"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone,  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky,  pp. 356-358.  
Used by permission.  [Daviess]

DANIEL ENGLEHART YEISER:  A history of the Daviess County (Daviess-
McLean) Baptist Association would be incomplete if it did not take 
into account the more than fifty year ministry of Daniel Englehart 
Yeiser.  This pioneer servant of our Lord was born in Todd County, 
Kentucky, on May 17, 1825.  His father Adam R. Yeiser, was a native 
of Pennsylvania, and came to Danville, Kentucky, while a small child 
with his parents.  Here Adam R. Yeiser married Susan F. Walker, a 
native of Virginia and a daughter of Hugh Walker of Adair County, 
Kentucky.
	Brother Yeiser learned the tanner's trade with his father but 
never followed this profession after he left his father's Home.  
In 1847 he went to farming with an uncle, Richard Walker, his worldly 
possessions being his clothes, fifty cents and a horse.  The next 
year he worked with another uncle, John Roberts, and the following 
spring, March 11, 1849, he married Miss Helen K. Newton, a daughter 
of Kirtley Newton.  Her father died while she was an infant and she 
was reared by her grandparents.  The first year after his marriage 
Brother Yeiser rented land, and the following year bought land in the 
southeastern section of Daviess County, Kentucky.  He lived here three 
years but unsettled financial conditions forced him to give back the 
land to its original owner.  He then bought 200 acres adjoining it.  
This was all wild land when he moved on it but later all was placed 
under cultivation.  The original homeplace is still the property of a 
son, Maple D. Yeiser, near Red Hill community, in Daviess County.
	Up to the age of twenty-eight Brother Yeiser had made no 
pretensions of religious enlightenment.  His father was an 
Episcopalian and his mother a Methodist.  In the latter part of the 
year 1853 he was awakened to the reality of his spiritual condition 
by the sudden death of his second child.  Accordingly he gave his 
heart to Chrsit [sic] and his life in service.
	Green Brier Church, near where he lived the remainder of his 
earthly life, licensed him to preach in the year 1858.  On the 5th 
day of February 1860, he was fully set apart to the work of the 
Gospel ministry.  The same day on which he was ordained he baptized 
five converts.  From that time on his labors as a missionary, founder 
of churches, and as pastor, made history in the Green River Country.  
He was largely instrumental in the formation of the Walnut Street 
Church in Owensboro, Panther Creek, Sugar Grove and Glenville in 
Daviess County, and Woodward's Valley in Ohio County.
	From first to last he served the following churches during his 
long and impressive ministry: Brushy Fork 1865-1872, 1884-1895, and 
1899-1901 Walnut Street 1876-1879; Sugar Grove 1873-1874, 1898; 
Yelvington 1866-1868; West Point 1866-1869; Roseville 1897-1898; 
Bell's Run 1892-1893; Panther Creek 1889-1890, 1898-1901; Birk City 
(Stanley) 1876-1885; Curdsville 1871-1878; Glenville 1865-1866, 1876, 
1886-1890; Hopewell 1898-1901; Macedonia 1875; Red Hill 1896, 
1901-1902; Mt. Liberty 1889; Mt. Carmel 1869-1872; Woodward's Valley 
1893-1898; and Zion 1863-1867, 1870-1876.  Perhaps there were others 
but we have no information concerning them.
	Besides helping to found the churches already mentioned we find 
that he was instrumental in the founding of the Curdsville, Stanley, 
and Red Hill Churches.  He became a constituent member of the Sugar 
Grove and Red Hill Churches at their organization in 1860 and 1893 
respectively.  His membership was with the Red Hill Church at the 
time of his death which occurred on December 17, 1920, at the ripe 
age of 95 years and 7 months.  His wife had previously died in the 
year 1916.  Seven children were born to this union, with three living 
at the present time (1943).
	Brother Yeiser was an active, laborious, and efficient minister 
until about ten years before his death.  Failing health caused his 
retirement.  He preached occasionally in the neighborhood churches a 
short time before his death.  Even though he had very little 
educational equipment he waxed strong in the work of the Lord.  He is 
buried in the family cemetery on the old home place near Red Hill 
Church.  The untiring missionary example of Daniel E. Yeiser is well 
worthy of emulation today.  He rests from his labors but the magnitude 
of his works still follow and speak of his untiring devotion to the 
cause of the Lord he loved and served.

Yeiser Walker Roberts Newton
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PA Adair-KY Todd-KY Ohio-KY

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