John Yount

John was born on January 15th, 1813 in Montgomery Co, Ohio.¹ John's father was Andrew Yount and his mother was Eva Sinks. His paternal grandparents were William Henry Yount and Marianne Waymire. He had six brothers and a sister, named Daniel, Allen, Andrew, George, William, Henry and Mary Elizabeth. He was the third oldest of the eight children. He had four half-brothers named David Wallace, Enoch J, Robert S and Welthy. He died at the age of 67 on May 30th, 1880 in California.¹

‌John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on December 8th, 1836 in Tippecanoe Co, Indiana.¹ They had four sons and two daughters, and also a child of unknown gender, named Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Isaac, John Newton, Nancy Ann, Mary Elizabeth and Jessie.