[p. 897] a representative citizen of Wayne Township, where he has been engaged in general farming for the past twenty-five years, was born on the Goshen place, near Slippery Rock Creek, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, May 7, 1857. His parents were Daniel and Sarah (Wilson) Yoho.
Four brothers of the name of Yoho came together to America at an early day, and three of these settled in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and one settled in Virginia. The paternal grandfather, John Yoho, was born February 11, 1799, and died September 23, 1888, in the ninetieth year of his age. He married Nancy Dougherty, who was born in Ireland, February 26, 1800, accompanied her parents to America, and lived into advanced age. Six sons and two daughters were born to John and Nancy Yoho, namely: Jacob, Manassa, Daniel, Edward, John and James, sons, and Elizabeth, who married Martin Foster and died in Big Beaver Township, and a daughter who died young.
Daniel Yoho, father of Edward James, was born August 10, 1830, and died February 26, 1905. He married Sarah Wilson, who was born November 21, 1827, in Wayne Township, Lawrence County, and died November 10, 1907. She was a daughter of John I. and Elizabeth (Munnel) Wilson, the former of whom was born in Lawrence County in 1803. He was the father of sixteen children. Mr. Wilson accumulated a large amount of valuable farming land, and some of it is still held by his descendants. The children born to Daniel and Sarah Yoho were as follows: John, who is a merchant at Chewton, married Lydia Robberman; Edward J., residing in Wayne Township, married Elizabeth J. Nye, a daughter of Melvin and Caroline Etna (Johnston) Nye, pioneers in this section; George, who died in childhood; Eli E., formerly a well-known railroad man, now engaged in farming in Wayne Township, married Anna Hoover; William W., who resides at Wampum, married Kate McConaghey, daughter of Nathaniel McConaghey; Harvey D., who resides at Chewton, married Lydia Cook, a daughter of George Cook; Nancy Elizabeth, who married Charles Coulter, resides in Wayne Township; Ella, who married Henry Garaway; and Mary, who married Andrew Freed, resides near Homewood.
Edward J. Yoho obtained his education in the district schools and in the village of Chewton. He has always led a busy life, and before settling down to farming, worked at the Wampum furnace and in other places. He now has charge of the James and Mary Mehard farm, and has 115 acres under lease. He grows grain, corn, oats and potatoes, and raises some excellent stock. He has comfortable surroundings, and has prospered as a farmer. Some eleven years ago he lost his residence by fire, a new one being erected shortly afterward.
In September, 1881, Mr. Yoho was married to Elizabeth J. Nye, and to this union have been born seven sons and one daughter, namely: Mary Etta, deceased; George E. born August 18, 1882, is rural mail carrier, Route No. 1, Ellwood City, and resides at home; Harry W., born July 14, 1885, works at stone-crushing and lives at home; Everett Morrell, born February 26, 1887, died in April of the same year; Roy Earl, born February 26, 1889, resides at home; Lewis Elmer, born November 21, 1895; Edward Frederick, born August 20, 1900; and Harvey Glynn, born in April, 1902, resides at home. Mr. and Mrs. Yoho and sons belong to the Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church. In politics, he is a Democrat. For two years he served as road supervisor, and for six years was school, director.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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