Elijah Yonts b 1830 Perry Co KY d 1864 at Louisa KY in the Civil War as a Union Soldier in Co K, 39th Kentucy Mounted Infantry; s/o William Yonts and Nancy Levisa Ray. As soldiers often did during the Civil War, Elijah Yonts had also previously served in the 13th Kentucky Cavalry as a Confederate Soldier. Elijah Yonts m. 5 Sept 1856 Letcher Co KY to Elizabeth Cook b 1829 VA. Children of Elijah Yonts and Elizabeth Cook;

1. George Yonts b 1857 VA