ISAAC S. YARNALL. 



Isaac S. Yarnall, a life member of the Institute, died on 

 May 19th, 1906, at the age of seventy-two years. He was 

 born in East Willistown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on 

 March 17th, 1834, his parents being Peter and Amy Yarnall. 

 During- his youth he attended the schools of the neighborhood 

 and having a great liking for study subsequently became a 

 school teacher. He taught school in all for a period of about 

 ten years, in Newtown and elsewhere. While engaged in 

 teaching school he married Susanna Williamson, daughter of 

 Azariah Williamson, of Newtown Township, Delaware Count}'. 

 He subsequently gave up school teaching and came to Media 

 to live, taking up his residence on West State Street and sub- 

 sequently at the corner of Fourth and Orange Streets, at 

 which latter place he resided until the death of his wife some 

 years ago. After coming to Media he engaged in the phos- 

 phate business, establishing a plant here, and also having an 

 interest in enterprises of a like nature in New Jersey. During 

 the latter few years of his life he resided the greater part of 

 the time at Cape May, New Jersey. He leaves to survive him 

 his only sister, Abbie Y. Steele, of Svvarthmore, Pennsylvania. 



Mr. Y^'arnall became a member of the Institute in 1867. 

 He always took the greatest interest in its welfare and was 

 elected a member of the Board of Curators, of vvliich bod}' he 

 served as chairman for many years. His energy and skill 

 guided the Institute through many a. perilous financial storm 

 in its earlier e.Kistence and vpry much of its present prosperity 

 is due tt) his untiring efforts. 



