~ Daughter Sarah "Sallie" Younkin ~

Jersey Church

Daughter Sarah "Sallie" Younkin (1856-1924) was born on April 17, 1856 (or 1860). She never married. Sallie resided in Pittsburgh for many years.

When the federal census was enumerated in 1910, the 54-year-old Sallie shared a home with her 48-year-old widowed sister Emma Jane Barnes on Atlantic Avenue in Pittsburgh, with no occupation other than their "own income" that the sister had inherited from a wealthy husband. Sallie herself had been bequeathed $1,000. That year, their single, 22-year-old, Kansas-born nephew George Earl Myers lived under their roof, employed as a bookkeeper for a local electric company.

When her sister's adult stepchildren filed a lawsuit objecting to the amount which had been inherited, Sallie's name was published in the Pittsburgh newspapers.

By 1920, when the census again was taken, Sally and her nephew remained on South Atlantic Avenue, with George now working as a bookkeeper for a Pittsburgh steel company. 

She was afflicted with chronic heart disease and hardening of the arteries. She died of these ailments on July 11, 1924 at the age of 68, at the home of her sister, Nancy Forsythe, at Valley View Farm near Vanderbilt. An obituary was printed in the Meyersdale Republican. Her remains were interred in the old family plot at Jersey Cemetery, with services led by Rev. Stevens of the First Baptist Church, Connellsville and in Ursina by Rev. George O. Ritter. A simple headstone placed at her final spot of rest.

~ Daughter Emily Jane "Emma" (Younkin) Mooney Barnes ~

Possibly Emma Barnes Elite Studio

Daughter Emily Jane "Emma" Younkin (1858-1918) was born on July 25 or 30, 1857 or in June 1861 in Somerset County, PA.

Emily was twice-wed. On Dec. 30, 1886, in Pittsburgh, she first exchanged marital vows with glassworker John Mooney (Dec. 16, 1855-1899). Rev. Charles Neesan officiated.

The couple did not reproduce. John held a membership in the Flint Glass Workers Union.

Sadly, John died at the age of about 44 on April 8, 1899. The cause of his untimely demise is not yet known. Funeral services were held at his mother's home at 3469 Denny Street, with additional rites at St. John's Church on 32nd Street. In a death notice, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spelled her maiden name as "Yunken" and said that members of the FGWU were welcome to attend.

The widowed Emily made her dwelling in 1900 in Pittsburgh's Penn Avenue, generating income as a milliner. The photographic portrait of her seen here was taken at the Elite Studio in Pittsburgh, located at 514-516 Market Street.

After three years as a widow, on Sept. 6, 1902, she married widower Elmore Alphonso Barnes (1845-1909), a native of Rochester, Beaver County, PA. Their nuptials were held in Manhattan, NY at the 34th Street Reformed Church, by the hand of Rev. Dr. John H. Elliott. News of the happy event was made public in the Pittsburgh Post.

Elmore had been married once before, to Abigail Luella Fisher (1849-1902) and brought four adult stepchildren into the second union, among them Laura Edna Canfield, Abby Gertrude McCardell, Curtis H. Barnes and Joseph "Lee" Barnes. He stood 5 feet, 1½ inches tall and was described as having a long face, high forehead, blue eyes, brown hair, small flat nose and a fair complexion.

Above: Howe Brown & Co. stationery. Below: the Hussey Binns Shovel Co. manufacturing plant in Charleroi, PA.

Elmore was a direct descendant of Revolutionary War veteran Peter Barnes. Elmore was an 1866 graduate of Duff's Mercantile College in Pittsburgh and in 1871 joined the workforce of the iron and steel firm of Hussey, Howe & Company. The firm later was reorganized as Howe, Brown & Company of Boston. For 21 years, he was superintendent of its local works at Penn Avenue and 17th Street. He also was employed as treasurer of the shovel manufacturing business Hussey, Binns & Company, with that position ending in 1887. Another profitable business he launched was a laundry, known as Barnes Laundry Company, with an address of Penn Avenue and 30th Street.

Elmore held memberships in the Protestant Episcopal Church, the Hailman lodge of the Masons, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite and the Syria Shrine.

Circa 1900, when the federal census was taken, Elmore and his first family lived under on Pittsburgh's Amber Street, where he was worked at the laundry. They enjoyed escapes to their country retreat at the Masonic club at Bear Run, near Mill Run, Fayette County. In a sad twist, the club is where first wife Abigail died on the Fourth of July 1902.

After his marriage to our Emily, they made their home in Pittsburgh and are believed not to have reproduced. Their address in 1908-1909 was 450 South Atlantic Avenue in the city's East End.

Elmore was diagnosed with a serious illness in October 1908. On Dec. 1, 1908, he traveled to Cambridge Springs, PA to undergo medical treatment at a private hospital. But no recovery was to be found. "At first it was thought his chances for recovery were good, but later he grew worse and continued to sink rapidly," said a newspaper. "Last week members of his family were constantly at his bedside." He passed away in his sleep there on or about Jan. 17, 1909, and was laid to rest in the city's Allegheny Cemetery (Section 29, Lot 273).

An obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that "for a number of years [he had been] prominently identified with the iron and steel industry of Pittsburgh..."

As a widow, Emma outlived her husband by nine years. Under the terms of his will, she was to inherit nearly all of his $160,000 estate, which included their residence and stock of the Barnes Laundry Company. Another $1,000 was given to her unmarried sister Sallie. Her stepchildren were incensed with the arrangement and took the case to court. A local jury ruled in favor of the children, saying that the final versions of his will, dated 1907 and 1908, had been "procured by undue influence, fraud or duress," said the Pittsburgh Press. "It was alleged in evidence offered by the plaintiffs that Barnes drank excessively during the latter part of his life, and that his mind was in such condition that he might have been unduly influenced in the making of his will."

Emma appealed the ruling. In July 1911, the Common Pleas Court upheld the original decision. The case was appealed again, this time before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. And this time she triumphed, with the lower court rulings reversed and the will's terms upheld in a ruling of Feb. 27, 1912. Emma was to receive about a third of the estate's value of laundry stock, her sister Sallie and his sister Edna Barnes to have $1,000 each, and shares of laundry stock to be inherited by the children. The Pittsburgh Press gave a report on the outcome.

In 1910, she shared a home with her sister Sallie and their 22-year-old, Kansas-born nephew, George Earl Myers, who was a bookkeeper for a local electric company. Their address was 450 South Atlantic Avenue.

The estate dispute was not over, however. Emma objected to the fact that her son in law A.C. Canfield ant A.E. Jamison were serving as executors of the will, undoubtedly with a good deal of acrimony and obstruction. She asked the Allegheny County Orphans Court to dismiss the two men, but her petition was rejected in January 1913.

Emma only lived for another five years after the legal disputes ended. Having contracted a serious case of "chronic parenchymatous nephritis" (kidney disease), she suffered a stroke and died "very suddenly" in her Pittsburgh home on Jan. 30, 1918. A brief news story was reported the Connellsville Daily Courier, with a death notice appearing in the Pittsburgh Press. Her remains were brought to Confluence by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to be laid to rest in the Jersey Church Cemetery. Her sister Sallie was the informant on her official certificate of death.

Stepdaughter Laura Edna Barnes (1871-1943) was born on June 25, 1871. She married Aleck Caskey Canfield (Oct. 28, 1864-1956). The known sons of this couple were Jason Barnes Canfield (1890-1956) and Alexander C. Canfield Jr. (1902-1976). As of 1900, when the federal census enumeration was made, the Canfields lived in St. Clair Street in Pittsburgh. Circa 1902, their dwelling-place was at 233 South Rebecca Street in Pittsburgh's East End. He was employed in the family's laundry business. At some point they relocated to the tony community of Oakmont. For the last two months and one year of her life, having suffered a stroke, she was a patient in the city's Dixmont Hospital. Death clipped her away there two days after Christmas 1943, at the age of 72. Interment was in Homewood Cemetery. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette carried an obituary. Aleck survived his bride by a baker's dozen years. He died in Gibsonia, Allegheny County on April 17, 1956, just a few weeks after the untimely death of their son Jason.

Stepdaughter Abby "Gertrude" Barnes (1873-1944) was born in Pittsburgh. In 1897, she entered into marriage with Edgar Stonebraker McCardell ( ? - ? ). The marriage ceremony was held in the home of her parents on Amber Street, East End, officiated by Rev. Daniel Duroe of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. In an announcement, the Pittsburgh Daily Post said that her "bridal robe was of heavy brocaded satin, with trimmings of pearl passementerie and lace. She wore a bridal veil and carried a white prayer book, her bouquet of lilies of the valley being borne by the little page... The entire large home was given over to the festivities and decorated throughout with white chrysanthemums, palms and vines." The McCardells immediately settled in Frederick, MD, where they maintained a residence as of 1909. By 1929, their homeplace was in Braddock Heights, MD. Abby was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in recognition of the service of her ancestors Peter Barnes of the 4th Regiment, New York Line; Moses Scott, of Capt. John Chester's Company of Col. Samuel Wylly's Regiment of the Connecticut Line; and Jonathan Finney, of several different Massachusetts companies.

Stepson Curtis Hussey Barnes (1877-1929) was born on June 9, 1877. He tied the knot with Elmina Sander ( ? - ? ). The pair bore two daughters -- Mrs. Boyd Love and Mrs. Edwin M. Johnson. He earned a living as a salesman with Gamaday Electric Company. The family's address in the late 1920s was 6016 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh. Suffering from chronic heart valve disease over many months, he passed away in West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh on Oct. 20, 1929. The remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Allegheny Cemetery. An obituary appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As of 1929, married daughter Love was in Rochester, PA and daughter Johnson dwelled in Chicago.

Stepson Joseph "Lee" Barnes (1883-1960) was born on April 2, 1883 in Pittsburgh. When he was about 30 years of age, circa 1913, he tied the marital cord with Adelaide Baird (Oct. 16, 1883-1984), originally from Burlington County, NJ. One known daughter was Adelaide Baird Ambrose. Sadly, Lee was enveloped by death in Newark, OH on May 15, 1960. Adelaide outlived him by nearly a quarter of a century. She marked her 100th birthday in 1983. She passed away in Pittsburgh on May 24, 1984. Their remains lie in eternal repose in Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville, Licking County. Inscribed on her grave marker are the words "Dear Lady."

~ Son John L. Younkin ~

Son John L. Younkin (1860-1938) was born in 1860 near Ursina, Somerset County. As a young man, he set out to find his life's calling and migrated to South Dakota. He settled in Crestbard, Faulk County. 

At the age of 30, in about 1890, he married 21-year-old New York native Sarah "Anna" Stoddard (1870-1959), daughter of Holmes and (?) (Davis) Stoddard. They were a decade apart in age. 

The couple had three known daughters -- Leah Mae Williams, Myrle Irene Younkin and Carmen Virginia DeRosa, all born in Faulk County. 

At some point later in life, they migrated further west, settling in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA, where John had spent winters and invested in real estate. John fractured a hip in about 1934, and later developed cancer. 

He died in Long Beach on Nov. 23, 1938, at the age of 79. He was placed into rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (then known as Sunnyside Memorial Park) in Long Beach. Back in Pennsylvania, his obituary was published in the Younkin Family News Bulletin newspaper (Aug. 10, 1939). 

Anna outlived him by more than two decades. She passed in Los Angeles County on April 12, 1959 at age 89. She is buried with her husband. [Find-A-Grave]

Daughter Leah Mae Younkin (1891-1974) was born on Dec. 20, 1891 in Faulk County. On June 12, 1911, she married Thomas A. Williams in Brown County, SD. At the time, she was living in Cresbard, Faulk County. Rev. J.W. Taylor officiated. They did not reproduce. Leah died in Faulkton, SD on Oct. 17, 1974, at the age of 83. She is entombed in Faulkton Cemetery.[Find-A-Grave]

Daughter Myrle Irene Younkin was born on Aug. 29, 1896 in Faulk County.

Daughter Carmen Virginia Younkin was born on Feb. 6, 1901 in Faulk County. She wed construction foreman Michael Frank DeRosa (Feb. 22, 1898-1950), a native of Philadelphia. They had two sons, Robert Donald DeRosa and John E. Derosa. They made their home in Los Angeles County, CA. Heartache rocked the family when they learned that son Robert -- a pharmacist's mate in the U.S. Navy during World War II -- had been killed on Jan. 15, 1946, five months after the end of the war. The son's remains were not recoverable, and his name is etched in the "Courts of the Missing" at the National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, commonly known as "The Punchbowl." Michael died at the age of 52 on Jan. 9, 1950, in Los Angeles County. She died on Feb. 9, 1959, just two months before her mother. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

• Grandson John E. DeRosa made his home circa 1950 in Forest Hills, NY. [Find-A-Grave]

~ Daughter Minnie Frances (Younkin) Myers ~

Daughter Minnie Frances Younkin (1863-1950) was born on July 18, 1863 near Ursina, Somerset County.

At the age of 19, she married 33-year-old Uriah F. Myers (Nov. 4, 1852-1933) in Perryopolis, Fayette County, PA, the son of Henry A. and Mary (Faidley) Myers. Their marriage notice was published in the Somerset Herald: "MEYERS-YOUNKIN. – On Thursday, February 19, 1885, by Rev. H. Stone, Mr. Urias Meyers, of Milford, Kansas, to Miss Minnie F. Younkin, of Ursina, Pa." Over the years their name also was spelled as "Myers."

Their six children were George Earl Myers, Lula Fern Myers, Mary Ella Hudson, Alice Vivian Hudson, Hazel Elnora Dozier and Mildred Frances Anthony. 

The newlyweds are believed to immediately have established a home in Kansas, where Uriah had already settled. The eldest five of their six children were born in the town of Geary, KS. After their two eldest children were born, the Myerses had a family portrait photograph taken at Hopkins & Pennel Studio in Junction City, KS. 

In 1906, they relocated from their residence in Broken Arrow, Creek Nation, Indian Territory to Missouri. There, they settled for good on a farm near New Bloomfield, Cedar Township, Callaway County. When the federal census was enumerated in 1930, Minnie and Uriah lived alone in that locale, with him retired and marked as having no occupation.

Uriah was burdened with hardening of the arteries. He died in New Bloomfield, at the age of 80, on Feb. 25, 1933. He was buried at the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.

In about 1934-1935, when Younkin genealogist Otto Roosevelt Younkin conducted a series of interviews with old-timer cousins during the national Younkin "re-awakening," he recorded notes about the Myers family. Otto then typed a report about this branch which he kept in his research notebook. The original of this notebook today is preserved in the Minerd.com Archives.

Minnie survived her husband by 17 years. In 1939, she was mentioned in the Younkin Family News Bulletin obituary of her brother John.

At her 84th birthday, still in New Bloomfield, her daughter Alice hosted a birthday party in her honor, as spelled out in the Missouri Telegraph.

Minnie fractured her hip in late January 1950 while at the home of her daughter Hazel Dozier in Guthrie, MO. The Fulton (MO) Telegraph reported that she had been "taken to the Callaway Hospital Monday by Ray A. Holt and Leroy Claypool." The Telegraph also noted that "She is 86 years old. Her daughters, Mrs. Dozier, Mrs. Will Minker and Mrs. Otho Hudson take turns staying with her each night." She lasted for about two months and returned home in March before pneumonia struck and death spirited her away. She succumbed on April 10, 1950, at the age of 86. Her daughter Alice Minker was the informant for the official Missouri certificate of death. Funeral services were held at the Hopewell Baptist Church, jointly conducted by Rev. Lett of St. Charles and Rev. Rader. According to the Fulton Daily Sun-Gazette, her pallbearers included Taylor Nevins, Elbert Clay, James Renoe, James Grey, Horace Holt and Hulen Allen. Her remains were lowered under the sod beside her husband. She was survived by 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Son George Earl Myers (1887-1961) was born on March 27, 1887 in Wakefield, Geary County, KS. He was a high school graduate. Trained as a bookkeeper, he moved to Pittsburgh, PA and lived with his aunts Emma Barnes and Sallie Younkin. He was of medium height and build and sported black hair and black eyes. In 1910, residing under their roof at 450 South Atlantic Avenue, he was employed as a bookkeeper with a steel company. He registered for the military draft during World War I and declared his occupation to be timekeeper with Carnegie Steel Company of Munhall. Continuing to make his home with his aunt Sallie Younkin in 1920, still on South Atlantic Avenue, he had taken a new position with a steel firm. He eventually married Ruth James (1897- ? ). The pair did not reproduce. As of 1935, they resided in Louisville, KY, and census records for 1940 show them on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, NY, with him now working as a bookkeeper for a wholesale dairy produce firm. He changed jobs again by 1942, when they were in Chicago, and his employer was Kraft Cheese Company. By 1950, when named in his mother's obituary, he was back in Pittsburgh. The last year of their lives together was spent in Phoenix, AZ, with an address of 28 West Coolidge Street. Suffering from heart disease, he appears to have been stricken at home and was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital on Nov. 21, 1961. The body was transported to Missouri for interment in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in New Bloomfield. Ruth's fate is not yet known.

Daughter Lula "Fern" Myers (1889-1960) was born on March 6, 1889 in Wakefield or Clay Center, KS. On New Year's Day 1923, in Fulton, MO, she entered into marriage with William Ross Wilkerson (Nov. 23, 1898-1983). The bride was eight-plus years older than the groom. The couple did not reproduce. They settled in Waynesville, MO before a move to Fulton, MO, and were members of the Carrington Baptist Church. Then on Aug. 1, 1960, they relocated to Oklahoma, putting down roots in Stillwater. Sadly, Fern died in Stillwater Municipal Hospital at the age of 70 on Sept. 30, 1960. An obituary was published in the Stillwater News-Press. William outlived her by 23 years. He joined her in eternity on Nov. 9, 1983. Their remains sleep for all time in Carrington (MO) Cemetery in Callaway County.

Daughter Mary Ella Myers (1893-1967) was born on June 10, 1893 in Geary County, KS. On June 2, 1917, when she was 24 years of age, she wed Otho Marvin Hudson (March 11, 1888-1967), a native of Guthrie, Callaway County, MO, and the son of Hiram B. and Mary Lewis (Nevins) Hudson. Their three children were Fern Elizabeth Hawkins, Ralph Myers Hudson and Lois Frances Williamson. The Hudsons were longtime farmers near Fulton, Callaway County. In July 1947, Alice is known to have hosted an 84th birthday party for her mother. Their address in 1967 was 7 East Chestnut Street. The angel of death cleaved away wife and husband just a month apart in 1967. Burdened with lymphatic leukemia over the span of 15 years, Mary passed first, on April 25. The obsequies were held at the First Baptist Church, and Mary's sister Mildred is known to have traveled to attend. At the age of 79, Otho followed in Callaway Memorial Hospital on May 27. The cause of his demise was hardening of the arteries followed by a cerebral hemorrhage. They are interred in Callaway Memorial Gardens in Fulton, MO.

• Granddaughter Fern Elizabeth Hudson ( ? - ? ) exchanged marital vows with Robert Hawkins ( ? - ? ).

• Grandson Ralph Myers Hudson (1920-1997) was born on July 10, 1920. He entered into marriage with Doris Genevieve Benskin (1921-1996). Their pair of children were Beverly Jo Brewer and Lester Hudson. Doris was cut away by the spirit of death on May 15, 1996, at the age of 74. Ralph outlived her only by 15-plus months. He passed away Sept. 2, 1997. They sleep for the ages in Hillcrest Cemetery in Fulton.

  Great-granddaughter Beverly Jo Hudson (1950-2022) was born on May 26, 1950 in Fulton, MO. At the age of 18, on Feb. 22, 1969, she tied the marital cord with Dennis Lee Brewer (Aug. 31, 1946-2006). Together they resided in Fulton and bore two children -- Tasha Hosenfelt and Brad Brewer. During the Vietnam War, Dennis served in the U.S. Army. "Beverly worked at Stride Rite for many years and made many lasting friendships," said an obituary. "When Stride Rite shut down, she went to Productions Products until her retirement... She loved crafting, working on her flowers and shopping at Hobby Lobby." Dennis succumbed to the spectre of death on Oct. 17, 2006. Beverly outlived him by nearly 16 years and remained in Fulton. She died at the age of 72 on the Fourth of July 2022. The headcount of her survivors was seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her first cousin Pastor Bruce Williamson officiated the funeral. Burial was in Fulton's Hillcrest Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Lester Hudson ( ? - ? )

• Granddaughter Lois Frances Hudson (1923-2018) was born on Aug. 22, 1923 in Fulton, MO. She was a 1941 graduate of Fulton High School. She then studied at Warrensburg State Teachers College and spent four years teaching school in Reform, MO. In the early 1940s, during World War II, she wed David Williamson ( ? -2005). They exchanged their vows in Mexico, MO and produced five offspring -- Pastor Bruce Williamson, Susan Harris, Ann Adams, Betty Railton and Patricia Jo Peevy. For more than six decades, the Williamsons lived on the family farm east of Fulton. Said an obituary, "Lois was an active member of Unity Baptist Church since 1942, serving as a Sunday School teacher, Bible School Director, and member of the choir. She was active in the Red Star Community Club, and 4-H Leader of the Red Star Rustlers. Lois served on the Advisory Board and County Council for Callaway Extension." Sadly, David passed away on Feb. 20, 2005. At the age of 94, she surrendered to the angel of death on June 25, 2018. She was survived by eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Rev. Delbert W. Hampton presided over the funeral service.

  Great-grandson Pastor Bruce Williamson was joined in matrimony with Geri. They have lived in Fulton, MO.

  Great-granddaughter Susan Williamson married Bruce Harris. Sadly, he was deceased by 2018. Susan was in Fulton in 2018.

  Great-granddaughter Ann Williamson wed Earl Adams. They settled in Fulton.

  Great-granddaughter Betty Williamson was united in wedlock with Randy Railton. Circa 2018, their homeplace was in Fulton. 

  Great-granddaughter Patricia Jo Williamson tied the knot with James Peevy. They took planted themselves in Fulton.

Daughter Alice Vivian Myers (1895-1967) was born on March 22, 1895 near Lawrence in Clay Center Township, Clay County, KS. She grew up in Callaway County. At the age of 20, she married Moss Henry Hudson (Dec. 28, 1895-1939), son of Samuel H. and Laura (Clatterbuck) Hudson of Cedar Creek, Boone County, MO. Their wedding took place on March 7 or 17, 1915. They bore three children, Margaret Louise Shelton, Paul Moss Hudson and Elizabeth "Betty" Young. The Hudsons resided on a farm in Cedar Creek, west of Guthrie. Grief cascaded over the family at Moss's death from coronary disease and a heart attack at the age 43 on June 6, 1939. An obituary in the Ashland (MO) Bugle said he had "died suddenly at his home ... presumably from a heart attack." A more detailed obituary appeared in the Fulton Missouri Telegraph, and the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune called him "one of Boone county's most prominent farmers and stockmen..."

He had been in poor health from high blood pressure for several months, but his condition was not regarded as serious and his death came as a shock to his family. He had accompanied a load of cattle to the St. Louis market Sunday evening. Returning Monday, he became very ill at Fulton and was treated by a physician. Returning home, he grew worse.

The remains were interred at Dry Fork Church nearby, with rites performed by Rev. H.P. Cheavens. The widowed Alice wed a second time to William Minker (1882-1951). Alice was rendered a widow for a second time at William's death in 1951. His obituary in the Columbia Daily Tribune said that he had "died unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack at the family home near Cedar creek East of Ashland..." She outlived her second spouse by 16 years and spent most of that time in Fulton, MO. Her final home was in New Bloomfield, MO. For the last six years of her life, she lived in the Columbia (MO) Nursing Home. There, having suffered a fractured hip and a cerebral hemorrhage, she died on Nov. 2, 1967, age the age of 72. An obituary in the Daily Tribune said she had "spent most of her life in Boone County..." Alice's sister Mildred came to the funeral with Albert Cleveland. The Hudsons repose for eternity in Dry Fork Cemetery. Inscribed on the face of their grave marker is this text -- "Tho lost to sight to memory dear."

• Granddaughter Margaret Louise Hudson (1916-2008) tied the marital cord with Wesley Shelton. They were the parents of Norman Shelton, Samuel Shelton and John Brian and dwelled in Sturgeon, MO as of 1939. Circa 1951, at the death of Margaret's stepfather, their homeplace was in Ashland, MO. Their address in 1965 was at 1410 Pannell Street in or near Columbia, MO.

• Grandson Paul Moss Hudson (1920-1965) was born on April 5, 1920 in Boone County, MO. He was a lifelong bachelor and farmer and "lived in the same farm home east of Ashland in which he lived as a child," reported the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune. He held a membership in the Dry Fork Baptist Church in Callaway County. Sadly, at the age of 44, he passed away in Callaway Memorial Hospital in Fulton on Jan. 26, 1965. His funeral rites were conducted in Dry Fork Baptist Church west of Guthrie, by the hand of Rev. Jerry Anderson. An obituary was printed in the Columbia Missourian.

• Granddaughter Elizabeth "Betty" Hudson (1925-1983) was joined in wedlock with Joe R. Young. As of 1965-1967, she was in New Bloomfield, MO. At the death of her mother in 1967, she was the informant for the Missouri certificate of death and provided the maiden name of the deceased's mother as "Yokum."

Daughter Hazel Elnora Myers (1901-1973) was born on March 22, 1901 in Wakefield, KS, sharing a birthday with her elder sister Alice. On Feb. 28, 1921, she wed Thomas Price Dozier (1899-1982). The trio of children comprising their family were Thomas Nelson Dozier, William Elgin Dozier and Mary Louise Hiatte. The family home in 1950 was in Guthrie, MO followed by a relocation to New Bloomfield, Callaway County, MO. At the age of 71, afflicted with hardening of the arteries, and having suffered a cerebral hemorrhage six hours earlier, Hazel died March 14, 1973. Her husband survived another nine years and passed on Sept. 19, 1982. Their remains lie in the sacred soil of Dry Fork Cemetery in Guthrie, MO.

• Grandson Thomas Nelson Dozier (1921-2011) was born on Dec. 11, 1921 in Callaway County, MO. He was a graduate of New Bloomfield High School and obtained additional vocational education in refrigeration and electrical services in Kansas City. On Dec. 12, 1947, when he was 26 years of age, he married Mary "Emily" George ( ? -2000). The family made their dwelling-place for their entire lives in Callaway County, with a longtime home in New Bloomfield, MO. Two children born into this family were David Dozier and Debbie Cuno. Thomas spent his career with Harold G. Butzer Inc., a design-build mechanical contractor, retiring in 1986. "An active community member," reported the Jefferson City News Tribune, "he was a charter member of the Meadow Lake Acres County Club as well as the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society. He served on the New Bloomfield City Council, New Bloomfield School Board and as Mayor of New Bloomfield. He held memberships in Pipe Fitter's Union #562, Reserve Officers Association, VFW, and Refrigeration Service Engineers Society." The angel of death cleaved him away in Jefferson City at the age of 89 on Feb. 22, 2011. The News Tribune published an obituary. Burial was in Dry Fork Cemetery.

  Great-grandson David Dozier was joined in wedlock with Jane and put down roots in Columbia, MO. The two children they produced together were Elizabeth Granville Dozier and Thomas Maxwell Dozier.

  Great-granddaughter Debbie Dozier was united in matrimony with Dale Cuno. They are the parents of Clayton Russell Cuno. Circa 2011, their homeplace was in New Bloomfield.

• Grandson William Elgin Dozier (1925-2016) was born on Aug. 29, 1925 in Guthrie, MO. He was raised on a farm and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He wed his high school girlfriend Norma Jean Cave ( ? - ? ). Their union survived the ebbs and flows of nearly seven decades. Together, they produced a family of three -- Allyson Paxton, Charles Dozier and Barbra Powell. Said an obituary, "Bill Dozier characterized his life as 'a Furrow to the future...' He was the founder of a highly successful bank security corporation and is deeply respected across the industry [as] an innovator in his field. He was a man of deep faith." William and Norma Jean traveled extensively. The family was plunged into mourning at William's death, in Dallas, on Aug. 4, 2016. Interment of the remains was in Restland Memorial Park, with an obituary appearing in the Dallas Morning News. His survivors included six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

  Great-granddaughter Allyson Dozier entered into marriage with Joseph Paxton. In 2016, the Paxtons were in Fort Worth, TX.

  Great-grandson Charles Dozier exchanged marital vows with Cathy. They settled in University Park, TX.

  Great-granddaughter Barbra Dozier tied the marital cord with Robert Powell. They have resided in Dallas.

• Granddaughter Mary Louise Dozier (1930-2025) was born on March 12, 1930 in Callaway County, MO. She was a graduate of New Bloomfield High School. On Jan. 2, 1949, she was united in matrimony with Albert J. Hiatte ( ? -2009). Together they became the parents of three -- James Mark Hiatte, Nancy Wadhams and a son who died in infancy. Mary Lou was employed at Fulton State Hospital as a secretary and admissions clerk. Said the Jefferson City News Tribune, "Mary Lou was always on the go. She loved her church activities and never missed an opportunity to play cards. She was a masterful cook and enjoyed anything with chocolate." She enjoyed delivering meals to neighbors and bereaved members of her church, hosting "enormous" barbeques featuring mutton on the Fourth of July holidays, and baking pies and cakes. She also had a knack for quilting. She held memberships in the Dry Fork Baptist Guthrie, Missouri, XYZ Senior Citizen Group, Guthrie Service Club, New Bloomfield Historical Society, Ladies Day Out at the Meadow Lake County Club and Wednesday Senior Citizen Club. The Hiattes were subscribers to the Younkin Family News Bulletin and shared genealogical information and photographs with Younkin Reunion-East founder Donna (Younkin) Logan. They also are thought to have attended one of the Younkin reunions in Kingwood, Somerset County, PA. Sadly, Albert died on Oct. 23, 2009. Mary Lou lived on for another 16 years. She passed away on Oct. 28, 2025.

  Great-grandson James Mark Hiatte (1955- ? ) was born in 1955. Circa 1977, he married Deborah Sue Blansett (1955- ? ). They have lived in New Bloomfield, MO and are the parents of Katy Jo Hiatte (born 1984) and Jonathan Lee Hiatte (1989).

  Great-granddaughter Nancy Louise Hiatte (1959- ? ) was born in 1959. On Aug. 1, 1981, she wed Kevin Dean Wadhams (1955- ? ). They also dwell in New Bloomfield. Two children of their union are Daniel Price Wadhams (born 1986) and Alicia Grace Wadhams (1989).

Daughter Mildred Frances Myers (1903-1984) was born on Feb. 18, 1903 in Comanche, OK. On New Year's Day 1929, she married Frank Price Anthony (Aug. 8, 1895-1960), the son of Louis J. and Betty (Comer) Anthony. Their two children were Helen Frances Campbell and William Frank Anthony. During World War I, Frank served in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of sergeant. They resided in Bloomfield, MO in the 1930s. Later, they settled by 1950 at Wright City, Warren County, MO. As of 1960, Frank served the town as postmaster. Anxiety swept over the family when Frank was diagnosed with rectal cancer. He suffered for a year and for the last six months of that time did not much move or take nourishment. He passed away on June 8, 1960 in Wright City. Mildred surrendered to the angel of death at the age of 81, also in Wright City, in April 1984. Both Mildred and Frank are buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens in Fulton, MO.

• Granddaughter Helen Frances Anthony (1930-2003) was born on April 20, 1930 in Callaway County, MO. She was an alumna of William Woods University in Fulton, MO and also attended St. Louis University. For three decades, she was employed by KMOX-AM Radio, the broadcasting giant throughout the Central United States and at night across most of the United States and into Canada and Mexico. Helen was unmarried circa 1967 and lived in St. Louis. On Sept. 14, 1968, when she was 38 years of age, Helen married John Morey Campbell (1927-1973). John brought three stepchildren into the union -- Lori Mazurek, Glenn Campbell and Scott Campbell. The couple themselves did not reproduce. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said that she "was a resident of the area for some sixty years and was a member of the Union United Methodist Church of Wright City, Missouri. She also attended the Concord Trinity Methodist Church of St. Louis County. Sadly, she entered into the heavenly host in St. Louis at the age of 72 on Feb. 24, 2003. Burial was in Wright City (MO) Cemetery.

• Grandson William Frank Anthony (1932-2024) was born on Sept. 19, 1932 in Bloomfield, MO. He was a graduate of Wright City High School. He then joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War, serving from 1953 to 1955 and attaining the rank of sergeant. William's first wife, on Dec. 23, 1961, was Ida Gertrude Murch ( ? - ? ). Their only known son was Jeffrey Allen Anthony. The marriage ended in divorce. Then in about 1978, he tied the knot with Carol Jean DeWeese ( ? - ? ). Their marriage held firm over the ups and downs of 46 years together. A pair of sons were born into this family. After the war's end, William received a degree in economics from Westminster College in Fulton. He went on to a professional career as an investment banker with EF Hutton, Piper Jaffray and United Missouri Bank. In his free time, William followed the fortunes of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. Said an obituary, "One of Bill's most cherished Cardinal memories was attending the Cardinals Fantasy Camp where he battled against the great Bob Gibson in Busch Stadium (1987/89). Nice work Bill, but did you really have to have Joe Buck be your pinch runner when you were injured? Thankfully, Bill's love of baseball also allowed him the privilege of attending the Kansas City Royals Fantasy Camp in 2005." Spurring out of the camp experience, where he met George Brett, Al Fitzmorris and Kevin Seitzer, he threw out a first pitch at a Royals ballgame. In 2017, he was honored to be seated in the Buck O'Neil Legady seat at Kauffman Stadium. He and Carol were frequent travelers and held a membership in the Blue Valley Church. As of 2003, the Anthonys made their dwelling-place in Overland Park, KS. Their final home was in Olathe, KS. At the age of 91, William died on April 9, 2024. The headcount of his survivors was 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Cora Younkin S.H. Howard Studio

~ Daughter Cora M. Younkin ~

Daughter Cora M. Younkin (1869-1929) was born in July 1869 on a farm in Lower Turkeyfoot Township.

She apparently never married.

Cora grew up on the farm in Lower Turkeyfoot, and spent her adult years residing with her widowed mother in Ursina. Neither woman had an occupation as of 1900 and 1910. They may have survived on the income from her late father's military pension.

The photographic portrait seen here was taken at the S.H. Howard studio on Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, across from the opera house. 

Meyersdale Republican

Cora is known to have provided medical care and paid for the funeral of her mother, circa December 1910. She then requested reimbursement from the government for her out-of-pocket costs, as her mother was a Civil War veteran's widow.

In September 1928, having been plagued chronic hardening of the arteries, she became suffered a stroke, and was brought into the home of her married sister Nancy Forsythe in Dunbar Township near Connellsville, Fayette County. She died in the sister's residence at age 59 on May 30, 1929, and her funeral service was held there by Rev. Stevens of the Connellsville Baptist Church.

Her remains were brought back to Ursina for burial in the Jersey Church Cemetery, with another service in the Church of God and officiated by Rev. Stevens and Rev. Frank L. Stuck of Confluence. She rests in a plot with her parents and sister Emily Jane "Emma" Barnes.

The Meyersdale Republican gave her a lengthy obituary, saying:

The services were very impressive. A choir rendered a number of fine selections, with Miss Elener Edwards accompanist. Rev. Stevens read the scripture lesson and offered the prayers. Rev. Stuck preached a fine funeral sermon. The pall-bearers were Jefferson J. Van Sickel, S.B. Alcott, Gomer W. Edwards, William R. Wills, Austin E. Walters and Harvey Blubaugh.... During her long residence in Ursina she was respected by the entire community and her death is mourned by a large circle of friends.

~ Daughter Amanda L. Younkin ~