Biographies, beginning with Y, History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882 Transcribed by Sally Scarff and Marlene Chaney for the USGenWeb Archives. Submitted August 2000 by Roxanne Barth , IAGenWeb Allamakee County Coordinator. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** History of Clayton County Iowa 1882 Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1882 Reprinted by: Monona Historical Society, Monona, Iowa Reproduction by: Unigraphics, Inc., 1401 North Fares Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47711, 1975 Y Highland Twp. -- Charles Yearous was born in Baden, Germany, on Jan. 28, 1832. His parents were Frederick and Julia A. (Deischer) Yearous. His mother died April 1, 1832, leaving five children, and his father was again married, to Mary E. Cipherd, by whom he had eight children. When Charles was three years old his parents emigrated to the United States. Theyresided on a farm in Holmes County, Ohio, one year, then went to Cleveland, thence to Knox County. On April 11, 1851, our subject was married to Catherine Peters, who was born in Ashland County, Ohio, and was a daughter of Christian and Susan (Moats) Peters. Mr. Yearous farmed in Ohio until 1854, when he came to Clayton County, and settled on a farm in Highland Township. He now owns 355 acres of land, 260 under good cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Yearous have had ten children, nine living - Aaron, who married Lizzie Shipherd; Jacob, married Rebecca Doty; Jerome, married Laura Schrick; Martha J., now Mrs. Frank Kimpson; Christian A., Charles M., Frederick, John W. and Andrew. Mr. Yearous has ever made Clayton County's intersts his own, and has been active in every enterprise that tended to her advancement and improvement. History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 849-850