Jesse Yelton
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 4 September 1861, page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
Eight hundred farmers in Council-At a mass meeting of the
citizens of Campbell County, without respect to party, favorable to the peaceful
solution of our present difficulties and in favor of neutrality of Kentucky,
held at the Court house in Alexandria, Ky. on the 2nd day of September 1861, on
motion.
Judge F A Boyd was called to the chair and James A Baker and Ben Beall were appointed Secretaries. The objects of the meeting being explained by the chairmen, the following were appointed Committee on Resolutions; Jesse Yelton.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 18 June 1862, page 3
ARREST BY THE PROVOST MARSHAL-Esquire, Jesse Yelton, who lives at Grants Lick, near Alexandria, Campbell County, was arrested yesterday by Provost Marshal Henry C Gassaway and lodged in the Newport Barracks. Mr. Yelton is a strong Southern rights man. We have not learned on what particular charge he was arrested. Strong efforts were made by his friends to procure his release, but without success.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 19 June 1862, page 3
FOR CAMP CHASE-Sergeant Callahan of the Newport Barracks, started for Camp Chase yesterday, having in charge Squire Jesse Yelton, of Grants Lick, who was arrested on Tuesday by Provost Marshal H C Gassaway.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 July 1862, page 3
PETITION FOR THE RELEASE OF A POLITICAL PRISONER-We understand that a petition praying for the release of Squire Jesse Yelton of Grants Lick, in this county, who was arrested a few days ago by the Provost Marshal and sent to the military prison in Louisville, is in circulation at Alexandria and has received the signatures of nearly all the Union men of that place.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 13 November 1862, page 3
RETURN OF PRISONERS-The following citizens of Newport and Campbell County, who have been confined at Camp Chase, Ohio, have been relieved and are not at home: Robert Mattox, Geo D Allen, Patrick Welsh, Jesse Yelton, James Digby, Rev Mr. Fisher, A D Daniels and several others whose names we do not remember.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 February 1863, page 3
NEWPORT NEWS
The Democracy of Campbell County, Kentucky held a large and enthusiastic meeting at the Court house on the 14th of February 1863. W P Craig was called to the Chair and O M DeCoursey was appointed Secretary.
The following gentlemen were unanimously elected delegates to attend the Convention to be held at Frankfort on the 18th inst. Squire Yelton.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 4 July 1863, page 3
MORE SUITS-Thomas L Jones, Wilson Kiser, John Kiser and Jesse Yelton, have through their counsel, S M Moore, instituted suit against C P Buchanan, R W Hawkins, H C Gassaway, William N Thomson, W H Lape, N B Shaler and others, for false imprisonment in Camp Chase. They lay their damages at $50,000 each.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 12 June 1865, page 3
After due notice the Democracy of Campbell County assembled at Decourcyville on Saturday, the 10th inst. On motion H B Miles was appointed Chairman and Thomas Jenkins Secretary. On motion it was resolved that we endorse the Kentucky resolutions of the 25th (Frankfort) and approve of the holding of a Convention at Covington, the 13th inst. for the purpose of nominating a candidate to represent the Sixth District in the ensuing Congress.
After which the following were elected delegates to the said Congressional Convention: Grants Lick-Jesse Yelton, Foster Bird, Colonel Shaw, B S Daniels, James A Baker, E Bray, W G Gosney, G W Hopkins, Robt. Shaw.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 July 1866. page 1
MEETINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Democratic Executive Committee met in Newport on the 16th of August, 1866, pursuant to notice. The regular chairman being absent, H D Helm was elected chairman. the call for the Democratic Convention to be held at Covington on the 24t inst. was read.
The following delegates were thereupon nominated: Grants Lick-William Rardin, Jesse Yelton, Foster Byrd; Daniel Caldwell.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 May 1867, page 1
MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES ELECTED
Grants Lick District: Jesse Yelton (D), Daniel Caldwell (D) Magistrates and I L Yelton (D) Constable
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 November 1867, page 3
NEWPORT NEWS
The Trustees of the Jury Fund and the Clerks of the Circuit and County Courts filed their reports yesterday, showing the amounts of public money which they hold. The latter officer, it appears, has collected $1643.50 since the April term of the Court.
An attachment was ordered against John B Otten, A E McArthur, Jesse Yelton, Daniel Caldwell, F S Spillman, Geo F Truesdale, P Phillips and S D Holmes, Justices of the Peace for failing to report to the Trustees of the Jury Fund the amount of fines collected by them.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 April 1872, page 2
At a meeting of the Democracy of Campbell County, held in the Court house at Alexandria on County Court day, April 1, 1872, Judge John H Nelson was called to the chair and John S Ducker appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting to select delegates to represent the county in the Judicial Convention to be held in Lexington on the 29th of May next, on motion of R W Nelson, a committee was appointed on resolutions and to report the names of suitable persons as delegates.
Resolved, That the Democracy of Campbell be represented in said Convention by the following delegates: A E McArthur, Nick Chalk Jr. J J Stevens, Leo Tibbatts, Jesse Yelton, Matthias Reboldz, Judge John H Nelson, J J Ducker.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 May 1873, page 7
Dr. H K Rachford, Geo R Fearsons, M J King, Judge R Hallam, Lewis Kenvens, Henry B Miles, Jesse Yelton and Ed Morin, sen. gentlemen of the Executive Committee of the Democratic party of Campbell County.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 July 1875, page 7
BASE BALL-The Grants Lick Stars, J W Yelton Captain, expect to play the Keystones of Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, on next Saturday at Grants Lick
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 August 1876, page 2
NEWPORT
The Campbell County Democratic Executive Committee has apportioned Delegates to the Congressional Convention of the 13th prox. and appointed officers and voting place for the antecedent primary elections as follows:
Grants Lick, one Delegate: Jesse Yelton, Leo Tibbatts; Schoolhouse.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 May 1877, page 7
Esquire Jesse Yelton and his daughter, Miss Jennie have been dangerously ill for the past two weeks with congestive fever, but are now slowly recovering.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 January 1878, page 7
NEWPORT
MAJOR REARDON and Squire Jesse Yelton of Grants Lick, were in the city yesterday. They report the winter crops of wheat, barley and rye looking well in Campbell and adjoining counties.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 March 1881, page 7
NEWPORT
The following unpublished portion of Hon Tarvin Baker's dream was found on the back of a Civil Code yesterday by an Enquirer reporter: "I suppose that Tarvin thought if Taylor had been in the possession of the fourth of hell for ten days he would prove by Jesse Yelton that he had entered claim to the extent of the whole boundary."
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 July 1882, page 8
NEWPORT
FAMILY REUNION-There was a grand family reunion at the home of Esquire Jesse Yelton, in the upper end of the county recently. The occasion was the celebration of the seventy-seventh anniversary of his birth and of the seventy-fourth of his wife. The happy couple have enjoyed life together for the past fifty-seven years and have been blessed with eleven children, all of whom are still living.
At the reunion in addition to the eleven children, there were seventy-nine grand and great grandchildren and lineal descendants from the good Squire and his estimable wife. The oldest child of Mr. and Mr. Yelton is now fifty-six years of age and the youngest thirty-five.
One of the children lives in Texas, one in Missouri and the other nine are all residents of this State. They had not met before for fifteen years and the occasion was celebrated with a grand dinner, spread under a mammoth walnut tree planted by Mr. Yelton.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 April 1895, page 9
HAUNTED
GRANTS LICK KY-April 12-The family of Wesley Hopkins have been
very much disturbed lately by the supposed return of the spirit of Jesse Yelton,
who died nine months ago. He was in his nineties and one of the pioneers of
Campbell County. He lived on a farm near here until, because of infirmities, he
had to have some one take care of him, and he went to live with his daughter,
Mrs. Hopkins.
Ed Hopkins, a relative, volunteered to nurse him. Mr. Yelton loved Mr. Hopkins, whom he always called "Dick". Three days after Mr. Yelton died and was buried the sick chamber was abandoned by the family. Ever since he has been dead it is said that strange noises have been heard in this room. It has been a common occurrence to hear chairs moving about and other ghostly noises.
A few nights ago it is said that a brother and sister in this room reading a letter. They were disturbed by the moving of their chairs and on investigating could find nothing to explain the strange occurrence. They resumed reading the letter and again the chairs began to move, but this time accompanied by the old man's voice calling "Dick" the name which he had so often called in life.
They both ran out of the room, the young lady screaming so loudly that she awakened the other occupants of the house. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins took a light and searched the house but could find nothing that could account for the noise. The young people say they could not have been mistaken as the old familiar voice was the same as when in life.
Two nights ago Ed Hopkins was returning from a party, and after putting his horse in the stable, he walked toward the house, where he was met by Mr. Yelton, as natural as life. The young man ran to the house with his utmost speed and feel at the door. After recovering he related to the family what he had seen, and since that time it is said he will not come home at night.