BIO:  John S. Yinger, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 146

JOHN S. YINGER is a son of Paul and Christine (Snyder) Yinger.  His grandfather, 
Martin Yinger, lived and died near Lewisberry, York County.  Subject’s 
grandmother, Catherine (Grove) Yinger, was a daughter of Sam Grove, the gunsmith, 
well known in Lewisberry, where he resided.  Paul Yinger, father of John S., was 
born September 17, 1793, was a blacksmith, was reared and lived on the homestead 
now occupied by our subject, and died May 7, 1876.  Christine Yinger, his wife, 
was born July 24, 1794, and died June 17, 1870.  They had twelve children:  
Jacob, born September 10, 1818; Samuel, born January 15, 1820, died September 11, 
same year; Elizabeth, born August 6, 1821; John S., born December 27, 1822; 
Daniel, born November 23, 1824; Charles Henry, Born November 10, 1826; William, 
born September 10, 1828; Paul S., born April 30, 1830; Abraham, born February 9, 
1832, killed in battle at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864; Ann Maria, born 
November 29, 1833; Samuel (second), born October 6, 1836, and George S. born 
August 8, 1838.  John S. Yinger learned the blacksmith’s trade with his father, 
with whom he afterward worked two years.  In 1847, he married Anna Good, daughter 
of Henry and Elizabeth (Strickler) Good, of Hellam Township.  To this union have 
been born seven children:  Franklin G., born December 6, 1849; Absalom G., born 
March 15, 1851; Emma G., October 12, 1852; Charles G., January 1, 1855; Henry G., 
July 17, 1856; Benjamin G., September 20, 1858, and Amanda G., June 8, 1861.  Mr. 
Yinger, though advanced in years, still carries on blacksmithing in the old shop 
where he learned his trade and where his father worked for many years.