Yearous, Aaron 1852 - 1923

YEAROUS, SHEPPARD, WALSTER, BALDNER

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 12/26/2021 at 13:41:59

Elkader Register, Thur., 24 May 1923.

Aaron Yearous, oldest son of Catherine and Charles Yearous was born January 10th, 1852, on his grandfather's farm in Knox County, Ohio.

When he was three years old his parents drove overland to Iowa, settling on a homestead at Highland in Clayton County. It was here that he grew to manhood. He attended an academy at Clermont, Iowa, afterwards teaching school. He graduated from the State University of Iowa with the law class of 1878. Later, he went to Nebraska where he settled on a homestead near Kearney, but on account of illness was compelled to return to Iowa.

In 1881 he came to Eagle Grove, being the first school teacher in the city, then beginng.

On Feb. 15th, 1882, he was married to Lizzie Sheppard of Clayton County, and to this union were born seven children: Warren, who died in 1903, Roscoe, of Cottage Grove, Oregon; Milo, of Cadogan, Alberta; Esther, wife of Ralph Walster of Marble Rock, Iowa; Glenn of Mount Ayr, Iowa; Howard of Peterson, Iowa; and a daughter who died in earliest infancy.

He took part in the civic activities of his community, having served for many years as councilman, mayor, city attorney, and having been justice of the peace continuously since 1888. He was best known for a rugged uprightness and integrity of character. He was absolutely honest, truthful and clean. As a father, he was willing to forego most of the comforts and pleasures of life in order to fit his children to carry on in the world.

More than three years ago his health began to fail, and in spite of the best medical skill and the loving care of his devoted family, he succumbed to diabetic gangrene, after weeks of intense suffering.

Aside from his wife and five children, there are surviving him three grandchildren, seven brothers and one sister.

He died on the morning of May 14th, having lived 71 years, 4 months and 4 days.

The pall bearers were his sons, Glen, Howard and Milo; and son-in-law, Ralph Walster; and brother-in-law, George Sheppard; and a cousin, Andrew Baldner.

The text for the sermon was a favorite one from I Kings 2:2 "I go the way of all earth; be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man."

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Note: He has a gravestone in Rosehill cemetery, Eagle Grove, Wright co. Iowa.