Surnames: YAGER, RUSH, THOMAS, KELLY, IMES, ALLEN, BATES, KELLEY, MARSH, SCHWAB From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919: John H. and Lydia A. YAGER. Among the well known and highly esteemed ladies of Butler county, one who by her many acts of Christian charity and by a character that has attracted to her countless friends, has won a place in the affection and respect of the people of her community, is Mrs. Lydia A. (RUSH) YAGER, who resides at Jacksonboro. Mrs. YAGER is a member of a well-known family, comes of excellent ancestry on both sides, and is a daughter of Jackson and Eliza Ann (THOMAS) RUSH, and a great-niece of the late Joseph KELLY, who was a wealthy pork packer of Middletown some years ago. Various members of the family have been prominent in a number of lines of endeavor. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. YAGER were Moses and Rachael (KELLY) RUSH, who came to Ohio at an early day from Washington county, Pa., and took up a claim of 160 acres of land from the United States Government, continuing to live thereon engaged in agricultural pursuits during the remainder of their live! s. They were the parents of the following seven children: Rachael, who became the wife of John ROSS; Kezzie, who married Tom IMES; Cynthia, who married John ALLEN; Mary, who became the wife of Ozra BATES; Lydia, who became the wife of John KELLEY; Jacob, who married Rachael MARSH; and Jackson, the father of Mrs. YAGER. Jackson RUSH was born in Ohio, and was married January 1, 1851, at Camden, this state, to Eliza Ann THOMAS, also a native of Ohio. To their union there were born the Following children: William, deceased; Thomas, a resident of Indiana; Jackson P., who is engaged in extensive agricultural operations on the Oxford State road; Mrs. Lydia A. YAGER, of this review; and one child who died in infancy. Lydia A. RUSH received a public school education and resided with her grandmother until the time of her marriage, January 6, 1870, to John H. YAGER. Mr. YAGER was a veteran of the Civil war, in which he had worn the Union blue for three years as a private of the 1! 2th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and on his return from that str uggle opened a blacksmith shop at Jacksonboro, which he continued to conduct successfully until his last illness, his death occurring November 26, 1917. He was a man of sterling integrity, who was highly respected in his community and who was a public-spirited and useful citizen. He and Mrs. YAGER became the parents of: Anna, who died in infancy; Charles, who was a popular educator in the public schools, died at the age of twenty-three years; Dr. Calvin, who was a dental practitioner at Paola, Kans., and died when twenty-eight years old; Mary, who died when twenty-four years old; and Eleanor, a kindergarten teacher for some years, who in 1908 was married to Charles SCHWAB and now resides on a farm near Jacksonboro. All of the children were given excellent educational advantages and had taken places of established prominence in their communities, and the loss of those who have passed away was a great shock to their mother, who, however, has borne this sorrow, and that occa! sioned by the death of her husband, with true Christian patience and fortitude. Mrs. YAGER, who resides on the homestead at Jacksonboro, is a woman of numerous attainments, a great Bible student, a teacher in the United Brethren Sunday school. Well has she sustained the family reputation for acts of charity and in response to her actions friends have arisen to cheer her on her way, and honor and esteem have been her portion from those with whom she has come in contact through the years of an exceedingly busy and useful life. Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: Allen, Sara <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:56:37 -0500 Subject: PS--Miami Valley lookup Also need, p. 788 with many of the same names: Wyle, Binkly, Borden Allen, Imes,Kelly etc. I'm interested in the whole sketch, again, since it seems like I'm related to most of the names listed. Thanks, Sara************************************************ Sara Allen Catalog/Reference Librarian Buswell Memorial Library Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 60187 [email protected] 630-752-5852