Hi Paulina, I believe that you know Betty Johnson as she has mentioned you. Your line is really interesting, I always wonder who was the father of Rachel Yager's son and did she move to Page County to be near him or to avoid him? Do you have a photo of Rachel? I know she died during the time of early photography so may have never had a photo taken. I would be fun to see what she looked like! An interesting side note, my neighbor here in Oregon is from Page County. We keep joking that we're probably related but just haven't figured out how yet. Cathi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Polly Campbell" <pyc105@highspeedlink.net> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 7:31 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] George W. Yager/Yeager > Guess what - My great-grandfather was George Walter Yager, born in 1837, > great-grandson of Michael Yager.(son of Adam, of Nicholas). This Yager > line > developed in Page County, Virginia, across the mountain from Madison > County, > Virginia, sometime in the early 1800's. My grandfather was George Robert > Yager, and my father was Paul Robert Yager. > > Paulina Yager Campbell (Page County, Virginia)

Cathi - We have no idea about the martial status of Rachel or her reason for coming to Page County. I believe Betty told me that at the time of the reading of Michael's will she was already living here. No there is nothing I can find, but she lived her entire life with her son John Michael, who committed sucicide, by hanging, in his late 50's. Legend is that he had sons who were horse thieves, as there were several sons listed in the census who later disappeared - no records after that. Our court house was burned during the Civil War, therefore that portion of the records were lost. Nicholas Wesley Yager came to Page after his mother had remarried, and he was a very young man and ended up becoming one of the most outstanding citizens and landowner. His son Col William Overall Yager died in 1929, leaving only three daughters. Colonel Yager had a varied background from military, legislator, judge, educator. I believe he served in Texas at some point in his military career. Would be interested in your neighbor who is from Page County. Best Wishes - Paulina (Polly) Campbell PS - Betty Johnson, who lives about 35 miles south, and I are good friends and really enjoy each other's company. It was wonderful finding a "cousin". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathi Clore Frost" <cathiclorefrost@comcast.net> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] George W. Yager/Yeager > Hi Paulina, > > I believe that you know Betty Johnson as she has mentioned you. Your line > is really interesting, I always wonder who was the father of Rachel > Yager's > son and did she move to Page County to be near him or to avoid him? Do > you > have a photo of Rachel? I know she died during the time of early > photography so may have never had a photo taken. I would be fun to see > what > she looked like! > > An interesting side note, my neighbor here in Oregon is from Page County. > We keep joking that we're probably related but just haven't figured out > how > yet. > > Cathi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Polly Campbell" <pyc105@highspeedlink.net> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 7:31 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] George W. Yager/Yeager > > >> Guess what - My great-grandfather was George Walter Yager, born in 1837, >> great-grandson of Michael Yager.(son of Adam, of Nicholas). This Yager >> line >> developed in Page County, Virginia, across the mountain from Madison >> County, >> Virginia, sometime in the early 1800's. My grandfather was George Robert >> Yager, and my father was Paul Robert Yager. >> >> Paulina Yager Campbell (Page County, Virginia) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1467 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

In approximating the time frame, there were lots of ~Horse Thieves~ during the War! In fact, it was rather common! -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Polly Campbell Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:52 AM To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] George W. Yager/Yeager Cathi - We have no idea about the martial status of Rachel or her reason for coming to Page County. I believe Betty told me that at the time of the reading of Michael's will she was already living here. No there is nothing I can find, but she lived her entire life with her son John Michael, who committed sucicide, by hanging, in his late 50's. Legend is that he had sons who were horse thieves, as there were several sons listed in the census who later disappeared - no records after that. Our court house was burned during the Civil War, therefore that portion of the records were lost. Nicholas Wesley Yager came to Page after his mother had remarried, and he was a very young man and ended up becoming one of the most outstanding citizens and landowner. His son Col William Overall Yager died in 1929, leaving only three daughters. Colonel Yager had a varied background from military, legislator, judge, educator. I believe he served in Texas at some point in his military career. Would be interested in your neighbor who is from Page County. Best Wishes - Paulina (Polly) Campbell PS - Betty Johnson, who lives about 35 miles south, and I are good friends and really enjoy each other's company. It was wonderful finding a "cousin". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathi Clore Frost" <cathiclorefrost@comcast.net> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] George W. Yager/Yeager > Hi Paulina, > > I believe that you know Betty Johnson as she has mentioned you. Your line > is really interesting, I always wonder who was the father of Rachel > Yager's > son and did she move to Page County to be near him or to avoid him? Do > you > have a photo of Rachel? I know she died during the time of early > photography so may have never had a photo taken. I would be fun to see > what > she looked like! > > An interesting side note, my neighbor here in Oregon is from Page County. > We keep joking that we're probably related but just haven't figured out > how > yet. > > Cathi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Polly Campbell" <pyc105@highspeedlink.net> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 7:31 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] George W. Yager/Yeager > > >> Guess what - My great-grandfather was George Walter Yager, born in 1837, >> great-grandson of Michael Yager.(son of Adam, of Nicholas). This Yager >> line >> developed in Page County, Virginia, across the mountain from Madison >> County, >> Virginia, sometime in the early 1800's. My grandfather was George Robert >> Yager, and my father was Paul Robert Yager. >> >> Paulina Yager Campbell (Page County, Virginia) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1467 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message