David Mottern Brosius was born in Rose Twp., Jefferson Co., PA.

He was the son of Peter Brosius and Christianna Shoemaker / Schumacher.

David married Juniatta Lang abt 1872.

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Biography, 1988, Woodrow Yeaney, "The Century Farms of Jefferson County, PA", (The Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical Society, Brookville, PA), pp.75-76

WOODROW YEANEY

Although a Century Farm Certificate was awarded to Woodrow W. and Annabelle Yeaney in 1977 for their 97-acre farm in Beaver Township, a part of much more extensive farm holdins, the area covered in the certificate has since been deeded to their son, Dr. Woodrow W. Yeaney, Jr., who resides in the family farmhouse with his wife and three children.

The Yeaney family, with the help of an uncle of the present owner, Earl Yeaney, operates a large beef cattle operation involving 800 acres of tillable land of over 2,000 acres total.

The date of the first purchase was January 4, 1866, when Woodrow W. Yeaney's great-grandfather, William Brocious, bought 156 acres from the estate of Henry W. Spare. William was a grandson of Michael Brocious, one of the earliest settlers of Beaver Township, who had come there from Northumberland County.

DAVID M. BROCIOUS, born 1847 in Rose Township, married Juniata Lang, daughter of the founder of Langville. This lady acquired her name from the Juniata River in Juniata County, as she was born in that location. David and his wife built the first log cabin on the property, which he acquired in 1873, and later a plank house, which has been town down. They had a family of seven children, one of whom, Dollie E., married Jacob Earl Yeaney. He purchased 144 acres of the Brocious land in 1911.

Jacob Yeaney was the son of Abraham and Fiana (Bowersox) Yeaney, both of whom were born and raised in Clarion County. Abraham was the son of a Clarion County pioneer, Johannes Yeaney.

The Yeaney name came from Switzerland, and was originally Jenni, which is pronounced Yenni. The first American ancestor, Johannes Jenni, came from Diegten in Switzerland to Lancaster County in 1804. Dr. Yeaney has done extensive research on the Yeaney or Jenni family there, and has visited the town of his ancestors several times while on European visits, meeting many relatives there.

The third house to be built on the property was erected in 1896 by David Brocious, and is the home the Yeaneys now live in. It is a spacious Victorian structure, built on a bank overlooking the road between Ohl and Langville, and is surrounded by a number of large barns and other farm buildings. Although it has been remodeled, it still remains its 1890's character.

In 1943, following the death of her husband, Dollie Yeaney became sole owner, and in 1944, she deeded it to her son, Woodrow W. Yeaney. He married Annabelle Smith, and they operated the farm as "Anwood Farms" for many years. Under its present owner, Dr. Woodrow W. Yeaney, Jr., it is called "Yeaney Farms."

Woodrow and Annabelle Yeaney had five children: Woodrow Jr.; Barbara (Ritzman) of Shannondale; James, who lives on a 40-acre tract near Langville; Gary, of Lake Placis, New York; and Carol (Preston) of Brookville.

Dr. Yeaney, a director and professor at Clarion University, is married to the former Paulette Berasi of Force, near St. Marys, and they have three children, Natalie, Chip, and Gabrielle. Mrs. Yeaney is also in the filed of education, as she is employed as a teacher in the New Bethlehem area.

Although both the Yeaneys lead a busy life away from the farm, it is still a very importnant part of their lives, and Woodrow Yeaney takes an active part in its management and operation, with the assistance of his family and uncle, Earl Yeaney.