RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Yager ]Hello Hessians, here is another one looking for that Yager/Yarger/Jaeger, it's amazing what a little search will bring up. I am showing you this only to demonstrate that there are many ways to find valuable information and leads, with little effort. Now I am going back to my retirement, preparing for my trip to Germany. Good luck to all of you. John Helmut Merz. Boards > Surnames > Yager Yager Search all Ancestry.com databases for "Yager" records Rev. War Yager/Yeager Author: Jane WierschemDate: 2 Jan 2000 9:49 PM GMT Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message Looking for Rev. War soldier named Yager/Yeager. Bio. of son, Philip, says father was a German Mercenary who desserted and then fought for the US. He was married 3 times and had 21 children, 19 are boys. Philip was born about 1792 in PA, moved to Lake Co., IL by 1840 and d. Nov 9, 1868 in Warren, Lake Co., IL. Please e-mail at JaneKenW@aol.com.