Aaron Yearous (1852-1923)

SHEPPARD, WALSTER, YEAROUS

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The Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Thursday, May 17, 1923
Page 1, Column 1

AARON YEAROUS DIED MONDAY

Eagle Grove's First School Teacher Died at His Home Here Monday Morning.

Monday morning Eagle Grove citizens learned the sad news of the death of Aaron Yearous of this city. He took treatment at Iowa City without relief. He was among the earlier Wright county pioneers and was Eagle Grove’s first school teacher.

Obituary

Aaron Yearous, oldest son of Catharine and Charles Yearous, was born January 10, 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 and later 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. On Feb. 15, 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 Mt. Ayr, Iowa; Howard of Peterson, Iowa; and a daughter who died in earliest infancy.

Mr. Yearous took part in the civic affairs 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 pleasure 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 sill, and the loving care of his devoted family he succumbed to diabetic gangrene, after weeks of [unreadable] suffering. Aside [unreadable] three grandchildren, seven brothers, one sister and a host of friends.

He passed away on the morning of May 14, having lived 71 years, 4 days. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon in charge of Rev. E. A. Anderson. Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.

The Greene Recorder
Greene, Iowa
Wednesday, May 23, 1923
Page 3, Columns 2 & 3

MARBLE ROCK

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Walster, who were called to Eagle Grove by the death of Mrs. Walster’s father, Aaron Yearous, who passed away Monday morning, returned home Friday noon. Mrs. Yearous and Milo Yearous, a son from Alberta, Canada, accompanied them home and remained until Sunday. Mr. Yearous, who was a lawyer, had been active in the public life of Eagle Grove for over 40 years.

The Daily Times
Davenport, Iowa
Tuesday, May 29, 1923
Page 20, Column 6

First Teacher at Eagle Grove Dead

IOWA CITY, la., May 29.—(Special)—From Eagle Grove comes news of the death of another Iowa university alumnus, the first school teacher of that town, Aaron Yearous, who died in his seventy-second year. He was mayor, councilman, city solicitor and justice of the peace, filling the justiceship continuously, during the last 34 years. He was graduated here in law, in 1878. Surviving are Mr. Yearous' widow and five sons and a daughter.

January 10, 1852 – May 14, 1923