Francis Marion YeagerAge: 99 years1847–1946
- Name
- Francis Marion Yeager
| Birth | June 10, 1847 34 26 |
| Birth of a sister | Celia F. Yeager March 2, 1855 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James L. Lawrence February 28, 1858 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage | Amelia Louisa Patterson — View this family May 22, 1871 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eva Belle Yeager August 15, 1873 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | John Davis Patterson — Celia F. Yeager — View this family March 3, 1874 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Alva Ernest Yeager December 15, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Lawrence 1877 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph (III) Yeager — Sarah Roe — View this family after 1877 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joseph Merle Yeager January 24, 1879 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Grace Yeager 1879 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Frederick Yeager April 1881 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Olive A. “Ollie” Yeager May 1883 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Celia M. Yeager February 1884 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Orpha E. Yeager January 27, 1889 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Francis DeWitt Yeager January 1891 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph (III) Yeager January 18, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Anna Leota Yeager December 28, 1895 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Lula Geneva Yeager November 24, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eva Belle Yeager December 1, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Olive A. “Ollie” Yeager September 19, 1901 (Age 54 years) Note: Buried in Yeager Cemetary, Cowley County Kansas |
| Death of a daughter | Celia M. Yeager November 13, 1911 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Henry Andrew — Orpha E. Yeager — View this family July 5, 1914 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Louis A. Vimont — Anna Leota Yeager — View this family November 30, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Willard Ray Hagerman — Lula Geneva Yeager — View this family August 14, 1921 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Lee Hagerman November 16, 1925 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a wife | Amelia Louisa Patterson October 8, 1940 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Wesley Yeager November 16, 1941 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a son | Francis DeWitt Yeager January 26, 1946 (Age 98 years) |
| Death of a son | Alva Ernest Yeager January 29, 1946 (Age 98 years) |
| Death | July 21, 1946 (Age 99 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph (III) Yeager Birth: January 28, 1813 32 29 — Fayette Co., PA Death: January 18, 1893 — Oxford, Sumner Co., KS |
| mother |
Elizabeth Lawrence Birth: about 1821 18 19 — Dearborn Co., IN Death: 1877 — Sumner Co., KS |
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Marriage: November 24, 1835 — Dearborn Co., IN |
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7 years elder brother |
Joseph Wesley Yeager Birth: October 9, 1842 29 21 — Dearborn Co., IN Death: November 16, 1941 — Winfield, KS |
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5 years himself |
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8 years younger sister |
Celia F. Yeager Birth: March 2, 1855 42 34 — Illinois Death: February 26, 1959 |
| Father’s family with Sarah Roe |
| father |
Joseph (III) Yeager Birth: January 28, 1813 32 29 — Fayette Co., PA Death: January 18, 1893 — Oxford, Sumner Co., KS |
| step-mother |
Sarah Roe Birth: about 1836 — Pennsylvania Death: about 1906 — Sumner Co., KS |
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Marriage: after 1877 — |
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3 years half-sister |
Grace Yeager Birth: 1879 65 43 Death: 1967 |
| Family with Amelia Louisa Patterson |
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| wife |
Birth: March 13, 1856 31 31 — Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA Death: October 8, 1940 — Centralia, WA |
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Marriage: May 22, 1871 — |
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2 years daughter |
Eva Belle Yeager Birth: August 15, 1873 26 17 — Illinois Death: December 1, 1899 — Oxford, Sumner Co., KS |
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2 years son |
Alva Ernest Yeager Birth: December 15, 1875 28 19 — Sumner Co., KS Death: January 29, 1946 |
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3 years son |
Joseph Merle Yeager Birth: January 24, 1879 31 22 — Sumner Co., KS Death: January 25, 1969 — Chehalis, WA |
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2 years son |
Frederick Yeager Birth: April 1881 33 25 Death: March 13, 1958 — Seattle, WA |
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2 years daughter |
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10 months daughter |
Celia M. Yeager Birth: February 1884 36 27 — Sumner Co., KS Death: November 13, 1911 — Centralia, WA |
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5 years daughter |
Orpha E. Yeager Birth: January 27, 1889 41 32 — Oxford, Sumner Co., KS Death: October 26, 1963 — Santa Clara County, CA |
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2 years son |
Francis DeWitt Yeager Birth: January 1891 43 34 Death: January 26, 1946 — Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington |
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5 years daughter |
Anna Leota Yeager Birth: December 28, 1895 48 39 — Oxford, Sumner Co., KS Death: January 21, 1969 — Chehalis, WA |
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4 years daughter |
Birth: November 24, 1899 52 43 — Oxford, Sumner Co., KS Death: June 1999 — Tacoma, WA |
| Note | Frank Yeager served in the Civil War as a member of Co. I, 138th Illinois Volunteers. Much is made of his Civil War service in family lore: he lied about his age to volunteer, he was one of the last surviving CW veterans in Washington state, etc. However, his service wasn't difficult by war standards. He was in a hundred day unit. He saw no real combat. |
| Note | I've scanned and OCR'd a long newspaper article about Patterson and Yeager family history which includes tales of the ramily move from Illinois to Kansas in 1874. It's posted on my blog in two parts:
<http://garthhagerman.com/blogland/?p=149>
<http://garthhagerman.com/blogland/?p=170> |
| Note | Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Yeager Celebrate 60th Anniversary
County Agent F.D. Yeager and family, Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Vimont and Ray Hagerman and family and Miss Thora Yeager of Chehalis attended a reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Yeager at Centralia Friday evening. The occasion was the sixtieth wedding anniversary of the latter, who are the parents of County Agent Yeager, Mrs Vimont, and Mrs. Hagerman. Mr. and Mrs. Yeager were married in LaSalle County, Illinois. Mr. Yeager, who is a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of Illinois, will be 84 years of age in June. Mrs Yeager, who was 75 in March, being a native of Pennsylvania. Both enjoy most excellent health. Mr Yeager's three hobbies are his church, the Methodist, of which he has been a lifelong member; going fishing three or more times a week, and enjoying his splendid garden. Mr. and Mrs. Yeager have four sons, F.D. Yeager of Chehalis; Alva of Woodward, Oklahoma; Merle of Concordia, Kansas, who came to attend the reunion; and Fred of Seattle who was also present; also three daughters, Mrs. L.A. Vimont and Mrs. Ray Hagerman of Chehalis and Mrs. Henry Andrew of Centralia. There are also thirteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A bounteous family dinner was a feature ofthe Friday evening gathering of the family circle.
Chehalis Bee Nugget, May 29, 1931, p. 8 |
| Note | A note in the Centralia Daily Chronicle's "Yesteryears" column from June 9, 1969 reads:
25 Years Ago
June 9, 1944
Lewis County's only surviving Civil War veteran, Francis M. Yeager, a Centralian for more than 40 years, will celebrate his 97th birthday this weekend, the milestone finding him as hale and hearty as ever, but inclined to leave his annual woodsplitting and garden chores to someone else. |
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