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Biographies
Source:
20th
Century History of
Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio
and Representative Citizens -
Publ. Biographical Publ. Co.
Chicago, Illinois -
1907
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GEORGE YAGER, a
prosperous farmer of Austintown township and an extensive land owner
in Mahoning County, resides on a fine farm of 80 acres located in
section 21. He was born Feb. 17, 1846, on the home farm in
Canfield township and is a son of Christian and Catherine Miller.
Christian Yager was born in Mahoning
County, Ohio, a son of John Yager, who was one of the early
settlers of the county. He was one of a family of eight
children: John; Henry; Christian; Daniel;
Samuel; Elizabeth (Mrs. P. Stitel);
Catherine (Mrs. Bearer), and Polly. Christian
Yager was born in an old log house in Canfield township, where
he was reared to maturity and subsequently engaged in farming.
After his marriage he continued to live in Canfield township, and
became a large land owner, having at one time 350 acres, which were
acquired after much hard work and by honest and conservative
business methods. During those days the work was all done by
hand, and there were no farming implements made but the sickle,
scythe and cradle. He married Catherine Miller,
who was born on the Four Mile Run in Austintown township, and who
was a daughter of John Miller, also one of the early pioneers
of the county. They became the parents of five children, among
them two daughters who died in infancy of the whooping cough.
Those reared were as follows: William, a resident of
Ellsworth; Nathan, a resident of Canfield township; and
George, the subject of this sketch. Christian
Yager died in January, 1895, at the advanced age of 82 years.
His wife died aged 45 years.
George Yager was reared on his father's
farm in Canfield township. The school he attended was located
on the land on which his grandfather resided. He continued to
remain at home assisting with the work until June, 1885, when he was
united in marriage with Lucy Everett, who was born on
the present farm of her husband, on Nov. 30, 1863, a daughter of
Steyman and Mary (Nire) Everett. Her parents came from
Pennsylvania in wagons and were among the early pioneers of
Austintown township, where they lived until an advanced age, the
father dying when in his 79th year, and his wife at the age of 80
years. Mrs. Yager was one of a family of five
children: Edgar, Charles, Pricilla (married
William Crum, both now deceased); Lucy (Mrs.
Yager); and Sarah, widow of John Crum.
Mr. and Mrs. George Yager have had two children,
namely: Magdalene (Mrs. Elmer Carn), a resident of
Canfield township; and Thomas, who married Bertha Shiffler,
and re sides with his father. Mr. Yager has
always made farming his occupation and has always resided in
Mahoning County. He and his family live in a fine, modern,
eight-room residence, which was built in the fall of 1906.
Politically Mr. Yager is a Democrat, and he is
religiously connected with the Reformed Church.
Source: 20th Century History of
Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio
and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois -
1907 - Page 938 |
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URIAH WATSON YEAGER,
substantial citizen and a prosperous farmer and
stock-raiser, operating one of the best-cultivated farms in
Ellsworth township, consisting of 200 acres, belongs to old pioneer
stock of Mahoning County. He was born on the homestead farm in
Ellsworth township, Mahoning County, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1872, and is a
son of William and Magdalina (Brobst) Yeager.
Both the Yeager and Brobst
families came to Ohio from Pennsylvania and probably from Lehigh
County, settling in Ellsworth township when the country was yet
undeveloped. William Yeager, father of Uriah
W., was born Jan. 16, 1835, in Canfield township, Mahoning
County, and is a son of Christian Yeager, born in 1807, who
died in 1891, aged 84 years. The grandmother of Uriah W.
Yeager was a member of the Miller family.
She died in 1852. Christian Yeager and wife had
three children: William; Nathan, who owns the old
Yeager place on which his father first settled; and George,
who resides in Austintown, in the second house from Smith's
Corners.
The mother of Uriah W. Yeager was born at
Smith's Corners, Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1836, and died of
pneumonia, Feb. 20, 1907. Her parents were Daniel and
Magdalina (Fullwiler) Brobst, the former of whom died in 1894,
in his 98th year, and the latter, in June, 1852. The children
of Daniel Brobst and wife were: Charles,
residing at Youngstown; Rachel, residing at Warren, Ohio;
Mrs. Betsy Handwork, deceased, formerly of
Beardstown; Mrs. Amanda Hammond, residing at
North Baltimore; Mrs. Susan Strock, residing in
Austintown; Magdalina, deceased Daniel, who was a
soldier in the Union army during the Civil War and was a flag-bearer
at the fall of Vicksburg; Mrs. Lucy Snyder,
residing at North Baltimore; and Mrs. Mary Dustman, deceased,
formerly of North Baltimore.
There were 12 children born to William Yeager
and wife, as follows: Heman, residing in Berlin
township, engaged in farming, married Ella Clay;
Jomandis, residing in Ellsworth township, engaged in farming,
married Clara Clay; Annie, who married John
Burkey, residing in Ellsworth township; Edward, who
died aged 37 years, resided on his farm in Wood County, Ohio,
unmarried; Liberta B., who married John Kale,
residing at Wingston, Wood County; Perry, who died in
infancy; Charles, residing in Hancock County until recently,
when he moved to Wood County, where he is engaged in farming,
married Retta Ire, of the former county; Jefferson,
residing at Beardstown, Wood County, unmarried Uriah W.;
Dallas, residing at Beardstown, engaged in farming for his
brother; Rachel, deceased, who married William
Musser, of Poland township; and Sherman, residing at
Newton Falls, Trumbull County, married Martha Danforth.
The father of the above mentioned family still survives.
With the exception of one year during which he worked
at the water works plant at Youngstown, Mr. Yeager has
been engaged in farming ever since he finished going to school, and
his present land has been brought to a high state of cultivation.
He raises corn, oats and wheat, and every year turns out a large
amount of live-stock, hogs, cattle and sheep. In 1902 he
erected a residence which contains eight rooms, with halls and
closets, which is a fine type of the modern rural home, and in 1904
he still further improved his place by building his substantial
barn. Mr. Yeager is unmarried. His family
has always been identified with the Democratic party, but he is
liberal and supports those candidates he deems best qualified for
office.
Source: 20th Century History of
Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio
and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois -
1907 - Page 881
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LEWIS HENRY YOUNG,
capitalist farmer and leading citizen of Mahoning County, is
president of the Mineral Ridge Manufacturing Company, a stockholder
in the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, a director in the Niles
Car Works, a director in the First National Bank and the Dollar
Savings Bank at Niles, a stockholder in the Dollar Savings and Trust
Bank and the Commercial Bank at Youngstown, and president of the De
Lasatunas Fruit Company of Cuba, which has its office on Federal
street, Youngstown Furnace Company; vice-president of the Youngstown
Cattle Company. In addition to the above interests, Mr.
Young owns 218 acres of fine farming land, a part of which liesw
in Trumbull County, 88 acres, however, being situated in Mahoning
County, two miles west of Mineral Ridge. Mr. Young was
born in Austintown township, Mahoning County, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1861,
and is a son of Henry and Julia (Wappler) Young.
Henry Young, father of Lewis H., was born and
grew to manhood in Germany, where married in Germany to Julia
Wappler, and three children were born to them before they
emigrated to America, namely: Philip, Susanna, who
married August Kroeck, and resides in Austintown
township; and William, who is deceased.
In 1853, accompanied by his family, Henry
Young came to the United States, locating for the first two
years at Cleveland. He then came down to Mineral Ridge to put
in the foundations for the old blast furnaces which J. Warner
was then erecting. While working on that contract, Mr.
Young became so well satisfied with the surrounding country that
he bought a residence situated between Austintown and Mineral Ridge
in which he continued to live until his death. He continued to
do a large amount of contract work thereafter both in Mahoning and
Trumbull counties, and was thus engaged up to the time of the Civil
War, when he enlisted, in 1861, in the 121st Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He served in this regiment until the close of the
war, participating in a number of battles, and was promoted to the
rank of corporal. He died in March, 1874, aged 49 years, and
was survived by his widow until 1892, her age at the time of her
death being 68 years. The seven children born after the family
came to America were: Elizabeth, who married Henry R. Rupf;
August, of whom there is no special mention; Lena, who
married Charles Seifert; Lewis H., whose name
begins this article; Rose, deceased; Julia, wife of
Thomas W. Creed; and Louisa, who resides with her
brother, Lewis H.
Lewis H. Young grew to manhood on the home place
and was educated in the Austintown schools. His eldest brother
taking up the father's business, Lewis learned the stone
mason's trade with him, and became his foreman. When Lewis
was about 20 years old he lost his brother, and the business came to
him and his other brothers. His first contract was for the
masonry on the P. C. & T. Railroad, now the Pittsburg and Western
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio system. The contract called for
the building of the masonry between Girard and Warren, the amount
involved being about $50,000. From the successful completion
of his work, Mr. Young has continued his contract
work, dealing mainly in bride contracting, calling for heavy
masonry, and railroad work.
Mr. Young carries on general farming and is
also largely interested in the breeding of Shropshire sheep, Jersey
cattle and fine horses. He made his first purchase of land in
1893, in Trumbull County, but sold it as he also did land in Jackson
township. He has, however, always retained the 30 acres, which
he received from his mother. Since 1881 Mr. Young has
resided on his well-kept farm which is situated on the line between
Mahoning and Trumbull counties, on which he erected his commodious
and attractive ten-room residence and substantial barn and other
buildings. This is a beautiful place, neatly surrounded by
well-trimmed hedges and evidences are on every side of thrift and
prosperity.
On February 14, 1890, Mr. Young was married to
Ida A. Ohl, who was born on the present farm, in September,
1868, and is a daughter of William and Eliza (Maurer) Ohl.
Her mother was born and died at Austintown. William Ohl
married, second, Irene Kennedy of Cortland, Ohio, and
they reside at Warren. Mrs. Young has two brothers;
Alva M., residing at Warren, where he is engaged in the clothing
business; and Charles F., a lawyer, residing at Youngstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Young have four children:
William, Laverne, Lemar and Arthur. Fraternally
Mr. Young is connected with the Masonic lodge at Niles, the Elks
at Youngstown, and the Knights of Pythias at Jackson.
Source: 20th Century History of
Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio
and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois -
1907 - Page 316
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