This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertLJackson29 Surnames: BAKER, BARNES, CANE, CORWIN, JOHNSON, ORCHARD, STEPHEN, YOHO Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/9861/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, December 24, 1931, Volume LVI, Number 8, Page 1, Column 7, "MAHLON YOHO, SOLSBERRY, DIED DEC. 22-Pioneer Resident of Beech Creek Township; 91 Years Old Last Saturday; Civil War Soldier." [Transcribed on December 20, 2007 by RLJ from microfilm of the original newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library.] Isaac Mahlon YOHO, a resident of Solsberry, and vicinity for sixty-four years, died at the family residence in Solsberry, where he had made his home for the past twenty years. His son, William YOHO, and family, had lived with him and cared for him and wife during the past eleven years. The wife and mother died eleven years ago. Mr. YOHO was born near Caldwell, in Noble County, Ohio, December 19, 1840, making his age ninety-one years last Saturday. His family had a reunion and dinner in his honor last Sunday and he seemed to be in good spirits and in good health on that day and enjoyed the day with his family. He enlisted in the Civil War from Ohio and served three and on-half years. His enlistment was with COMPANY H, ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH REGIMENT, OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, and before the close of the war he was transferred to the SIXTY-SECOND REGIMENT. He was with General Phil SHERIDAN's army in its march through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and at Cedar Creek battle he sustained a hip injury from a fragment of a bursted shell. After the war he returned to his home in Ohio and was married to Miss Sarah Ellen STEPHEN, a sister of Asbury STEPHEN, who died at Stanford six or seven years ago. His parents were Samuel YOHO and Jane (CANE) YOHO. His first child, Frank YOHO, was born in Ohio on October 28, 1865, and about 1867 the family moved to Monroe County, locating on a farm south of Stanford, and a year later located on a farm on Ore Branch, in Richland Township, after which the farm was sold to Jason ROGERS. After the farm sale he bought a farm from John CLEVER in Center Township and located two and one-half miles southeast of Solsberry and he also acquired the Abel P. HAMILTON farm, east of his homestead. About twenty years ago he purchased the OGG farm west of Solsberry and continued to make that place his home until he was call to his heavenly reward and to join (Continued on Page 4) the wife and companion of his youth. The deceased always engaged in farming and raised a large family, four boys and four girls, namely: Frank, Jennie JOHNSON, Della ORCHARD, Bloomington; Walter YOHO, Mamie CORWIN, Will YOHO, Oscar YOHO and Myrtle BARNES, Indianapolis. They all survive the father except Mrs. Jennie JOHNSON, who died five years ago. The deceased was a Mason in Solsberry Lodge No. 411 for over forty years. The order will have charge of the funeral service. Mr. YOHO was a highly respected and honored citizen and leaves a family which is among the leaders in all affairs in the Solsberry community. The deceased is also survived by one brother, Samuel R. YOHO, of San Francisco, California, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Milton WELBORN, near Solsberry, and Mrs. Jennie WHALEY, of Bloomington. One brother R. W. YOHO, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah BAKER, preceded him in death. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Solsberry M. E. church, of which he was a member, and the services will be conducted by Rev. Joseph CAMPBELL, of Bloomington, assisted by H. A. BAILIFF and Rev. W. J. ELLIS. The Bloomington Limestone quartet will sing at the services. It is composed of Henry DUDLEY, Wes DUVALL, Mr. WILSON and Lennie ISOM. Interment in the Solsberry cemetery. - Link to the Obituary of his son, Frank Lewis YOHO [1866OH-1933IN]: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/3377/mb.ashx - Link to the Obituary of his sister, Hannah (YOHO) BAKER [1844OH-1923IN]: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/3903/mb.ashx - NOTES-RLJ: CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994 G.C.H.S. Beech Creek Township, Page 41, Solsberry Cemetery, Page 41, Column 3: YOHO, Isaac Mahlon, s/o Samuel & Barbara Gatts YOHO, 19 Dec 1840-23 Dec 1931, CO H 116 OHIO, Civil War; YOHO, Sarah E. (STEPHEN), d/o ?? & Tamzan STEPHEN, 11 Jan 1846-6 Oct 1920. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.