In search of information on the LAMBERT/YEAGER connection in Shenandoah County, VA, late 1700's. Simeon YEAGER I believe was the husband of Elizabeth LAMBERT. Simeon and four of his daughters, noted as nieces, are mentioned in the will of Eve LAMBERT, dated 1828. Simeon is a witness to the will of Mary LAMBERT, wife of Abraham dated 1831. Rick Monroe Long Beach, CA

No sooner did I post the GenConnect queries than I got a message that the GenConnect boards will be down for a few days, so if you try to access the pages, you won't be able to. However, email should still work. Marjorie Walraven Yeager listowner

I have recently received these messages. Can anyone provide them with any help? I've invited all of them to join the list. Marjorie Walraven Yeager listowner Subject: New Yeager Queries Post This are queries submitted to the GenConnect query board. Does anyone have any information that would help them? Yeager Queries A new message, "surname," was posted by Maribeth Wagner on Wed, 17 Feb 1999 --- NAME: Maribeth Wagner EMAIL: marib88@hotmail.com SURNAMES: Yeager, Kerr DATE: Feb 17 1999 QRYTEXT: My great grandfather WILLIAM CURTIS YEAGER married ELLA ADESTA KERR around 1878 in Centre Co. PA. ELLA had relatives in Stephenson Co. IL and Ella and William and their seven children may have lived there for a time... Any help?. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the Yeager Queries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Yeager> Thank you! ____________________________________________________ NAME: Claudia Cowley EMAIL: lacowley@swbell.net SURNAMES: Yeager, Gilliam DATE: Jan 21 1999 QRYTEXT: I'm looking for information on the families of the 3 sons of Abijah Yeager of Bibb Co Alabama who came to Fannin Co Texas. Deucallion W. "Cally" Yeager b 1828 m. Sarah Ann Gilliam b. 1829 James Madison Yeager b 1812 m. Lucinda Lewis b. 1816 Lewis winston Yeager b. 1814 m Virginia Louisa Bagby. ________________________________________________________________ And here's another query I received on the question of Abijah's father. I had told her that research is under way: Subject: YEAGER Date: 02/12 7:27 PM Received: 02/12 10:59 PM From: Dottyc2@aol.com To: wilraven@caller.infi.net Hi, I appreciate your response in regards to John Yeager, father of Abijah. Do you have a census copy, will, etc.? I have just begun to research. I plan to go to the Oklahoma City Historical Society where there is complete census records and a multitude of books. I am really interested in any information that you want to share. We are decendants of Martha Yeager, daughter of Abijah. Qualifying the right John, Mother is attempting to add another bar to her DAR pin. Thanks, Dotty dottyc2@aol.com

I am looking for information on John Adam Yeager. He was born on May 28, 1872 in Norka, Russia. He died on November 27, 1905 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. He married Anna Elizabeth Scheideman Glantz. She was born on July 23, 1876 in Norka, Russia. She died on December 14, 1971 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Adam and Anna had four children. Their children were: 1. Elizabeth Magdalina Yeager born on February 2, 1900 2. Katharina Margaret Yeager born on February 28, 1902 3. John G. Yeager born on September 24, 1903 4. Christina Yeager born June 13, 1905 (died in infancy) Anyone with any information, please contact me at DanellaD@aol.com or ChaChaBuny@juno.com. Thanks!!! ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

To Jenn of the MS Delta -- I think I have found your ggf Clarence Lee Yeager and a whole set of ancestors. Tonight I was digging through a box of Sharron Abide's research (which she loaned me, bless her heart!) and found this Soundex record: 1870 Montgomery Co., MS, Vol. 15, E.D. 144, Sheet 32, Line 4 Beat #5, Poplar Creek YAGER, RUBEN, white male, 37, born Ala. _______, Eveline, wife, 46, born Miss. _______, Margaret, daughter, 25, born Miss. _______, Nany, daughter, 15, born Miss. _______, Ella, daughter, 12, born Miss. _______, Emma, daughter, 10, born Miss. >>>_______, CLARENCE, son, 8, born Miss.<<<<<<<<<<<<< _______, Cornelia, daughter, 6, born Miss. _______, John, son, 5, born Miss. While there are about a kazillion Reuben Yeagers out there, most with the middle initial M., I think your ancestor can be pinpointed, thanks to information shared by another of his descendants, Darrell Dee Yeager. Compare this census listing to a list prepared by Darrell, grandson of John Eldridge Yeager (John, age 5, above). Darrell states that his ggf is Reuben M. Yeager, and that Reuben's children are: Maggie Yeager Barrett (= Margaret age 25 above) Ella Yeager Hodges (= Ella age 12 above) Nannie Yeager Hollie (= Nany age 15 above) Jane Yeager Bailey (not listed above) Nealie Yeager Hodges (= Cornelia age 6 above) Emma Yeager Bingham (= Emma age 10 above) Robert Bud Yeager (not listed above) John Eldridge Yeager (= John age 5 above) Possibly Jane and Robert Bud were among the older children and gone from the home when the census was taken. Darrell Yeager does not give his source but states that Reuben M.'s father was Mecklin Bartholomew Yeager. I believe Mecklin Bartholomew to be the same as Bartholomew Maclin "Mack" Yeager (b btn 1808-1810). Mack Yeager married Margaret B. McDonald in Bibb Co. AL in 1829 and is found on the 1830 Bibb Co., AL census on p. 156, as Maclin Yeager: 1 male age 15-20 and 1 female age 15-20. Macklin Yeager is later found in the tax records and court records of Leake County, MS, in the late 1830s through 1840s, listed both as Macklin and as Buckaloo M. Yeager. He is on the 1860 Leake Co., MS census as B. M. Yeager with wife Margaret and children. And he is very likely the same as "Bat Yeager" on the 1850 Kemper Co., MS census, altho the 1850 Kemper County census shows pronounced discrepancies in ages and names of the children. The discrepancies may, of course, have been due to faulty census-taking -- possibly in obtaining information from children or neighbors. However, Reuben age 16 is on the 1850 census in Bat's HH. Bernard Agent, a descendant of Reuben M. Yeager's sister Mary J. Yeager Agent, has located Reuben M.'s burial place as Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, 23 mi. SW of Carrollton, MS, on a gravel road 6 m. west of BlackHawk, MS. The gravestone says he died Sept. 16, 1890, aged 68 yrs. (from "Carroll Co., MS, Cemeteries" compiled by Bibus &Marshall.) Both Bartholomew Maclin (b. abt. 1808-d. 1870) and his son Reuben M. Yeager (1832-1890) fought in the Civil War. Reuben served in the 1st Miss. Light Artillery and was wounded at the Battle of Vicksburg. There is also a record of a John Yeager (1841-1902) born in Attala County, fought in the 4th MS Inf., buried in Holmes County, who may be Reuben M.'s younger brother from the 1850 Kemper Co., MS census. He may also be the John G. Yeager you have located. Regarding Bartholomew Maclin's identity: Maclin is listed in "The Steeles of Bibb" by Parker and Miriam Steele as a _probable_ son of Ezekiel Yeager, [son of John Yager of Laurens Co., SC}, and they underline the word "Probable." They go on to say that only 2 children have been positively identified as belonging to Ezekiel Yager. Maclin is not one of them. In a footnote, the Steeles add, "The burden of proof of the ancestry of the above 'thought-to-be' children of Ezekiel Yager lies with the descendants of these same Yeagers, perhaps through family records, hopefully preserved." I submit that Maclin is _not_ the son of Ezekiel, but instead the son of the elder Reuben (1781-1816), brother of Ezekiel. As proof, though the name Maclin is not found among Reuben's "orphan children" when guardians were appointed for them in Lincoln Co., TN in 1816, the name Bartholomew is there. In addition, Reuben's widow may have gone to Bibb County, AL, taking her younger children with her (Mr. C. Y. Thomas has located a to-date unidentified woman "Polly Yeager" in 1820 Bibb County, AL, records who he thinks might well be the elder Reuben's widow). Note that Bartholomew's guardian Isaac Parker also moved to Bibb County, AL, in the 1820s. The children of whom Isaac Parker was appointed guardian were: Charlotte, Bartholomew, Letitia, and Jackson. Charlotte, Letitia and Jackson are all found in Bibb County records, but the name Bartholomew is not there. I believe that is because he was called by his middle name Maclin, in the same way that his younger brother Eldridge Jackson Yeager was customarily called Jackson. Note also that Bartholomew's guardian Isaac Parker moved his grown family into Leake Co., MS about the time that "Macklin / Buckaloo M." are found in the Leake Co., records. Of course, you may or may not accept that Maclin is the son of Reuben. I merely suggest that it seems more likely he is the son of Reuben than of Ezekiel. Hope this helps more than it confuses! And once more, please forgive my longwindedness. Betty Johnson

Hi Folks, Here's a prior generation to Newton Twp., Oh. Of course I would like to find the parents of this John Yeager. I realize the name is somewhat popular and familiar to all of you. Oh well, that's what we're about here, solving puzzles. John Yeager b. 9 Apr. 1809, POSSIBLY in Lehigh Co., Pa., or thereabouts. M. 29 Jan 1832 in Lehigh, Pa., d. 9 Dec 1852 in Newton Twp. Oh., bur Lutheran Cem. there. Married Rebecca Raber, b. 7 Jan 1816, possibly in Lehigh Co., Pa., d. 28 May 1879, Newton Twp. Oh., buried Lutheran Cem., there with family members including; Susan Raber, d. 25 Jan 1841 ae 65y4m, probably her mother. 10 children born follow: Moses b. 3 Feb 1835, m. Juliette Hipple, 9 Mar 1865, d. 24 Oct 1899, bur. Warren, Oh John N. b. 4 Mar 1837, d. 17 Sept 1876, bur Lutheran Cem., Newton Twp. Oh. Sara A. 20 Apr 1841, m. Peter Fenstermaker 1 Jan 1864, d. 28 Aug 1890. Peter Fenstermaker b. 14 Nov 1829, d. 21 Jun 1894 bur N. Jackson, Oh. Joseph b. abt 1847 Newton Twp. Oh. m. Eliza J. Goldner William b. 1849 m. Lucy Sinn 9 children Anna M. b. 27 Mar 1833, d. 23 Aug 1838, bur Lutheran Cem. Newton Twp. Oh. Samuel b. 17 Sep 1839, d. 19 Jan 1840, bur Lutheran Cem Newton Twp. Oh. Edward b. 30 Apr 1843, d. 14 Oct 1847, bur Lutheran Cem Newton Twp., Oh. Andrew b. 25 Aug 1845, d. 29 Oct 1847, but Lutheran Cem Newton Twp. Oh. Charles b. ca 1851, no information. I do have in my possession a family group sheet of Johannes Jager and Eve Elizabeth Schneider. He born 1721, she 1727/28. I am wondering where I got this information and if it is believed my Yeagers descend from this early Yeager couple who had some of their children in Northampton Co. Pa., around Easton. Children born 1748 to 1770. Any and all queries and information welcome. Charles

Hi Fellow Listers, I am new to this list; accordingly I believe it only fitting to introduce myself. I am Charles Eschman, new to the Ft. Myers area, coming from Warren, Trumbull Co., Oh. My maternal grandmother was Mary Rebecca (Mamie) Yeager, b. 3 Mar. 1882 in Newton Twp., Trumbull Co., Oh. m. 4 Sept. 1900, to Chauncey Andrew Beardsley b. 14 May 1878 in Newton Twp.; She d. 1945; He, 1960. Both b. Crown Hill Cem., Vienna Oh. Mary Rebecca Yeager's parents were William Yeager b. 6 Aug. 1849 in Newton Twp. Oh., m. 16 June 1875 to Lucy E. Sinn b. 16 Aug. 1857 in Newton Twp., d/o Frederick Sinn and Mary Wilhelm. He died 9 Jun 1923. She, 12 Dec 1939. Both buried Lutheran Cemetery Newton Falls, Oh. Nine children born to this couple as follows: Cora Edna b. 19 Mar 1876, d. 1 Apr 1924, bur. Lutheran Cem, Newton Falls, Oh. Clara Blanche b. 2 Sept 1877, m. 26 Oct. 1905 to Carl Schall d. 1926, she 1933, both buried Oakwood Cem., Howland Twp., Trumbull Co. Oh. Charles F. b. 2 Jan 1880, perhaps located Akron 1923, Lorain, Oh. 1939 Mary Rebecca (Mamie) b. 3 Mar 1882, m. Chauncey Beardsley 9 children. Burt b. 1885 located Sharon Pa., 1923 and 1939 Frankie b. abt. 16 July 1891, d. 30 Jan 1895 ae 3y6m bur. Lutheran Cem. Newton Fallls, Oh. Ellen May b. 27 Jan 1898, m. Glen William Wilson 28 Jan 1915, Niles, Oh., d. bef 1937. Ivan Ray (twin of Ellen May) located Akron, Oh in 1923 and 1939 still living. George Harold b. 22 Jan 1903 in Newton Twp. Oh., m. 24 Oct 1924, unable to read brides name. Located in Howland Twp., 1923, by 1939 in Cortland, Oh. 1 prior generation with 10 children to follow in next note. Charles Eschman

I am researching YAGER. I am stumped with a William Edward/Edward W. YAGER. According to 1880 census, he was born abt. 1839 in Ill. with parents listed as born in Ky. He died in 12 Feb. 1907 & is buried in Oak Grove Cem. in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Ia. His wife might have been Rachael HUNT (b) abt. 1841. William YAGER"s tombstone reads Co. M. 1st Mo.Col. C.W. Vet. The children listed are: Harry abt 1861 Winona H. abt. 1865 Nimrod 26 Aug. 1867 Christopher (Kit Carson) 3 Dec. 1869 All listed as being born in Ill. I think this Harry is my Harry YAGER. Harry married Keshia (Kizzie) YOUNG in 1883 in Edwardsvill, Madison, Ill., but was a resident of Harrison Co., Ia. I sure would appreciate any info. available. I will gladly share what I do have. Thanks, Mary Yager-Huhman in East Texas. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I must apologize for some typos in my message dated 15 Jan 1999 to this list. Someone has called to my attention that I even typed my own e-mail address incorrectly! The correct address is: jjandbj@sprintmail.com One other typo is in the page number to a reference, as follows: The children of Pineywoods John Yager (son of Michael, son of Adam, son of Nicholas) are listed by Prof. A. L. Keith in the William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 5, p. 616 - not 626, as I previously mistyped. An additional note: the will of "John Yager of the piney woods" entered probate in Madison County, VA on 23 January 1823. The children of John Yager of Laurens Co., SC, are listed in the biographical sketch of Hugh B. Yeager, pp. 932-33, "A Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas," published F. A. Battey & Co., Chicago, 1889. My apologies. Betty Johnson --looking for the parents (and any descendants) of John Yager of Laurens Co., SC, b. abt. 1755 or earlier, who married Nancy Render of Culpeper Co., VA about 1774.

Edward Johnstone wrote: > > Jenn, > > I don't know how much this will help you but I listed the results on a > search of the name YEAGER from: > > Family Tree maker Marriage Index: AR, MS, MO, TX, 1766-1981 > CD 005, January 1996 Edition > > > Mississippi Marriages, ATTALA, MS > Screen 15 of 430 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Adam ARMSTRONG, Lela > 1919-Jul-27 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Etta FERRELL, J W > 1912-Feb-06 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, J C YATES, Icey Mrs > 1913-Jan-12 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, J E HOWARD, Callie > 1914-Mar-29 > Mississippi Marriages, HOLMES, MS > Screen 10 of 221 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Bettie SMITH, Robert > 1913-Jan-26 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Clarence TITTLE, Cora > 1917-Apr-01 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Docie JACKSON, J M > 1906-Mar-05 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, L A Miss PRITCHARD, J E > 1902-Jan-12 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, R H AMMONS, Pet > 1895-Nov-14 > > Mississippi Marriages, ITTAWAMBA, MS > Screen 15 of 793 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Adam GILLENTINE, Anna > 1863-Aug-18 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Adam PRIDDY, Rutha > 1844-Dec-14 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Alanson BIRMINGHAM, Mary A 1850-Dec-04 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Ann E PARKER, A J > 1877-Jan-12 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, E A Miss PRICE, J S > 1876-Jan-12 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Joe RAINS, M Miss > 1877-Nov-04 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Laura MAXWELL, C J > 1899-Nov-12 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Martha M WARREN, R F > 1870-Oct-20 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Mattie ASTON, S R > 1892-Oct-18 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, N D Miss CARNES, T H > 1880-Aug-25 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, S L NORWOOD, Sarah F > 1852-Jul-07 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, W T BROWN, Fannie > 1881-Dec-18 > > Mississippi Marriages, KEMPER, MS > Screen 53 of 333 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Frank CLARK, Eva L > 1959-Jul-10 > 1884-Sep-14 > > Mississippi Marriages, LEAKE, MS > Screen 10 of 594 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, A P MARTIN, Mary Ann > 1853-Nov-21 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, C L BRAZIER, M E Miss > 1892-Oct-25 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Elizabeth ALLEN, W H > 1873-Jul-09 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Ella MOORE, J J > 1882-Nov-11 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, George MOORE, Minnie E > 1875-Feb-11 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, M M Miss ALLEN, L W > 1866-Sep-01 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Mary M ALLEN, L W > 1865-Aug-31 > > Mississippi Marriages, LEE, MS > Screen 28 of 803 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, A J BAILEY, N A Miss > 1887-Dec-07 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, B F CUMMINGS, Mittie > 1907-Mar-28 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Ella CUMMINGS, B G > 1906-Dec-23 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Etta GENTRY, Lansford > 1909-Aug-03 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, H R BAILEY, M J Miss > 1888-Dec-12 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Mollie WOODARD, John > 1878-Apr-16 > > Mississippi Marriages, MADISON, MS > Screen 27 of 1014 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, John G BULLOU, Emma > 1866-Dec-06 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Selma ANDERSON, T S > 1899-Nov-25 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, W J MOORE, Emma > 1883-Jul-06 > > Mississippi Marriages, MARSHALL, MS > Screen 191 of 1412 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Martha BYRD, Sam > 1899-Oct-16 > > Mississippi Marriages, MONTGOMERY, MS > Screen 149 of 402 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, C L HANNAH, Rosa > 1901-Nov-05 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, J M WHITE, Ora > 1902-Dec-18 > > Mississippi Marriages, OKTIBBEHA, MS > Screen 118 of 320 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, S H HARPER, B A > 1869-Feb-25 > > Mississippi Marriages, PRENTISS, MS > Screen 157 of 298 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Alma LYFOL, Robert > 1889-Dec-24 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, Alma LYTOL, Robert > 1889-Dec-24 > > Mississippi Marriages, STONE, MS > Screen 29 of 111 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, J L MARSHALL, Lottie > 1922-Sep-25 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, John Wesley COX, Margaret Thais > 1931-Jun-02 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, V A STROTHER, Dora May > 1921-Jun-26 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, V N STROTHER, Viola > 1930-Jun-07 > > Mississippi Marriages, SUNFLOWER, MS > Screen 154 of 469 > >Y260 s: YEAGER, W J HAMPTON, Hulda > 1893-Jan-14 Dear Eddy. cousins and lists: This census was previously sent by "Fast Eddy" a few days ago, you will note that I have deleted what I feel to be irrevelant material to my Yeager line. I have since been to the library and I have a couple of questions that maybe, the more experienced of you out there can answer. I was hot on the trail and just KNEW that I had the right family in reference to the census of Kemper county, showing John G. Yeager married to Emma Ballou. My confidence was ballooned when I reviewed the court docket deed books of Kemper and Bolivar county, MS. The names were just too right not to be the right family. According to the records of John G. Yeager, he was born in 1836 Tennessee, he had a brother Reuben, who was the key to the tree by his name being passed on and on. Well, that is one name that reappears over and over, but; what really caught my eye was the name of Rose Emma Ballou and her sisters Mary and Nellie and mother Rose E. Ballou. Rose Emma Ballou was the wife of John G. Yeager. These names reappear down the line, as well as today. My mother is Rosie Lee Yeager and she has a sister Nell and her late sister Mary (common name I know), she said the family said that she was named after her grandmother but, that name is Rosa Hannah of Montgomery Co. Census, not Rosie, possibly Rosie was Rosa's nickname, but; if this family of Ballou is correct then my mother might have been actually named after her great grandmother and her mother - Rose E. Ballou. Now, here is the problem,as I was so excited about this discovery, I realized that the name of Yeager was not shown as such, in the Census book at the libray, it was shown as Yeizer. Has anyone seen this spelling of Yeager to yeizer before? Does this make sense to anyway that the census could be mistaken in the spelling or does it make more sense to think that the spelling was changed for a reason unknown, or could I be totally chasing up the wrong tree? Also, here is another question according to the Census of Kemper County, MS for 1850, a family with Bos Yeager (age 33), head of household, wife Polly Yeager(age 28), children: Reuben L. Yeager (age 17-1833)(matches confirmed Reuben L. Yeager relative), William Yeager (age 16-1834), John Yeager (age14-1836) (Possibly the John G. Yeager referred to previously), Daniel Yeager (age 12-1838), Mary Yeager(age 10-1840), Sarah Yeager (age 6-1844), and Betsy Yeager (age 2 and half-1847)-- this has to be ther right family according to other family records, but the name of Bos does not fit, I am coming up with Bartholomew, could Bos be an abbreviation of this name? One more question, in reference to the Attala, MS Census, I know for a fact that this ancestor (One of my Yeagers that is confirmed) Lelia P. Armstrong married Reuben L. Yeager, born 1899, son of previously mentioned (if correct family-dates fit and names). Lelia did not marry an Adam Yeager, according to her daughter, Mary Lee Yeager. His complete name was Reuben Lee, no Adam included in name to the best of my knowledge, just another error or does anyone know of another explanation? How likely is it that the husband's name is incorrect? The name Adam does not reappear anywhere else in the tree that I know of, but; Reuben is always there. Oops, one more question, if John G. Yeizer (wife Rose Emma) is a Yeager, that would make him most likely the right ancestor, the key is in the names of his children and that key is yet to be found. I am in search of CLARENCE LEE YEAGER, siblings and parents to confirm this data and to determine date of births and locations, etc. Please help if you can to keep me on the right roots of the right tree. Sorry for the length of message, but; I did not know how to ask it without details. Thanks. Jenn

I entered this information some weeks ago when I first joined this group, but thought it might bear repeating. Seems most of the Yeagers represented thus far have been from the south and arrived here much earlier than mine. Found CECILIA YEARGER and her four children on the 1855 Chautauqua County, N.Y. census. Have no idea when they entered the country. They came from Baden, Germany. Cecilia was born in 1805. On the 1855 census, the oldest child, Josephine, was 19. All the children were working in households in Westfield, N.Y. The youngest, who was 12, a boy, was working in the same household as his mother. On the death certificate for Cecilia, her husband's name was listed as Barth and her mother's name looked like Seinevich. It is my guess that Cecilia was a widow and they all came over as endentured servants. The oldest girl, Josephine, married Frank Volgstadt, who was also from Germany - Weimar and we have traced his family back to the 1700's. Mary married John Jacob Breeneisen and Amelia married Rudolph Meyers. They all stayed in Chautauqua County, N.Y. Samuel moved to Petrolia, PA where he married Margaret McCollough. Kay Volgstadt ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

To the list: After months of studying my father's line, I am finally able to start my mother's. Unfortunately, I have only a little information on this line. At this point I have only names and possible locations. Please bear with me until I find more. Until then this is what I have: Clarence Lee Yeager-great grandfather, Rosie Lee Yeager -ggrandmother sisters of Clarence-Mrs. Etta Yeager Farrell, Tressie Lee Yeager Patterson, half brother to Clarence, Rubin Yeager. One of the children of Clarence and Rosie Lee Yeager: John Fair(e) Yeager( my grandfather) and wife, Rachel Molder Yeager (my grandmother). John and Rachel had 13 children, 2 died soon after birth, names unknown. Children's names in no order; Rosie Lee, (My mother), Myrtle, Jewel, Albert, Clarence Jr., Mary, Juanita, Robert, Jimmy, Buddy (John Jr.) and David Yeager. The John Yeager family moved quite often according to sharecropping and harvests. Mostly the Yeager families resided in Bolivar and Sunflower County, MS and later Washington Co., MS. It has been said that the senior Yeagers were from the hills of Mississippi, which would probably mean around Winona or the counties of Attala or Lowndes. Hopefully by sumitting this info, there is someone that is way ahead of me and will be willing to share. Thanks. Jenn

Listers: Looking for additional information on maternal grandfather's family. I have some information as follows: Grandfather: Luther A. Yeager b.12/6/1877 d.2/15/1963 GGfather: Hiram P. Yeager b.6/26/1842 d.9/7/1927 GGGfather: John L.(?) Yeager b.180? d.1858 GGGGfather John Yeager arrived US from Ger 1780 (had 7 children) The data concerning both Johns is rather sketchy. Both resided in the Pine Grove area of PA prior to it being in Schuylkill County. One of them was a hatter, but again it is not clear to me which one. I do know the John L. was married to a Mary Gift. Have some additional information to share. Thanks Jack Tucker jart@epix.net

This is the list of John of Piney Woods as give by Prof. Keith: Descendants of: John "of Piney Woods" Yager 1 John "of Piney Woods" Yager b. 28-Nov-1750 d. 1823 m. Anna _____ m. Barbara _____ 2 John H. Yager b. _____ d. BEF 13 AUG 1818 m. 19-Dec-1786 Hannah Yager b. 1-Dec-1770 2 Susannah Yager m. Ephriam Fleischmann 2 Jacob Yager b. 26-Jul-1775 d. 1848 m. 24-Apr-1795 Nancy Coleman b. ABT 1780 2 Samuel Yager b. 14-May-1777 2 Joseph Yager b. 1784 d. ABT 1864 m. 16-Oct-1806 Sarah Cheek b. ABT 1784 2 Mary (Polly) Yager m. 22-Aug-1800 Levi Clore b. 13-Mar-1775 d. 1844 The names of the children are as they appear in John's will mentioned in an earlier post. Only Samuel does not have any additional information. The following is the list of John of South Carolina's children as give by Hugh B. Yeager in "Souvenirs of Texas:" Descendants of: John Yeager of South Carolina 1 John Yeager b. BEF 1755 m. Nancy Render 2 Samuel Yeager b. ABT 1777 m. Keziah _____ 2 Ezekiel E. Yeager b. ABT 1779 m. 24-Jun-1822 Mary "Polly" Lee 2 William Yeager b. ABT 1779 m. Elizabeth A. _____ b. ABT 1780 2 Reuben Yeager b. ABT 1781 d. 1815 2 Abijah Yeager b. 20-Jan-1788 d. 2-Sep-1862 m. 1810 Louisa "Lucy" Williams b. 8-Sep-1791 d. 15-Jan-1884 2 Abner Yeager b. 20-Jan-1791 d. 20-Apr-1863 m. Sarah _____ b. 26-Aug-1796 d. 24-Jun-1864 2 Ira Yeager b. ABT 1791 m. Jane _____ 2 Lewis Yeager b. 18-Mar-1794 d. 26-Apr-1853 m. ABT 1824 Ann Cammack b. 19-Nov-1807 d. 14-Jul-1861 2 John Yeager 2 Elizabeth Yeager m. John Parker 2 Mary "Polly" Yeager m. 31-Jan-1822 Lewis Lee 2 Ruth Yeager (may or may not be the correct name) Note that there are only three names duplicated in the families. Of the children given only John and Ruth have not been identified further. It would appear that Piney Woods John's first wife was Anna. From family lore, Lewis' mother was Ann or Nancy. No Barbara is mentioned. Perhaps someone else will post other views. Regards, C. Y. cythomas@vvm.com

Loved your "dissertation," Betty. Of course, you're right that we can't automatically accept any information just because we come across it or it's in print (or because it would be so handy to just accept it in the face of all these confusing questions.). I wish I had better documentation for my information on John "Piney Woods." It came from a local contact who was a descendant through Abijah's son Lewis Winston, and I'm afraid she's no longer with us. On one hand, the children check out if you accept her listing of two wives--with John H., Susannah, Joseph, and Jacob as children of the first wife. She didn't have any Hugh Yeager in her line, but she did have Ducalion listed as the son of Abijah (Abigah, she had) and Lucy Williams, b. 8 Sept. 1791 in Laurens County, S.C. On the other hand, she has also Mary as the wife of Levi Clore, so the Lee issue is certainly unresolved. Can anybody else out there help us on this one? wilraven@caller.infi.net

Dee I don't have your George in my Yeagers but I do notice what I believe are clues to check out. First was the last name of the lady he married-Criger. I have seen it on the Germanna mailing list I am on and and also Nicholas Yager(Yeager). He came with a group from Germany to Va in 1717. You mentioned a Nicholas,that's clue #two. I also have a Nicholas,my gggranddad. That name was passed down. There's several wonderful sites about the Germanna settlements and it's worth checking into. I don't know how to put it where it will take you to the site but one of the sites is - http://www.Germanna.com/ also it would be worth your time to join the Germanna list,It's GREAT! GERMANNA_COLONIES-L@rootsweb. I bet your brickwall would crack. Keep us updated. Reva Myers Seneca,Mo

Marjorie, thanks for your prompt answer. I understood that we cannot attach files to this list. That is why I didn't attach anything, but thanks for spelling it out. I am only offering to send information (either e-mail or snail-mail) on a one-on-one basis -- not via the entire list -- to anyone who writes me at <jjandbj@springmail.com> and is interested in the line of John Yager of Laurens SC. I also appreciate your pointing out the Germanna colonist John Yager b 1750, son of Michael, son of Adam, son of Nicholas (of the 1717 Germanna colony). Actually, most people accept this John as father of Abijah, but I'm not able to do so in good conscience. He _may_ be the John I'm tracing. I would so love to find out that you are correct. That's the main purpose of my posting -- to determine with more certainty than I have at present that the Germanna John Yager b. 1750 really does match the John Yager in the 1790, 1800, and 1810 SC censuses. I'm not alone in this doubt. The late Yeager researcher Charles E. Boyd who also authored several books about Bibb Co., AL, in a letter written in the 1970s cautioned against jumping to the conclusion that the two Johns are the same. Mr. Boyd was a careful researcher. He believed John b 1750 of Germanna never left Virginia. As he stated then, more research needs doing. We don't advance knowledge by accepting everything we're handed on a plate. I'm a member of the Germanna Foundation, visitor to their excellent website, purchaser / reader of their publications. There are strong discrepancies between the two Johns' families. I hope that someone subscribing to this list can offer better proof that Germanna Michael's son John is the same as John of Laurens Co. SC. It would be so great to establish that connection with more certainty than I can muster with my present limited knowledge. Here's what I've learned so far: Adam Yager, Germanna colonist and son of NicholasYager, had a son named Michael, and Michael had a son named John b. 28 Nov 1750. This John called himself "John of the piney woods" in his will, in order to pinpoint just which John Yager he was. His will, executed 13 Feb 1816, entered probate 23 Jan 1823 . The Germanna colonists are so very well documented, their Hebron Lutheran Curch records are wonderful, and the Germanna Foundation does a great job in disseminating information about them. I'm just not sure my John (Laurens Co. John) is in those church records. Most Yeager researchers find Pineywoods John with this wonderful will spelling out his children, and they find records of various John Yagers in the Hebron Church records and they quickly go "Aha! I've found the father of Abijah Yeager, the man with the Bibb Co. AL tombstone which states he was born in Culpeper Co., VA, on 20 Jan 1788." But John of Laurens Co., SC (on the SC censuses for 1790, 1800, and 1810) may OR MAY NOT have been Pineywoods John. Closest source of his DOB is the 1800 SC census saying he's over 45. The most complete list of the children of Laurens-SC-John is found in an 1889 published biographical sketch of one of his great-grandchildren, Hugh B. Yeager. At the time of its publication, Hugh's father Ducalion, grandson of Laurens Co. John was still living (and in great health, according to the article). Ducalion had a family Bible - and probably a good memory if his health was so good. His father was Abijah of the tombstone. Most of John's children named in this bio have been traced in great detail by their descendants who have shared information. Main differences between Pineywoods John and Laurens Co. John: The children in Pineywoods John's will (executed in VA) do not match the children of the John who is in the biography of Hugh B. Yeager. Pineywoods John's kids, per his will: John H. - Susannah (m. Fleshman) - Samuel - Jacob - Joseph - Mary (m. Levi Clore) Laurens SC John's kids, per 1889 publication: William - Samuel - John - Reuben - Ira - Abijah - Abner - Lewis - Ezekiel - Elizabeth (m. John Parker) - Mary (m. Lewis Lee 1822 Bibb Co. AL) - "Daughter whose name could not be learned." Note first the place the will was signed. Did Pineywoods leave VA, go to SC, and return to VA to die? Next, note the difference in the number of children. Would Pineywoods have cut so many children out of his will? Would those omitted not have contested his will? The only possible matches of the children are Samuel, John H., and Mary. --Samuel is the closest in age (Pineywoods John's son Samuel b 14 May 1777; Laurens John's son Samuel b. est. 1775-1779, d. 1831 in Lincoln Co., TN). --The children of Pineywoods' son John H. are spelled out by A. L. Keith in the William & Mary Quarterly, 1917 (Vol. 5, p. 625). John H.'s widow and children were living in MD when John H. died. However, nothing has been found yet on John II, son of Laurens Co. John. So nothing conclusive can be learned from these two. --But Mary is a different story. Pineywoods John's daughter Mary (no DOB shown) married Levi Clore in Madison Co. VA on 22 August 22, 1800. Levi was born 13 Mar 1775, so Mary was probably born about 1775 also. All this is according to A.L. Keith in the W&M quarterly, Vol. 5, p. 626. Keith shows their last child to be William b. 1823. Levi Clore lived until 1844, d. in KY. The Mary Yeager who married Lewis Lee (according to 1889 article) is found in Bibb Co. AL marriage records: Mary Yeager m. Lewis Lee on 31 Jan 1822 in Bibb Co., AL. If the author of the 1889 article is correct, she cannot be Pineywoods' John's daughter, and she has to be daughter of Laurens Co. John. The numbers of children in Laurens Co. John's HH per 1790 and 1800 SC censuses match the number of children attributed to Abijah's father in the 1889 book. According to subsequent census records for his children and grandchildren, most of the first 8 were born in VA. Beginning with Ira, the rest were born in SC: Ira 1790, Lewis 1794, two of the three daughters. What it boils down to is the question, is Pineywoods John the _only_ candidate in Culpeper Co. VA to be the father of the children listed in Hugh B. Yeager's 1889 bio? Couldn't there have been some OTHER John Yager in Culpeper Co. in 1788 (Abijah's DOB) who was born about the same time -- but maybe not in the same place -- who is not as well documented in public records? Couldn't he have arrived later than 1717? or his parents earlier? -- settling first in PA area and then traveling down the Great Wagon Road to VA in the 1730s? Could he be a part of the so-called "Third Germanna" colony? (The two original Germanna colonies, 1714 and 1717, totaled about 20 families, but a few years later about 62 families were there -- too many to account for by "natural increase." It's this OTHER John Yager I'm looking for. He married Ann "Nancy" Render, daughter of an English Quaker in Culpeper Co. VA. I'd appreciate any help I can get in finding him. Thanks for tolerating my dissertation! Betty Johnson > Subject: [YEAGER-L] Re: John Yeager > Date: Fri, 15 Jan 99 01:04:34 -0600 > From: Bill & Marjore Walraven <wilraven@caller.infi.net> > To: YEAGER-L@rootsweb.com > > Thanks, Betty, > > These lists won't take attachments, which I'm pretty sure GEDCOMs are, > and I know we can't handle 70 pages of text, but certainly list members > can contact each other and exchange information either by email or some > other way. When we can't got it done by computer, we can always resort > to snail mail. > > And I can add some information about John. According to my records, he > was born 28 November 1750, in Madison County, Va., the son of Michael > Yeager and Elizabeth Manspeil/Mansceil/Manscile. He is also known as John > "Piney Woods" Yeager. (I don't know why.) His father, Michael, born June > 28, 1728, was the son of Adam Yeager Sr. and Susannah Kobler, both born > in Germany. Adam was an immigrant and the son of immigrant Nicholas > Yeager of the Second Germanna Colony of Virginia, 1717. John had two > brothers, Samuel and Michael, and seven sisters, Barbara, Susanna, Eve, > Elizabeth, Jemima, Hannah, and Rachael. > > I have only 10 children for John and Nancy Render, but I have an > additional marriage for John, to a woman named Anna Barbara (don't have > the last name) and four children from that marriage: John H., Susanna, > Joseph, and Jacob. > > My records continue down through John's son Abijah and his sons James M. > and Lewis Winston. My descendancy is through Adam's son Nicholas, who was > Michael's brother, and I'll be glad to post more information or send send > info to anyone who wants more information on either line. > > By the way, this is my first list, so I'm brand new at this listowning > business. I hope everybody on this list is familiar with the Germanna > list (GERMANNA-L@rootsweb.com). I'm also hoping to set up a Yeager > webpage soon. > > Marjorie Walraven > listowner > wilraven@caller.infi.net

---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- Date: 01/14 7:26 PM Received: 01/14 7:30 PM From: janet, mountains@cybertron.com Hi George W Yeager, son of Ezekiel is my husbands gggrandfather from Bibb Co. Ala. is this the George you mean. Janet L Cook Mary Esther Fla ----------------- End Forwarded Message -----------------

Thanks, Betty, These lists won't take attachments, which I'm pretty sure GEDCOMs are, and I know we can't handle 70 pages of text, but certainly list members can contact each other and exchange information either by email or some other way. When we can't got it done by computer, we can always resort to snail mail. And I can add some information about John. According to my records, he was born 28 November 1750, in Madison County, Va., the son of Michael Yeager and Elizabeth Manspeil/Mansceil/Manscile. He is also known as John "Piney Woods" Yeager. (I don't know why.) His father, Michael, born June 28, 1728, was the son of Adam Yeager Sr. and Susannah Kobler, both born in Germany. Adam was an immigrant and the son of immigrant Nicholas Yeager of the Second Germanna Colony of Virginia, 1717. John had two brothers, Samuel and Michael, and seven sisters, Barbara, Susanna, Eve, Elizabeth, Jemima, Hannah, and Rachael. I have only 10 children for John and Nancy Render, but I have an additional marriage for John, to a woman named Anna Barbara (don't have the last name) and four children from that marriage: John H., Susanna, Joseph, and Jacob. My records continue down through John's son Abijah and his sons James M. and Lewis Winston. My descendancy is through Adam's son Nicholas, who was Michael's brother, and I'll be glad to post more information or send send info to anyone who wants more information on either line. By the way, this is my first list, so I'm brand new at this listowning business. I hope everybody on this list is familiar with the Germanna list (GERMANNA-L@rootsweb.com). I'm also hoping to set up a Yeager webpage soon. Marjorie Walraven listowner wilraven@caller.infi.net