Be sure to check the soelling Jaeger and Jager for your Yeagers. Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Groat" <jgroat1@midsouth.rr.com> To: <NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [NYCOL] YEAGER / YAGER > If you have any luck with this let me know. I'm searching for information on > a Caroline W. Yager (my grandmother), daughter of Valentine Yager. My other > ancestors are mostly from Columbia County but I haven't asked about the > Yagers here since I know of them only in Wayne County. > > Regards, > Jim Groat > jgroat1@midsouth.rr.com > ______________________ > wlwoodward@juno.com wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am new to this list. I am searching for the parents and siblings of my > > gggg-grandfather, Henry YEAGER/YAGER. He was born Jan. 5, 1775 in > > Troy/Albany area, NY. I have recently learned that there were a lot of > > YAGERs in Columbia Co. I also have seen listed some Henry YAGERs in the > > 1800 census in Columbia Co. Does anyone have any info on these YAGERs? > > > > My Henry married Mary DINGS sometime before 1802, but I don't know where. > > Mary was born March 1, 1779 in Sullivan Co, NY. They lived in > > Schoharie County at one point and they moved from Schoharie County to > > Moscow, Lackawanna Co, PA in 1828, where Mary died March 23, 1829 and > > Henry died June 26, 1861. > > Their children were: > > 1. Catherine (1802-1885), wife of Michael LATOUCHE (they lived in > > Washington Co, NY till 1832), > > 2. Maria, > > 3. Elizabeth "Betsy", > > 4. Margaret, wife of Spencer GAIGE of Albany, NY, > > 5. Peter (b April 11, 1814 in Schoharie Co, NY, d Nov. 1905 in Moscow, > > Lackawanna Co, PA), > > 6. William (April 3, 1816-Feb. 23, 1901), > > 7. Henry H. (Aug. 11, 1818-Aug. 10, 1896). > > > > I have already looked through Henry Z. Jones books on Palatines and seem > > to be one generation short of making a connection with my Henry. Can > > anyone help me? > > Sincerely, > > Lisa Woodward > > Freeport, Illinois > > wlwoodward@juno.com >