> >The purpose of this list is to exchange information on all branches of the Yeager family. I don't have any records on George W. but I hope to get more responses from the Pennsylvania (and any other) branches, too, so maybe some other Yeager will see this and contribute. > >Good luck, and keep checking. > > > > In what state was your George W. located? If, as I suspect, this question is directed to me and my search for George W. Yeager, I would be happy to answer. My George W. Yeager can be found in Isreal Twp. living in a boarding house/tavern, age 20, occupation given as cabinet maker, per the 1850 Preble County Census. There are no other Yeagers found in Preble County. He married Amanda Criger (var. other spellings), 1 Aug. 1852, Isreal Twp., Preble County. 1858 he and Amanda and children (?) moved to Washington, Daviess County, Indiana but appear to have left Ohio before that time. They can be found in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census. George died in 1889. His death notice gave his age as "about 60". There is some question on the age of his son, Thomas Yeager, who is either the oldest born or the second born child of George and Amanda. Children born to them are:Thomas Yeager Nancy Yeager George Yeager Joseph Yeager Richard Nicholas (who may have been Jacob Nicholas and changed his name) Fannie Yeager Mattie Yeager Nellie Yeager Nothing seems to add up with this family. Records don't match other records, so the best we can do is guess. According to the 1850 Ohio census, George was born in Ohio. In later census reports in Indiana, George's state of birth is given as PA, father born in New York, mother born in England. I can find no Yeager's who match this. As to religious affliation, I'm not real sure. Joseph and George, Jr. married Catholic girls but Amanda's obit states she belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Washington, Indiana, so I am assuming they were Protestant. As to what the "W" stands for, I don't know. Other researchers have it as William or Washington but offer no proof for it. If any of the other Yeager researchers have any ideas and suggestions to offer, they would really be appeciated. This is a brick wall that three of us have been beating our heads against for a long time. None of us have been able to get past 1850 in Preble County, Ohio. Dee Yeager dyeager@televar.com