Daniel Younkins and Eva E. Minteer
Husband Daniel Younkins 1 2 3 4
Born: 27 Jun 1854 - near Slate Lick, Armstrong Co, PA 1 3 4 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: William Younkins (1822-1902) 5 6 7 Mother: Sarah Hawk (1820/1821-1915) 4 5 8
Marriage: 10 Sep 1884 1 3 5
Wife Eva E. Minteer 1 3 4 9
AKA: Eva Minter 5 Born: 12 Sep 1857 - Worthington, Armstrong Co, PA 3 4 Christened: Died: 21 Feb 1924 4 5 Buried: - Butler, Butler Co, PA
Father: Joseph Minteer (1828-1878) 10 11 12 Mother: Sarah B. Kalp ( -Aft 1915) 11
Children
1 F Sarah Josephine Younkins 3 4 5
AKA: Josie S. Younkins 1 Born: 15 Feb 1887 3 Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Mabel Viola Younkins 3 4 13
Born: 10 Nov 1888 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: William O. D. Douthett (1890- ) 14
3 M William Minteer Younkins 3 4
Born: 6 Jun 1890 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Beulah Scott ( - ) 4 15
4 M Victor Daniel Younkins 3 4 15
Born: 7 Apr 1892 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Florence Woodmansee ( - ) 4 15
5 F Florence Evelyn Younkins 3 4 15
Born: 12 Jun 1894 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Clyde A. Fowler (1892- ) 4 16 Marr: 15 Oct 1924 9
6 F Delma Elizabeth Younkins 3 4
Born: 11 Jan 1897 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Allan R. Peters ( - ) 4 15
7 M James Kenneth Younkins 3 4 15
Born: 3 May 1900 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Martha Wallace ( - ) 15
General Notes: Husband - Daniel Younkins
His education was acquired in the public schools and at the Worthington Academy, and he spent all his earlier years on the farm. In 1876 he went to Petrolia, Pennsylvania, as a tool dresser on the oil fields, later became a driller, then a contractor, and finally an oil producer. Occasionally he and his brother John worked in association, and in 1893 a partnership was formed, known as Younkins Brothers. The two brothers operated extensively in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania and employed from one to six sets of workers. Mr. Younkins was a director in the Farmers' National Bank and the Guaranty Safe Deposit & Trust Company, treasurer of the Craigsville Woolen Manufacturing Company, and a member of the board of managers of the Evans Manufacturing Company. As a representative of Democratic interests he was a member of the city council fourteen years, and served for a time as chairman of that body. He was a member of the Knights of Malta, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Woodmen of the World. He and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian church, in which he was an elder.
He received his education in the district schools of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and also attended Worthington (Pennsylvania) Academy. In 1876 he became interested in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, operating as the firm of Younkins Brothers, and became one of the large producers in that section of the state. He settled in Butler in 1884, where he became identified with numerous successful enterprises. He was a charter member and vice president of the Guaranty Trust Company; was connected with the People's Telephone Company for many years as vice president, also served as president of the company; was chairman of the board of directors of the Evans Manufacturing Company; was a director of the Automatic Gas Steam Radiator Company of Pittsburgh; and was one of the large real estate and land owners in Butler and Armstrong counties.
He was a Democrat and served as a member of the city council of Butler for fourteen years and as chairman of the council for two terms. He was vice president and organizer of Butler Fair and Exposition Association, in which he took great interest. He was also director of the Ferris Supply Company, Butler. He held membership in the Second United Presbyterian Church, and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta, and Woodmen of the World.
Having received his education in the public schools of Slate Lick and at Worthington Academy, he worked on the home farm until he was twenty-two. In 1876, recognizing the opportunities in the oil industry, he went to Petrolia and engaged in drilling and contracting there and in Fairview. The famous boom at Bradford in 1878 attracted Mr. Younkins and he shortly extended his interests into McKean, Forest, Warren, Butler, and Allegheny counties, respectively. Finally, in 1884, he located permanently in Butler. He continued his wide interests through the years and operated in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Oklahoma. Mr. Younkins did not limited himself to his oil interests, but he also dealt in real estate, and had properties in Butler and Armstrong counties. After the death of his brother, John Younkins, he took over the business properties formerly held by the firm of Younkins Brothers and continued as the Younkins Realty Company. Mr. Younkins was one of the founders and for many years president, and later vice-president of the Peoples Telephone Corporation; chairman of the Evans Manufacturing Company; president of the Craigsville Woolen Manufacturing Company; director of the Automatic Gas Steam Radiator Company; vice-president and director of the Union Trust Company. He also took an active part in the civic and commercial development of Butler. Three times, Mr. Younkins was elected as a Democrat to the Town Council, and twice served as chairman of that body.
He was active in organizing the Second United Presbyterian Church of Butler and served as a ruling elder after the church was established.
General Notes: Wife - Eva E. Minteer
from Armstrong Co, PA
1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 826.
2 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 794, 1051.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1249.
4 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 219.
5 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1051.
6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1248, 1289.
7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 219, 267.
8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1248.
9 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 794.
10 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 671.
11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1250.
12 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 295.
13 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1051, 1304.
14 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1304.
15 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1052.
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C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 793, 1052.
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