Isaac Younkin was born in about 1805 in Somerset County, PA, the son of Jacob and Hannah (Nicola) Younkin Sr. 

Isaac was about six years old at the death of his father in 1811. In November 1821, after he had turned age 16, the Somerset County court assigned George Gebhart as his legal guardian.

On Oct. 21, 1828, in Somerset County, the 23-year-old Isaac was united in marriage with Margaret Penrod (1812- ? ), daughter of John Penrod. Rev. Kieffer performed the nuptials. News of their wedding was published in the Somerset Herald. 

Margaret also may have used the name "Catherine" but this needs to be confirmed.

Their children were Barbara Ann Ankeny, Elizabeth Butt, Catherine Margaret Butt Axx, Henry W. Younkin, Mary Ellen Younkin, Eliza A. Younkin and Hanna Younkin. Names and birthdates of the offspring were duly recorded in a family Bible. 

The family initially dwelled in Somerset County. They relocated to Ohio and as of 1836 were in Tuscarawas County, OH. They spent many years in Goshen and York Townships, with a post office address of New Philadelphia. Isaac is known to have purchased a 50-acre tract of unappropriated, "Military District" land in Section 2, Township 8, Range 1. He made his acquisition at the General Land Office at Zanesville on April 10, 1837, with his certificate of sale signed by President Martin Van Buren.

When the federal census enumerations were made in 1860 and 1870, the family made its dwelling-place on a farm in York Township.

As of 1870, 20-year-old daughter Hanna and six-year-old Margaret Carson lived under their roof. A special agriculture census of Tuscaraws in 1870 shows that he owned 76 acres of "improved" land and 20 acres of "woodland" as well as two horses, five cows, four other cattle, 35 sheep and three swine. He also had on hand 165 bushels of wheat, 125 bushels of Indian corn and 200 bushels of oats.

Margaret may have passed away during the 1870s. By 1880, Isaac at age 72 had moved into the home of his son Henry in Middletown, Wood County, OH. 

Isaac is reputed to have died in Middletown in 1883 but this is not yet proven. Research by the late Donna (Younkin) Logan states that he likely passed near New Bellville, OH and is interred in Ridge Joint Cemetery near Bowling Green, Wood County, OH.

The old Younkin family Bible containing the children's birthdates was destroyed by fire in about 1897.

~ Daughter Barbara Ann "Barbary" (Younkin) Ankeny ~

Daughter Barbara Ann "Barbary" Younkin (1829- ? ) was born in 1829 or 1831. 

As a young woman in 1850, census records show her living with her parents in Goshen, Tuscarawas County, OH. 

At the age of 21, on Jan. 20, 1853, she married Ohio native Henry Ankeny/Ankney (1832-1881), son of Michael and Philippena (Fackler) Ankney who originally were from Somerset County. Their wedding vows were exchanged in Tuscarawas County, by the hand of M.M. Bartholomew.

The known children of the pair were Margaret E. Coffman, Francis Ankeny, Martha J. Ankeny, Mary Ann Smith, Phoebe E. Ankeny, Lucinda Ankeny. 

The couple joined Henry's parents and siblings in a migration to a farm in Emerald Township, Paulding County, OH. There, they are marked in the 1860 federal census enumeration. 

The Ankenys endured the untimely death of young daughter Martha in 1864. The child's remains were lowered under the sod of the family burying ground. It's located about 1,200 feet west of County Road 123 about a quarter-mile north of its intersection with Ohio State Route 111. This sacred land was in use in the 1860s through the 1880s and remains on private property, known alternately as Ankney Farm Cemetery, Emerald Township Cemetery, Hyman Cemetery and Thompson Cemetery. Today 16 of the burials are marked and include Henry's father Michael (1864) and stepmother Susanna A. (Pepper) Ankney (1861), brother Michael Francis (1876) and sister Hannah Ellen Bulger (1880) as well as members of the Chemin, Gill, Hanankratt, Lewis, Wolf and Woodcock families.

As of 1870, still in Emerald, Henry earned a living as a farm laborer.

Then during the decade of the 1870, they pulled up stakes and relocated to Indiana, where they settled in Troy Township, DeKalb County, IN. The United States Census of 1880 shows Henry at age 51 working as a day laborer and Barbary keeping house. 

Sadly, Henry passed away in 1881. The cause of his passing is not yet known.

Barbara Ann outlived him by nine years. She died in 1890. Her remains were lowered under the sod of Bethel Cemetery in Steuben County, IN. 

Daughter Margaret Elizabeth Ankeny (1855-1940) was born on Nov. 17, 1853 or 1855 in Ohio. She first entered into marriage with Charles Francis Coffman ( ? - ? ). Their trio of offspring were Allie Coffman, Francis Coffman and Willie Coffman. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1880, Margaret and her brood lived under her parents' roof in Troy Township, DeKalb County, IN. The census-taker that year marked her as married but the whereabouts of her husband are not stated. Then in 1889, at the age of 33, she married her second husband, widower James R. Harger (Nov. 28, 1841-1919). James had been married previously to Elizabeth Gruner (1845-1877), son of Andrew and Sarah (Robinette) Harger. He brought at least three stepchildren into the union -- Andrew Harger, Jacob Harger and David Harger. James was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the 182nd Ohio Infantry, Company K. By the time of their respective second marriages, he had already begun receiving a soldier's pension as compensation for his wartime service. [Invalid App. No. 597.644 - Cert. No. 1.040.782]. The pair settled on a farm near the town of Clare in Hatton Township, Clare County, MI. Sadly, burdened with heart valve insufficiency at the age of 77, James surrendered to the angel of death in Clare County on May 1, 1919. As a widow, Margaret continued to make her residence in Clare and was awarded her husband's pension as his widow. [Widow App. No. 1.141.833 - Cert. No. 881.364 - XC 2.700.520] After fracturing her hip in a fall, and due to illnesses of heart disease and heart failure, the grim reaper cleaved her away at age 86 on Aug. 30, 1940. Riley Hargar of Clare was the informant for the official Michigan certificate of death. Interment was in Cherry Grove Cemetery in town.

• Granddaughter Allie Coffman (1875- ? ) was born in about 1875. As a girl of five, she lived with her mother and grandparents in Troy Township, DeKalb County, IN.

• Grandson Francis Marion "Frank" Coffman (1877-1956) was born on Nov. 14, 1876 in Cecil, Paulding County, OH. He is believed to have grown up in DeKalb County, IN. Francis joined the U.S. Army in April 1898 and served in the Spanish-American War as a member of the 157th Indiana Infantry. He received his honorable discharge on July 30, 1899. Perhaps home on a furlough, on Nov. 17, 1898, Francis first married Florence J. Musser ( ? - ? ), daughter of William and Ammaretta Musser of DeKalb County. They exchanged their vows in Indiana. Two known sons of this pairing were Ralph Coffman and George M. Coffman. The young family lived under the roof of Florence's parents as of 1900. Evidence hints that as of 1910, now single, Francis had moved to Belfast Township, Skagit County, WA, where he boarded in the household of Peter and Josie Pearson and worked as a shingle mill laborer. Circa 1914, he made a home in Prospect, MT. On July 28, 1914, he wed 37-year-old Penina "Edna" (King) Tillman Stewart (1878-1925), daughter of David Wilson and Frances Ann (Frost) King and originally from Dassel, MN. Their nuptials were officiated by justice of the peace F.T. Rickard at Shelby, MT. Edna's home at the time was in Sollid, MT. She had been married at least twice previously and brought these stepchildren into the union with Francis -- Schuyler Tillman, John Leslie "Jack" Tillman, Elsie Tillman and Mary E. Stewart. Francis formally adopted Mary, and the couple went on to produce at least these known offspring of their own -- Francis M. Coffman, Edna Louella Coffman, Charles David Coffman and Mort Flavin "Bud" Coffman. As of 1915, their dwelling-place was on the Robare Ranch in Valier, MT, where their daughter was born that year. They moved to Sandpoint, Bonner County, ID in about May 1916, with son Charles born there on the Granite Ranch six months later. Francis was required to register for the military draft during World War I and at the time worked with his son George on a farm at Bonners Ferry, ID. The federal census enumeration of 1920 shows the family in Matchwood, Bonner County, ID, with Francis generating a living as a farmer. Grief blanketed the family when Edna died in Sandpoint at the age of 48 on April 4, 1925. Burial was in nearby Pack River Cemetery. Francis did not wait long to wed again, to Elsie (1906- ? ), also a Minnesotan. The bride was nearly 30 years younger than the groom. Their brood of children included Jessie B. Coffman, Anna A. Coffman, Aaron Coffman, Helen Coffman, Agnes Coffman, Barbara Coffman, Joseph Coffman, Harry Coffman, Margaret Coffman, William Coffman and Elizabeth Coffman. By 1930, when the United States Census again was made, the family had moved to a farm in Chester, Spokane County, WA. Then in 1935 the family was in Bonners, Kootenai County, ID. The U.S. Census of 1940 indicates another move, this time to McMurray Township, Skagit County, WA, where Francis was marked as a retired veteran. From about 1951 to the end, the Coffmans lived with a son in Wilber, Lincoln County, WA. At the age of 79, burdened with senility, Francis underwent appendectomy surgery in Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach, OR. But 11 days later, he suffered an acute heart attack and died on July 22, 1956. The remains were transported back to Idaho to sleep for all time in the Pack River Cemetery in Samuels, ID. Rev. Wallace Johnson presided at the funeral service. An obituary in the Spokane Spokesman-Review noted that his survivors included an astonishing 11 sons, eight daughters and three stepdaughters, or 22 in all.

  Great-grandson Ralph Coffman (1898- ? ) was born in March 1898 in Indiana.

  Great-grandson George M. Coffman (1899- ? ) was born on Oct. 15, 1899 in Indiana.

  Step-great-grandson Schuyler Tillman (1901- ? )

  Step-great-grandson John Leslie "Jack" Tillman (1903-1966) was born on Jan. 24, 1903 in Dassel, Meeker County, MN. He was thrice-married -- including in order with Ada Jae Jones (1910-1990), Lora Olive Elsasser (1899-1978) and Mayme Hilda Haselhuhn (1912-2009). At the age of 63, he died on May 18, 1966 in Missoula, MT. Burial was in Thompson Falls Cemetery in Sanders County, MT.

  Step-great-granddaughter Elsie Tillman (1906- ? )  

  Step-great-granddaughter Mary E. Stewart (1913- ? ) was born in 1913 in Montana. She was adopted by her stepfather, Francis Marion Coffman.

  Great-grandson Francis M. Coffman (1915- ? ) was born in about 1915 in Montana.

  Great-granddaughter Edna Louella Coffman (1915- ? ) was born on Nov. 6, 1915 on the Robare Ranch in Valier, Pondera County, MT. No doctor was in attendance. As a young teen she dwelled at Blake Lake, ID. When she was 16 years of age, circa July 1932, she entered into marriage with 23-year-old Wilbur August Madsen (Sept. 1, 1908-1986) of Spokane, WA but originally from Martin County, MN. The Madsens made their residence in Colville, WA. Sadly, Edna passed away at the age of 64 on June 15, 1980, bring their union of 47 years' duration to a close. Wilbur was cleaved away by the grim reaper on Feb. 24, 1986. Burial was in the local Mountain View Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Charles David Coffman (1916-1963) was born on Nov. 11, 1916 in Idaho. His early years were spent in the Pack River area. During World War II, he served with the 3704 Base Unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He wed LaVon ( ? - ? ). The pair's trio of sons included Charles T. Coffman, Harvey Lee Coffman and David W. Coffman. In the 1960s they dwelled in Keller Ferry north of Wilbur, WA. On the tragic day of July 28, 1963, reported the Spokane Chronicle, he "was killed when an airplane he was piloting crashed after takeoff from a private airstrip near Keller..." The funeral was conducted by Rev. Kenneth J. Scott in the Community Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Pack River Cemetery in Bonner County, ID.

  Great-grandson Mort Flavin "Bud" Coffman (1921-1985) was born in 1921 in Idaho. On Feb. 13, 1945, he married Helen Louise Passadori (1925-1980). Two known daughters were Kathleen Louise Coffman and Kristine Agnes Coffman. Their home in 1963 was in Colville, WA.

  Great-granddaughter Jessie B. Coffman (1924- ? ) was born in 1924 in Idaho.

  Great-granddaughter Anna A Coffman (1926- ? ) was born in about 1926 in Idaho.

  Great-grandson Aaron Coffman (1927- ? ) was born in about 1927 in Washington State.

  Great-granddaughter Helen Coffman (1928- ? ) was born in about 1928 in Washington State. She tied the marital cord with (?) Shepherd.

  Great-granddaughter Agnes Coffman (1930- ? ) was born in about 1930 in Washington State. She was joined in wedlock with (?) Claussen.

  Great-granddaughter Barbara Coffman (1931- ? ) was born in about 1931 in Washington State. She was united in matrimony with (?) Curret.

  Great-grandson Joseph Coffman (1932- ? ) was born in about 1932 in Washington State.

  Great-grandson Harry Coffman (1936- ? ) was born in about 1936 in Idaho.

  Great-granddaughter Margaret Coffman (1938- ? )

  Great-grandson William Coffman (1939- ? ) 

  Great-granddaughter Elizabeth Coffman (1940- ? )

• Grandson William Henry Emory "Willie" Coffman (1879-1959) -- also nicknamed "Hardtack" -- was born on July 3, 1879 in or near Montpelier, Williams County, OH. In infancy, in 1880, he resided with his mother and grandparents in Troy Township, DeKalb County, IN. William is known to have served in the Spanish-American War as a private in the 157th Indiana Infantry, Company I. William entered into marriage with Mina Ethzelda Musser (1886-1959). Together, they produced a large brood of children -- Warren Coffman, Emary Fredrick Coffman, Raymond Raindeer Coffman, Francis Coffman, Iona Marie Sherman, William Henry Coffman, Myrtie Alice Beach, Charles W. "Charley" Coffman, Allen L. Coffman and Albert Cecil Coffman. Sadly, their youngest son Albert died in infancyc in 1918. The Coffmans migrated from Indiana to Montana circa 1905, as homesteaders of Fowler and Prospect. In time they settled in Skagit County, WA. By 1920, they dwelled in Pondera County, MT. William and Mina lived in separate communities in 1931 -- he in Montana and she in Burlington, WA. They endured the tragic swimming/diving death of their son Charles in August 1931. His final move was in about 1935 to Gold Beach/Ophir, Curry County, OR. After undergoing a high level of exertion, William suffered a heart attack and passed away at the age of 80 on Oct. 4, 1959 as a patient in Curry General Hospital. Funeral rites were held in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Gold Beach, with burial following in Rogue River Cemetery. An obituary said he was survived by 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

  Great-grandson Warren Coffman (1901-1983) was born on Feb. 11, 1901 in Hamilton, IN. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Warren migrated to Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, WA. He died on June 20, 1983. He sleeps for the ages in Green Hills Memorial Cemetery in Burlington, Skagit County, WA.

  Great-grandson Emary Fredrick Coffman (1902-1952) was born on Nov. 20, 1902 in Steuben County, IN. He moved to Conrad, MT at age two or three in 1905. He earned a living over the years with the Great Northern Railway. Death swept him away at age 49, on June 26, 1952 in a hospital in Great Falls, MT. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery in Conrad, Pondera County, with Bert Kemper, William Bokma, Walter Snortland, James Raemaker, Gilbert Hoffland and Sollie Anderson serving as pallbearers. An obituary appeared in the Great Falls Tribune.

  Great-grandson Raymond Raindeer "Rainbow" Coffman (1905-1959) was born on Sept. 15, 1905 in Burlington, Skagit County, WA. As of 1959, he was in Reno, NV. He died in Conrad, MT at the age of 53 on July 8, 1959. The remains sleep for eternity in Conrad's Hillside Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Francis S. Coffman (1907-1987) was born on Oct. 5, 1907 in Burlington, Skagit County. His homeplace in 1959 was in Conrad, Pondera County, MT. He succumbed to the spectre of death in 1987 in Choteau, Teton County, MT.

  Great-granddaughter Iona Marie Coffman (1909-2000) was born on May 13, 1909. She wed Frank Othello Sherman (1891-1970). The Shermans were in Ophir, OR in 1959. She passed into the awaiting arms of the heavenly host at age 91 on May 28, 2000.   

  Great-grandson William Henry Coffman Jr. (1911-1968) was born on March 16, 1911. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II. William later dwelled in Conrad, MT. The angel of death cleaved him away on Oct. 13, 1968. Burial was on Ronan Cemetery in Lake County, MT.

  Great-granddaughter Myrtie Alice Coffman (1913-1973) was born on Feb. 13, 1913 in Conrad, Pondera County, MT. She married Carl Beach (1904-1990). Two known sons were Albert Carl Beach (1936-1992) and Lester Ray Beach (1946-1961). Myrtie made a home in Conrad, MT in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Tragedy descended on the family in 1961 when 15-year-old son Lester accidentally shot himself in the abdomen and was killed while trying to swirl a loaded .22 caliber pistol in his parents' living room. Sadly, she died in 1973. Burial of the remains was in Conrad's Hillside Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Charles W. "Charley" Coffman (1915-1931) was born on Jan. 23, 1915 in Montana. He did not reach adulthood. On Aug. 6, 1931, while swimming in a shallow pool in the Skagit River in Burlington, the 16-year-old was killed when breaking his neck after diving from a four-foot river bank. Reported the Bellingham (WA) Herald, he "had been swimming and diving in the river for some time with a number of other boys and when his cousin, Roy Smith, suggested that they dress, Charles said, 'I'll take just one more dive.' That was the fatal one." His remains were lowered under the sod of Green Hills Memorial Cemetery in Burlington.

  Great-grandson Allen L. Coffman (1916-2000) was born on Sept. 25, 1916 in rural Conrad, MT. He grew up in the town. He tied the marital cord in 1954 with Mary Evelyn Huen (1929-1992). They put down roots in Conrad, MT. Four offspring born into this union were Cheryl Blinco, William Coffman, Roger Coffman and Lorna Coffman. The family relocated in 1962 to Libby, with him earning a living as a carpenter. In his free time, he liked to fish, garden, hunt and work with wood. Sadness blanketed the family in 1992. As a widower, Allen remained in Libby until July 2000 when he moved into the home of a granddaughter in Fort Benton, MT. There, at age 83, he died on Sept. 24, 2000. 

• Step-grandson Andrew Harger (1867-1934) was born on April 20, 1867 in Indiana. He never married. Andrew died at the age of 66 on Jan. 11, 1934, in Steuben County, IN. Burial was in Eddy Cemetery in Hamilton, IN. No stone is known to mark the grave.

• Step-grandson Jacob Harger (1871-1922) was born on Jan. 22, 1871 in DeKalb County, IN. Said an obituary in the Clare Sentinel, "During his early days he was an employ[ee] of the Wabash RR for twenty one years. He was a member of the Disciple church, of Hamilton, Ind., of which faith he was a sincere follower since he was converted." His last home was in Hatton Township, Clare County, MI. After a lengthy illness, he died at the age of 51 on June 11, 1922. Rev. Charles Kleinhardt presided over the funeral rites, held in the Brown Church. The remains were lowered into the soil of nearby Cherry Grove Cemetery.

• Step-grandson David Harger (1872-1936) was born on Dec. 5, 1872 in DeKalb County, IN. He Barbara Alice Coffman (1874-1936) and wed Anna E. Malcolm (1878-1958). One known son was William David Harger (1895-1949). David and Anna lived on West Third Street in Clare. He was ill for many years, and for the last three he got around in a wheelchair. He died at the age of 64, in Clare, MI, on Dec. 16, 1936. Funeral services were held in the local Church of God. Interment was in Cherry Grove Cemetery in Clare.

Son Francis Michael Ankeny (1856-1929) was born on Sept. 8, 1856 in Paulding County, OH. He was twice-wed. In 1881, he exchanged marital vows with Nancy Elizabeth Connolly (Aug. 21, 1860-1892). Two known daughter of this pairing were Myrtle E. Ankney and Mergie Mable Bermingham. As of 1884, Francis was employed as a fireman at the local oar factory near Montpelier. Grief swept over the family at daughter Myrtle's untimely passing in July 1884 at the age of about two from the effects of cholera. The death was noted 25 years later in a "looking back" column in the Montpelier Leader Enterprise. The Ankenys again were plunged into mourning eight years later Nancy's death in 1892, of causes not yet known. In July 1899, working as a fireman and engineer at Boon's mill near Montpelier, Francis was "quite badly scalded and burned" in a workplace accident, said the Leader Enterprise. "While in front of the arch replenishing the fire, the blow-off pipe burst, which blew the steam and coals upon him with pwerful force. He retained presence of mind sufficient to crawl out the engine room on his hands and knees, and thus saved his life. His hands, hips and legs were pretty badly scalded, and it will probably be two months before he will be able to resume his duties. The fire alarm was turned in, but all damage had passed before the company arrived on the spot. No great amount of damage was done to mill or machinery." Then in 1900, after eight years as a widower, he again was joined in wedlock with Lydia Roush (1863-1936). They were together for 29 years until the separation of death. Socially, Francis and Lydia are known to have made visits with her brother Jacob Roush near Montpelier in late November 1909 and Francis' sister Phoebe Bumpus in April 1917 as noted in the gossip columns of the Montpelier Leader Enterprise. Then in 1926, they received a visit from Mrs. Harger and daughter Myrtle and son Riley who had traveled from Clare, MI. Francis is known to have advertised pears for sale at 50 cents per bushel in the Leader Enterprise in November 1928. He was carried away by the heavenly host at the age of 72 on July 19, 1929. His remains sleep in the sacred soil of Riverside Cemetery in Montpelier.

• Granddaughter Mergie Mable Ankeny (1888-1975) was born on Aug. 27, 1888 in Montpelier, OH. She married John B. Bermingham ( ? - ? ). Four daughters in this family were Pauline Rundell, Helen Smith, Kathryn Shaull and Elsie Lewis. She belonged to the Central United Brethren Church. Her final address was at 502½ West Main Street in the town of her birth. As her health failed she was admitted to reside in Evergreen Manor Nursing Home. Death swept her away at age 86 on March 10, 1975. An obituary appeared in the Bryan (OH) Times, which numbered her survivor as six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Rev. Varion Thorp and Rev. Dr. F.M. Wentz jointly led the funeral rites. 

  Great-granddaughter Pauline Bermingham married (?) Rundell. She dwelled in Montpelier in the mid-1970s.

  Great-granddaughter Helen Bermingham wed Walter Smith. Their home in 1975 was in Angola, IN.

  Great-granddaughter Kathryn Bermingham was joined in wedlock with Robert Shaull. The pair settled in Montpelier, OH. 

  Great-granddaughter Elsie Bermingham tied the knot with (?) Lewis. She planted herself in Albuquerque, NM.  

Daughter Martha J. Ankeny (1858-1864) was born in Aug. 1858 in Ohio. She did not survive childhood. Sadly, at the age of about five, she died on Jan. 21, 1864. Her tender remains were lowered into the earth of the Ankney Farm Cemetery in Emerald Township, Paulding County. A stone was placed at the grave site, with an epitaph in italics at the bottom, but today it is off its base and darkened with lichen. 

Daughter Mary Ann Ankeny (1861-1931) was born on Dec. 6, 1861 in Ohio. She was thrice-married during her lifetime. Husband number one was Jay Garwood ( ? - ? ), with whom she exchanged vows two days before Christmas 1882 in Williams County, OH. Officiating was justice of the peace Jonathan Burke. Two known offspring of this coupling were Ivan Garwood and Jay Dora Cahow. Then on May 7, 1898, also in Williams County, she was joined in matrimony with Robert L. Ohlinger ( ? - ? ). Rev. Dr. S.P. Kloto led the nuptials. They produced a daughter Geneva Ruth Ohlinger, who sadly died at age 8 months in 1900. Her home in the 1900s was in Montpelier, Paulding County. Then on June 20, 1908, at age 44, she again tied the marital cord with 47-year-old engineer James Smith ( ? - ? ), also of Montpelier and the son of Price L. and Rebecca (Crook) Smith. The Smiths' wedding ceremony was officiated by Rev. George R. Longbrake of Bryan, OH. Their final home was in Fort Wayne, IN at 1926 West Third Street. Suffering from a mixture of chronic kidney disease, hardening of the arteries, cardiac failure and hypertension, she died in the home of her daughter Jay Dora Cahow on Nov. 18, 1931, just three weeks before her 70th birthday. Funeral services were conducted in the First Christian Church of Ashland. Burial was at Pleasant Lake Cemetery. An obituary said that "Mrs. Smith and her husband, James, came here eight months ago from Ashland to make their home with the daughter." Son-in-law Grover Cahow was the informant for the official Indiana certificate of death but was unable to furnish the maiden name of the deceased's mother.

• Granddaughter Jay Dora "Jadora" Garwood (1888-1976) was born on Jan. 21, 1888 in Edon, Williams County, OH. Her home as a young woman was in Montpelier, OH. On April 19, 1908, she tied the knot with Grover Cleveland Cahow (1886-1969), a native of Crooked Lake, IN and the son of L.D. and Melinda Cahow and stepson of David Calvin Smith. The only daughters of this pairing were Fern Cahow and Ruth Crabil. Grover had been employed circa 1904 as a brakeman with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Garrett, IN. Then in mid-1906 he worked for the Wabash Railroad. He made news in June 1906 in the gossip columns of the Garrett (IN) Clipper when contracting "a severe case of blood poisoning." By 1909, the pair had settled in Fort Wayne, IN and then in 1918-1919 were in Leipsic, OH. Their address in 1931 was at 1926 West Third Street in Fort Wayne, and that year Jay Dora's mother is known to have died in their home. Grover was promoted to conductor and retired from the Nickel Plate Railroad. The Garwoods moved in about 1965 to Kinderhook, MI where they spent the balance of their years together. Grover passed away at the age of 82 on May 30, 1969 as a patient in Maple Lawn Hospital. An obituary was published in the Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer. Jay Dora lived for another eight years. At the age of 88, in Angola, Steuben County, IN, she passed into the awaiting arms of the angels on Jan. 23, 1976. 

  Great-granddaughter Zella "Fern" Cahow (1909-1956) grew up in Fort Wayne. She was joined in wedlock with (?) King.

  Great-granddaughter Naomi Ruth Cahow (1910-1988) was born in 1910. She married (?) Crabil. They settled in Kinderhook, MI. 

• Grandson Ivan Garwood ( ? -1951) put down roots in Alanson, MI. He was married to (?) Ramsby ( ? -1939). The couple dwelled at Petoskey, MI. Tragedy struck on the night of July 10, 1939. While working over her oil stove, Ivan's wife was burned when the equipment exploded and flames set her clothing on fire. She died from her injuries. Her brother Lawrence Ramsby "went to her rescue [and] was burned seriously but will recover," said the Battle Creek Moon-Journal. A short news item appeared in newspapers across the state. Ivan survived his wife by a dozen years. He and John Tyson are known to have worked on the Alanson Ice Rink along Route 31 in January 1941, supervised by L.B. Williams. Ivan defaulted on his mortgage to the First State Bank of Petoskey in 1943, and his property was put up for sale in August 1943. The Petoskey News-Review reported in May 1944 that he had moved into the Frank Tripp residence. He died at the age of 71 on Oct. 10, 1951. An obituary in the News-Review said he had been "a resident of Alanson for many years" and was survived by his sister. Rev. Bertha Turk presided over the funeral, with interment following in a local cemetery.

Daughter Phoebe Ankeny (1863-1924) was born on Sept. 14, 1863 in Ohio. She learned how to be a seamstress and worked as a home-based dressmaker for many years. Circa 1901, at the age of 38, she married William Bumpus (July 25, 1869-1911), a native ofWilliams County, OH. They did not reproduce. Their marriage endured for a decade until cleaved apart by his death. The Bumpuses made their dwelling-place in Montpelier, Williams County. He was employed circa 1910 as a township clerk. Sadly, William passed away in their residence at the age of 41 on April 24, 1911. Word of his death was sent to his cousin Mrs. Harry Rex of Bryan, OH. The funeral was led by Rev. Whyman at the local Methodist-Episcopal Church, with a short obituary appearing in the Bryan Democrat. Phoebe survived him by a baker's dozen years. Toward the end, stricken with chronic kidney disease, she went to stay in the home of her brother Francis in Montpelier. There, after a week's stay, she died on New Year's Eve 1924, at the age of 61. In an obituary, the Montpelier Leader Enterprise called her "a life-long resident of Edon and vicinity... Her death was a surprise to the people of Edon... She was a sister of Mrs. Mary Smith at one time a resident of Montpelier." Funeral rites were conducted by Rev. Vandergriff at the local Christian Church. The remains were laid to rest in Edon Cemetery. Her brother Francis was appointed as administrator of her estate. On her official Ohio certificate of death, the brother spelled their mother's maiden name as "Yuncan."

Daughter Sarah "Lucinda" Ankeny (1864-1895) was born in about 1864 in Ohio. When she was about age 18, on Sept. 2, 1882, she entered into the rite of marriage with William Swinehart (May 23, 1857-1926), son of John and Mary E. Swinehart of Hamilton, IN. The couple bore a family of five, of whom four are known -- John Henry Swinehart, Carrie A. Swinehart, Mary "Jennie" Irwin and Merrill/Mearl Josiah Swinehart. They grieved at the loss of daughter Carrie at age two on June 10, 1887, with burial in Eddy Cemetery in Hamilton. Most of their lives were spent near Ashley and Hamilton (1890s). Said the Montpelier Leader Enterprise, "In 1883 he sought the forgiveness of his Lord and united with her United Brethren church." Lucinda is known to have received a visit from an unmarried sister in April 1894, traveling from Edon, OH, as noted in the gossip columns of the Angola (IN) Herald. Sadness cascaded over the family when Lucinda surrendered to the angel of death in 1895. The widowed William survived her by more than three decades. As of 1900, when the United States Census was taken, he and his sons resided in Otsego, Steuben County, IN, earning a living as day laborers. Tom Brown, age 29, is known to have boarded in their household in 1900. William's homes for the last three years of his life were with his adult children in Kendallville, IN and Montpelier, OH. Sadly, at the age of 69 years, four months and nine days, he passed away on Oct. 2, 1926. In an obituary, the Leader Enterprise said "His sufferings have been long and intense, which he bore with a strong Christian fortitude." Burial of the remains was in Hamilton, IN.

• Grandson John Henry Swinehart (1883-1921) was born on Aug. 14, 1883 in Dekalb County, IN. He grew up on a farm near Hamilton, IN and then went to work for a railroad in Butler, IN. His first marriage was in 1908, at age 25, with 17-year-old Elsie Jane Handy ( ? - ? ), daughter of George D. Handy of Butler. In doing so, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reported that he was living in Butler at the time and "came to this city to-day on a very important mission -- that of securing a marriage license... Both of these young people are well-known throughout the vicinity of Butler and Hamilton, and will receive the most hearty congratulations of numerous friends... He has always been known to possess most sterling qualities... She too is justified in laying claim to excellent characteristics." One son of this couple was George William Swinehart. The first union ended in divorce. Then on Oct. 25, 1913, he wed a second time in Fort Wayne to fellow divorcee Lola S. (Wheeler) Simpson ( ? - ? ), daughter of William and Ellen (Cry) Wheeler. During that era he was employed as a machinist by the Auburn Auto Company of Auburn and held a membership in the local Knights of Pythias lodge. The second marriage also is believed to have dissolved in divorce, with them separating on Aug. 15, 1916. John brought suit against his wife in Dekalb Circuit Court in August 1919, claiming she had "wholly abandoned him without cause" and that she "has remained away and lived apart from him ever since," reported the Garrett (IN) Clipper. Suffering from sugar diabetes, he was admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Garrett, IN. There, unable to recover, he died at the age of 38 on July 29, 1921. An obituary in the Clipper said that the "deceased had been married and is survived by a son." Rev. A.P. Bourns presided over the funeral rites, with burial in Eddy Cemetery east of Hamilton.

  Great-grandson George William Swinehart (1909- ? ) was born on Aug. 23, 1909 in Butler, IN. Dr. W.F. Shumaker assisted in the delivery.

• Granddaughter Mary Jennie Swinehart (1890-1969) married Aaron Burl "A.B." Irwin (1886-1955). The pair settled in Montpelier, OH. Two known children were Helen Irene Nold and Raymond Irwin. Aaron earned a living for many years with the Wabash Railroad. He held a membership in the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and, after contracting a serious illness, retired from the company in 1954 as a conductor. He only lived for another 11 months until death cleaved him away at the age of 68 on March 30, 1955. A newspaper obituary said he "had lived in the Montpelier community for more than 50 years." Interment of the remains was in Hamilton Cemetery, Steuben County, IN, with Rev. James VanDyke leading the rites. The widowed Mary Jennie remained in Montpelier into the 1960s.

  Great-granddaughter Helen Irene Irwin (1912-2002) wed Samuel "Victor" Nold (1908-1995). They also lived in Montpelier, OH. 

  Great-grandson Raymond Irwin settled in Montpelier, OH. 

• Grandson Merrill Josiah Swinehart (1892-1961) -- also spelled "Myrl" and "Mearl" -- was born on Feb. 12, 1892 in DeKalb County, IN. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a member of Battery A of the 137th Field Artillery. He is known to have been deployed to Europe, sailing there aboard the Empress of Britain. In 1925, Merrill married Alveretta Jane "Allie" Hall (1875-1943). They lived in Kendallville, IN in the mid-1920s. He held memberships in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. Sadly, Alveretta died in 1943. His life was snatched away by the grim reaper at age 69, in Toledo Hospital, on Sept. 15, 1961. The remains are in eternal sleep in Eddy Cemetery, with the Bryan (OH) Times printing an obituary. 

~ Daughter Elizabeth (Younkin) Butts ~

Daughter Elizabeth Younkin (1833- ? ) was born in 1833. 

On Oct. 18, 1855, Elizabeth was joined in marital union with Jesse M. Butts (April 25, 1834-1907). H.M. Bickel officiated the ceremony, held in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County.

The Buttses bore five children together -- Theretta W. Butts, Lenora "Nora" Hamilton, Clara Quick, Emma E. Schmidt and Burt Butts. Grief cascaded over the family when their only son died at age 11 months and 3 days on Aug. 24, 1870. Interment was in New Philadelphia's Fair Street Cemetery. 

Federal census records for 1860 show the Buttses near New Philadelphia in York Township, Tuscawaras County, with Jesse earning a living as a carpenter. By 1870, still in New Philadelphia, Jesse had shifted to wagon making as his occupation.

Evidence suggests that she may have died in late June 1875. An article in the New Philadelphia Daily Times dated Jan. 27, 1876 lists a "Mrs. Jesse Butt" who was buried in New Philadelphia Cemetery on June 30, 1875. A record of the interment was kept by sexton Zachariah Green.

Jesse survived his first wife by three-plus decades. He is shown in the 1880 census of New Philadelphia, making a home for his daughters Clara and Emma, and laboring as a carpenter.

He wed a second time in 1882 to Adaline Fishel (1841-1914). At some point he added an "s" to the end of his surname. Death carried him away at age 73 on June 8, 1907. His remains sleep for the ages in East Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia.

Daughter Theretta W. Butt (1857- ? )

Daughter Lenora "Nora" Butt (1859-1936) was born on Sept. 16, 1859 or 1860. She exchanged marital vows with Walter G. Hamilton (March 25, 1853-1922), a native of Pittsburgh and the son of Mathew and Martha (Glass) Hamilton. Six offspring of this couple were Elizabeth "Beth" Affolter, Paul J. Hamilton, Walter Hamilton, Wilbert "Roy" Hamilton, Verna M. Hamilton and James Neal Hamilton. For decades, they made their residence was in New Philadelphia, OH, with Walter generating income as a carpenter. Their home in the early 1920s was at 233 North Seventh Street. Walter suffered from heart disease for the final nine months of his life and died on April 1, 1922. Nora lived for another 14 years as a widow. Her address during that era was 235 Fourth Street Northwest in New Philadelphia. Sadly, on the fateful day of June 15, 1936, at the age of 75, Nora suffered a massive stroke while washing clothes in her basement and fell dead. Daughter Verna Hamilton of town discovered the body some time later. Verna signed the official Ohio certificate of death. Burial was in East Avenue Cemetery following funeral rites conducted by Rev. H.C. Getter. An obituary appeared in the New Philadelphia Daily Times.

• Granddaughter Elizabeth "Beth" Hamilton (1884-1970) was born on July 6, 1884 in New Philadelphia. On May 10, 1916, when she was 22 years of age, she married 28-year-old Elmer Evan Affolter (May 20, 1889-1976), also of New Philadephia. The ceremony was conducted in the First Methodist Church by the hand of Rev. B.L. George. They lived in their hometown for decades, at the address of 423 Third Street, with Elmer making a living as a salesman of wholesale fruit, employed by Shaeffer-Black Company. Elizabeth was an active member of the TYN Embroidery Club in the early years of marriage, while Elmer was involved with the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League. Then in 1940, he was elected president of the new County Conservation Committee of the Farmer's and Sportsman's Club. Four children were born into this family -- Fay E. Maus, Nora E. Robb, Robert N. Affolter and Elmer J. Affolter. The couple marked their golden wedding anniversary in May 1966 with a dinner for their family. A related article in the New Philadelphia Daily Times said they had 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Elizabeth passed away at the age of 85 on June 6, 1970. Elmer survived her by six years. The angel of death spirited him away on Oct. 14, 1976. Their remains lie in eternal repose in East Avenue Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Fay Elizabeth "Betty" Affolter (1917-1997) wed (?) Maus.

  Great-granddaughter Nora Evelyn Affolter (1919-1994) married (?) Robb.

  Great-grandson Robert N. Affolter (1921-1987) was born in 1921. Circa 1942, during World War II, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, MO.

  Great-grandson Elmer J. Affolter (1925-1977)

• Grandson Paul J. Hamilton (1886-1960) was born on Nov. 11, 1886 in New Philadelphia. He was married to Margaret Donahue (Nov. 15, 1887-1919), a native of Guernsey County and the daughter of John and Katherine Greta (Haney) Donahue. One son of the pair was Paul Hamilton. They dwelled in Dover, OH. At one time Margaret was a reporter for the Dennison Paragraph newspaper. Sadly, Margaret was diagnosed with a goiter caused by an enlarged thyroid gland in the neck. She was treated for five months, but the swelling caused a "gastric crisis" in the words of a physician. In late November, needing more care, she went to her mother's residence in Dennison. Just 19 days after her 32nd birthday, she succumbed to the spectre of death in the Twin City Hospital on Dec. 4, 1919. Her remains were laid to rest in Uhrichsville, OH. An obituary in the New Philadelphia Daily Times said her widower was "well known in Neew Philadelphia." He moved back into his parents' home and was with them at the age of 50 in 1936. By 1953, his residence was in Massillon, OH. He passed away of peritonitis in Massillon Hospital on Feb. 19, 1960. His obituary was published in the New Philadelphia Daily Times. Burial was in East Avenue Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Paul Hamilton ( ? - ? ) 

• Grandson Walter G. Hamilton (1884-1964) was born on Dec. 8, 1884 in New Philadelphia. He may not have married and did not reproduce. As of 1957, he made a home in Arlington Park in Washington, DC. After retiring, he moved to Florida and settled in Hialeah, FL. He died at the age of 79 on July 8, 1964. The New Philadelphia Daily Times printed an obituary. The remains were placed into eternal repose in Hialeah.

• Grandson Wilbert "Roy" Hamilton (1881-1953) was born on April 19, 1881 in Pittsburgh. It's not known whether or not he married, but he did not reproduce. In young manhood he dwelled in Canton. Then circa 1913, he relocated to New Philadelphia where he spent the final four decades of his life. Roy was employed in the mills of Reeves Steel and Manufacturing Company of Dover and the Allied Machine and Tool Company in New Philadelphia. His home in the early 1950s was at 225 Fourth Street Northwest. Sadly, at the age of 72, he was discovered dead in bed by his sister on Dec. 27, 1953. An obituary appeared in the New Philadelphia Daily Times. Rev. Eugene Mansfield presided at the funeral service, with burial in East Avenue Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Verna M. Hamilton ( ? - ? ) appears to have remained single during her lifetime. She made her dwelling-place over the years in her parents' home at 235 Fourth Street in New Philadelphia. In the 1920s through the 1940s, she and her sister Elizabeth Affolter were active with the Auld Lang Syne Club.

• Grandson James "Neal" Hamilton ( ? - ? ) moved to Canton. In or before 1953, he migrated to Southern California and planted himself in San Diego, CA. 

Daughter Clara Martha Butt (1861-1945) was born on Sept. 12, 1861 in New Philadelphia. At the age of 18, in 1880, she lived with her father and sister Emma in New Philadelphia. She tied the marital cord with Thomas Marion Quick (1859-1896). Evidence suggests that Thomas may have died at the age of 37 on Sept. 12, 1896, and that burial was held in St. John Cemetery in Monroe Township, Richland County, OH. This needs to be confirmed. In about 1907, Clara relocated to Portland, OR and remained over the balance of her widowed life spanning the next 38 years. For decades, she was employed by John A. and Stella Philbin and their daughter Evangeline as a housekeeper. Clara was felled by a heart attack a day before her 84th birthday and died on Sept. 12, 1945. The body was lowered under the sod of Rose City Cemetery in Portland. On the official Oregon certificate of death, Evangeline B. Philbin wrote that the deceased's father was "George Butt" and mother's maiden name as "no record."

Daughter Emma E. Butts (1865-1948) was born on Sept. 12, 1865, 1866 or 1867. She grew to womanhood in New Philadelphia. On May 5, 1891, at the age of about 25, she married Ernest D. Schmidt (1865-1950), son of Ernest Schmidt, also of New Philadelphia. They remained together for a remarkable 57 years. One daughter was born to the pair. Circa 1907, the Schmidts lived in Cambridge, OH. Ernest was a longtime steelworker. The family held a membership in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Their final home was at 130 Third Drive Southwest in New Philadelphia. Sadly, Emma died at the age of 79 on Feb. 16, 1948. Rev. J.N. Fisher presided over the funeral rites, with burial in East Avenue Cemetery. An obituary appeared in the New Philadelphia Daily Times. Ernest outlived his bride by two years and during that time resided in the East Avenue Nursing Home. He passed away at the age of 84 in 1950. Rev. James Fisher led the funeral.

~ Daughter Catherine Margaret (Younkin) Butt Axx ~

Elijah's grave Courtesy Janice Lapp

Daughter Catherine Margaret Younkin (1836-1911) was born on April 1, 1836. 

When she was about age 22, on March 11, 1858, she was wed to Elijah Butt (Jan. 4, 1837-1867) in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County. Presiding was F.R. Holland. Elijah was the son of James and Elizabeth (Grimm) Butt.

The pair of known offspring of this union were Samuel Butt and Isaac "Ollie" Butt.

Catherine and Elijah lived in York Township, Tuscarawas County in 1860, with him earning a living as a laborer. As of that time they had not yet reproduced. 

After the outbreak of the Civil War, Elijah joined the Union Army on Aug. 22, 1861. He was placed in the 30th Ohio Infantry, Company I. He received his honorable discharge near Atlanta on Aug. 29, 1864. 

Tragedy shook the young family on Nov. 9, 1867. The Columbus Daily Ohio Statesman recorded the horror in an article that was reprinted in the Cleveland Leader:

On Saturday morning last, Mr. Elijah Butt, of this city, an industrious laboring man, went, with two others, into the basement of Boyer's flouring mill to grind their axes preparatory to getting out some timber. Mr. Butt was near one of the cog wheels when his clothes, he having on an overcoat at the time, were caught by the revolving wheel and he was drawn into the machinery. He endeavored to relieve himself by grasping the rope which shuts off the water, but, unfortunately, that only accelerated the speed of the wheels, and before anything could be done he was dreadfully mangled, one of his thighs having passed between the powerful wheels, crushing it to atoms. He died in a few minutes. After receiving the injury he had sufficient strength to ask for a drink of water, which were his last words, says the Ohio Democrat of Nov. 15.

The remains were lowered under the sod of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Old Town, Tuscarawas County. A standard-issue military marker was placed at the gravesite. Today, it is fractured from its base and placed with other old markers in a type of wall at the cemetery. 

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1870, Catherine at age 29 headed a household in New Philadelphia that included her sons Samuel and Isaac. 

Catherine spent a decade as a widow. Then on April 28, 1877, in nuptials held in Warwick Township, she entered into marriage with her second husband, Peter Axx (1805- ? ). Rev. J. Steck officiated. The groom was 35 years older than the bride.

The Axes dwelled in 1880 in New Philadelphia, with Peter generating income through his work at a wood planing mill. 

Catherine learned at some point that she might be eligible for a military pension as compensation for her first husband's wartime service. She applied on Sept. 16, 1891 but apparently was denied. [Widow App. No. 528.050] As she was remarried at that point, and her children grown, there would have been no reason for the pension bureau to approve the request.

For years, they dwelled in New Philadelphia. Catherine suffered a painful accident in November 1904 "as she was going from down town to her home on West Fair street," reported the New Philadelphia Daily Times. "On reaching McIlvaine's lot where a cement walk has recently been laid, and which is about three inches higher than the contiguous sidewalks she struck the elevation with her foot and fell heavily on the cement walk, bruising but luckily not hurting herself internally."

She and Katie Butt traveled in September 1906 to Cambridge, OH to see family and friends. 

Catherine is known to have been seriously ill in March 1907, prompting a visit from her brother Henry of Bowling Green. Later that year, having recovered somewhat, she hosted an August visit to her home from her nephew Boyd Younkin of Toledo. Both events were noted in the gossip columns of the Daily Times. Brother Henry returned to see her in September 1909. 

During her last two years, Catherine suffered from fluid buildup in the lungs ("dropsy") along with heart and kidney disease. Death swept her away into eternity at age 75 on Feb. 9, 1911. Burial was in East Avenue Cemetery. I.O. Butt of New Philadelphia was the informant for the Ohio certificate of death and erroneously wrote the name of Catherine's mother as "Barbara" Penrod. No marker is known to stand at the gravesite.

Son Samuel E. Butt (1860-1913) was born on Sept. 5, 1860. He grew up in New Philadelphia. Samuel's occupation over the years was as a carpenter. He entered into marriage with Malinda Reed/Smith (Nov. 10, 1866-1931). Their known children were Robert M. Butt, Clara Margaret Hadden, Samuel Donald Butt, Jesse A. Butt, Kathryne May Hines, Helen Kaylor and Mrs. Chester Moore. Suffering from heart failure, he died on Valentine's Day 1913. The remains were lowered under the sod of East Avenue Cemetery. Malinda endured for anotheer 18 years as a widow and at the end lived at 1033 Union Avenue. Leading her funeral was Walter Wilkinson of the International Bible Students. 

• Grandson Robert M. Butt (1894-1966) was born on July 29, 1894 in New Philadelphia. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I and was deployed in combat overseas. Robert wed Rosella. They became the parents of three -- Jerry Butt, Samuel Butt and Timothy Butt. He held a membership in the Vetereans of Foreign Wars and the First Christian Church. Their home in the mid-1940s was in Dover and in the 1960s near Dover Dam in Dover. On the fateful day of Jan.4, 1966, while repairing a television antenna near their dwelling, he suffered a heart attack and died instantly. Rev. H.H. Hoover presided over the funeral rites, and an obituary was printed in the New Philadelphia Daily Times.

• Granddaughter Clara Margaret Butt ( ? -1964) was born in New Philadelphia. She tied the knot with Harry Hadden. Nine offspring were born to the couple -- Margaret Chaney, Juanita Diechler, Lillian Stomer, Betty Hooopes, Harry Hadden Jr., Robert Hadden, James Hadden, Henry Hadden and Jerry Hadden. For the last seven years of her life, she made her home in Mineral City, OH. She was stricken by a heart attack and died at home on Sept. 15, 1964. The New Philadelphia Daily Times published an obituary in which the headcount of her survivors included 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial was in Green Lawn Cemetery following a funeral service led by Rev. John A. Hedden.

• Grandson Samuel "Donald" Butt (1899-1983) was born on Aug. 25, 1899 in New Philadelphia. He was joined in the bonds of marriage with Novella G. Angel (1908-1985). They lived in Cleveland in 1945 and in 1954 acquired town lot 501 in New Philadelphia. The pair is known to have sold the same town lot in 1966 to Delbert and Donna Metzger. Donald passed away at the age of 84, in Cleveland, on Dec. 9, 1983. Burial was in North Olmsted's Sunset Memorial Park. Novella survived for another two years. Death spirited her away in Parma, OH on Oct. 18, 1985.

• Grandson Jesse Aeret Butt (1906-1945) was born on Feb. 20, 1906 in New Philadelphia. He was employed by the Dover Appliance Company. When he was 27 years of age, he married 17-year-old Helen M. Bennington ( ? - ? ), also of town. They were the parents of three -- Richard S. Butt, Doris Rae Butt and Twila Jean Butt. Their union crumbled in divorce, with Helen complaining of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty and that she was "forced to work in a local restaurant to maintain her family," said the New Philadelphia Daily Times. The divorce was approved in court on June 15, 1943. Jesse suffered from heart problems and, at doctor's orders, was unable to work in the final year of his life, and the children were sent to live in the county children's home. To cover their support. the Court of Common Pleas ordered Jesse and Helen to pay $30 each every month, and when he did not, he was fined an additional $100.  With a home address in 1945 as 151 Ninth Street Southwest in New Philadelphia, he was admitted to the Tuscarawas County Home. There, at age 39, he died on Oct. 9, 1945. The Daily Times carried an obituary. Luther Metzger led the funeral rites, with burial following in East Avenue Cemetery.

• Grandson James O. Butt ( ? -1953) was born in New Philadelphia. He was joined in marriage with Rae. They did not reproduce. Circa 1906, he worked for the New Philadelphia Daily Times and then later in the decade was editor of the Gallion newspaper. Then in 1911 he and William Saunders moved to New Orleans to begin working for Orinocco Hardwood Lumber Company. Said the Daily Times, "This company operates a large sawmill and lumber camp in Louisiana, and another on the Orinocco river in Venezuela South America. The gentlemen have accepted lucrative positions with the company in their New Orleans offices, and expect to stay there until the first of August, when they will in all probability be transferred to Caracas, Venezuela." By 1922 he had returned to Ohio and held the position of city editor at the Galion Leader. He moved in about 1933 to Canton, OH and was employed as a linotype operator by the Daily Times. After an illness of a year's duration, he died in Mercy Hospital on Aug. 4, 1953. The Daily Times published an obituary.

• Granddaughter Kathryne May Butt (1892-1979) was born in 1892. She married James J. Hines (Feb. 21, 1890-1953), son of Samuel and Martha Hines of Strasburg, Tuscarawas County. The three children in this family were James Hines, Robert Hines and Mrs. Bernard Lab. James was employed as a spot welder with Belmont Stamping & Enameling Company. They lived at 151 9th Street Southwest in New Philadelphia and were members of the Jehovah's Witnesses. James underwent surgery on July 5, 1953 and was sent home but was unable to recover. Sixteen days later he was dead. An obituary was printed in the New Philadelphia Daily Times. The remains were lowered into the sacred soil of East Avenue Cemetery. The widowed Kathryne's dwelling-place in 1964 remained in New Philadelphia. She passed away on May 12, 1979.

• Granddaughter Helen Butt ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). She was joined in matrimony with Raymond Kaylor (Dec. 20, 1898-1959), originally from Massillon, OH and the son of William and Elizabeth (Brown) Kaylor. Five offspring they produced together were Billye Joe Kaylor, Barbara Kaylor, Bonnie Kaylor, Mrs. Charles Reynolds and Mrs. David Stein. Raymond was a veteran of World War I. They settled in New Philadelphia and stayed for good over the span of 35 years. Raymond generated income as a polisher for Dover Appliance Company. He also held memberships in the First Christian Church and Dover post of the American Legion. They lived at 1005 Miller Avenue Northwest. Sadly, after contracting a serious lung ailment, Raymond went downhill over six months' time. He died at age 60 on April 20, 1959. The New Philadelphia Daily Times printed his obituary. Interment of the remains was in Evergreen Burial Park.

• Granddaughter Gwendolyn Butt (1907- ? ) was born on March 22, 1907 in New Philadelphia. On Oct. 24, 1928, in nuptials held in Wayne County, OH, the 21-year-old Gwendolyn was united in wedlock with 22-year-old Chester Moore (Feb. 21, 1906- ? ) of Massillon and the son of John and Anna (Rider) Moore. Rev. Howard D. McGrath, of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Brewster, OH, presided. At the time, Chester was a steel mill employee and she a resident of Apple Creek, Wayne County. The pair put down roots in Fredericksburg, OH and were there in 1966.

Son Isaac "Ollie" Butt (1868-1948) was born on Valentine's Day 1868 in or near New Philadelphia. He was a boy of eight when his father was killed. Ollie lived with his mother and stepfather in New Philadelphia in 1880. On Feb. 15, 1897, when he was 29 years of age, he was joined in wedlock with Lillie M. (Keiser) Diderhuff (April 1871- ? ), a native of Tuscarawas County. Rev. John C. Meese officiated, and news of their marriage was announced in the German-language newspaper, Der Deutsche Beobachter of New Philadelphia. She brought two stepdaughters into the second family, Mary Ellen "Mamie" Van Pelt and Bertha Mason. Children produced by the union were Clarence Elijah Butt, Henry O. Butt and Curtis Butt. The federal census of 1900 shows the couple in New Philadelphia, with Ollie working as a drayman. Their dwelling-place was in the rear of West Front Street, and they belonged to the Christian church. Lillie is known to have been a member of the Royal Neighbors lodge and the auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans. The marriage lasted for 14 years. Sadness blanketed the family when Lillie died suddenly, at the age of 40, on Jan. 17, 1912. A newspaper said she "had been in poor  health for the past year" and was survived by "an infant daughter scarcely a day old." By 1913, Ollie was employed as a steelworker and remained in New Philadelphia. That year, on Aug. 16, 1913, at the age of 45, he tied the knot with 40-year-old widow Olive Bernice (VanTilburg) Kennedy (1873-1946) of town, the daughter of Samuel and Jane (Howard) VanTilburg. The nuptials were led by Rev. Robert Davidson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Akron. Olive brought a stepson into the family, Clarence B. Kennedy. The pair may have borne two more children of their own, Kenneth Ray Butt and Beatrice M. "Bea" Martin Darling. Ollie eventually retired as a roller for the local mill of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. For 25 years, they lived in Akron, with a move back to Tuscarawas County in 1942. They held a membership in the Canton Church of Christ. After having been burdened with heart problems, Ollie died at the age of 80, at home in Dover, on Oct. 8, 1948. An obituary in the New Philadelphia Daily Times erroneously said he was the son "of the late Henry and Katherine Butt."

• Granddaughter Mary Ellen "Mamie" Dickerhoff (1890- ? ) was born in Feb. 1890. On Jan. 11, 1912, when she was 21 years of age, she was joined in wedlock with Charles "Milton" Van Pelt ( ? - ? ). The ceremony was held in a church parsonage which stood on West Market Street near Acqueduct, and the "temperature then was seven below zero," with 30 inches of snow on the ground, said the Akron Beacon Journal. Mamie was quoted in the article, saying "We had to walk all the way from Market and Howard... It was one and one-half miles." They together produced a brood of five -- Andrew Van Pelt, James Van Pelt, Bertha Bonfiglio, Mary Mitchell and Margaret Farnsworth. In young manhood Charles had generated income as an advance handbill poster advertising upcoming shows of the P.T. Barnum Circus. They made her residence in Akron for years, where he was a construction laborer and chemical plant employee. Then in retirement he worked in maintenance at an automatic laundry on Kenmore Boulevard. The family worshipped at the Boulevard Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Van Pelts marked their golden wedding anniversary in 1962 with an open house at the home of their granddaughter Joanne Ray at 698 Kenmore Boulevard, with their photographs appearing in a related story in the Beacon Journal.

• Step-granddaughter Bertha May Dickerhoff (1892- ? ) was born on May 23, 1892. At the age of 18, on Sept. 17, 1910, she married 21-year-old steelworker John Mason (1889-1967), an immigrant from Staffordshire, England and the son of Fred and Mary (Smith) Mason. Presiding was Rev. William H. Dye. Eight children were born into this family -- Lillian Groves, Shirley Greegor, Dawn Lyons, Loretta McCartney, Anita Alpeter, Dean Mason, Jack Mason and Max Mason. Their home in 1932-1948 was in Dover. For many years, John was employed by Empire-Reeves Steel. They held a membership in the First Christian Church and he belonged to the PFC lodge of New Philadelphia. The pair's final address was 324 West High Avenue in New Philadelphia. As a patient in Union Hospital, following an illness of 15 years' duration, John passed away on July 24, 1967. His obituary was printed in the Dover Daily Reporter. He was survived by 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Rev. Kenneth Shaffer preached the funeral sermon, with interment in Dover Burial Park. Bertha only lived for another five-plus months. She died at the age of 75 on Jan. 3, 1968.

• Grandson Clarence Elijah Butt (1898-1832) was born on May 7, 1898. He served in the Ohio National Guard during World War I. At the age of 21, in 1920, he generated income working with his father as a roller's helper at the local mill of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. He was united in matrimony with Wilma McConnell (1906-1995), daughter of Howard McConnell. Their only child was Patsy Anne Butt. Clarence was considered a "well known local steel worker." The Buttses held a membership in the local Christian Church. But the family was plunged into grief when, at age 34, he contracted pneumonia and suffered for nine weeks until death carried him away the day after Christmas 1932. Interment was in East Avenue Cemetery. Wilma outlived her husband by more than six decades. She married again to (?) Weaver and died in 1995.

• Grandson Henry O. Butt (1904-1965) was born in about 1904 in New Philadelphia. His occupation at age 16, in 1920, was as a delivery boy. Henry married Ellen Mae ( ? - ? ). The pair did not reproduce. He lived on Route 2 in Dover, OH in 1948 and worked as a truck driver. At the age of 62, he died in Molly Stark Hospital on Nov. 28, 1965. The funeral officiant was Rev. Carl Wilson, with burial taking place in Hillcrest Cemetery. An obituary in the New Philadelphia Daily Times said he had "resided with a niece, Mrs. Margaret Chaney, 2145 Tanner ave SW Canton, for the past year... He is survived by a half-sister, Mrs. John Mason of this city and half-brother, Kenneth Butt of Spokane, Wash."

• Grandson Curtis I./E. Butt (1906-1960) was born on March 26, 1906 in New Philadelphia. He tied the marital cord with Mary E. ( ? - ? ). Two known children of this union were James Edward Butt Sr. and Barbara J. Butt. They settled in Canton, OH where in 1940 he worked as a truck driver for CCNC Highway Services, a freight transportation business. They remained in Canton in 1948. By 1950, he earned a living as a trucking dispatcher and she as a duster and wiper for a metal furniture manufacturer. Death spirited Curtis away at the age of 53, in Canton's Aultman Hospital, on Feb. 19, 1960.

  Great-grandson James Edward Butt Sr. (1931-2010) was born on Oct. 14, 1931 in Canton. He was a 1950 graduate of Lehman High School and, during the Korean War, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Greene. James was first married to Beverly Yarman ( ? -1985). They produced these known offspring -- James Edward Butt Jr., John C. Butt, Joseph Butt, Jean Anne Johns, Timothy Butt and Thomas Butt. He was employed in the transportation industry during his working career and served a term as president of the Bucyrus Civil Service and on the board of Bucyrus Community Development. He held memberships in the local post of the American Legion and the Moose and Knights of Columbus lodges. He also coached minor league baseball and enjoyed traveling. His final years were spent as a resident of the Autumnwood Nursing Home in Tiffin, OH. There, at the age of 78, he died on Jan. 25, 2010. He was pictured in his obituary in the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum.

  Great-granddaughter Barbara J. Butt ( ? - ? ) wed Richard White. They put down roots in Canton. 

• Grandson Kenneth Ray Butt (1914-1977) was born on May 1, 1914 in Ohio. He made a cross-country migration to the Pacific Northwest and settled in Washington State. On Sept. 10, 1938, he entered into marriage with his first wife, Virginia Shields (1922-1973) of Spokane. Rev. Alexander Schiffner officiated. The pair became the parents of twins Roger Ray Butt and Craig Kenneth Butt. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy and was a machinist's mate. Sadly, Virginia died in Sept. 1973. Her death notice appeared in the Spokane Spokesman-Review. A year later, circa Nov. 1974, Kenneth wed Sylvia (Ruby) Ollila ( ? - ? ). She brought two stepchildren into the second marriage, Marilee Preedy and Leonard Ruby. He made his residence in 1948-1965 in Spokane, WA, working for the U.S. Postal Service. He eventually rose to the position of superintendent. Their address in the mid-1970s was North 3907 Hawthorne. The couple belonged to the Foothills Community Church, and he held memberships in the Spokane Rifle Club and National Association of Postal Supervisors. Kenneth was diagnosed with bronchogenic cancer in 1976 and suffered for a year. Death swept him away at the age of 63, in Veterans Administration Hospital in Spokane, on Sept. 10, 1977. Burial was in Spokane Memorial Gardens.

• Granddaughter Beatrice M. "Bea" Butt (1917- ? ) was born in about 1917. She first tied the knot with Benedict G. "Ben" Martin (1915- ? ). Together they produced a daughter, Joanne M. Martin. As of 1935-1940, they dwelled in Akron, where she earned a living as a lunch room waitress and he as a book repairer for the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was one of the ways President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the federal government tried to overcome unemployment during the Great Depression. It is widely considered one of the Roosevelt's largest and most ambitious undertakings of his "New Deal" to get the nation back on sound economic footing. Over the years, the WPA hired millions of out-of-work individuals to build public works projects, such as roads, bridges, retaining walls and buildings as well as work on cultural programs. Beatrice's mother Olive lived under their roof in 1940. In time, the Martins migrated to Oxnard, CA. Later, she married (?) Darling ( ? - ? ) and remained in California.

• Grandson Herbert E. Dollinger ( ? - ? ) settled in Akron.

• Granddaughter Catherine June Butt (1928-2004) was born on Oct. 16, 1928 in Akron, OH. She lived with her father in 1948 at his death and then migrated to West Virginia, settling in or near Charleston. On Aug. 27, 1951, at age 22, she was united in matrimony with her first spouse, 18-year-old Freddy Russell Stevens Sr. ( ? - ? ). Performing the rites was Rev. Edgar A. Harrah. They became the parents of Freddy R. Stevens Jr., Maudie Triplett and Darlene Fletcher. Sadly, Freddy is believed to have died prior to the mid-1950s. Her second husband was 27-year-old Ralph Joseph Sweeney ( ? - ? ). The pair exchanged vows in Charleston, WV on Nov. 10, 1956, by the hand of Earl G. Hissom. Their marriage ended in divorce. On June 18, 1959, at age 30, she was joined in wedlock with widowed coal miner Oscar Woodrow Kidd (Sept. 8, 1897-1968), son of Jerome and Mary (Blake) Kidd. William G. Hill officiated at the nuptials held in Charleston. The groom was 31 years older than the bride. They shared a home in Charleston. Children that he brought to the combined family included Arbutus Lanham, Woodrow Junior Kidd, Wanda Lee Sands Hedrick, William Paul Kidd, Eugene Franklin Kidd, Harold Mathew Kidd, Jimmie Patton Kidd, Drema Faye Withrow, Charles Ray Kidd and Douglas MacArthur Kidd. Sadly, suffering from a host of breathing problems, he died in Charleston Memorial Hospital on Jan. 23, 1968. Burial of the remains was in Ronda (WV) Cemetery. She endured for several more decades. Her final dwelling-place was in Chesapeake, Kanawha County, WV. There, she died on June 12, 2004. Sister Pat Green presided over the funeral service, with burial taking place in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.

• Step-grandson Clarence B. Kennedy was in California in 1977.

~ Son Henry W. Younkin ~

Son Henry W. Younkin (1838-1921) was born on May 26, 1838 in or near New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County.

One of Henry's boyhood friends, some nine years younger, was Daniel Cordrey, who had moved to an adjacent farm in 1852. Later the friend became his brother-in-law. Henry in young manhood earned a living as a carpenter. He stood 5 feet, 6½ inches tall, with a fair complexion, grey eyes and auburn hair.

During the Civil War, on Aug. 22, 1862, Henry joined the Union Army. He was assigned to the 126th Ohio Infantry, Company G and rose to the rank of corporal. His service, said the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune, involved "enduring many hardships." Henry is known to have contracted heart disease while on a forced march in the heat of July 1863. Records of the regiment indicate that he underwent treatment for intermittent fever for 10 days from Aug. 2-12 of that year, then returning to duty. He also was sick in February 1863 and was admitted to a hospital in Martinsburg, WV. In the winter and spring of 1865, he developed lower back pain ("lumbago"). 

He received his honorable discharge in the Ohio state capitol of Columbus on June 25, 1865.

On June 19, 1867, he married Mary Cordrey (Jan. 2, 1846-1918), a native of New Philadelphia and the daughter of George W. and Rebecca (Hite) Cordrey. The ceremony was performed in New Philadelphia by Rev. Wilhelm.

Together, they produced the following brood of nine children -- Weston Ulysses Younkin, Margaret "Alice" Younkin, Mary "Etta" Tonietta Avery, Lottie Belle Younkin, Elizabeth May "Libbie" Beeson Conklin, Henry Boyd Younkin, Jesse Lloyd Younkin, Philip Floyd Younkin and Lucy Ellen Younkin. 

Their home in 1880 was in Middletown, Wood County, OH, and in 1903 near the county seat of Bowling Green. Their home was located four-and-a-half miles northeast of town.

Friend Mathias Gossett once called him "a sober, temperate man in every respect."  The Daily Sentinel-Tribune said that "Working as a carpenter and farming until ill health and age forced him to retired, but love of his country home kept him on the farm where he had lived forty years..." A 1918 Daily Sentinel-Tribune story said that Henry and Mary "came to Wood county over 40 years ago and are prominently and respectively known throughout the community." 

In older age, Henry suffered from a host of ailments. In his words, he was "unable to earn a support by manual labor, by reason of disability from rheumatism, disease of liver, spleen, and stomach, disease of heart, and chronic catarrh of head, throat, stomache and bowels, and severe deafness, result of catarrh." In a medical examination made in about 1890, Dr. M.A. McKendree wrote that he "found him suffering with severe pain on both sides of lumbar spine, pain increased by movements of the body, heart irritable and increased in force, no fever." A military board of surgeons examined him in 1891 and found that he "presents a healthy appearance, good hard muscels, and is well nourished, there is no apparent swelling or tenderness on pressure over lumbar region or left hip." His weight in that era of his life was 162 lbs. 

He was awarded a military pension for his wartime army service. [Invalid App. No. 938.798 - Cert. No. 901.877] Friend Willis M. Tuller provided a written affidavit of support in the claim. 

As of 1907, Henry received a monthly check for $12 and then by 1910 the amount had increased to $15. 

At Henry's 79th birthday in 1915, the family threw him a "complete" surprise party. Said the local newspaper, "the hostess hardly knew where to begin to feed so many until she saw the well-filled baskets of prepared food the visitors had brought with them. At noon a sumptuous chicken dinner was served. The afternoon was spent in taking group pictures of those present and a general good time. In the evening all departed wishing the host many more happy birthdays."

Sadly, Mary spent the last two decades of her life in poor health. She succumbed to the spectre of death on June 24, 1918. In an obituary, the Daily Sentinel Tribune said "She took to her bed last Thursday with a complication of diseases and death resulted a few days later." Funeral services were conducted in the Dowling Church and burial in the Dowling Cemetery.  

Henry was burdened with senility in his final years. After suffering a stroke of apoplexy, at the age of 84, he passed into the arms of the heavenly host on Feb. 23, 1921. His son Phillip, who was the informant for the Ohio death certificate, gave the names of Henry's father as "Isic Younkin" and mother as "do not know." An obituary in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune said he was survived by 32 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral rites were conducted by Rev. Rush Powell at the Dowling United Brethren Church, followed by interment in Dowling Cemetery, known today as New Belleville Ridge Cemetery. Among those traveling to attend were Clarence, Henry and Ollie Butt of New Philadelphia, William Carson of New Philadelphia, Elizabeth Deibert of Rocky Ridge, OH, Alice Porter of Grover Hill, OH and Andrew Porter of Toledo.

Two years after Henry's death, the family organized a "Henry Younkin Family Reunion." The third annual gathering was held at Otsego Park in Bowling Green on the Sunday afternoon of Aug. 16, 1925. Reported the Daily Sentinel-Tribune, 

All brought with them well-filled baskets and at noon a bountiful table was spread which was greatly enjoyed by all. After an afternoon of swimming, bathing, rowing and a general good time, a short program and business meeting was held. The new officers for next year were elected as follows: President, P.F. Younkin; secretary, Robert Younkin; treasurer, Earl Averey. Entertainment committee -- Mrs. Doris Grover; Mrs. Pearl Avery and Mrs. Abbie Brim. Committee -- Mrs. Alice Porter, Mrs. Chas. Avery and Mrs. Frank Walker. Just two were added to the family in the last year. Before the departure late in the afternoon ice cream and cake were served to all. 

City Park in Bowling Green, site of the 1941 reunion

The reunions continued for many years and into 1941 on the eve of World War II. The 1941 affair was held at City Park in Bowling Green, and was reported in the Daily Sentinel-Tribune:

Sixty members and five guests came with well filled baskets for a bountiful noonday meal after which a short business meeting was held, Russell Younkin of Kansas, O., presiding. Mrs. Daryl Knauss read the minutes of the last meeting after which new officers were elected for the coming year, Daryl Knauss, Bowling Green, president; Russell Younkin, vice president, and Mildred Younkin, of Helena, secretary-treasurer. The entertainment committee consisting of Mrs. George Grover, Mrs. Earl Avery and Mrs. Carl Avery, provided contests for young and old. At the close of the afternoon ice cream was served...

The 50th annual reunion of the Henry Younkin family was held in August 1974 at Needle Hall in City Park. The Daily Sentinel-Tribune said it "was probably the family's largest attendance in its history. Over 90 members were present and photographed in an anniversary picture. Photographs, stories, and geneology information were shared concerning the Younkin background in Pennsylvania and Tuscarawas County, Ohio. A large anniversary cake honored the occasion. Business was conducted by the president, Gertrue McClung, vice-president Ina Schaller, and secretary-treasurer, Barbara Davis. Officers elected for the coming year were George Younkin from Findlay, Ina Schaller from Oregon, and Nina Krause from Louisville, Ky."   

Son Weston Ulysses Younkin (1868-1941) was born on Nov. 29, 1867 in New Philadelphia. He grew up in Middletown, Wood County, OH. On Jan. 2, 1898, he became married to Mary Viola Ralston (Dec. 13, 1864-1934). Their union held firm over the span of 36 years until the separation of death. The five offspring of this coupling were Abbie Brim, Robert Younkin, Russell Younkin, Eleanor Mary Younkin and James Weston Younkin. As of 1899, they lived in Webster Township. Grief spread through the family when daughter Eleanor died as a child in 1903. Their home was east of Bowling Green. Weston was a longtime laborer in the Bowling Green area. Among his known projects were on the Bolles drainage ditch in 1903. Then circa 1909, he was a candidate for election to the Center Township school board. He made news in August 1909 when he purchased a Studebaker Handy Wagon vehicle from the J.W. Long Company, and then again in January 1910 when he acquired a Studebaker surrey and double harness. He added more Studebaker buggies and wagons from Long's in April 1911 and August 1912. The Younkins were known for hosting "delightful" country dinners which often included their home-grown strawberries. The pair were very social and their weekend guests and visits were often reported in the gossip columns of the local newspaper. On June 24, 1923, they hosted the first Younkin family union. Said the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune: 

All gathered bringing with them baskets filled with many delicious viands of the season which were served at noon in a pretty grove near the Younkin home. After the sumptuous dinner was finished a short business session was held and the following officers elected for the ensuing year: President--Robert Younkin. Secretary--Mrs. Geo. Grover. Treasurer--Miss Helen Walker. Commitee--Mrs. Frank Walker, Mrs. Jay Knauss and Mrs. Charles Avery. The program following the business meeting was: Song, America--By all. Recitation--Marcene Knauss. Recitation--Lloyd Younkin. Song--Paul Avery and Jim Younkin. Recitation--Ina Younkin. Recitation--Geraldine Knauss. Recitation--Gertrude Avery. Recitation--Jim Younkin. At the conclusion of the program the rest of the afternoon was spent in contests, games and an enjoyable social way. All left hoping to meet again at the Wood county fair grounds next year on Sunday preceding May 26th.

The family attended the 1924 Younkin Reunion which was held "at the pretty grove of James Gallier east of Bowling Geeen," said the Daily Sentinel-Tribune, 

...and despite of the rain spent a most delightful day, the occasion being the second annual Younkin family reunion. All came bringing with them baskets containing many delicious things which made up a bountiful dinner which, at noon was served and enjoyed by all. After dinner a fine program was given by the following: Song, America--by all. Recitation--George Younkin. Recitation--Marcene Knauss. Recitation--Garnet Younkin. Recitation--Darl Knauss. Recitation--Gertrude Avery. Recitation--Flora Simonds. Reading--Robert Younkin. Recitation--Jessie Younkin. Recitation--Ina Younkin. Recitation--Geraldine Knauss. Recitation--Jim Younkin. Recitation--Russell Younkin. Play--Paul Avery and Lloyd Younkin. Events in Family in Past Year--Helen Walker. Following the program a short business session was held and the same officers were re-elected for the ensuing year, as follows: President, Robert Younkin; secretary, Mrs. George Grover; treasurer, Miss Helen Walker; committee--Mrs. Frank Walker, Mrs. Jay Knauss and Mrs. Charles Avery.

Weston in the fall of 1927 decided to sell 10 pigs. He advertised the sale in the Daily Sentinel-Tribune, "remained calm and collected when a number of people answered his ad," said the paper. "Mr. Younkin... sold them within two days after the appearance of his ad." For the last decade of Weston's life, they made a dwelling-place in Helena, Sandusky County, OH. Sadly, having borne heart problems for two years, she passed away on July 23, 1934. An obituary appeared in the Fremont News-Messenger. Rev. D.D. Corl led the rites. Weston survived his bride by six-and-a-half years. After a stroke at age 73, and then lingering for six weeks, Weston died at home on Feb. 2, 1941. Rev. W.E. Bovey, of the Shiloh United Brethren Church, officiated the funeral rites. Burial was in Union Hill Cemetery. 

• Granddaughter Abbie Younkin (1899-1980) was born on March 4, 1899 in Webster Township, Wood County. She was an alumna of Bowling Green State University. On Nov. 2, 1918, at the age of 19, she wed Harvey E. Brim ( ? - ? ). Four children of this couple were Gary Brim, H. Robert Brim, Dallas Brim and Gloria Reed. They dwelled in Bowling Green for many years and were members of the Trinity United Methodist Church. Abbie was active with the annual Younkin reunions of the mid-1920s and served on the entertainment committee. She also was involved with the Wood County Council of the American Legion auxiliaries. By 1951, Abbie was employed as an elementary teacher with the Lake Township Schools, remaining there over 19 years until retirement. Their last home address was 211 Baldwin Avenue. Sadly, at the age of 81, Abbie died in Wood County Hospital on Dec. 9, 1980. An obituary appeared in the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. Rev. Frank Ellis preached the funeral sermon, with burial conducted in Wood County Memory Gardens.

  Great-grandson H. Robert Brim (1921-2004) was born on April 10, 1921 in Bowling Green. At the age of 23, on Christmas Day 1944, he tied the knot with Shirley "Ann" Paul ( ? - ? ). Their two children were Ted E. Brim and Rebecca A. Hoppenstand. From 1959 to 1981, he was proprietor of the Al-Mar Lanes bowling alley in Bowling Green. In 1978, he was one of the first to be inducted into the Bowling Green Bowling Association Hall of Fame. He also belonged to the Trinity United Methodist Church, Elks Lodge, Bowling Green post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion post of Tontogany. In his spare time he liked to dance, fish, golf and play cards. Sadly, as a patient in Blakely Care Center, he died at the age of 83 on Aug. 30, 2004. His funeral was led by Rev. Larry Swaisgood, with interment in Wood County Memory Gardens. He was pictured in his obituary in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune.

  Great-grandson Dallas Brim made a home in Bowling Green in 2004.

  Great-granddaughter Gloria Brim ( ? -2013) was born on (?). She was an alumna of Bowling Green High School. Gloria married Larry Reed. Together they bore a brood of two -- Jon Reed and Cinda Reed. For many years, they have lived in Jacksonville, FL. Sadly, at the age of 87, Gloria died there on Nov. 5, 2013.

• Grandson Robert Younkin relocated to Penacook, NH.

• Grandson Russell M. Younkin (1905-1973) was born on March 13, 1905 in Wood County, OH. On July 8, 1929, he entered into marriage with Bernadine K. Baker (March 7, 1910-1993), the daughter of Noah and Bertha (Hersland) Baker of Napoleon, OH. They became the parents of Barbara Lee Davis and Debra Correll. Their home was in rural Kansas, OH. He earned a living as a roofing contractor, while Bernadine was a cook for 14 years with the Lakota School District, retiring in 1982. They held a membership in the Scott Trinity United Methodist Church of Risingsun. Russell passed away in Fostoria, OH on April 14, 1973. His obituary was printed in the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. Bernadine survived him by two-plus decades. As her health declined she was admitted to dwell in the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Fostoria. She died on Oct. 13, 1993. Burail was in Trinity Cemetery in Risingsun, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Barbara Lee Younkin was an alumna of Fostoria High School and received a degree from Bowling Green State University. She then accepted a teaching position in the Fostoria schools. In 1955, she married Harold Owen Davis ( ? - ? ), a U.S. Air Force veteran. They settled in Toledo, OH and were there in 1973-1993. 

  Great-granddaughter Debra Younkin wed (?) Correll. They put down roots in Findlay, OH. Later, the pair moved to Fostoria, OH. 

• Grandson James Weston Younkin lived with his widowed father in Helena, OH in 1941.

Daughter Margaret "Alice" Younkin (1870-1940) was born on Feb. 9, 1870. At the age of 19, two days before Christmas 1889, Alice tied the marital cord with Andrew A. Porter (July 1863-1947). Benjamin L. Abbot performed the wedding, held in Wood County. Together, the Porters produced a family of eight -- John Henry Porter, Flora Belle Boegal, Cora Alice "Corey" Weible, Andrew A. "Mike" Porter, Lewis Alton "Bill" Porter, Charles Allen Porter, Wilbur Floyd "Jake" Porter and Charles "Allen" Porter. They were longtime farmers and dwelled at Melrose/Grover Hill, OH in 1921. Alice passed away in 1940. Andrew surrendered to the angel of death in 1947. They sleep for the ages in Little Auglaize Cemetery in Melrose.

• Grandson John Henry Porter (1890-1980) was born on Nov. 5, 1890 in Wood County. When he was 23 years of age, on March 4, 1914, he exchanged marital vows with Fray Aleshire ( ? -1973). Ten children born into this family were Deloy Porter, Basil L. Porter, Nolan Porter, Pauletta "Lucille" deCamp, Edith Ladean "Dean" Porter, Deloss "Chub" Porter, Paul Porter, Corp. Richard N. Porter, Rolland John Porter and Wanda L. "Touk" Bisel. The Porters resided on a farm in Paulding, OH for many years. He served on the Melrose Board of Education and for more than two decades was a trustee of Brown Township. He was a representative for 38 years of the Pfeistr Associated Growers, producers of seed corn. He belonged to the Oakwood lodge, Oakleaf Grange and Mount Zion United Methodist Church. Sadness blanketed the family when Fray passed away on April 21, 1973. John survived her by nearly seven years. At age 89, John died at home on March 11, 1980. His obituary appeared in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune. Their remains sleep for all eternity in Little Auglaize Cemetery near Melrose.

  Great-grandson Deloy Porter (1916-1996) resided in Paulding, OH.

  Great-grandson Basil L. Porter (1918-2009) made a home in Paulding, OH.

  Great-grandson Nolan Porter (1920-1993) put down roots in Paulding, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Pauletta "Lucille" Porter (1921-1994) wed (?) DeCamp. She was in Van Wert, OH in 1980.

  Great-granddaughter Edith Ladean "Dean" Porter (1924-1994) may not have married. Her dwelling-place in 1980 was in Paulding, OH.

  Great-grandson DeLoss "Chub" Porter (1926-2012) dwelled in 1980 in Paulding, OH.

  Great-grandson Paul Porter (1929-1929) 

  Great-grandson Corp. Richard N. Porter (1931-1964) was born on June 16, 1931. He served during the Korean War with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and attained the rank of corporal. Death spirited him away on Aug. 25, 1964.

  Great-grandson Rolland John Porter (1935-2016) lived in Grover Hill, OH circa 1980.

  Great-granddaughter Wanda L. "Touk" Porter (1938-2014) married (?) Bisel. She lived in Newburgh, IN in 1980.

Spicer Manufacturing's sprawling plant in Toledo, OH

• Granddaughter Flora Belle Porter (1892-1973) was born on Nov. 28, 1892 in Wood County, OH. In young womanhood she lived ni Grover Hill, Paulding County, OH. She appears to have been twice-wed. Flora Belle's first spouse was 28-year-old farmer and laborer William "Benjamin" Leidy (Aug. 24, 1885-1944), originally from Putnam County, OH and the son of William and Louisa (Filer) Leidy. They took their vows in Paulding, OH on April 4, 1914, officiated by Rev. E. Bolduc of Montgomery, MI. The couple did not reproduce. As of 1920, they lived in Toledo and provide a home for Flora Belle's unmarried sister Cora. During the 1920s and into 1930, Benjamin labored as a machinist in a local auto parts factory. Then in 1940, he was a copper plater for the auto parts firm Spicer Manufacturing Company. The couple's final address together was at 510 Sylvania Avenue, Toledo. Sadly, on Jan. 24, 1944, William died in Flower Hospital three days after suffering a heart attack. Now widowed, she remained in Toledo and made a living supporting herself as a maid and housekeeper at the Toledo Hospital. On Aug. 31, 1961, at the age of 68, she entered into marital union with her second husband, 62-year-old Erik "Dutch" Boegel (May 9, 1899-1964), a German immigrant and the son of Carl and Johanetta (Zepenfell) Boegel. Rev. Bessie Howard presided. It was Erik's fourth marriage. They shared an address of 1109½ Cherry Street, Toledo. They were together for three years until the separation of death. He passed away in Toledo's Riverside Hospital at the age of 64 on Jan. 17, 1964. An obituary was printed in the Lima News, which said he "was born in Herborn, Germany, and lived in Toledo 42 years. A former employe of the Ohio Electric Interurban Co. for 21 years, Mr. Boegel also worked for the Toledo Terminal Railroad 17 years before retiring four years ago." He was survived by his wife, four sisters and two brothers. Flora lived for another nine years. The heavenly host carried her away on Nov. 11, 1973. Burial was in Toledo Memorial Park.

• Granddaughter Cora Alice "Corey" Porter (1894-1945) was born on April 18, 1894 in Wood County. She married Clyde Weible (1893-1962). One known daughter was Floris I. Smith. Their home was at 5251 Cowan Road in Washington Township, Lucas County She was diagnosed in late 1944 with cancer of the breast, which spread elsewhere. Six months later, she succumbed to the spectre of death on May 21, 1945. Burial was in Toledo Memorial Park. Clyde endured for another 17 years. He died in 1962.

  Great-granddaughter Floris I. Weible married (?) Smith. 

• Grandson Andrew A. "Mike" Porter (1897- ? ) was born in about 1897. He settled in Dayton, OH. Nothing more is known.

• Grandson Lewis Alton "Bill" Porter (1898-1976) was born on Oct. 10, 1898 in Bowling Green. He put down roots in Toledo, OH. When he was 52 years of age, on June 24, 1950, he tied the knot with Pearl Minnie (Bihn) Cornelius (1900-1983). She is believed to have brought five stepchildren into the union. Sadly, Lewis passed away at the age of 77 on June 7, 1976. Interment was in Toledo Memorial Park.

• Grandson Wilbur Floyd "Jake" Porter (1906-1993) was born on Sept. 13, 1906 in Latty Township, Paulding County, OH. He attended the McCabe grade school as a boy. At the age of about 22, in 1929, he married his first wife, Beulah Burt (1911-1972). The marriage ended in divorce. Then on Dec. 18, 1937, he was united in matrimony with Lois Irene Copsey (1922-1995). The trio of offspring in the family were Floyd Andrew Porter, Deloris Heffner Carr and Barbara Weaver. The Porters made their home in Grover Hill, OH. He was a lifelong farmer and for 18 years served as a trustee of Washington Township, Paulding County. Wilbur died at the age of 86, in Van Wert County Hospital, on June 28, 1993. Rev. Terry Porter presided over the funeral, with interment in Little Auglaize Cemetery near Melrose. The Lima News produced an obituary.

  Great-grandson Floyd Andrew "Jake" Porter (1936-1985) was born on July 3, 1938 in Brown Township, Paulding County. He was a 1956 graduate of Oakwood High School. He then joined the U.S. Army and was posted to Germany as a gunner and tank driver. After his military service concluded, he returned to Ohio and farmed. He also earned a living with Hornish and Morris Construction Company and by Burton Hoy Trucking Service of Grover Hill. He held m emberships in the Oakwood Giltz-Brown post of the American Legion and Grover Hill post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Sadly, at the age of 47, he died in Paulding County Hospital in 1985.

  Great-granddaughter Deloris Porter first entered into marriage with Clyde Heffner. They were in Smyrna, GA in 1985. In time she married a second time to Marvin Carr. Their home in 1993 was in Marietta, GA.

  Great-granddaughter Barbara Porter tied the marital cord with Frank Weaver. Their dwelling-place was in Paulding, OH in 1985-1993. 

• Grandson Charles "Allen" Porter (1909-1975) was born on July 30, 1909 in Jackson Township, Paulding County, OH. He attended McCabe grade school in childhood. On Sept. 8, 1937, he was joined in wedlock with Emma Merriman (1919-2015). Two daughters of this union were Flora Jean Welch and Wilma Marie Fohner. They attended the Auglaize Chapel Church of God. Charles in young manhood farmed and worked at Ohio Steel in Lima at one time. Then for 30 years he was employed at Paulding with the Grizzly Manufacturing Division of Merrimont Corporation. He served a term as president of the United Auto Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations Local 1072, and in his free time belonged to the Melrose Fish and Game Club. Charles died in Paulding County Hospital on July 2, 1975. His obituary was printed in the Van Wert Times-Bulletin. Rev. Raymond Matson and Rev. Robert Fry jointly led the funeral rites, with burial following in Melrose Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Flora Jean Porter married Dana Welch. 

  Great-granddaughter Wilma Marie Porter married Junior Fohner. 

Daughter Mary Tonietta "Etta" Younkin (1874-1949) was born on March 4, 1874. She was united in holy matrimony with Charles A. Avery (1869-1955). Together, they produced these eight known children -- Ray H. Avery, Harry A. Avery, Doris M. Grover, Earl T. Avery, Nellie Thelma Getz Avery, Earl Pierce Avery, Paul Henry Avery and Gertrude Marion McClung. Death enveloped her in 1949. Burial was in Bowling Green's Oak Grove Cemetery.

• Grandson Ray H. Avery (1895-1938) was born on July 1, 1895 in Bowling Green. On June 21, 1922, he married Pearl G. Brim (1899-1969). They produced four children, among them Geneva Pearl Strausbaugh, Ivan R. Avery and Harold Edward Avery. Sadly, Ray died at the age of 42 on March 28, 1938. He sleeps for the ages in Bowling Green's Union Hill Cemetery.

• Grandson Harry A. Avery (1897-1918) was born on Oct. 13, 1897 in Wood County. He joined the U.S. Army during World War I and was shipped to Europe as a member of Company F of the 146th Infantry, 37th Division. Tragically, 15 days after the Armistice was signed, he died in France on Nov. 26, 1918. The body was transported back home to rest with honors in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bowling Green.

• Granddaughter Doris M. Avery (1899-1963) was born in 1899 in Bowling Green. On Sept. 14, 1922, she tied the marital knot with George A. Grover (1894-1963), originally from Sugar Ridge, Wood County and the son of Irvin K. Grover. Their only son was Raymond Avery. George was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. He was employed for 25 years by the Wood County Department of Highways. Their address in the early 1960s was 202 East Reed Avenue, and they held memberships in the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church. Doris was president of the Home Workers Sunday School class, a charger member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 45 and a 40-year member of its Gold Star. Death carried both into the realm of eternity in 1963, she in February and he later in the year. Rev. Dr. Carl Ayres led the funeral.

• Grandson Earl T. Avery (1901-1994) was born in 1901. He entered into marriage with Thelma A. (1904-1995). Among their known children were Rita J. Hines and James A. Avery. Sadly, Earl died in 1994 at the age of about 92. Thelma followed him to the grave in 1995.

• Granddaughter Nellie Thelma Getz Avery (1903-1958) was born on Aug. 4, 1903. She was in poor health throughout her life and never married. After the death of her mother in 1949, she is known to kept house for her father. Her home for the last two years of her life was with her sister Gertrude McClung in Waterville, OH. The angel of death cleaved her away in Wood County Hospital. Rev. G.L. Fleming, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church, presided over the funeral. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.

• Grandson Carl Pierce Avery (1906-1979) was born in 1906. He was joined in matrimony with June M. Rodd (1910-2001). One known daughter was Joanne E. Hess. They put down roots in Curtice, OH and were there in 1958. Carl passed away in 1979. June survived him by decades and succumbed to the spectre of death in 2001.

• Grandson Paul Henry Avery (1908-1979) was born on Oct. 26, 1908 in Bowling Green. He joined the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and served from 1943 to 1945. Paul was united in wedlock with Caroline Alice Bond (1918-1983). They lived in the late 1950s in Bowling Green. He passed away at age 71 on Nov. 27, 1979.

• Granddaughter Gertrude Marion Avery (1911-1995) was born on Aug. 15, 1911 in Wood County. On New Year's Day 1935, she wed Alton Jerome McClung (1905-1991). The couple did not reproduce and spent their lives in Bowling Green. In honor of her elder brother, Gertrude held a membership as a Gold Star Sister. Alton surrendered to death on July 24, 1991. She died on June 28, 1995. Burial was in  Oak Grove Cemetery in town, with Rev. Lyle Loomis preaching the funeral sermon. An obituary appeared in the Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune.

Daughter Lottie Belle Younkin (1877-1937) was born on Jan. 1, 1877 in Wood County, OH. She married Frank Walker ( ? - ? ). The pair's two children were DeLoy Franklin Walker and Helen Walton. Their home in 1921 was near Bowling Green. In time, they moved to Toledo and engaged in the grocery store business. They belonged to the United Brethren Church. She contracted heart disease and the a boil developed on her neck, causing an abscess. She had only been ill a short time when the angel of death spirited her away at age 59 on Oct. 6, 1937. The Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune carried an obituary. Rev. R.A. Powell preached the funeral sermon, and burial was in Dowling Cemetery.

• Grandson DeLoy Franklin Walker (1902-1960) was born on Aug. 8, 1902 in Wood County, OH. He was a boy when the family moved to Bowling Green. In 1929, he married Lucy L. Smalley (1906-1986). They dwelled in Toledo for a decade and then moved to Bowling Green. Their homeplace in 1960 was at 890 West Wooster Street. He earned a living through his work for the City Water Department, and he held memberships in the Masons and Blue Lodge of Haskins. Sadly, at the age of 57, he died in their home on June 2, 1960. The remains were lowered under the sod of Jerry City Cemetery, with Rev. A.S. Bierly, of the Jerry City United Brethren Church, and Rev. T.J. Yoder, of the Mount Zion United Brethren, jointly leading the funeral rites. The Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune carried an obituary.

• Granddaughter Helen Walker (1897-1959) was born in Bowling Green. She wed Illinois native William Derwood Walton (July 2, 1878-1956). He had been married previously to Ella M. Trott (1882-1935) and brought two stepdaughters into the second marriage, Mabel Bernice Ells and Wanda J. Fork. The couple did not reproduce. At some point they relocated to Toledo. For a dozen years, she worked for American Mat Company as an office clerk. William passed away in 1956. Helen outlived him by three years. Her final address was 6871 Whiteford Center Road, Toledo. She died at home at the age of 61 on May 22, 1959. Her obituary was published in the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. Burial was in Dowling Cemetery, also known as New Belleville Ridge Cemetery.

Daughter Elizabeth May "Libbie" Younkin (1879-1942) was born on Dec. 19, 1879 on her parents' farm four-and-a-half miles northeast of Bowling Green. She was twice-wed. Her first husband was David Beeson ( ? -1931). They dwelled in Monclova, OH in 1918 and in time settled in Whitehouse, OH. They produced a trio of offspring -- Inez Scot, Doris Hershbarger and John Beason. Sadly, David died in about 1931. Elizabeth remained a widow almost to the end of her life and relocated to Lambertville, MI. On April 28, 1942, she married Rolland Conklin ( ? - ? ). They lived at 8444 Summerfield Road, Lambertville, and were together for seven months until her death. Elizabeth began to suffer from heart trouble and was admitted to Toledo St. Vincent Hospital, where she died a few days later on Dec. 26, 1942. Burial was in Dowling Cemetery, and the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune produced an obituary. 

• Granddaughter Inez Scot lived in Toledo in 1942. Nothing more is known.

• Granddaughter Doris Hershbarger settled in Cleveland. Her paper trail has gone cold.

• Grandson John Beason made his home in Delta, OH in 1942.

Son Henry Boyd Younkin (1881-1918) was born on Oct. 29, 1881. He lived in Bowling Green and then in about 1906 made a relocation to Toledo. He was joined in matrimony with Bertha ( ? - ? ). The pair did not reproduce. Their address in Toledo was 422 Oliver Street. For a dozen years, he earned a living as a fireman with Toledo's 5th Engine House. He also held a membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Having been diagnosed with cancer of the spleen, he declined over the next six months and passed away in East Side Hospital on Feb. 6, 1918. His age at death was only 36 years, three months and seven days. Interment of the remains was in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Son Jesse Lloyd "Jess" Younkin Sr. (1884-1944) was born on July 22, 1884 on a farm northeast of Bowling Green. On July 22, 1904, he tied the knot with Laura E. Naugle ( ? - ? ). They planted themselves in a home along Simonds Road northeast of Bowling Green. Together, the couple became the parents of Helen Pearl Frusher Williams, Jesse "Lloyd" Younkin Jr., Ruth Iannucci, George Henry Younkin, Jessie Laura Few, John Phillip Younkin, Laura Mae Younkin and Garnet Catron plus a daughter who died in infancy. Sadness blanketed the family when Laura died in 1920 after 16 years of marriage and having borne nine children. Jesse lived for another 24 years as a widower. In about 1928, he gave up farming and relocated to nearby Risingsun. There, said the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Tribune, "he was employed as a section worker on the railroad until his health failed. Following the death of his wife... he continued to make a home for his children to whom he gave the most devoted care. He had many friends, was well liked, and admired for his estimable characteristics." He was diagnosed with cancer in 1943 and suffered for a year. At the age of 60, he died on Aug. 1, 1944 in Risingsun, Wood County. Burial was in Dowling's New Belleville Ridge Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Helen Pearl Younkin (1906-1940) was born on Jan. 16, 1906 in Wood County, OH. She appears to have been married twice. On July 15, 1926, at the age of 20, she wed 24-year-old laborer Donald J. Frusher ( ? - ? ). son of Edward J. and Fannie (Rowe) Frusher. A probate judge in Lucas County presided. She may also have entered into marriage with (?) Williams ( ? - ? ). In any event, she did not reproduce and eventually was divorced. Helen Pearl made her home circa 1940 at 116½ East Wayne Street in Lima, OH and supported herself as a housekeeper in a rooming house. In the summer of 1940, suffering from heart disease, she was diagnosed with peritonitis of her pelvic region. Sadly, she died in Lima's St. Rita's Hospital on July 20, 1940. Burial was in Gethsemane Cemetery. A newspaper obituary gave her last name at death of "Williams" although her official Ohio certificate of death used the surname "Younken."

• Granddaughter Grandson Jesse "Lloyd" Younkin Jr. (1908-1972) was born on Jan. or Feb. 27, 1908 in the family dwelling on Simonds Road northeast of Bowling Green, OH. Lloyd as a young man migrated to the West Coast and planted himself in Monterey, CA. He stood 6 feet, 2½ inches tall and weighed 200 lbs. In 1932, in the town's San Carlos Church, he entered into marriage with Gladys Rosamond Roach (1912-1974), a native of Big Sur, CA. Their two sons were Michael Younkin and Corky Younkin. Gladys in childhood attended the little red schoolhouse in Point Lobos and other schools on the Monterey Peninsula. As of 1940, when Lloyd registered for the military draft on the eve of World War II, he disclosed their postal location as Carmel, CA and his employer as M.J. Murphy of Monte Verde, CA. They eventually settled at 1098 Irving Street in Monterey. Lloyd generated income over the years as a truck driver and shovel and heavy equipment operator, while Gladys was a practical nurse. He held a membership in the local lodge of the Moose. Suffering from heart problems, he was scheduled to undergo surgery but died at home the day before, on Feb. 7, 1972. His remains were lowered into rest in Mission Memorial Park. His obituary was carried in the Salinas Californian and in his old hometown newspaper, the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. Gladys only survived him by two years. At the age of 62, she was spirited away by the angel of death on Feb. 26, 1974. After recitation of the Rosary and prayers for the departed, burial was in Mission Memorial.

  Great-grandson Michael Younkin (1938- ? ) was born in about 1938 in California. Was his name also "Milton?" He dwelled in the early 1970s in Monterey, CA.

  Great-grandson Corky Younkin ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). Was his name also "Lloyd?" He married (?), daughter of LaNea Brown. Their brood of offspring included Vicky Younkin, Julie Younkin, Connie Younkin, Paul Younkin and Dennis Younkin. They lived in Monterey, CA in 1972 and in Orem, CA in 1986. 

• Granddaughter Ruth M. Younkin (1909-1972) was born on Nov. 6, 1909 in the family dwelling on Simonds Road northeast of Bowling Green, OH. At the age of 16, in 1926, she gave birth to a daughter, Laura Mae "Tootie" (Younkin) Zimmerman. Then on Dec. 22, 1928, when she was 19 years of age, she married 23-year-old assembler Leonard Jenkins (Nov. 29, 1905- ? ), son of Charles A. and Mary (German) Jenkins. Bowling Green justice of the peace Abel Comstock officiated. One daughter of the couple was Mary Louise Dryer Chapman. Later, by 1940, Ruth exchanged marital vows with Frank A. "Tony" Iannucci (1895-1980). They owned the Roma nightclub on Toledo's Front Street. Sadly, she died on Feb. 5, 1972, at the age of 62. Adding to the family's grief, her brother Lloyd died two days later in his home in Monterey, CA. The widowed Frank lived for another eight years. Death swept him away on March 1, 1980. Their remains are in eternal repose in Toledo's Calvary Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Laura Mae "Tootie" Younkin (1926-2004) was born on Oct. 26, 1926 in Toledo. She was a 1944 graduate of Risingun High School. On March 10, 1946, she wed World War II veteran Ross F. Zimmerman (1923-1991). The Zimmermans became the parents of Larry L. Zimmerman, Brenda Creeger, William Zimmerman and Robert Zimmerman. Their longtime residence was in Kansas, OH. Said an obituary, Laura Mae was "employed at Lakota High School as head cook for 23 years until her retirement in 1986. Laura was an active life-long member of the Risingsun First Church of God, having served in many capacities including Primary Sunday School teacher, VBS, Junior Worship leader, Life member of WCSC and serving on the board as Deasoness. She was a member of the Risingun Senior Citizens, American Diabetes Association, Lakota Retirees and past member of the Lakota Athletic Boosters, Music Boosters and Mothers and Others Club." She was cut away by the grim reaper at the age of 78 in Independence House of Fostoria, OH on Dec. 8, 2004. The funeral was held at the Risingsun First Church of God, by the hand of Rev. Paul J. Rutledge. Burial was under the sod of Scott-Trinity Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Mary Louise Jenkins (1929- ? ) was born on Jan. 18, 1929. She was married at least thrice. Her first husband was Edward Dryer ( ? - ? ). The marriage dissolved in divorce. She supported herself after that as a factory worker in Toledo, living at 1023 Salem Street. Then at the age of 37, on April 22, 1966, she tied the knot with 28-year-old welder Benjamin Perry Chapman (Sept. 29, 1937- ? ). He was the son of Perry and Alberta (Roberts) Chapman. Presiding at the wedding was Albert E. Tomer of Toledo. Mary eventually married a third time to (?) Mylek ( ? - ? ) and as of 2004 was in Temperance, MI.

• Grandson George Henry Younkin (1912-1987) was born on May 2, 1912. George was twice-wed. His first bride, in April 1940, was Ilamae Stiles (Oct. 13, 1920-1965), daughter of Russell and Blanche (Emahiser) Stiles of Pontiac, MI. Two children of this coupling were Thomas H. Younkin and Nancy Cessna. They settled in Findlay, OH, where George earned a living as a truck driver employed by Yellow Freight System. They belonged to the Risingsun Evangelical United Brethren Church. Grief blanketed the family on the fateful day of Jan. 2, 1965 when 44-year-old Ilamae, visiting her father in Fostoria City Hospital, suffered a heart attack and died. Rev. Richard Gottier led the funeral rites. Her obituary appeared in the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. After three-and-a-half years as a widower, George married again on June 22, 1968 to widow Ruth Marie (Cupp) Hendrix ( ? - ? ), daughter of Delbert and Grace (Hofman) Cupp. She was married previously to Robert D. "Hap" Hendricks ( ? -1960) and brought three stepchildren into the second marriage -- Marilyn Eaton, Carolyn Ritter and Donna Barringer. Ruth was a 1940 graduate of Vanlue High School and worked for many years as a saleswoman and department manager for Sears Roebuck & Company. She was a member of the First United Church of Christ and liked to garden, read and sew. In 1974, George was elected president of the next year's 51st annual Henry Younkin family reunion. He died at the age of 75, in Blanchard Valley Hospital, on Sept. 5, 1987. The Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune printed an obituary. Interment was in Graham Cemetery in Wayne, OH. Ruth Marie survived for another quarter of a century. As her health declined she went to live in Birchaven Village. There, at age 88, she passed away on April 13, 2012. She was pictured in her obituary in the Sentinel-Tribune. Her burial took place in Knollcrest Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Thomas H. Younkin wed Mary. They put down roots in Fostoria, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Nancy Younkin tied the knot with James Cessna. Their dwelling-place in 1965-2012 was in Cygnet, OH. 

  Step-great-granddaughter Marilyn Hendricks married Allan Eaton. She was in Findlay, OH in 1987-2012.

  Step-great-granddaughter Carolyn Hendricks was joined in wedlock with (?) Ritter and settled in Findlay, OH.

  Step-great-granddaughter Donna Hendricks entered into marriage with David Barringer. They moved to Florida and in 1987 were in Bradenton, FL. By 2012, they had returned to Findlay.

• Granddaughter Jessie Laura Younkin (1916-2002) was born on March 13, 1916 in Bowling Green. She was a 1934 graduate of Risingsun High On May 24, 1936, she was joined in wedlock with David W. Few (Feb. 4, 1907-1988), of Risingsun. They lived for decades in Risingsun with an address of 111 Salem Street. Their trio of daughters were Darlene Few, Judy Lamberjack and Marilyn Stinehart. For two decades, Jessie was employed as an assembler in the Fostoria plant of Autolite, a company later acquired by Honeywell. She retired in 1966. She also was a member of the Jane Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Fostoria and the First Church of God in Risingsun. The family was plunged into mourning at David's death at age 81 on Nov. 8, 1988. Jessie lived for another 13 years. She died in The Heritage in Findlay, OH at the age of 85 on Jan. 28, 2002. Rev. Darrell Prichard preached the funeral sermon. They sleep at each other's side in Trinity Cemetery in Girton, Sandusky County, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Darlene Few resided in Columbus, OH in 2002.

  Great-granddaughter Judy Few married (?) Lamberjack and dwelled in Findlay, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Marilyn Few wed Marvin Stinehart. As of 2002, they lived in Fostoria, OH. 

• Grandson John Phillip Younkin (1920-1996) was born on Feb. 28, 1920 in Center Township, Wood County, OH. He does not appear to have married or reproduced. John was in Whitehouse, OH in 1940. He put down roots in Weston, OH and was a farmer for decades. He belonged to the Grand Rapids (OH) Sportsman Club. He retired from farming in 1989 and spent his final years on Oak Street in Weston. He died the day before his 76th birthday on Feb. 27, 1996. Leading the funeral was Rev. Robert Stewart. Burial was in New Belleville Ridge Cemetery. The Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune printed an obituary in which the family asked that any memorial contributions be made to the Weston Volunteer Fire Department or the Weston Emergency Management Service.

• Granddaughter Laura Mae Younkin ( ? - ? ) may have died young. 

• Granddaughter Garnet Younkin (1914-1996) was born on Aug. 8, 1914 in Ohio. She also relocated to Monterey, CA in the early 1930s. Garnet was united in matrimony with Bernard Floyd Catron (March 23, 1911-1984), a native of Antelope County, NE. Two known children were Bernard Carl Catron and Lorraine Parsons. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1950, they made a home in Seaside, Monterey County, CA, with Bernard working as a common laborer for a construction company guild. Sadly, Bernard died in Monterey at the age of 73 on Dec. 3, 1984. His remains were cremated. Garnet endured the untimely death of her son Bernard in 1987. She made her final residence in Fresno, CA. The angel of death cleaved her away on May 20, 1996.

  Great-grandson Bernard Carl Catron (1934-1987) was born on Christmas Eve 1934 in Sacred Heart Hospital in Hanford, CA. He grew up in Seaside, CA and was an alumnus of Monterey High School. Circa 1954, Bernard married Carmelina Dolly Maugeri ( ? - ? ). The wedding ceremony was held in the First Baptist Church of Monterey. In a story announcing the marriage, the Hanford (CA) Sentinel said the groom was "in business on the coast" and that "His bride has been doing office work for her father, who is a nurseryman in Monterey." The Catrons settled in Fresno and produced three children -- Steve Catron, Chris Catron and Lori Catron. Bernard earned a living as a building inspector. Sadly, at the age of 52, he died in Fresno on Oct. 29, 1987. Interment was in the soil of Clovis Cemetery. His obituary appeared in the Fresno Bee.

  Great-granddaughter Lorraine Catron wed (?) Parsons. 

Son Philip Floyd Younkin (1887-1969) was born on Dec. 1, 1887 in Wood County. On Dec. 20, 1911, he tied the marital cord with Essie M. Knauss (1892-1979). Two children borne of this couple were Ina Belle Schaller and Harry Andrew Younkin. Circa 1921, they resided in nearby Haskins, Wood County. He held the position of justice of the peace and belonged to the Haskins Federated Church and the Haskins Farm Bureau. Philip is known to have attended the Henry Younkin Family Reunion at Otsego Park in 1925 and to have been elected president of the organization. Continuing his longtime interest in family connections, he traveled to attend the 1937 Younkin National Home-coming Reunion at his grandparents' ancient homeplace at Kingwood, Somerset County, PA. As such, he was named in the inaugural edition of the family's national newspaper, the Younkin Family News Bulletin. Philip and Essie marked their golden anniversary in December 1961 with an open house at the Federated Church. A related story in the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Tribune said that "the family attended church service in the morning. They were accompanied by Mrs. Younkin's brother, Jay Knauss, M. and Mrs. C.W. Heiman and Rev. and Mrs. Robert Childs for dinner at the Howard Restaurant, Waterville... Guests attended from Monroe, Mich.; Ellenton, Fla.; Toledo, Rossford, Oregon, Risingsun, Pemberville, Bowling Green and vicinity. Congratulatory messages were received from New York, N.Y., Casey, Ill.; Plymouth, Mich.; Elkins, W.Va.; Mansfield, Toledo, and Columbus." Their final residence together was on Asmus Road. Philip died in Wood County Hospital on Feb. 19, 1969. An obituary was printed in the Daily Sentinel Tribune.

• Granddaughter Ina Belle Younkin (1913-1999) was born on Jan. 4, 1913 in Sugar Ridge, Wood County, OH. She pursued a career as an educator and as a young woman taught school in Haskins and Grand Rapids, OH. She was an alumna of Bowling Green State University. On April 11, 1941, when she was 28 years of age, she tied the marital cord with 28-year-old fellow teacher Glenn William Schaller (1912-1975), also of Haskins and the son of Henry and Gertrude (Zingg) Schaller. Officiating was Rev. W.J. Schlatter of Wilmington, OH. Glenn was an alumnus of Haskins High School and earned a bachelor's degree in education from Bowling Green State University followed by a master's degree and specialist in education degree from the University of Michigan. He taught for nine years in the Monclova School of the Anthony Wayne District, and in 1943 went to teach junior high school in Perrysburg. In 1945, he was tapped to be a teacher and coach in the Clay High School of the Oregon (OH) City Schools. He remained there into 1960 when he was elevated to principal of the Josephine Fassett Junior High School followed by five years as principal of Clay Elementary and six years as principal of Clay Junior High. He was promoted to assistant principal of Whitmer Senior High School in Toledo in 1962 and a year later as superintendent of schools in Lucas County in 1963. Ina Belle taught in the Trilby Elementary School in Lucas County in 1963. The pair eventually divorced. Glen married a second time in 1971 to Helen E. (Puls) Swonger. He passed away on June 3, 1975, with burial in Fort Meigs Cemetery in Perrysburg. Ina Belle died on Nov. 18, 1999. Interment of the remains was in Bowling Green's Union Hill Cemetery.

• Grandson Harry Andrew Younkin (1924-1995) was born on Oct. 8, 1924. He was a 1943 graduate of Haskins High School. After graduation, with World War II aflame, he joined the U.S. Army and trained at Fort Sill in Lawton, OK. On Oct. 16, 1943, in Lawton, he wed his high school girlfriend, class valedictorian Nancy "Jane" Heiman (1925-2022). Harry was deemed unfit for duty due to bad knees so was posted to military bases in Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana. They returned home after the war's end and he used the GI Bill to attend Bowling Green State University. Over the years, he earned a living as a store manager for W.T. Grant Company, with assignments in Lincoln, NE; Kansas City, MO; Peoria, IL; Janesville, WI; Lancaster, OH; and Elkins, WV (1961). In 1961, they are known to have traveled from Elkins to Bowling Green that year to help his parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They also attended the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Then in 1965, the Younkins moved back to Maumee, OH with Harry employed as manager of an appliance store. He accepted a position in sales for Southeast Steel in Orlando, FL, involving another relocation followed by retirement in 1990. When they retired, the Younkins spent the bulk of their time in Rockledge, FL but returned to Ohio where they enjoyed summers in Port Clinton, OH. Harry died on Nov. 12, 1995. Burial was in Tontogany Cemetery. Jane survived her spouse by more than a quarter of a century. Death swept her away in 2022. Said an obituary, "The letters that she wrote from 1943 through 1946 to her parents and younger brother, Bill, are now part of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library Collection."

Daughter Lucy Ellen Younkin (1891-1961) was born on Oct. 2, 1891. On Sept. 21, 1910, in Monroe, MI, she was joined in wedlock with Jay Robert Knauss (Dec. 19, 1889-1987). Four children to this union were Daryl R. Knauss, Carl Henry Knauss, Marcine Hiser and Mary Geraldine "Jerry" Burns. Their dwelling-place was in Prairie Depot/Bradner, OH in 1921. For two decades, they made a home in Risingsun, and then in about 1949 relocated to Bowling Green. Jay operated the Knauss Body Shop in Bowling Green, retiring in 1958. As of 1961, they dwelled along Devil's Hole Road. Lucy and Jay marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and open house for 175 guests in 1960. Their adult children gave them gold wedding bands as gifts, and the couple received telephone calls from her sister Garnet Catron and brother Lloyd Younkin, both long-distance from Monterey, CA. They held memberships in the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church, and she was active with the Greenwood chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Rebekahs and the Wiley Relief Corps. The angel of death cleaved her away at the age of 69 on March 26, 1961, as a patient in Wood County Hospital. Her obituary was published in the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. Presiding over the funeral rites were Rev. A.S. Bierly and Rev. G.L. Fleming, with interment following in Union Hill Cemetery. Jay outlived her by more than a quarter of a century and married again to Maude (Hill) Tavemier ( ? - ? ). He died in Portage Valley Retirement Center in Pemberville on Feb. 13, 1987. They are buried at Bowling Green's Union Hill Cemetery. 

• Grandson Daryl R. Knauss (1914-2002) was born on July 26, 1914 in Risingsun, OH. On Sept. 4, 1937, he entered into marriage with Nebraska native Alethea M. Fernbaugh (1917-2003). Their only son was Daryl J. Knauss. For many years, Daryl was employed as a territorial sales representative for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. He retired in 1978. He held memberships in the Maranatha Bible Church, Wood County lodge of the Masons and Elks, and a charter member of the Bowling Green Lions Club, while Alethea belonged to the Order of Eastern Star and held a term as president of the Bowling Green Women's Club and as a hostess for the local Welcome Wagon. At the age of 88, he died on Bowling Green on Sept. 15, 2002. Rev. David Melton presided over the funeral. His remains sleep for all time in the local Union Hill Cemetery. An obituary appeared in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune. Alethea survived him by just a few months. She went to live in the Wood County Nursing Home. Alethea at age 85 passed away on Jan. 16, 2003.

  Great-grandson Daryl J. Knauss settled in Findlay, OH and was there in 2002. 

• Grandson Carl Henry Knauss (1915-1934) was born on Nov. 24, 1915 in Bowling Green. He was active as a teenager with the Risingsun Ne'Pauz Club. Tragically, at the age of 18, he contracted "a severe illness of a week from blood poisoning caused by an infected tooth and complications," reported the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune. "Double pneumonia set in and took his life. The closing days of the youth's career were characterized by keen suffering to which he brought the same fortitude that he had shown from childhood." Rev. S.F. Bauders and Rev. P.W. Lutz jointly officiated the funeral service. Burial was in Union Hill Cemetery. Among those traveling to attend the funeral were W.O. Williams, Earl Younkin and Barbara Moore. In an obituary, the Daily Sentinel-Tribune added these details of his youth:

  When Carl was two years old, he moved with his parents to the vicinity of Risingsun where he spent the remainder of his life, attending the local school to the end of his junior year. Carl was very active in school activities and sports. As President of the class of 1934, he took his responsibilities in a worthy manner, aided in organizing class activities, worked willingly to carry them through to completion. On the athletic field he showed a find brand of sportsmanship, loyal to his team-mates and his school. He played full back on the football [team] last fall. Carl's courage and eagerness for the game will be an inspiration to his friends and teammates. He was converted in the local Church of God in Feb. 1931 and became a member on the following Easter under the pastorate of Rev. S.F. Bauders. He remained a member until his passing. As an evidence of his responsible leadership, he was appointed leader of the Boys' 4-H club for this year. The work in the club organized and completed to date was a tribute to his interest in these activities.

• Granddaughter Marcine Knauss (1916-2008) was born two days after Christmas 1916 in Risingsun. On her 20th birthday in 1936, she was united in matrimony with Marion F. Hiser ( ? -2003). A trio of sons born to the couple were James A. Hiser, Robert M. Hiser and Marion F. Hiser Jr. Sadness blanketed the family at the infant death of their son Marion Jr. They lived in Risingsun, OH in 1953-1960 where she was active in the local Parent-Teacher's Association and sang in its chorus. They belonged to the local Church of God. Circa 1976, they relocated to Minneola/Claremont, FL. There, they joined the local Christian Missionary and Alliance Church. Marion was cleaved away by the spectre of death on June 7, 2003. She died in Minneola at the age of 91 on May 11, 2008. Burial was in Union Hill Cemetery, with Rev. Robert Copas leading the rites. She was pictured in her obituary in the Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune.

  Great-grandson James A. Hiser lived in Fremont, OH in 2008. 

  Great-grandson Robert M. Hiser settled in Butler, IN. 

• Granddaughter Mary Geraldine "Jerry" Knauss (1918-2014) was born on Nov. 1, 1918 in Risingsun, OH. In 1938, she tied the marital cord with Kenneth Wilson "Jack" Burns (March 2, 1914-2002), also originally from Risingsun. Together, they bore two children -- Mary Carlene Sader and Bernard Burns. The family was in Bowling Green, OH in 1960. Jerry was employed by Henderson Supply and later worked for Earl Radel Accounting as a bookkeeper. She liked to golf and quilt in her spare time. The pair retired to Lady Lake, FL in 1984 and may have spent summers in Alto, MI. Grief cascaded over the family at Kenneth's passing at age 88, at Lady Lake, on May 23, 2002. The widowed Jerry is known to have lived in Orangeburg, SC in 2008-2014. She died on June 10, 2014. An obituary in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune said that Rev. John Randall led the funeral followed by burial in Wood County Memory Gardens.

  Great-granddaughter Mary Carlene Burns wed (?) Sader. In 2014, her dwelling-place was in Bowling Green, OH.

  Great-grandson Bernard Burns has lived in Ridgeway, SC. 

~ Daughter Mary "Ellen" Younkin ~

Daughter Mary "Ellen" Younkin (1843- ? ) was born in about 1843 in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County.

~ Daughter Eliza A. Younkin ~

Daughter Eliza A. Younkin (1846- ? ) was born in about 1846 in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County.

~ Daughter Hanna Younkin ~

Daughter Hanna Younkin (1850- ? ) was born in about 1850 in Tuscarawas County, OH.

Little of her paper trail is known. One researcher gives a death date as April 29, 1872 but without any supporting evidence. 

 

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