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GEORGE YOUNCE, farmer; P. O. West Milton; was born in Ashe Co., N. C., in 1824, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Younce, who were born in the same State, in which they were married and lived till their removal here in 1842, and afterward removed to Indiana, where they now reside. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are living, viz., George, Sarah, Solomon, John and Charity; Catherine, deceased. Our subject’s early boyhood days were spent on the farm in North Carolina; after his arrival here he learned the blacksmith trade, which he followed about twenty years, then abandoned the work, so far as working for the public was concerned. In 1846, he was married to Lavina Knife, by whom he has had nine children, four of whom are living, viz., David, Caroline, Samuel and Lemuel; the deceased are William H., Joseph and Oliver, Warren and Webster (twins); William H. and Oliver died only a day apart, the former on the 9th and Oliver on the 10th of July, 1868; the twins, Warren and Webster, died from diphtheria. After his marriage he lived in Monroe Township for nine years, worked at his trade, and farmed some, after which he purchased 83 acres of land, on which he now resides. His land is all in a good state of cultivation and well improved. He is one of our self-made men, having begun life without a dollar, and, after the marriage ceremony was performed, he was the possessor of half a dime. Hard work and good management have placed him in possession of a good home. He is no political aspirant, but has held the office of School Director and Supervisor, also been a member of the Board of Education. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist Church of twenty years’ standing, and are every-day Christians, taking a great interest in the welfare of their church and the cause and development of the Christian religion. The pioneer Preacher, Philip Younce, was a great-uncle to our subject, and preached among the very first in the Stillwater Valley. His children, with the exception of one, are members of the same church, which affords their parents much satisfaction. His parents are members of the Disciples’ Church.