Yoggy, Clarence W.

YOGGY

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/3/2021 at 11:57:50

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.966

CLARENCE W. YOGGY
One of the representative young farmers of Jefferson Township is Clarence W. Yoggy, who is now successfully engaged in the operation of his father’s farm of four hundred acres, his home being on section 28. He is one of Iowa’s native sons, his birth occurring in Cedar Rapids, October 12, 1881. His father, Rev. J.H. Yoggy, a minister of the Evangelical Association, was born in Pennsylvania, but when quite young removed with his parents to Illinois, locating near Naperville, where he was reared and educated. Having studied for the ministry, he was ordained in the Evangelical Association and has since engaged in preaching the gospel, being presiding elder of the West Des Moines conference for about twenty years. He has also followed farming to some extent and in coming to Iowa in 1867 he located on a farm in Benton County, but since 1890 has made his home in Des Moines. He spent six years in Chicago as treasurer of the Northwestern College of his denomination. In Illinois Rev. Yoggy was married to Miss Mary Motter, a lady of German birth, and unto them were bon four sons and three daughters.
Of this family Clarence W. Yoggy is the youngest son. He spent his boyhood and youth principally in Audubon and Polk Counties, and was educated at Highland Park Seminary, Des Moines, from which he was graduated with the class of 1902. After leaving school he was employed as agent for one year, and then took a winter course at the Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa.
Coming to Wick, Warren County, in 1904, Mr. Yoggy married Miss Alberta Hall, who was born, reared and educated in Des Moines. They began their domestic life on the farm where they still reside and as an agriculturist Mr. Yoggy is meeting with good success. In connection with general farming he is also engaged in stock-raising. Both he and his wife are active members of the Evangelical Association and they have a host of warm friends in the community where they reside. In politics Mr. Yoggy is a Republican.