William Yonts b 1808 TN, (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census),  s/o William Yonts and Margaret Bentley. William Yonts m. about 1827 TN m. 21 Jan 1830 Pike Co KY to Nancy F Ray b about 1813 Scott Co KY (VA?) d 2 Sept 1878 Letcher Co KY d/o John Watson Rhea Ray and Rutha Robertson. Children of William Yonts and Nancy F Ray;

I. Karrenhappick Yonts b about 1829 KY d 28 Jul 1914 Baker, Letcher Co KY (See 1860 Letcher Co KY Census), m. 11 Sept 1845 Letcher Co KY to John "Big John" Hall b Jun 1819 d 25 Feb 1909 Mingo Co WV buried Mingo Co WV, (See 1860 Letcher Co KY Census), s/o Jonathon Hall and Mary Sanders.

II. Elijah Yonts b 1831 Perry Co KY d between 1862 and 1865 in the Civil War; He started out just as his brother, Solomon as a Confederate soldier and then as a Union soldier in the 39th KY Infantry and died in his early 30's as a Union soldier in Louisa, Kentucky. Military service, Co D 13th Kentucky Cavalry and Co K 39th Kentucky Infantry.

III. Catherine Yonts b 5 Jan 1833 KY m. 14 Nov 1871 to William D Collier b 9 May 1835 d 16 April 1913. William D Collier m. 23 Mar 1854 to 1st Rebecca Meade d/o Thomas Meade and Mary Hall.  Catherine Yonts m. Richard Quillen.

IV. Solomon Yonts b Sept 1835 KY m. Frances "Frankie" Whitaker b May 1836 Ashe Co NC; military service, Co D 13th Kentucky Cavalry and Co K 39th Kentucky Infantry; m. Frances "Frankie" Whitaker b May 1836 Ashe Co NC, d/o Peter Whitaker and Frances White.

V. Mary Jane Yonts b 1840 KY

VI. Nancy Yonts b 1842 KY

VII. Millie Ann Yonts b 1842 Breathitt Co KY d Nov 1877 Letcher Co KY buried Letcher Co KY; m. George Washington Isaacs b 21 Mar 1841 KY d 13 Feb 1923 Pollard, Boyd Co KY buried West Hamlin WV; s/o William Isaacs Jr and Jane Hall.

VIII. Loueasy Yonts b 1844 KY

IX. William James Yonts b 1849 Letcher Co KY d 7 Nov 1887 Letcher Co KY, m. m. 18 Mar 1870 Letcher Co KY to Sarah Bentley b Jul 1852 Letcher Co KY d/o Esquire "Squire" Bentley and Mary Polly Holbrook. Sarah Bentley m. 5 Nov 1891 Letcher Co KY to William H Bentley.

X. John W Yonts b 1850 Letcher Co KY

XI. Henry Washington Yonts b 22 Dec 1853 Letcher Co KY

XII. Manerva Yonts b about 1856.

1850 Letcher Co KY Census

34 138 138 McCray Levicy 43 F 150 Tennessee X
35 138 138 Yonts David 21 M None Kentucky X
REMARKS: "Idiotic" is written in Column 13.
36 138 138 Yonts Charles 18 M Farmer Kentucky X
37 138 138 Yonts John 14 M Kentucky X
38 138 138 McCray Benjamin 10 M Kentucky
39 139 139 Yonts Solomon 44 M Farmer 300 Virginia
40 139 139 Yonts Susanah 49 F Virginia X
41 140 140 Baker Elijah 18 M Farmer Tennessee X
REMARKS: Dwelling and Family Numbers were missing; assumed to be 140.
42 140 140 Baker Mary 15 F Kentucky X

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: KY COUNTY: Letcher DIVISION: District 2 REEL NO: M432-209 PAGE NO: 134b
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 6th day of Sept. 1850 by P. H. Collier.

1 141 141 Yonts William 42 M Farmer 250 Tennessee
2 141 141 Yonts Nancy 37 F Virginia X
3 141 141 Yonts Elijah 19 M Farmer Kentucky
4 141 141 Yonts Katherine 16 F Kentucky
5 141 141 Yonts Solomon 14 M Kentucky
6 141 141 Yonts Millyan 12 F Kentucky
7 141 141 Yonts Mary Jane 10 F Kentucky
8 141 141 Yonts Nancy 8 F Kentucky
9 141 141 Yonts Loueasy 6 F Kentucky
10 141 141 Yonts William J. 1 M Kentucky