Family Data Collection - Individual Records about James Yeager
Name: James Yeager
Spouse: Sarah Morris
Parents: Soloman Yeager, Elizabeth Broyles Broil
Birth Place: Culpeper Co, Culpeper, VA
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1793
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1814
Death Place: White Co, TN
Death Date: 8 Apr 1869

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Children of JAMES YEAGER and SARAH MORRIS are:
i. Henry E.9 Yeager, b. August 8, 1816; d. Unknown.
ii. William W. Yeager, b. August 13, 1818; d. Unknown.
iii. Mary Jane Yeager, b. December 9, 1820; d. Unknown.
iv. Eliza A. Yeager, b. March 13, 1823; d. Unknown; m. Thomas C. Metcalf, April 6, 1841, White County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1823, White County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
v. Phebe Emeline Yeager, b. September 4, 1825; d. Unknown; m. Charles Wyley Witt, November 10, 1842, White County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1825; d. Unknown.
vi. Livonia C. Yeager, b. October 6, 1828; d. Unknown. 750.
vii. Solomon N. Yeager, b. February 2, 1830; d. October 5, 1912.
viii. Benjamin M. Yeager, b. April 6, 1833; d. Unknown.
ix. James T. Yeager, b. August 21, 1835; d. Unknown. 751.
x. Elias Franklin Yeager, b. January 10, 1839, White County, Tennessee; d. January 21, 1929, Baker City, Baker County, Oregon. 192. E

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Washington county, Ar, June the 4, 1853

Dear Son and Daughter

I now embrace the present opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know that we all yet in the land of the living and are well for which we feel thankful to God for his mercies and we do hope that when these few lines come to hand they will find you all well.

I have nothing of importance to rite to you at present, only that we have landed in the County of Washington. We had very good luck as we came here. Benjamin is working out from home at ten $10.00 Dollars a month. We have had a very wet Spring and every body is mitily behind with their work. Thomas is been work out at eleven $11 Dollars a month. Judy Pass is been sick about 9 weeks and is very low at this time and I don't think she will ever recover. She is waring away fast. She coffs up about a pint of phlegm every night. The rest of the connection is all well as far as I now.

This part of the country is healthy at this time as any place I ever saw. We have all gone sheat of the aguer, Wesly had a spell of the Rumatis but he is got up again able to go to work. We started from Missouri with some stock and got here with it all. Stock of all kind is high. A good horse is worth from $75 to a hundred and fifty Dollars. Cows and calves is worth from ten to fifteen Dollars. Bacon is worth 6 cents. Corn is worth 25 cents per bushels. Wheat is worth 50 cents per bushel.

So I will turn over and rite a little more and quit. We all like this country much better than the one that we left. I am my self very well satisified, for a pore man can do well here if he will be industreous. Me and Frank is got about ten acors in cultivation of which we pay ten dollars for there is good stables, good corn cribs. We git it tell the 25 of December. There is first trait house.

I want you to rite to Allison Witt and tel him were I am. I am living clost to Wesly Yeagors. And tell him to rite to me so I will no where he is at. So I must come to a close. These few lines leaves all well. No more at present but remains your friend until Death.

James Yeagor to Abner Pass,

Folded and addressed: Boonsboro, Ark 11 June, to John A. Pass, Carrel County Carrellton, Ark. Typed and copied exactly as it appeared in the Fayetteville library. It had been copied from the original letter owned by Mrs Dora Hollabaugh.
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