History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . ears. He took part in many importantbattles of the war. After the close of the war, he returned to his farm,in Salem Township. He became a successful breeder of Shorthorn cattleand other high grade stock. Mr. Yost retired several years ago, and isnow living on his farm of 230 acres. He is 95 years of age. On Aug. 14, 1853, Mr. Yost married Lucinda Chapman, a native ofMarion, Ohio, and a daughter of Zada and Matilda (Chapel) and Mrs. Chapman were the parents of six children, as follows:George, deceased; Caroline, deceased ; Minnie,
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . ears. He took part in many importantbattles of the war. After the close of the war, he returned to his farm,in Salem Township. He became a successful breeder of Shorthorn cattleand other high grade stock. Mr. Yost retired several years ago, and isnow living on his farm of 230 acres. He is 95 years of age. On Aug. 14, 1853, Mr. Yost married Lucinda Chapman, a native ofMarion, Ohio, and a daughter of Zada and Matilda (Chapel) and Mrs. Chapman were the parents of six children, as follows:George, deceased; Caroline, deceased ; Minnie, deceased; Matilda, deceased;Mary, the widow of Mr. Walker; and Mrs. Yost, also deceased. To Corneliusand Lucinda (Chapman) Yost 12 children were born as follows: William,Cherryvale, Kans.; Jane, the wife of John Cunningham, Cherryvale, Kans.;Martha, the wife of John McCrandy, both deceased; Catherine, the wifeof William Hawk, Kansas City, Kans.; Mary, now living with her fatherin Salem Township; Alice, the wife of Samuel Reed, Colorado; Elsworth,. CORNELIUS YOSl THE i^EW viiT;r PUBLIC LlUUAia ASTOR. UENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 969 farmer and stockman, Gentry Countj^ Gilbert, residing with his father;Albert, twin brother of Gilbert, farming the Blair farm in Daviess County;Raymond, Beloit, Kans.; Nancy, the widow of Elbert McCrandy, residesat Glasco, Kans.; Charles, Pattonsburg; Mr. Yost has 24 grandchildren andnine great-grandchildren. Mr. Yost is identified with the Republican party in politics. Beforethe Civil War he voted the Abolition ticket. He is one of the interestingmen of his community, and a highly respected citizen of Daviess Yost built his present residence in 1865, a log cabin of all hued logsand native timber. He did the hueing and built it mostly himself. James H. Nickerson, deceased, was a prominent farmer and stock-man of Daviess County. He was born March 3, 1856, in Daviess County,a son of Benjamin and Anna Eli
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