"PETER YOAR..residing on section 34, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich., is a native of County Clare, Ireland, and was born May 14, 1823. His parents, William and Mary (Bradley) Yoar, were engaged in agricultural pursuits in the Old Country, and were among the prosperous farmers of their native land. The mother having in the meantime died, the father came in 1852 to America, but after sojourning for three years in St. Joseph, Mich., returned to Ireland..." [much more] Portrait and Biographical Record, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1893, pp. 593-594 posted on the Berrien MI mailing list: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.berrien/378