FULLER CEMETERY - HENDERSON TWP. - KNOX CO., IL YARDE, Aaron b. Nov. 11, 1810 (Somersetshire, England) d. May 30, 1897 Charlotte Cousins, wife of A. b. Nov. 12, 1805 (Somersetshire, England) d. Oct 5, 1870 Mary Jane dau of A. & C.C. b. Feb 15, 1846 (Geauga Co., Ohio) d. Jan. 25, 1863 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF WARREN COUNTY, ILLINOIS 1886 page 475 "AARON YARDE, a well-known and highly respected resident of Alexis, is a pioneer of Warren County of 1847. He is a native of Somersetshire, England, and was born Nov. 11, 1810. His father was a farmer and he was brought up on the same place where his ancestors had lived for many years. He was the second in order of birth of a family of five children, namely: John, who was married to Mary A. Clement, a native of Somersetshire, England, and the mother of four children; Mary A. became the wife of Isaac Hooper, and was the mother of eight children; she is now deceased. Moses died at the age of 23 years; Daniel resides in his native place and is married to Miss Mary Rowland. They have a family of nine children. The maiden name of Mr. Yarde's mother was Ann Cousins, who was the daughter of Bartholomew and Mary (Hawkins) Cousins, both of whom were born in 1778. The father died when Aaron was 17 years old, and he was then at liberty to choose a business in which he hoped to do better than as a farmer. He apprenticed himself to learn the trade of a stonecutter and a general stone-mason, and followed that business 12 years, in his native shire. After that, until 1843, he was occupied in farming. In April of the year named he sailed for this country. He was accompanied by his wife and five children, and the family took passage from Plymouth. They crossed the ocean in a merchant vessel and landed at the port of New York after a voyage of six weeks. From New York they went direct to Geauga Co., Ohio. Mr. Yarde bought a farm of 45 acres at the rate of $8.50 per acre. About one-third was under the plow, and the remainder was not cleared of the natural forest. Mr. Yarde built a small frame house sufficient for the accommodation of his household and proceeded to the work of removing the forest growth. He cleared 15 acres. In the spring of 1847 he sold his place for $10 an acre. While he lived there, in addition to the work of clearing the acreage mentioned, he had been engaged in work at his trade also. After making sale of his land he came to Warren County. He bought 80 acres of land on section 3, on what was then designated Township 12, and is now named Kelly Township. The whole place was entirely without improvements and the proprietor proceeded first of all to erect a structure for the shelter of his family. He built a small log house and stable, and broke and fenced 25 acres. He retained the ownership of the place until 1850, when he sold out and bought a farm on section 10 in the same township. It had been improved to some extent, a frame house had build on it, and it was all fenced. Mr. Yarde build a good barn and other farm buildings and planted fruit and shade trees. The place contained 160 acres, and at the time h In 1872 Mr. Yarde came to Alexis and took possession of the residence which in now occupied by his family. He is still an extensive landholder and the proprietor of a farm comprising 160 acres in Mercer County, situated two and a half miles from the village of Alexis. He also owns 17 acres of valuable land adjoining the place where he resides. Mr. Yarde was married May 7, 1835, to Charlotte Cousins. She was the daughter of Bartholomew and Jane (Sweet) Cousins, and a native of Somersetshire, England. She was born Nov. 12, 1806. Of the eight children of whom they became parents, six are yet living. Caroline H. is married to John M. Richardson, now deceased. She resides in Iowa and has seven children. Jessie, the widow of Charles Pine, resides in Kelly Township, and has a family of six children. Lucy is the wife of Isaac R. Greene, of Galesburg, Ill., and has a family of seven children. Albert lives in Kelly Township, on the old farm and was married to Eliza Lyddon; they have five children. Charlotte is married to B.F. Gilmore, of Nodaway Co., Mo. Charles F.P. is a citizen of Alexis, and a sketch of his business relations appears on another page. Mrs. Yarde died Oct. 6, 1870, on the old homestead in Kelly Township. Mr. Yarde contracted marriage a second time with Patience M. (Farber) Allen, March 7, 1872. They were married in Knox Co., Ill. She was the widow of Nelson Allen. Mrs. Yarde is a native of Saratoga Co., N.Y., where she was born July 4, 1810. She is the daughter of Jacob and Rebecca (Herrick) Farber; the former was a native of Germany and came to this country when quite young. The mother was born in New York of English ancestry. Mrs. Yarde was the mother of three children by her first husband, all of whom died in infancy. She has a great fondness for children , and has reared no lessthan five, whom she has taken by adoption. Among the many views of residences given in the pictorial department of the Album may be found that of Mr. Yarde on page 474."