credit to his
industry and good management. Not given to
speculation or trade, he has bent his entire energies to
farming, and to this along is to be ascribed the cause
of his success. Attending to his own personal
concerns, kind and accommodating, he has the good will
and esteem of his neighbors and friends, and is among
the stanch and reliable citizens in the community.
Has raised a family of seven children, who are -
Samuel, Christy, Mary now Mrs. Hooley; Mino,
Martha, now Mrs. Abram King; Rufus and
Simon, all of whom, except Mary are
residents of the county. He, his wife, and several
of the family are members of the Mennonite
Church.
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Liberty Twp. -
JONATHAN
YODER, farmer; P. O., West Liberty; was born Feb.
26, 1829, in Mifflin Co., Penn. His father,
Christopher, was born in the same county in 1793,
and his mother, Mary, in Berks Co., same State,
in 1786. They were married in Mifflin Co.; came to
Ohio in 1845 and made their settlement in Champaign Co.,
renting of J. Ordway for two years. They
then bought 160 acres in Monroe Twp., and remained there
thirteen years, at which time, or in 1860, the father
died; the mother, however, made her home on the farm
until 1865, when she, too, ended her pilgrimage here.
The Creator gave to them twelve children; eleven of whom
survive- David, Jonas, Martha, Rebecca, Benjamin
and Phebe (twins),, Christopher and
Mary (deceased), Daniel, Noah, Jonathan and
Saloma. They were members of the Ormish
Mennonite Church. Our subject attended school
about five years in the old log cabin, and the rest of
his boyhood's days were spent at farming. At the
death of his parents he began working by the month of
J. B. Yoder at $10, clearing, ditching, etc., on the
farm. He was married Dec. 23, 1852, to Anna
Sharp, a daughter of Samuel and MArtha
(Hostettler) Sharp, who were natives of Lancaster
Co., Pa. They came to Logan Co. in 1852, and,
after several changes, they finally settled on J.
Yoder's farm in Monroe Twp., and there the father
engaged in weaving woolen and linen goods, which he
continued some time. They had quite a family of
children, five of whom are living - Lydia,
Christopher, Anna, Joseph and Jacob. Mrs.
Yoder was born in November, 1826. She and our
subject settled at their marriage on what is now known
at the Covington Farm, buying 30 acres in partnership
with his brother Daniel. In 1872 he bought
his present far, near West Liberty, of Samuel
Chamberlain; it contains 182½
acres of well improved land, and is the fruit of his and
his wife's own labors. Their union blessed them
with eight children, seven of whom now survive -
Israel, married Elizabeth King; Rachael,
married Daniel Grabill; Rudolph, married
Fannie Smoker; Arie E., married Levi King; MArtha
E., Artie and Oliver. Mr. Yoder has
been no office-seeker, but has always taken deep
interest in the selection of upright men to fill the
various positions, and has always been identified with
the Republican party since its organization.
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NOAH
YODER (Monroe Twp.), farmer; P. O.,
Bellefontaine. Among the prominent farmers and
self-made men of Monroe Twp. is Noah Yoder, who
commenced his business career in this township without
means or pecuniary aid, and has at length risen to the
front rank of Logan County's agriculturists. He
was born April 10, 1827, in Mifflin, Co., Pennsylvania,
son of Christian and Mary (Summer) Yoder, and
emigrated with them to this State in the spring of 1845;
after two years residence in Champaign Co., they located
in Monroe Twp., on the farm now owned by
Christian Zook, upon
which place they remained until their deaths.
Noah was first married to Barbara Hartzler,
who was a daughter of Abraham and Martha (Zook)
Hartzler; she bore him six children, who were -
Manassa, John W., A. Alonzo, Charles, Estilena and
Fannie B. She died Feb. 10, 1872. He was
married to his present wife, Sarah Troyer, in
March, 1874; she was born July 12, 1836, in Wayne Co.,
O.; daughter of Jacob and Fannie (Yoder) Troyer.
Mr. Troyer was born in Somerset Co., and his wife in
Mifflin Co., both of Pennsylvania. She was of a
family of eleven children, six girls and five boys.
One child has crowned this union - Mary M., born
April, 1875. Mr. Yoder's farm is located in
the northwest part of the township, four and one half
miles from Bellefontaine, and consists of 250 acres of
choice land, which is adorned with the best of
improvements in the way of fruit and farm buildings; the
latter, newly erected, are substantial and commodious.
He and his wife are members of the Mennonite Church.
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CHRISTIAN Y. ZOOK
(Monroe Twp.), farmer; P. O., West Liberty; born in
Mifflin Co., Penn., Jan. 20, 1843; is the youngest child
of Christian and Barbara (Yoder) Zook, to whom
nine children were born. Christian was
raised to farming pursuits, his father being one of the
prominent and well-to-do agriculturists in that county.
Our subject left the parental home at the age of 22,
beginning farming in his native county, having a snug
farm, which he afterwards sold for $173 per acre, and in
1873 came to this county and purchased 117 acres, where
he now lives, afterwards adding to it until he now has
135, which is under excellent improvement. In 1865
he was married to Malinda Yoder, a native of
Mifflin Co., Pa., daughter of Jacob Yoder.
She died in 1865, leaving one child, since deceased.
In 1867, during the month of October, he was married to
Mary Peight, who was born in May, 1843, in
Pennsylvania, and came West to this State with her
parents. Four children have been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Zook - Emma, Mary, Johnnie and Eldora.
Mr. Zook and wife are members of the Mennonite
Church and Republican in sentiment.
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