EARLY SETTLER GONER
JOTHAM YOUMANS, RESIDENT OF PORTAGE CONTY SINCE 1855, DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
The death of Jotham Youmans, one of Portage county's sturdy pioneers and who had the unique distinction of having cast his vote at seventeen presidential elections, occurred at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Week, 603 Clark street.
Although in the eighty-eighth year of his age, Mr. Youmans remained active until nine days before his death. He had been growing feeble for two years or more, but his general health was good. His death was the result of a general breaking down due to his advanced age, and the transition came peacefully. Mr. Youmans himself realized the end was near and one of his last requests was that he be buried with Masonic rites.
Jotham Youmans was born in Huntington County, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1829, the son of Hannah Horton and Eli Youmans. His mother was a lineal descendant in the sixth generation of Barnabas Horton, who immigrated to America in 1640 and settled in Southold, Long Island.
On May 14 1853, Mr. Youmans was married at Alleghany, New York. They were the parents of four children, all of whom are living. The children are: Mrs. Florence Rogers of Plover, Elmer J Youmans of Westboro, Mrs. A.B. Spaulding of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. N.A. Week of this city. He also leaves ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In 1855 Mr. and Mrs. Youmans came to
Wisconsin, following the long route so common to those early days. From their old home in Cattaraugus County they went to Buffalo by team; from Buffalo by the Great Lakes to Sheboygan, Wis.; by team from Sheboygan to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, and thence up the Wolf River by boat to Gill's Landing, from where the rest of the journey was by team. Since 1855 Mr. Youmans had been a resident of this county and he had made his home in this city with his daughter for eleven years.
It is of historical interest that the boat on which Mr. and Mrs. Youmans took passage from Buffalo to Sheboygan was "The Ohio" and the vessel on which they were passengers from Oshkosh to Gill's Landing "The Sultana."
When a young man Mr. Youmans was a river pilot on the Alleghany and Ohio rivers. After coming to this county he was interested for a time in a shingle mill at Springville, and afterward for many years operate a flouring and feed mill at McDill and also at Springville. In 1881 he purchased a farm east of Plover village, where he lived until the death of Mrs. Youmans, which occurred in December, 1900, since which time he had made his home with his children. He held the office of supervisor in the town of Plover for four years, was town treasurer three years and school commissioner eleven years.
In politics Mr. Youmans began as a Whig, but became a Republican when that party was organized. He was a Republican by conviction and steadily supported the principles, policies and candidates of the party. He cast his first presidential vote in 1848 for Zachary Taylor, when he was less than 20 years of age. In those early days less attention was paid to the qualifications of voters than now, and Mr. Youmans was one of a group of minors drawn in to help in a local issue.
Mr. Youmans had been a member of the Plover lodge of Masons forty-seven years, having taken his first degree April 2, 1870. He was made a master Mason June 9 in the same year.
In his business and social relations Mr. Youmans maintained a reputation for character and liberality. His nature was most genial and to him life revealed its more attractive side. His view of life is aptly expressed in the famous poem. "The House By the Side of the Road," particularly the concluding verse:
"Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road,
Where the race of men go by—
They are good, they are bad, they are
Weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish----so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's
Seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road
And be a friend of man."
Rev. R.J. McLandress of the Presbyterian church officiated at the funeral, which was held yesterday morning under the suspices of the Plover Masons. There was a short service at the Week residence at 10:30 o'clock, burial following in Forest cemetery.
E.J. Youmans and daughter, Helen, of Westboro, and J.L. Dopp of Wild Rose were among those who attended the funeral.
(Ref) The Gazette (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
21 Mar 1917, Wed
JOTHAM YOUMANS, RESIDENT OF PORTAGE CONTY SINCE 1855, DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
The death of Jotham Youmans, one of Portage county's sturdy pioneers and who had the unique distinction of having cast his vote at seventeen presidential elections, occurred at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Week, 603 Clark street.
Although in the eighty-eighth year of his age, Mr. Youmans remained active until nine days before his death. He had been growing feeble for two years or more, but his general health was good. His death was the result of a general breaking down due to his advanced age, and the transition came peacefully. Mr. Youmans himself realized the end was near and one of his last requests was that he be buried with Masonic rites.
Jotham Youmans was born in Huntington County, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1829, the son of Hannah Horton and Eli Youmans. His mother was a lineal descendant in the sixth generation of Barnabas Horton, who immigrated to America in 1640 and settled in Southold, Long Island.
On May 14 1853, Mr. Youmans was married at Alleghany, New York. They were the parents of four children, all of whom are living. The children are: Mrs. Florence Rogers of Plover, Elmer J Youmans of Westboro, Mrs. A.B. Spaulding of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. N.A. Week of this city. He also leaves ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In 1855 Mr. and Mrs. Youmans came to
Wisconsin, following the long route so common to those early days. From their old home in Cattaraugus County they went to Buffalo by team; from Buffalo by the Great Lakes to Sheboygan, Wis.; by team from Sheboygan to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, and thence up the Wolf River by boat to Gill's Landing, from where the rest of the journey was by team. Since 1855 Mr. Youmans had been a resident of this county and he had made his home in this city with his daughter for eleven years.
It is of historical interest that the boat on which Mr. and Mrs. Youmans took passage from Buffalo to Sheboygan was "The Ohio" and the vessel on which they were passengers from Oshkosh to Gill's Landing "The Sultana."
When a young man Mr. Youmans was a river pilot on the Alleghany and Ohio rivers. After coming to this county he was interested for a time in a shingle mill at Springville, and afterward for many years operate a flouring and feed mill at McDill and also at Springville. In 1881 he purchased a farm east of Plover village, where he lived until the death of Mrs. Youmans, which occurred in December, 1900, since which time he had made his home with his children. He held the office of supervisor in the town of Plover for four years, was town treasurer three years and school commissioner eleven years.
In politics Mr. Youmans began as a Whig, but became a Republican when that party was organized. He was a Republican by conviction and steadily supported the principles, policies and candidates of the party. He cast his first presidential vote in 1848 for Zachary Taylor, when he was less than 20 years of age. In those early days less attention was paid to the qualifications of voters than now, and Mr. Youmans was one of a group of minors drawn in to help in a local issue.
Mr. Youmans had been a member of the Plover lodge of Masons forty-seven years, having taken his first degree April 2, 1870. He was made a master Mason June 9 in the same year.
In his business and social relations Mr. Youmans maintained a reputation for character and liberality. His nature was most genial and to him life revealed its more attractive side. His view of life is aptly expressed in the famous poem. "The House By the Side of the Road," particularly the concluding verse:
"Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road,
Where the race of men go by—
They are good, they are bad, they are
Weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish----so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's
Seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road
And be a friend of man."
Rev. R.J. McLandress of the Presbyterian church officiated at the funeral, which was held yesterday morning under the suspices of the Plover Masons. There was a short service at the Week residence at 10:30 o'clock, burial following in Forest cemetery.
E.J. Youmans and daughter, Helen, of Westboro, and J.L. Dopp of Wild Rose were among those who attended the funeral.
(Ref) The Gazette (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
21 Mar 1917, Wed
EARLY SETTLER GONER
JOTHAM YOUMANS, RESIDENT OF PORTAGE CONTY SINCE 1855, DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
The death of Jotham Youmans, one of Portage county's sturdy pioneers and who had the unique distinction of having cast his vote at seventeen presidential elections, occurred at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Week, 603 Clark street.
Although in the eighty-eighth year of his age, Mr. Youmans remained active until nine days before his death. He had been growing feeble for two years or more, but his general health was good. His death was the result of a general breaking down due to his advanced age, and the transition came peacefully. Mr. Youmans himself realized the end was near and one of his last requests was that he be buried with Masonic rites.
Jotham Youmans was born in Huntington County, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1829, the son of Hannah Horton and Eli Youmans. His mother was a lineal descendant in the sixth generation of Barnabas Horton, who immigrated to America in 1640 and settled in Southold, Long Island.
On May 14 1853, Mr. Youmans was married at Alleghany, New York. They were the parents of four children, all of whom are living. The children are: Mrs. Florence Rogers of Plover, Elmer J Youmans of Westboro, Mrs. A.B. Spaulding of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. N.A. Week of this city. He also leaves ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In 1855 Mr. and Mrs. Youmans came to
Wisconsin, following the long route so common to those early days. From their old home in Cattaraugus County they went to Buffalo by team; from Buffalo by the Great Lakes to Sheboygan, Wis.; by team from Sheboygan to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, and thence up the Wolf River by boat to Gill's Landing, from where the rest of the journey was by team. Since 1855 Mr. Youmans had been a resident of this county and he had made his home in this city with his daughter for eleven years.
It is of historical interest that the boat on which Mr. and Mrs. Youmans took passage from Buffalo to Sheboygan was "The Ohio" and the vessel on which they were passengers from Oshkosh to Gill's Landing "The Sultana."
When a young man Mr. Youmans was a river pilot on the Alleghany and Ohio rivers. After coming to this county he was interested for a time in a shingle mill at Springville, and afterward for many years operate a flouring and feed mill at McDill and also at Springville. In 1881 he purchased a farm east of Plover village, where he lived until the death of Mrs. Youmans, which occurred in December, 1900, since which time he had made his home with his children. He held the office of supervisor in the town of Plover for four years, was town treasurer three years and school commissioner eleven years.
In politics Mr. Youmans began as a Whig, but became a Republican when that party was organized. He was a Republican by conviction and steadily supported the principles, policies and candidates of the party. He cast his first presidential vote in 1848 for Zachary Taylor, when he was less than 20 years of age. In those early days less attention was paid to the qualifications of voters than now, and Mr. Youmans was one of a group of minors drawn in to help in a local issue.
Mr. Youmans had been a member of the Plover lodge of Masons forty-seven years, having taken his first degree April 2, 1870. He was made a master Mason June 9 in the same year.
In his business and social relations Mr. Youmans maintained a reputation for character and liberality. His nature was most genial and to him life revealed its more attractive side. His view of life is aptly expressed in the famous poem. "The House By the Side of the Road," particularly the concluding verse:
"Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road,
Where the race of men go by—
They are good, they are bad, they are
Weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish----so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's
Seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road
And be a friend of man."
Rev. R.J. McLandress of the Presbyterian church officiated at the funeral, which was held yesterday morning under the suspices of the Plover Masons. There was a short service at the Week residence at 10:30 o'clock, burial following in Forest cemetery.
E.J. Youmans and daughter, Helen, of Westboro, and J.L. Dopp of Wild Rose were among those who attended the funeral.
(Ref) The Gazette (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
21 Mar 1917, Wed
JOTHAM YOUMANS, RESIDENT OF PORTAGE CONTY SINCE 1855, DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
The death of Jotham Youmans, one of Portage county's sturdy pioneers and who had the unique distinction of having cast his vote at seventeen presidential elections, occurred at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Week, 603 Clark street.
Although in the eighty-eighth year of his age, Mr. Youmans remained active until nine days before his death. He had been growing feeble for two years or more, but his general health was good. His death was the result of a general breaking down due to his advanced age, and the transition came peacefully. Mr. Youmans himself realized the end was near and one of his last requests was that he be buried with Masonic rites.
Jotham Youmans was born in Huntington County, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1829, the son of Hannah Horton and Eli Youmans. His mother was a lineal descendant in the sixth generation of Barnabas Horton, who immigrated to America in 1640 and settled in Southold, Long Island.
On May 14 1853, Mr. Youmans was married at Alleghany, New York. They were the parents of four children, all of whom are living. The children are: Mrs. Florence Rogers of Plover, Elmer J Youmans of Westboro, Mrs. A.B. Spaulding of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. N.A. Week of this city. He also leaves ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In 1855 Mr. and Mrs. Youmans came to
Wisconsin, following the long route so common to those early days. From their old home in Cattaraugus County they went to Buffalo by team; from Buffalo by the Great Lakes to Sheboygan, Wis.; by team from Sheboygan to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, and thence up the Wolf River by boat to Gill's Landing, from where the rest of the journey was by team. Since 1855 Mr. Youmans had been a resident of this county and he had made his home in this city with his daughter for eleven years.
It is of historical interest that the boat on which Mr. and Mrs. Youmans took passage from Buffalo to Sheboygan was "The Ohio" and the vessel on which they were passengers from Oshkosh to Gill's Landing "The Sultana."
When a young man Mr. Youmans was a river pilot on the Alleghany and Ohio rivers. After coming to this county he was interested for a time in a shingle mill at Springville, and afterward for many years operate a flouring and feed mill at McDill and also at Springville. In 1881 he purchased a farm east of Plover village, where he lived until the death of Mrs. Youmans, which occurred in December, 1900, since which time he had made his home with his children. He held the office of supervisor in the town of Plover for four years, was town treasurer three years and school commissioner eleven years.
In politics Mr. Youmans began as a Whig, but became a Republican when that party was organized. He was a Republican by conviction and steadily supported the principles, policies and candidates of the party. He cast his first presidential vote in 1848 for Zachary Taylor, when he was less than 20 years of age. In those early days less attention was paid to the qualifications of voters than now, and Mr. Youmans was one of a group of minors drawn in to help in a local issue.
Mr. Youmans had been a member of the Plover lodge of Masons forty-seven years, having taken his first degree April 2, 1870. He was made a master Mason June 9 in the same year.
In his business and social relations Mr. Youmans maintained a reputation for character and liberality. His nature was most genial and to him life revealed its more attractive side. His view of life is aptly expressed in the famous poem. "The House By the Side of the Road," particularly the concluding verse:
"Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road,
Where the race of men go by—
They are good, they are bad, they are
Weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish----so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's
Seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side
Of the road
And be a friend of man."
Rev. R.J. McLandress of the Presbyterian church officiated at the funeral, which was held yesterday morning under the suspices of the Plover Masons. There was a short service at the Week residence at 10:30 o'clock, burial following in Forest cemetery.
E.J. Youmans and daughter, Helen, of Westboro, and J.L. Dopp of Wild Rose were among those who attended the funeral.
(Ref) The Gazette (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
21 Mar 1917, Wed
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