Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Ohio
Surnames X-Z
Surnames X-Z included in the book: The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio, Compiled Under the Direction of Frank D. Henderson, The Adjutant General.
YATES, BENJAMIN, (Adams Co.)
Enl in Mch 1778 for 1 yr in Capt Pichett's Company. Re-enlisted May 1781 in Capt Murdock's Company. Wounded at Yorktown by piece of shell. Br Meadville, Pa. 1746. Mar Sarah Robinson, July 16, 1835. D Manchester, O. Jan 30, 1849. Bur in old Cem at Manchester, O. Applied for pens May 10, 1834, at which time he was 88 yrs old. His claim was allowed. Fur infor Sycamore Chap.
YEAGER, HENRY, (Mahoning Co.)
Ensign, Berks Co, 7th Company, 4th Bn, Pa Archives Series 6, Vol III, on p 850, 6th Class, Jacob Buss' Company, Northampton Co, 1784, Vol V, Pvt in Pami, 2nd Bn. Children: John, Daniel (mar Elizabeth), Mary (mar Jacob), Sarah (mar Henry Brunsetter), Elizabeth (mar Philip Stittle), Cristine and Saml. Bur Canfield. Grave not located. Came fr Lynn Twp Northampton Co Pa in 1802 with Saml Everett. Ref: Dr. Truesdales Hist of Canfield, Trumbull and Mahoning Co, Hist Vol II, p 57. Fur infor Mahoning Chap.
YOCUM, JOHN, (Wayne Co.)
Br 1755. D July 26, 1844, near Congress Village. The grave was in a small plot in the corner of a field, 1/2 mile south of Congress Village. MI: "John Yocum Soldier of 1776." A Pvt in Lt James Cleaves detachment of Berks Co Pa guarding convention prisoners. Ref: Series 5, Vol 5, p 293. Fur infor Wooster Wayne Chap.
YOEMAN, STEPHEN, (Fayette Co.
Spy back of the British Lines around New York City. Br 1748, New York. Children: Walter, James. D May 10, 1829, near Good Hope, O. Bur Rock Mills Cem, Fayette Co. Cem unplatted. MI: "In memory of Stephen Yoeman, who died May 10, 1829 in his 82 year." GM by family in 1829. Spy around New York, then a farmer and miller at Rock Mills. Bought 1400 acres in Richard Bibb's Survey (later Fayette Co.) in 1815. He and his sons Walter and James built first mill race and dam at Rocks Mills in 1817. Ref: Dill's Hist of Fayette Co 1881. Fur infor Washington C. H. Chap.
YOUNG, GEORGE, (Wyandot Co.)
Enl in Baltimore Co, Md, 1st Aug 23, 177G, later 1782; disch Nov 15. 1783. Br 1789, as parents enroute fr Ireland. Parents: John Young; the mother died at sea. Mar: 1st Mary Mackenzie; 2nd wife Rachel Allen nee Elsey bur by him. Reared a large famiily; youngest was David Y (br 1812, d about 1900 at Forest, Hardin Co, O.) D 1839. Bur VA mile north of Marseilles, Wyandotte Co, O, (on Enoch Thomas's Burying ground east bank of Tymochtee Creek). Landed at Baltimore, Md, where son was reared by "Polsen" family. Lived in Coshocton and Licking Cos, thence to Franklin, O.; thence about 1828 to Marseilles, O. (then Burlington P. O.) later to farm on west bank of Tymochtee, near Marseilles, O. Fur infor Mrs. Lullah Walker Merriman, Ex-State Chairman, Natl Old Trails Chap.
YOUNG, ISAAC, (Knox Co.)
Served in the Revolutionary War. Br Fairfield Co, Conn, 1760. D 1842 at the age of 82 yrs and 19 days. In 1790 moved to Uniontown, Pa, where he lived for many yrs and fr thence to Ohio in 1830 and to Monroe Twp, Knox Co, in 1836, where he resided until his death. Ref: Nortons Hist Knox Co, p 317. Fur infor Kokosing Chap.
YOUNG, ISAAC, (Knox Co.)
Pvt in the Westmoreland Co (Pa) Mil during the war of the Rev. (This data fr records at State Library, Harrisburg, Pa.) Br Sept 23, 17.30. D Oct 18, 1812, aged 82 yrs 26 days. Bur Mound View Cem, Mount Vernon, O, Block 1, Lot 2. MI: "Isaac Young, died Oct 19, 1812, aged 82 years and 26 days." Fur infor Kokosing Chap.
YOUNG, JACOB, (Fayette Co.)
Br 1751. D May 29, 1833, Washington C. H. Bur Washington, C. H. Lot 205, Sec 8. MI: "Jacob Young died May 29, 1833 aged 82 years." GM by family in 1833. Fur infor Washington C. H. Chap.
YOUNG, MORGAN, (Delaware Co.)
Pvt under Cols Munson and Frelinghuyson, Capts Gaston, Carnes, Samuel Morris, and William Young. Bur Berkshire Twp. Pensioned. Fur infor Delaware Chap.
YOUNG, ROBERT, (Meigs Co.)
Pvt. Br about 1756 in Merrimack Co, N. H. Children: one son Abiathar Young. Bur Tupper Plains Cem Meigs Co, O.; GM by family soon after death. Ref: New Hampshire State Papers Vol 33. Fur infor L. L. Roush, 5725 Gallia Ave., Portsmouth, O. Accepted but not verified by Jane Dailey State Chairman.
ZANE, EBENEZER, (Belmont Co.)
Col. Defended Ft Henry, 3 da siege. His home a store house for munitions. Br Berkeley Co, Va. D Nov 19, 1812. (age 66 yrs). Bur Walnut Grove Cem, Martins Ferry, O. MI: "He was the first permanent inhabitant in this part of the Western World. He died as he lived an honest Man." Founder of Zanesville, O. D in Wheeling. Ref: Natl No 48124, p 59. Vol 49, D. A. R. Lin. and Mrs. Etzler, Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va. Mrs Guy Hetzel "Stone Acres" Wheeling W. Va. Fur infor Wheeling W. Va. Chap.
ZANE, ELIZABETH, (Belmont Co.)
(Wife of Ebeneezer Zane, of "Powder fame") she went fr Ft Henry to Col Zane's house, where he tied a table cloth around her wrist, filled it with powder. Fleet of foot, she returned amid volleys, unharmed. "A man will be such great loss. I will not be missed" she had said. Mar Ebenezer Zane. D 1814 at 66 yrs of age. Bur Walnut Grove Cem, Martins Ferry, O. Grave not marked but being marked both in Martins Ferry and monument in Wheeling Park. Ref: Same as "Ebenezer Zanes." Fur infor Mrs A. L. McFarland, St Clairsville, of Wheeling D. A. R. Lin.
ZANE, ISAAC, (Muskingum Co.)
Captured by Indians at age 9, and carried to Lakes; Gave important information to Gen Edwd Hand, 1777; Granted land patent on Mad River Northwest Territory. Br 1753, Berkeley Co, Va. D 1816, Zanesville, O. See Howe's Hist Coll of Ohio Vol 2, p 104, altho a conflict of statements, his record has been accepted by the D. A. R. for services in Rev. (Jane Dailey State Chairman). Fur infor Natl No 36680, p 239, Vol 37, D. A. R. Lin.
ZANE, SILAS, Capt., (Co not Stated)
1st Lt and Capt 13th Virginia, Dec 28, 1776, Capt Feb 9, 1777. Dismissed Jan 25, 1778. (Heitmans Historical Register of the Officers of the Continental Army. p 611). Br between 1747-1753, Berkeley Co, Va. Mar 1st , 2nd Mrs. Katherine Ryan, near 1780. Children: Elizabeth by 1st mar; Silas by 2nd mar. Killed by Indians on the Scioto River (Ohio) 1785. The traditions of the family and the suppositions of some historians are, that his body was thrown over board in the Scioto river. He was in command of Ft Henry, when his sister "Betty" ran for the gunpowder. He was an active partisan during the Revolution and the border wars. He participated in the defense of Ft Henry when it was besieged by Indians and British in Sept 1782. (Beach's Indian Miscellany, p 59). He was in the defense of Ft Henry when invaded by Indians, Aug 31 and Sept 1, 1777. (Field Bk of the Rev, Vol 2, p 478). He was a bold, able and gallant co-laborer with his pioneer brothers. The Zane family was a remarkable one. (Pioneers of Fairfield Co (Ohio) p 13, 16). He died young, leaving two small children, Elizabeth Zane Dew Chap, Nelsonville, O, named for his dau, 1926. Fur infor Elizabeth Zane Dew Chap.
ZEHRING, CHRISTOPHER, (or CHRISTIAN), (Warren Co.)
Served as Pvt in Casper Steover's Company, 3rd of 2nd Bn Lancaster Co, Mil, 4th class, in 1781 and 1782. John Gloninger, Lt. Pa Tr, Lancaster Co. Served with brothers Henry and Lewis. Br Oct 5, 1755, Lancaster Co., Pa. Parents: A descendant of Ludwig Zehring, who came fr Baden, Germany, to Pa in 1725. Mar I --- Umberger who d before his removal to Ohio in 1819; mar 2nd Anna Maria Rauch, (br Apr 11, 1762, d June 22, 1839, bur Germantown). Children: Henry, Elizabeth, Catherine; 2nd wife, Christian, John, Philip, William D, Jacob, David, Bernhard, Peter, Anna Maria, Susan, Martha. D June 5, 1832 in Warren Co, O. Bur Springboro, Warren Co, O. Came to Ohio in 1819. Ref: Natl No 38391 and 44661, D. A. R. Lin. Fur infor Richard Montgomery Chap. S. A. R.
ZEIGLAR, DAVID, Maj, (Montgomery Co.)
In 1775 joined the American Forces, and served with honor in the army of the Rev till the treaty of 17&3. Br in Heidelberg, Germany, Aug 16, 1748. Parents: Johann Heinrich and Louisa Fredericka Kern Zeiglar. Mar Lucy Anna Sheffield at Marietta, 1789, (d Nov 18, 1820). D Cincinnati, O. Sept 1811. Fur in Presbyterian Church Cem but re-interred in Woodland Cem, Dayton, O. lot 1 to 4, Sec 55 to 65. MI: "Major David Zeigler, to whose memory this stone is erected was born in the city of Heidelberg 1748. Held a commission and served in the army of Russia. Migrated to Pa 1775; joined Army of Revolution, till by the treaty of 1783 the Independence of his adopted country was acknowledged. In the western country he served under Gen Harney and St Clair and died in this city Sept 1811; Universally esteemed and respected." GM by S. A. R. Bronze marker in 1919. 1st Pres (Mayor) of Cincinnati, O. Ref: Howes Hist of Ohio, Vol 1, p 853. Fur infer Jonathan Dayton D. A. R. and S. A. R. of Montgomery Co.
ZIMMERMAN, JOHN, (Mahoning Co.)
Pvt, Col Ludwig Wettner's 2nd German Regt. Continental Line, 1776. Corp Capt Strough's Company. Enl for 3 yrs July 25, 1776; disch Oct 12, 1779. This name also appears in 1782 in Balzar Orth's Company. Br 1747, came from Germany 1757. Mar Christina, Jan 7, 1770. Children: Joseph (in war of 1812) and others. D 1829, Washingtonville, O. Bur Lutheran Cem, Washingtonville, O. Grave not marked as soldier. Farmer. Ref: Pa Archives, 5th series Vol 3, p 801, Vol 5 p 242. Miss Mary Pow, Salem, O, 3 great grand dau. Fur infor Mahoning Chap.
ZUCK, JACOB, (Mahoning Co.)
Pvt Chester Co Mil. Capt Evan Anderson 1780. Same as above in 1781. Br 1746. D 1819. Bur Old Mennonite Cem, east of Byers Corners. Ref: Pa Archives, Series 5, Vol 5, p 596 and 630. Fur infor Mahoning Chap.