Daughter of John Wayland and Catherine Broyles.
She married about 1784, Madison Co., VA, to Joshua Yager, son of "Blind" John Yager and his wife Mary Margaret Wilhoit.
They were both of German descent from Lutheran families that had settled Virginia in the early 1700's as members of the old Germanna colony fleeing the aftermath of the Thirty Years War in Europe.
They were both members of the Hebron Lutheran church.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/hebron.html
Hebron Lutheran Church
"Located just north of Madison, VA, the Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest continuously operating Lutheran Church in the U.S. and is one of a handful of wooden Virginia churches that pre-date the Revolutionary War. It was built in 1740 by the Germanna immigrants of 1717 (the second Germanna Colony). They had moved down to the Madison area from the Germanna settlement (located where Virginia Route 3 crosses the Rapidan River) in about 1726 and took out land patents. They had finally won their freedom from their indenture to Gov. Spotswood, and it was in this area that they began building lives for themselves and their children.
...The church is located on small a rise that affords it a pretty view of the Robinson River and surrounding area. The building had an annex put on around 1800 and it was fitted with a Tannenburg organ from Pennsylvania. The organ, largely unmodified, is still in use today."
The communion lists of the Hebron Lutheran church list Joshua alone in Jun 1783 and show that Maria, his wife, was confirmed and took communion with him on 22 May 1785.
Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia, by John Blankenbaker (Chadd's Ford, PA 2 001):
p 11 Confirmations 25th Sunday after Trinity 1782 [17 November] - Josua Yeager
p 12-13 Communicants Pentecost [8 June] 1783 - Josua Jäger
p 14 Communicants 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] - Joshua Jäger, wife conf.
p 15 Confirmations 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] -
Maria Jager (born Wayland)
p 15 Communicants First Sunday after Easter [15 April] 1787 - Joshua Jäger wife Maria
p 16 Communicants 27th Sunday after Trinity [23 November] 1788 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
p 17 Communicants Easter [4 April] 1790 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
Joshua and Mary were last recorded in the Hebron church records on Easter Sunday, 4 Apr 1790. They moved some time after that to Mercer Co., KY, where they were listed on the 1800 tax list.
There was no Lutheran or German Reformed church in this area of Kentucky, so apparently the Yagers eventually became Baptists. Their motive for moving west was probably the same as most pioneers - to allow their children to buy land as they came of age and got married.
1793 - they may have been in Kentucky by this year, as in 1850 their daughter Sarah reported on the census that she was born that year in Kentucky.
1795 - In 1850, their daughter Mary reported she was born in Kentucky that year.
"Second Census" of Kentucky 1800, p 330:
Yager, Joshua - taxed in Mercer Co., KY in 1800
The 1810 census is Mercer Co., KY is now alphabetized, which means it was copied over from the original records. This "Josiah" Yeager appears to be our Joshua and family:
1810 Mercer Co., KY, p. 345
Josiah Yeager 2-1-2-0-1 2-2-4-1-0
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [Joshua]
One female 26-45; b. 1765-1784 [Mary]
Two males 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Joel b. 1787 & Jonas b. 1789]
Four females 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Nancy b. 1785; Elizabeth b. 1791 or 1797; Sarah b. 1793 or 1797; Catherine b. 1795]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Rhoda b. 1808 or 1799]
Two males under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Aaron b. 1802; Simon b. 1805]
Two females under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Mary b. 1806 & Alpha b. 1809]
The 1820 census is also alphabetized. Joshua Yager was the only Yager or Yeager listed in the county:
1820 Mercer Co., KY census, p. 121
Joshua Yager 1-1-0-1-0-1 0-2-4-0-1 1 slave?
One male b. by 1775 [Joshua]
One female b. by 1775 [Mary]
One male b. 1794-1802 [Jonas]
Four females b. 1794-1804 [Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, & Mary]
One male b. 1805-1810 [Aaron]
Two females b. 1805-1810 [Rhoda, Alpha, & Ann]
One male b. 1811-1820 [Simon, John W., & Elijah]
1830 census, Mercer Co., KY, Shaker, p. 312
[only Yager/Yeager in county]
Joshua Yager
one male age 60-69 [Joshua]
one female age 60-69 [Mary]
one male age 20-29
one male age 15-19
one female age 15-19
one male age 10-14
one female age under 5
no slaves
Joshua wrote his will on 12 Oct 1804. He directed that all property was to remain in the hands of his wife during her lifetime or as long as she remained a widow. If the children married his wife was to give them as much as she could conveniently spare keeping an account and keeping in mind their proportion as Joshua did not desire one to have more than another. If she married, wife was to take her third and the balance, except land, was to be sold and the money to be for use of the children. Witnesses were Danl Barbee, John Mizner and Geo. D. Rodney.
May 1838 - Johsua Yager's will was proved by B.F. Fisher and Lewis Withers Jr, the subscribing witnesses being all dead, and recorded in Mercer County, Kentucky at May Court 1838. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 1)
The appraisement of Joshua Yager's estate, not totaled, included furniture, tools, guns, 30 gallons of vinegar, 1 large still, livestock, a wagon and horses. Recorded February Court 1839. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 85-86)
6 Nov 1840 - Elijah Yager, surviving administrator of Joshua Yager, made a settlement of accounts in court. Recorded April Court 1841. (Merc er County, Kentucky Will book 11, 309)
Mary herself seems to have died sometime between 1830 and 1840.
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Children
1. Nancy Yager, b. 23 Oct 1785, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. 5 May 1819, probably Mercer Co., KY to her 1st cousin John Yager [b. 24 May 1794; d. 2 Jul 1875; buried Owensville Cemetery, Owensville IN; son of Joseph Yager and Margaret Wilhoite]; she d. 6 Jun 1860, Gibson Co., IN; buried Owensville Cemetery.
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2. Joel Yager, b. 18 Nov 1787, VA; christened 9 Dec 1787 Hebron Lutheran Church, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY to his 1st cousin Anna McDaniel [b. 1794 VA, daughter of George McDaniel [or McDonald] and Margaret Wayland]; he d. 1860-1870, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably buried Liberty Cemetery, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN.
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3. Jonas Yager, b. 15 Dec 1789, Madison Co., VA; christened on 7 Jan 1790 in Hebron Church, Culpeper (now Madison), VA; m. 13 Apr 1826, Boone Co., KY, to Sarah McKinsey [b. 15 Dec 1796, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 6 May 1878]; he d. 11 Apr 1855, Bank Lick, Kenton Co., KY, of tuberculosis.
1815 - "He [Jonas Yager] was one of the Germanna Colonists who emigrated to Northern Kentucky. He did this in 1815, going to Kenton County which was Campbell at the time." From John Blankenbaker's "Germanna Notes", Series No. 187.
1817 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1818 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1819 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 300 acres.
In 1820, was he the Jonah Yager listed in Campbell Co., KY?:
1820 Campbell Co., KY, Covington, p. 16
John Yager 1-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
Jonah Yager 3-0-1-1-1-1 0-2-0-0-0
Sampson? Yagar? 1-0-0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0
1830 - listed on Campbell Co., KY census.
1840 - On Kenton Co., KY census, p. 256
In 1850 they were living in Kenton County which is next to Campbell and had previously been part of Campbell:
1850 census, Kenton Co., KY, p. 263
Jonas Yager M 59 VA
Sally Yager F 53 KY
Joshua Yager M 23 KY
Drucilla Yager F 21
William Yager M 18
Amanda Yager F 15
Matilda Yager F 12
Slaves:
One boy age 11
One girl age 8
One boy age 6
1860 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 185 acres at Bank or Boon Lick, but isn't found on the 1860 census.
In 1870, Sarah was a widow living with daughter Drusilla:
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
Jonas Yager's children:
1) Joshua Yager, b. 1827, Kenton Co., KY.
2) Drusilla J. Yager, b. 1829, Kenton Co., KY; m. 1st 29 Sep 1857, Kenton Co., KY to James M. Rice [b. 1829, Boone Co., KY; d. by 1870]; m. 2nd to William Oberhelman [d. by 1888, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH]; she d. by 1888.
William Oberhelman's wife when he died was an Anna Maria, and children William H., Elizabeth Brokamp, Mary Bayer, and John A.
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
3) William Yager, b. 1833, KY; m. 27 Sep 1855, Boone Co., KY Elizabth E. Rector [b. 1829 KY]
1860 Kenton Co., KY, Independence PO, p. 427
William Yager, 27, KY
Elizabeth E., 31, KY
Emma E., 3, KY
Sarah L., 11 mos, KY
John Oliver, 21, KY
4) Amanda Yager, b. 1835
5) Lucinda Matilda Yager, b. 1838; m. 4 Sep 1856, Independence, Kenton Co., KY to William Henry Hoffman [b. 13 Oct 1836, Kenton Co., KY; d 26 Feb 1920, Kenton Co., KY]; she d. 1859, Kenton Co., KY.
Lucinda (Lucy) died during childbirth with her first child.
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4. Simeon Yager, b.c. 1791, Madison Co., VA; m. 31 Aug 1818, Garrard Co., KY to Margaret Hudson; he d. probably by 1838, Mercer (now Boyle) Co., KY.
1830 census, Campbell Co., KY, p. 240
Simeon Yager
Simeon Yager's children:
1) Elizabeth Ann Yeager, b. 28 Aug 1820, KY.
2) Benjamin B. Yeager, b.c. 1826, KY.
3) Almeda Yeager, b.c. 1828, KY.
4) Arthur J. Yeager, b. 1830, KY.
5) Louisiana Yeager,
6) Jeremiah V. Yeager,
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5. Sarah Yager, b. 1793, Mercer Co., KY; m. 22 Oct 1811, Mercer Co., KY to Julius Broyles [b. 28 Feb 1797, Culpeper Co., VA; d. 21 Oct 1832, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably son of Benjamin Broyles]; she d. 1868, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; buried Old Broyles cemetery.
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6. Catherine Yager, b. 28 Jan 1794, Madison Co., VA; m. 12 Oct 1826, Mercer Co., KY to Jonathan Storms [b. 2 Oct 1799, KY; d. 7 Nov 1873, Shelby, Jefferson Co., IN; buried
Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN; son of Conrad Cornelius Storm and Nancy Hall]; she d. 12 Mar 1863; buried Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN.
1853 - Jefferson Co., IN. Jonathan Storms was a frequent witness in court this year to testify for blacks who were trying to prove their right to residency in the county.
1860 Jefferson Co., IN, Shelby Twp., p. 398
Jonathan Storms, 60, TN
Catherine, 60, VA
Larrence Conway, 19, laborer, OH
Catherine Yager's children:
1) Amanda Storms, b. 1830, KY.
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7. Mary Yager, b. 1795, Mercer Co., KY; never married; d. 1860-1870, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; probably buried Woodlawn Cemetery with sister Alpha Smith and her family, with whom she went to Missouri and lived.
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8. Elizabeth Yager, b.c. 1797, Mercer Co., KY; m. 28 Jan 1821 in Mercer Co., KY to Absalom Quinn; she d. 1868?
A History of Kentucky Baptists: From 1769 to 1855…
"Absalom Quinn was ordained in the Gilberts Creek Church [Garrard Co., KY] and served there."
1821- Garrard Co., KY - Absalom married a couple.
1840 census, Garrard Co., KY, p. 59
Absalom Quinn
1842, in Garrard County, Kentucky.
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9. Aaron J. Yager, b. 2 Apr 1802, Mercer Co., KY; m. 4 Sep 1823, Boone Co., KY to Almeda Conner [b. 18 Jan 1806, Boone Co., KY]; he d. 13 Feb 1877, Covington, Boone Co., KY.
1850 census, Boone Co., KY, p. 217
Aron Yager, 48, Ky, Farmer, real estate $5500
Almeda, 43, KY
Mary A., 23, KY
Lewis C., 20, KY
Elizabeth, 12, KY
1860 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Florence, p 275,
Aaron Yager, 58 M Ky Farmer $7000/$2000
Elmeda, 54 KY
Mary A., 32 KY
Jas. R. Clutterbuck, 24, Va, Farmhand
Sarah E., 23, Ky, Teach of Com Schools
1870 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Burlington, p. 26
Aarn Yager, 68, Farmer $6000/$950 KY
Almedia Yager, 64, KY
Mary A. Yager, 43, KY
The Daily Ticket, Covington, KY, Tuesday 20 February 1877
p 1, column 5
"We have lost one of our oldest, best and most highly honored citizens. Aaron Yager died suddenly of heart disease, at his residence, on Tuesday evening, February 13th, 1877. On this day he had been hard at work in the field gathering corn. He quit in time to get in his night's wood and do other little chores, and after supper went up in town to get some groceries, and soon returned. He had no more than entered the house and his granddaughter made some remark to him, when he expired suddenly. He was in the enjoyment of good health, and worked up to the last moment. His funeral was largely attended on Thursday by his numerous friends and sorrowing relatives."
Aaron Yager's children:
1. Mary A. Yager, b. 25 Jul 1825, KY.
2. Margaret Ellender Yager, b. 22 Dec 1827, KY.
3. Lewis Conner Yager, b. 1830, Boone Co., KY.
4. Elizabeth Yager, b. 26 May 1837, KY.
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10. John Wayland Yager, b. 1807, Mercer Co., KY; m. 31 Dec 1840, to Sarah Adeline Yager [b. Jul 1819, KY; daughter of Joel, son of Elisha Yager]; he d. 20 Apr 1867, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY; buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.
1840 - Maybe the Wayland Yager on the census in Oldham Co., KY.
1860 census, Jefferson Co., KY, Louisville 8th Ward, Post Office Louisville, p. 353
John W. Yager, 53, Farmer, $7000 $150, KY
Sarah, 40, KY
Augustus, 14, KY
John Wayland Yager's child:
1) Augustus Yager, b. 1846, KY.
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11. Rhoda Jane Yager, b. 1808 or 12 Dec 1799; m. 29 Sep 1824, Mercer Co., KY to John Henry Blankenbecker [b. 1792; son of Henry Blankenbecker and Phoebe Yager]; she d. 6 Nov 1838.
Rhoda Jane Yager's child:
1) Margaret J. Blankenbecker, m. _____ Allen
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12. Alpha Yager, b. 10 Nov 1809, Mercer Co., KY; m. 18 Nov 1828, Mercer Co., KY to Wedon Smith [b. 20 Oct 1804, Madison Co., VA; d. 6 Feb 1871, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery; son of Asa Smith and Barbara Yager]; she d. 22 Oct 1867, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery.
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13. Ann M. Yager, b. 1811, Mercer Co., KY; m. 2 Mar 1837, Mercer Co., KY to John Coghill;
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14. Elijah Yager, b. 28 Mar 1816, Mercer Co., KY; m. 10 Nov 1832, Lincoln Co., KY to Drusilla Smith; he d. 12 Dec 1885, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN; probably buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN.
She married about 1784, Madison Co., VA, to Joshua Yager, son of "Blind" John Yager and his wife Mary Margaret Wilhoit.
They were both of German descent from Lutheran families that had settled Virginia in the early 1700's as members of the old Germanna colony fleeing the aftermath of the Thirty Years War in Europe.
They were both members of the Hebron Lutheran church.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/hebron.html
Hebron Lutheran Church
"Located just north of Madison, VA, the Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest continuously operating Lutheran Church in the U.S. and is one of a handful of wooden Virginia churches that pre-date the Revolutionary War. It was built in 1740 by the Germanna immigrants of 1717 (the second Germanna Colony). They had moved down to the Madison area from the Germanna settlement (located where Virginia Route 3 crosses the Rapidan River) in about 1726 and took out land patents. They had finally won their freedom from their indenture to Gov. Spotswood, and it was in this area that they began building lives for themselves and their children.
...The church is located on small a rise that affords it a pretty view of the Robinson River and surrounding area. The building had an annex put on around 1800 and it was fitted with a Tannenburg organ from Pennsylvania. The organ, largely unmodified, is still in use today."
The communion lists of the Hebron Lutheran church list Joshua alone in Jun 1783 and show that Maria, his wife, was confirmed and took communion with him on 22 May 1785.
Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia, by John Blankenbaker (Chadd's Ford, PA 2 001):
p 11 Confirmations 25th Sunday after Trinity 1782 [17 November] - Josua Yeager
p 12-13 Communicants Pentecost [8 June] 1783 - Josua Jäger
p 14 Communicants 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] - Joshua Jäger, wife conf.
p 15 Confirmations 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] -
Maria Jager (born Wayland)
p 15 Communicants First Sunday after Easter [15 April] 1787 - Joshua Jäger wife Maria
p 16 Communicants 27th Sunday after Trinity [23 November] 1788 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
p 17 Communicants Easter [4 April] 1790 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
Joshua and Mary were last recorded in the Hebron church records on Easter Sunday, 4 Apr 1790. They moved some time after that to Mercer Co., KY, where they were listed on the 1800 tax list.
There was no Lutheran or German Reformed church in this area of Kentucky, so apparently the Yagers eventually became Baptists. Their motive for moving west was probably the same as most pioneers - to allow their children to buy land as they came of age and got married.
1793 - they may have been in Kentucky by this year, as in 1850 their daughter Sarah reported on the census that she was born that year in Kentucky.
1795 - In 1850, their daughter Mary reported she was born in Kentucky that year.
"Second Census" of Kentucky 1800, p 330:
Yager, Joshua - taxed in Mercer Co., KY in 1800
The 1810 census is Mercer Co., KY is now alphabetized, which means it was copied over from the original records. This "Josiah" Yeager appears to be our Joshua and family:
1810 Mercer Co., KY, p. 345
Josiah Yeager 2-1-2-0-1 2-2-4-1-0
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [Joshua]
One female 26-45; b. 1765-1784 [Mary]
Two males 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Joel b. 1787 & Jonas b. 1789]
Four females 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Nancy b. 1785; Elizabeth b. 1791 or 1797; Sarah b. 1793 or 1797; Catherine b. 1795]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Rhoda b. 1808 or 1799]
Two males under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Aaron b. 1802; Simon b. 1805]
Two females under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Mary b. 1806 & Alpha b. 1809]
The 1820 census is also alphabetized. Joshua Yager was the only Yager or Yeager listed in the county:
1820 Mercer Co., KY census, p. 121
Joshua Yager 1-1-0-1-0-1 0-2-4-0-1 1 slave?
One male b. by 1775 [Joshua]
One female b. by 1775 [Mary]
One male b. 1794-1802 [Jonas]
Four females b. 1794-1804 [Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, & Mary]
One male b. 1805-1810 [Aaron]
Two females b. 1805-1810 [Rhoda, Alpha, & Ann]
One male b. 1811-1820 [Simon, John W., & Elijah]
1830 census, Mercer Co., KY, Shaker, p. 312
[only Yager/Yeager in county]
Joshua Yager
one male age 60-69 [Joshua]
one female age 60-69 [Mary]
one male age 20-29
one male age 15-19
one female age 15-19
one male age 10-14
one female age under 5
no slaves
Joshua wrote his will on 12 Oct 1804. He directed that all property was to remain in the hands of his wife during her lifetime or as long as she remained a widow. If the children married his wife was to give them as much as she could conveniently spare keeping an account and keeping in mind their proportion as Joshua did not desire one to have more than another. If she married, wife was to take her third and the balance, except land, was to be sold and the money to be for use of the children. Witnesses were Danl Barbee, John Mizner and Geo. D. Rodney.
May 1838 - Johsua Yager's will was proved by B.F. Fisher and Lewis Withers Jr, the subscribing witnesses being all dead, and recorded in Mercer County, Kentucky at May Court 1838. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 1)
The appraisement of Joshua Yager's estate, not totaled, included furniture, tools, guns, 30 gallons of vinegar, 1 large still, livestock, a wagon and horses. Recorded February Court 1839. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 85-86)
6 Nov 1840 - Elijah Yager, surviving administrator of Joshua Yager, made a settlement of accounts in court. Recorded April Court 1841. (Merc er County, Kentucky Will book 11, 309)
Mary herself seems to have died sometime between 1830 and 1840.
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Children
1. Nancy Yager, b. 23 Oct 1785, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. 5 May 1819, probably Mercer Co., KY to her 1st cousin John Yager [b. 24 May 1794; d. 2 Jul 1875; buried Owensville Cemetery, Owensville IN; son of Joseph Yager and Margaret Wilhoite]; she d. 6 Jun 1860, Gibson Co., IN; buried Owensville Cemetery.
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2. Joel Yager, b. 18 Nov 1787, VA; christened 9 Dec 1787 Hebron Lutheran Church, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY to his 1st cousin Anna McDaniel [b. 1794 VA, daughter of George McDaniel [or McDonald] and Margaret Wayland]; he d. 1860-1870, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably buried Liberty Cemetery, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN.
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3. Jonas Yager, b. 15 Dec 1789, Madison Co., VA; christened on 7 Jan 1790 in Hebron Church, Culpeper (now Madison), VA; m. 13 Apr 1826, Boone Co., KY, to Sarah McKinsey [b. 15 Dec 1796, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 6 May 1878]; he d. 11 Apr 1855, Bank Lick, Kenton Co., KY, of tuberculosis.
1815 - "He [Jonas Yager] was one of the Germanna Colonists who emigrated to Northern Kentucky. He did this in 1815, going to Kenton County which was Campbell at the time." From John Blankenbaker's "Germanna Notes", Series No. 187.
1817 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1818 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1819 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 300 acres.
In 1820, was he the Jonah Yager listed in Campbell Co., KY?:
1820 Campbell Co., KY, Covington, p. 16
John Yager 1-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
Jonah Yager 3-0-1-1-1-1 0-2-0-0-0
Sampson? Yagar? 1-0-0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0
1830 - listed on Campbell Co., KY census.
1840 - On Kenton Co., KY census, p. 256
In 1850 they were living in Kenton County which is next to Campbell and had previously been part of Campbell:
1850 census, Kenton Co., KY, p. 263
Jonas Yager M 59 VA
Sally Yager F 53 KY
Joshua Yager M 23 KY
Drucilla Yager F 21
William Yager M 18
Amanda Yager F 15
Matilda Yager F 12
Slaves:
One boy age 11
One girl age 8
One boy age 6
1860 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 185 acres at Bank or Boon Lick, but isn't found on the 1860 census.
In 1870, Sarah was a widow living with daughter Drusilla:
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
Jonas Yager's children:
1) Joshua Yager, b. 1827, Kenton Co., KY.
2) Drusilla J. Yager, b. 1829, Kenton Co., KY; m. 1st 29 Sep 1857, Kenton Co., KY to James M. Rice [b. 1829, Boone Co., KY; d. by 1870]; m. 2nd to William Oberhelman [d. by 1888, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH]; she d. by 1888.
William Oberhelman's wife when he died was an Anna Maria, and children William H., Elizabeth Brokamp, Mary Bayer, and John A.
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
3) William Yager, b. 1833, KY; m. 27 Sep 1855, Boone Co., KY Elizabth E. Rector [b. 1829 KY]
1860 Kenton Co., KY, Independence PO, p. 427
William Yager, 27, KY
Elizabeth E., 31, KY
Emma E., 3, KY
Sarah L., 11 mos, KY
John Oliver, 21, KY
4) Amanda Yager, b. 1835
5) Lucinda Matilda Yager, b. 1838; m. 4 Sep 1856, Independence, Kenton Co., KY to William Henry Hoffman [b. 13 Oct 1836, Kenton Co., KY; d 26 Feb 1920, Kenton Co., KY]; she d. 1859, Kenton Co., KY.
Lucinda (Lucy) died during childbirth with her first child.
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4. Simeon Yager, b.c. 1791, Madison Co., VA; m. 31 Aug 1818, Garrard Co., KY to Margaret Hudson; he d. probably by 1838, Mercer (now Boyle) Co., KY.
1830 census, Campbell Co., KY, p. 240
Simeon Yager
Simeon Yager's children:
1) Elizabeth Ann Yeager, b. 28 Aug 1820, KY.
2) Benjamin B. Yeager, b.c. 1826, KY.
3) Almeda Yeager, b.c. 1828, KY.
4) Arthur J. Yeager, b. 1830, KY.
5) Louisiana Yeager,
6) Jeremiah V. Yeager,
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5. Sarah Yager, b. 1793, Mercer Co., KY; m. 22 Oct 1811, Mercer Co., KY to Julius Broyles [b. 28 Feb 1797, Culpeper Co., VA; d. 21 Oct 1832, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably son of Benjamin Broyles]; she d. 1868, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; buried Old Broyles cemetery.
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6. Catherine Yager, b. 28 Jan 1794, Madison Co., VA; m. 12 Oct 1826, Mercer Co., KY to Jonathan Storms [b. 2 Oct 1799, KY; d. 7 Nov 1873, Shelby, Jefferson Co., IN; buried
Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN; son of Conrad Cornelius Storm and Nancy Hall]; she d. 12 Mar 1863; buried Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN.
1853 - Jefferson Co., IN. Jonathan Storms was a frequent witness in court this year to testify for blacks who were trying to prove their right to residency in the county.
1860 Jefferson Co., IN, Shelby Twp., p. 398
Jonathan Storms, 60, TN
Catherine, 60, VA
Larrence Conway, 19, laborer, OH
Catherine Yager's children:
1) Amanda Storms, b. 1830, KY.
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7. Mary Yager, b. 1795, Mercer Co., KY; never married; d. 1860-1870, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; probably buried Woodlawn Cemetery with sister Alpha Smith and her family, with whom she went to Missouri and lived.
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8. Elizabeth Yager, b.c. 1797, Mercer Co., KY; m. 28 Jan 1821 in Mercer Co., KY to Absalom Quinn; she d. 1868?
A History of Kentucky Baptists: From 1769 to 1855…
"Absalom Quinn was ordained in the Gilberts Creek Church [Garrard Co., KY] and served there."
1821- Garrard Co., KY - Absalom married a couple.
1840 census, Garrard Co., KY, p. 59
Absalom Quinn
1842, in Garrard County, Kentucky.
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9. Aaron J. Yager, b. 2 Apr 1802, Mercer Co., KY; m. 4 Sep 1823, Boone Co., KY to Almeda Conner [b. 18 Jan 1806, Boone Co., KY]; he d. 13 Feb 1877, Covington, Boone Co., KY.
1850 census, Boone Co., KY, p. 217
Aron Yager, 48, Ky, Farmer, real estate $5500
Almeda, 43, KY
Mary A., 23, KY
Lewis C., 20, KY
Elizabeth, 12, KY
1860 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Florence, p 275,
Aaron Yager, 58 M Ky Farmer $7000/$2000
Elmeda, 54 KY
Mary A., 32 KY
Jas. R. Clutterbuck, 24, Va, Farmhand
Sarah E., 23, Ky, Teach of Com Schools
1870 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Burlington, p. 26
Aarn Yager, 68, Farmer $6000/$950 KY
Almedia Yager, 64, KY
Mary A. Yager, 43, KY
The Daily Ticket, Covington, KY, Tuesday 20 February 1877
p 1, column 5
"We have lost one of our oldest, best and most highly honored citizens. Aaron Yager died suddenly of heart disease, at his residence, on Tuesday evening, February 13th, 1877. On this day he had been hard at work in the field gathering corn. He quit in time to get in his night's wood and do other little chores, and after supper went up in town to get some groceries, and soon returned. He had no more than entered the house and his granddaughter made some remark to him, when he expired suddenly. He was in the enjoyment of good health, and worked up to the last moment. His funeral was largely attended on Thursday by his numerous friends and sorrowing relatives."
Aaron Yager's children:
1. Mary A. Yager, b. 25 Jul 1825, KY.
2. Margaret Ellender Yager, b. 22 Dec 1827, KY.
3. Lewis Conner Yager, b. 1830, Boone Co., KY.
4. Elizabeth Yager, b. 26 May 1837, KY.
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10. John Wayland Yager, b. 1807, Mercer Co., KY; m. 31 Dec 1840, to Sarah Adeline Yager [b. Jul 1819, KY; daughter of Joel, son of Elisha Yager]; he d. 20 Apr 1867, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY; buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.
1840 - Maybe the Wayland Yager on the census in Oldham Co., KY.
1860 census, Jefferson Co., KY, Louisville 8th Ward, Post Office Louisville, p. 353
John W. Yager, 53, Farmer, $7000 $150, KY
Sarah, 40, KY
Augustus, 14, KY
John Wayland Yager's child:
1) Augustus Yager, b. 1846, KY.
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11. Rhoda Jane Yager, b. 1808 or 12 Dec 1799; m. 29 Sep 1824, Mercer Co., KY to John Henry Blankenbecker [b. 1792; son of Henry Blankenbecker and Phoebe Yager]; she d. 6 Nov 1838.
Rhoda Jane Yager's child:
1) Margaret J. Blankenbecker, m. _____ Allen
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12. Alpha Yager, b. 10 Nov 1809, Mercer Co., KY; m. 18 Nov 1828, Mercer Co., KY to Wedon Smith [b. 20 Oct 1804, Madison Co., VA; d. 6 Feb 1871, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery; son of Asa Smith and Barbara Yager]; she d. 22 Oct 1867, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery.
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13. Ann M. Yager, b. 1811, Mercer Co., KY; m. 2 Mar 1837, Mercer Co., KY to John Coghill;
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14. Elijah Yager, b. 28 Mar 1816, Mercer Co., KY; m. 10 Nov 1832, Lincoln Co., KY to Drusilla Smith; he d. 12 Dec 1885, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN; probably buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN.
Daughter of John Wayland and Catherine Broyles.
She married about 1784, Madison Co., VA, to Joshua Yager, son of "Blind" John Yager and his wife Mary Margaret Wilhoit.
They were both of German descent from Lutheran families that had settled Virginia in the early 1700's as members of the old Germanna colony fleeing the aftermath of the Thirty Years War in Europe.
They were both members of the Hebron Lutheran church.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/hebron.html
Hebron Lutheran Church
"Located just north of Madison, VA, the Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest continuously operating Lutheran Church in the U.S. and is one of a handful of wooden Virginia churches that pre-date the Revolutionary War. It was built in 1740 by the Germanna immigrants of 1717 (the second Germanna Colony). They had moved down to the Madison area from the Germanna settlement (located where Virginia Route 3 crosses the Rapidan River) in about 1726 and took out land patents. They had finally won their freedom from their indenture to Gov. Spotswood, and it was in this area that they began building lives for themselves and their children.
...The church is located on small a rise that affords it a pretty view of the Robinson River and surrounding area. The building had an annex put on around 1800 and it was fitted with a Tannenburg organ from Pennsylvania. The organ, largely unmodified, is still in use today."
The communion lists of the Hebron Lutheran church list Joshua alone in Jun 1783 and show that Maria, his wife, was confirmed and took communion with him on 22 May 1785.
Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia, by John Blankenbaker (Chadd's Ford, PA 2 001):
p 11 Confirmations 25th Sunday after Trinity 1782 [17 November] - Josua Yeager
p 12-13 Communicants Pentecost [8 June] 1783 - Josua Jäger
p 14 Communicants 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] - Joshua Jäger, wife conf.
p 15 Confirmations 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] -
Maria Jager (born Wayland)
p 15 Communicants First Sunday after Easter [15 April] 1787 - Joshua Jäger wife Maria
p 16 Communicants 27th Sunday after Trinity [23 November] 1788 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
p 17 Communicants Easter [4 April] 1790 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
Joshua and Mary were last recorded in the Hebron church records on Easter Sunday, 4 Apr 1790. They moved some time after that to Mercer Co., KY, where they were listed on the 1800 tax list.
There was no Lutheran or German Reformed church in this area of Kentucky, so apparently the Yagers eventually became Baptists. Their motive for moving west was probably the same as most pioneers - to allow their children to buy land as they came of age and got married.
1793 - they may have been in Kentucky by this year, as in 1850 their daughter Sarah reported on the census that she was born that year in Kentucky.
1795 - In 1850, their daughter Mary reported she was born in Kentucky that year.
"Second Census" of Kentucky 1800, p 330:
Yager, Joshua - taxed in Mercer Co., KY in 1800
The 1810 census is Mercer Co., KY is now alphabetized, which means it was copied over from the original records. This "Josiah" Yeager appears to be our Joshua and family:
1810 Mercer Co., KY, p. 345
Josiah Yeager 2-1-2-0-1 2-2-4-1-0
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [Joshua]
One female 26-45; b. 1765-1784 [Mary]
Two males 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Joel b. 1787 & Jonas b. 1789]
Four females 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Nancy b. 1785; Elizabeth b. 1791 or 1797; Sarah b. 1793 or 1797; Catherine b. 1795]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Rhoda b. 1808 or 1799]
Two males under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Aaron b. 1802; Simon b. 1805]
Two females under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Mary b. 1806 & Alpha b. 1809]
The 1820 census is also alphabetized. Joshua Yager was the only Yager or Yeager listed in the county:
1820 Mercer Co., KY census, p. 121
Joshua Yager 1-1-0-1-0-1 0-2-4-0-1 1 slave?
One male b. by 1775 [Joshua]
One female b. by 1775 [Mary]
One male b. 1794-1802 [Jonas]
Four females b. 1794-1804 [Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, & Mary]
One male b. 1805-1810 [Aaron]
Two females b. 1805-1810 [Rhoda, Alpha, & Ann]
One male b. 1811-1820 [Simon, John W., & Elijah]
1830 census, Mercer Co., KY, Shaker, p. 312
[only Yager/Yeager in county]
Joshua Yager
one male age 60-69 [Joshua]
one female age 60-69 [Mary]
one male age 20-29
one male age 15-19
one female age 15-19
one male age 10-14
one female age under 5
no slaves
Joshua wrote his will on 12 Oct 1804. He directed that all property was to remain in the hands of his wife during her lifetime or as long as she remained a widow. If the children married his wife was to give them as much as she could conveniently spare keeping an account and keeping in mind their proportion as Joshua did not desire one to have more than another. If she married, wife was to take her third and the balance, except land, was to be sold and the money to be for use of the children. Witnesses were Danl Barbee, John Mizner and Geo. D. Rodney.
May 1838 - Johsua Yager's will was proved by B.F. Fisher and Lewis Withers Jr, the subscribing witnesses being all dead, and recorded in Mercer County, Kentucky at May Court 1838. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 1)
The appraisement of Joshua Yager's estate, not totaled, included furniture, tools, guns, 30 gallons of vinegar, 1 large still, livestock, a wagon and horses. Recorded February Court 1839. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 85-86)
6 Nov 1840 - Elijah Yager, surviving administrator of Joshua Yager, made a settlement of accounts in court. Recorded April Court 1841. (Merc er County, Kentucky Will book 11, 309)
Mary herself seems to have died sometime between 1830 and 1840.
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Children
1. Nancy Yager, b. 23 Oct 1785, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. 5 May 1819, probably Mercer Co., KY to her 1st cousin John Yager [b. 24 May 1794; d. 2 Jul 1875; buried Owensville Cemetery, Owensville IN; son of Joseph Yager and Margaret Wilhoite]; she d. 6 Jun 1860, Gibson Co., IN; buried Owensville Cemetery.
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2. Joel Yager, b. 18 Nov 1787, VA; christened 9 Dec 1787 Hebron Lutheran Church, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY to his 1st cousin Anna McDaniel [b. 1794 VA, daughter of George McDaniel [or McDonald] and Margaret Wayland]; he d. 1860-1870, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably buried Liberty Cemetery, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN.
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3. Jonas Yager, b. 15 Dec 1789, Madison Co., VA; christened on 7 Jan 1790 in Hebron Church, Culpeper (now Madison), VA; m. 13 Apr 1826, Boone Co., KY, to Sarah McKinsey [b. 15 Dec 1796, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 6 May 1878]; he d. 11 Apr 1855, Bank Lick, Kenton Co., KY, of tuberculosis.
1815 - "He [Jonas Yager] was one of the Germanna Colonists who emigrated to Northern Kentucky. He did this in 1815, going to Kenton County which was Campbell at the time." From John Blankenbaker's "Germanna Notes", Series No. 187.
1817 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1818 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1819 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 300 acres.
In 1820, was he the Jonah Yager listed in Campbell Co., KY?:
1820 Campbell Co., KY, Covington, p. 16
John Yager 1-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
Jonah Yager 3-0-1-1-1-1 0-2-0-0-0
Sampson? Yagar? 1-0-0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0
1830 - listed on Campbell Co., KY census.
1840 - On Kenton Co., KY census, p. 256
In 1850 they were living in Kenton County which is next to Campbell and had previously been part of Campbell:
1850 census, Kenton Co., KY, p. 263
Jonas Yager M 59 VA
Sally Yager F 53 KY
Joshua Yager M 23 KY
Drucilla Yager F 21
William Yager M 18
Amanda Yager F 15
Matilda Yager F 12
Slaves:
One boy age 11
One girl age 8
One boy age 6
1860 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 185 acres at Bank or Boon Lick, but isn't found on the 1860 census.
In 1870, Sarah was a widow living with daughter Drusilla:
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
Jonas Yager's children:
1) Joshua Yager, b. 1827, Kenton Co., KY.
2) Drusilla J. Yager, b. 1829, Kenton Co., KY; m. 1st 29 Sep 1857, Kenton Co., KY to James M. Rice [b. 1829, Boone Co., KY; d. by 1870]; m. 2nd to William Oberhelman [d. by 1888, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH]; she d. by 1888.
William Oberhelman's wife when he died was an Anna Maria, and children William H., Elizabeth Brokamp, Mary Bayer, and John A.
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
3) William Yager, b. 1833, KY; m. 27 Sep 1855, Boone Co., KY Elizabth E. Rector [b. 1829 KY]
1860 Kenton Co., KY, Independence PO, p. 427
William Yager, 27, KY
Elizabeth E., 31, KY
Emma E., 3, KY
Sarah L., 11 mos, KY
John Oliver, 21, KY
4) Amanda Yager, b. 1835
5) Lucinda Matilda Yager, b. 1838; m. 4 Sep 1856, Independence, Kenton Co., KY to William Henry Hoffman [b. 13 Oct 1836, Kenton Co., KY; d 26 Feb 1920, Kenton Co., KY]; she d. 1859, Kenton Co., KY.
Lucinda (Lucy) died during childbirth with her first child.
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4. Simeon Yager, b.c. 1791, Madison Co., VA; m. 31 Aug 1818, Garrard Co., KY to Margaret Hudson; he d. probably by 1838, Mercer (now Boyle) Co., KY.
1830 census, Campbell Co., KY, p. 240
Simeon Yager
Simeon Yager's children:
1) Elizabeth Ann Yeager, b. 28 Aug 1820, KY.
2) Benjamin B. Yeager, b.c. 1826, KY.
3) Almeda Yeager, b.c. 1828, KY.
4) Arthur J. Yeager, b. 1830, KY.
5) Louisiana Yeager,
6) Jeremiah V. Yeager,
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5. Sarah Yager, b. 1793, Mercer Co., KY; m. 22 Oct 1811, Mercer Co., KY to Julius Broyles [b. 28 Feb 1797, Culpeper Co., VA; d. 21 Oct 1832, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably son of Benjamin Broyles]; she d. 1868, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; buried Old Broyles cemetery.
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6. Catherine Yager, b. 28 Jan 1794, Madison Co., VA; m. 12 Oct 1826, Mercer Co., KY to Jonathan Storms [b. 2 Oct 1799, KY; d. 7 Nov 1873, Shelby, Jefferson Co., IN; buried
Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN; son of Conrad Cornelius Storm and Nancy Hall]; she d. 12 Mar 1863; buried Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN.
1853 - Jefferson Co., IN. Jonathan Storms was a frequent witness in court this year to testify for blacks who were trying to prove their right to residency in the county.
1860 Jefferson Co., IN, Shelby Twp., p. 398
Jonathan Storms, 60, TN
Catherine, 60, VA
Larrence Conway, 19, laborer, OH
Catherine Yager's children:
1) Amanda Storms, b. 1830, KY.
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7. Mary Yager, b. 1795, Mercer Co., KY; never married; d. 1860-1870, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; probably buried Woodlawn Cemetery with sister Alpha Smith and her family, with whom she went to Missouri and lived.
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8. Elizabeth Yager, b.c. 1797, Mercer Co., KY; m. 28 Jan 1821 in Mercer Co., KY to Absalom Quinn; she d. 1868?
A History of Kentucky Baptists: From 1769 to 1855…
"Absalom Quinn was ordained in the Gilberts Creek Church [Garrard Co., KY] and served there."
1821- Garrard Co., KY - Absalom married a couple.
1840 census, Garrard Co., KY, p. 59
Absalom Quinn
1842, in Garrard County, Kentucky.
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9. Aaron J. Yager, b. 2 Apr 1802, Mercer Co., KY; m. 4 Sep 1823, Boone Co., KY to Almeda Conner [b. 18 Jan 1806, Boone Co., KY]; he d. 13 Feb 1877, Covington, Boone Co., KY.
1850 census, Boone Co., KY, p. 217
Aron Yager, 48, Ky, Farmer, real estate $5500
Almeda, 43, KY
Mary A., 23, KY
Lewis C., 20, KY
Elizabeth, 12, KY
1860 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Florence, p 275,
Aaron Yager, 58 M Ky Farmer $7000/$2000
Elmeda, 54 KY
Mary A., 32 KY
Jas. R. Clutterbuck, 24, Va, Farmhand
Sarah E., 23, Ky, Teach of Com Schools
1870 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Burlington, p. 26
Aarn Yager, 68, Farmer $6000/$950 KY
Almedia Yager, 64, KY
Mary A. Yager, 43, KY
The Daily Ticket, Covington, KY, Tuesday 20 February 1877
p 1, column 5
"We have lost one of our oldest, best and most highly honored citizens. Aaron Yager died suddenly of heart disease, at his residence, on Tuesday evening, February 13th, 1877. On this day he had been hard at work in the field gathering corn. He quit in time to get in his night's wood and do other little chores, and after supper went up in town to get some groceries, and soon returned. He had no more than entered the house and his granddaughter made some remark to him, when he expired suddenly. He was in the enjoyment of good health, and worked up to the last moment. His funeral was largely attended on Thursday by his numerous friends and sorrowing relatives."
Aaron Yager's children:
1. Mary A. Yager, b. 25 Jul 1825, KY.
2. Margaret Ellender Yager, b. 22 Dec 1827, KY.
3. Lewis Conner Yager, b. 1830, Boone Co., KY.
4. Elizabeth Yager, b. 26 May 1837, KY.
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10. John Wayland Yager, b. 1807, Mercer Co., KY; m. 31 Dec 1840, to Sarah Adeline Yager [b. Jul 1819, KY; daughter of Joel, son of Elisha Yager]; he d. 20 Apr 1867, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY; buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.
1840 - Maybe the Wayland Yager on the census in Oldham Co., KY.
1860 census, Jefferson Co., KY, Louisville 8th Ward, Post Office Louisville, p. 353
John W. Yager, 53, Farmer, $7000 $150, KY
Sarah, 40, KY
Augustus, 14, KY
John Wayland Yager's child:
1) Augustus Yager, b. 1846, KY.
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11. Rhoda Jane Yager, b. 1808 or 12 Dec 1799; m. 29 Sep 1824, Mercer Co., KY to John Henry Blankenbecker [b. 1792; son of Henry Blankenbecker and Phoebe Yager]; she d. 6 Nov 1838.
Rhoda Jane Yager's child:
1) Margaret J. Blankenbecker, m. _____ Allen
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12. Alpha Yager, b. 10 Nov 1809, Mercer Co., KY; m. 18 Nov 1828, Mercer Co., KY to Wedon Smith [b. 20 Oct 1804, Madison Co., VA; d. 6 Feb 1871, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery; son of Asa Smith and Barbara Yager]; she d. 22 Oct 1867, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery.
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13. Ann M. Yager, b. 1811, Mercer Co., KY; m. 2 Mar 1837, Mercer Co., KY to John Coghill;
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14. Elijah Yager, b. 28 Mar 1816, Mercer Co., KY; m. 10 Nov 1832, Lincoln Co., KY to Drusilla Smith; he d. 12 Dec 1885, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN; probably buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN.
She married about 1784, Madison Co., VA, to Joshua Yager, son of "Blind" John Yager and his wife Mary Margaret Wilhoit.
They were both of German descent from Lutheran families that had settled Virginia in the early 1700's as members of the old Germanna colony fleeing the aftermath of the Thirty Years War in Europe.
They were both members of the Hebron Lutheran church.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/hebron.html
Hebron Lutheran Church
"Located just north of Madison, VA, the Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest continuously operating Lutheran Church in the U.S. and is one of a handful of wooden Virginia churches that pre-date the Revolutionary War. It was built in 1740 by the Germanna immigrants of 1717 (the second Germanna Colony). They had moved down to the Madison area from the Germanna settlement (located where Virginia Route 3 crosses the Rapidan River) in about 1726 and took out land patents. They had finally won their freedom from their indenture to Gov. Spotswood, and it was in this area that they began building lives for themselves and their children.
...The church is located on small a rise that affords it a pretty view of the Robinson River and surrounding area. The building had an annex put on around 1800 and it was fitted with a Tannenburg organ from Pennsylvania. The organ, largely unmodified, is still in use today."
The communion lists of the Hebron Lutheran church list Joshua alone in Jun 1783 and show that Maria, his wife, was confirmed and took communion with him on 22 May 1785.
Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia, by John Blankenbaker (Chadd's Ford, PA 2 001):
p 11 Confirmations 25th Sunday after Trinity 1782 [17 November] - Josua Yeager
p 12-13 Communicants Pentecost [8 June] 1783 - Josua Jäger
p 14 Communicants 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] - Joshua Jäger, wife conf.
p 15 Confirmations 22 Sunday after Trinity 1785 [22 May] -
Maria Jager (born Wayland)
p 15 Communicants First Sunday after Easter [15 April] 1787 - Joshua Jäger wife Maria
p 16 Communicants 27th Sunday after Trinity [23 November] 1788 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
p 17 Communicants Easter [4 April] 1790 - Josua Jäger wife Maria
Joshua and Mary were last recorded in the Hebron church records on Easter Sunday, 4 Apr 1790. They moved some time after that to Mercer Co., KY, where they were listed on the 1800 tax list.
There was no Lutheran or German Reformed church in this area of Kentucky, so apparently the Yagers eventually became Baptists. Their motive for moving west was probably the same as most pioneers - to allow their children to buy land as they came of age and got married.
1793 - they may have been in Kentucky by this year, as in 1850 their daughter Sarah reported on the census that she was born that year in Kentucky.
1795 - In 1850, their daughter Mary reported she was born in Kentucky that year.
"Second Census" of Kentucky 1800, p 330:
Yager, Joshua - taxed in Mercer Co., KY in 1800
The 1810 census is Mercer Co., KY is now alphabetized, which means it was copied over from the original records. This "Josiah" Yeager appears to be our Joshua and family:
1810 Mercer Co., KY, p. 345
Josiah Yeager 2-1-2-0-1 2-2-4-1-0
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [Joshua]
One female 26-45; b. 1765-1784 [Mary]
Two males 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Joel b. 1787 & Jonas b. 1789]
Four females 16-26 b. 1784-94 [Nancy b. 1785; Elizabeth b. 1791 or 1797; Sarah b. 1793 or 1797; Catherine b. 1795]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Rhoda b. 1808 or 1799]
Two males under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Aaron b. 1802; Simon b. 1805]
Two females under 10; b. 1800-1810 [Mary b. 1806 & Alpha b. 1809]
The 1820 census is also alphabetized. Joshua Yager was the only Yager or Yeager listed in the county:
1820 Mercer Co., KY census, p. 121
Joshua Yager 1-1-0-1-0-1 0-2-4-0-1 1 slave?
One male b. by 1775 [Joshua]
One female b. by 1775 [Mary]
One male b. 1794-1802 [Jonas]
Four females b. 1794-1804 [Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, & Mary]
One male b. 1805-1810 [Aaron]
Two females b. 1805-1810 [Rhoda, Alpha, & Ann]
One male b. 1811-1820 [Simon, John W., & Elijah]
1830 census, Mercer Co., KY, Shaker, p. 312
[only Yager/Yeager in county]
Joshua Yager
one male age 60-69 [Joshua]
one female age 60-69 [Mary]
one male age 20-29
one male age 15-19
one female age 15-19
one male age 10-14
one female age under 5
no slaves
Joshua wrote his will on 12 Oct 1804. He directed that all property was to remain in the hands of his wife during her lifetime or as long as she remained a widow. If the children married his wife was to give them as much as she could conveniently spare keeping an account and keeping in mind their proportion as Joshua did not desire one to have more than another. If she married, wife was to take her third and the balance, except land, was to be sold and the money to be for use of the children. Witnesses were Danl Barbee, John Mizner and Geo. D. Rodney.
May 1838 - Johsua Yager's will was proved by B.F. Fisher and Lewis Withers Jr, the subscribing witnesses being all dead, and recorded in Mercer County, Kentucky at May Court 1838. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 1)
The appraisement of Joshua Yager's estate, not totaled, included furniture, tools, guns, 30 gallons of vinegar, 1 large still, livestock, a wagon and horses. Recorded February Court 1839. (Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 11, 85-86)
6 Nov 1840 - Elijah Yager, surviving administrator of Joshua Yager, made a settlement of accounts in court. Recorded April Court 1841. (Merc er County, Kentucky Will book 11, 309)
Mary herself seems to have died sometime between 1830 and 1840.
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Children
1. Nancy Yager, b. 23 Oct 1785, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. 5 May 1819, probably Mercer Co., KY to her 1st cousin John Yager [b. 24 May 1794; d. 2 Jul 1875; buried Owensville Cemetery, Owensville IN; son of Joseph Yager and Margaret Wilhoite]; she d. 6 Jun 1860, Gibson Co., IN; buried Owensville Cemetery.
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2. Joel Yager, b. 18 Nov 1787, VA; christened 9 Dec 1787 Hebron Lutheran Church, Culpeper (now Madison) Co., VA; m. Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY to his 1st cousin Anna McDaniel [b. 1794 VA, daughter of George McDaniel [or McDonald] and Margaret Wayland]; he d. 1860-1870, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably buried Liberty Cemetery, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN.
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3. Jonas Yager, b. 15 Dec 1789, Madison Co., VA; christened on 7 Jan 1790 in Hebron Church, Culpeper (now Madison), VA; m. 13 Apr 1826, Boone Co., KY, to Sarah McKinsey [b. 15 Dec 1796, Bourbon Co., KY; d. 6 May 1878]; he d. 11 Apr 1855, Bank Lick, Kenton Co., KY, of tuberculosis.
1815 - "He [Jonas Yager] was one of the Germanna Colonists who emigrated to Northern Kentucky. He did this in 1815, going to Kenton County which was Campbell at the time." From John Blankenbaker's "Germanna Notes", Series No. 187.
1817 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1818 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 200 acres.
1819 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 300 acres.
In 1820, was he the Jonah Yager listed in Campbell Co., KY?:
1820 Campbell Co., KY, Covington, p. 16
John Yager 1-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
Jonah Yager 3-0-1-1-1-1 0-2-0-0-0
Sampson? Yagar? 1-0-0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0
1830 - listed on Campbell Co., KY census.
1840 - On Kenton Co., KY census, p. 256
In 1850 they were living in Kenton County which is next to Campbell and had previously been part of Campbell:
1850 census, Kenton Co., KY, p. 263
Jonas Yager M 59 VA
Sally Yager F 53 KY
Joshua Yager M 23 KY
Drucilla Yager F 21
William Yager M 18
Amanda Yager F 15
Matilda Yager F 12
Slaves:
One boy age 11
One girl age 8
One boy age 6
1860 Campbell Co., KY tax list he had 185 acres at Bank or Boon Lick, but isn't found on the 1860 census.
In 1870, Sarah was a widow living with daughter Drusilla:
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
Jonas Yager's children:
1) Joshua Yager, b. 1827, Kenton Co., KY.
2) Drusilla J. Yager, b. 1829, Kenton Co., KY; m. 1st 29 Sep 1857, Kenton Co., KY to James M. Rice [b. 1829, Boone Co., KY; d. by 1870]; m. 2nd to William Oberhelman [d. by 1888, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH]; she d. by 1888.
William Oberhelman's wife when he died was an Anna Maria, and children William H., Elizabeth Brokamp, Mary Bayer, and John A.
1870 Kenton Co., KY, Independence Pct, p. 264
William Oberhelman, 51, Prussia b. 1819
Drusilla, 41, KY
Sarah Yager, 74, KY
Ernest Faramir?, 8, KY
Male boarder, can't read, 27, Hanover
3) William Yager, b. 1833, KY; m. 27 Sep 1855, Boone Co., KY Elizabth E. Rector [b. 1829 KY]
1860 Kenton Co., KY, Independence PO, p. 427
William Yager, 27, KY
Elizabeth E., 31, KY
Emma E., 3, KY
Sarah L., 11 mos, KY
John Oliver, 21, KY
4) Amanda Yager, b. 1835
5) Lucinda Matilda Yager, b. 1838; m. 4 Sep 1856, Independence, Kenton Co., KY to William Henry Hoffman [b. 13 Oct 1836, Kenton Co., KY; d 26 Feb 1920, Kenton Co., KY]; she d. 1859, Kenton Co., KY.
Lucinda (Lucy) died during childbirth with her first child.
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4. Simeon Yager, b.c. 1791, Madison Co., VA; m. 31 Aug 1818, Garrard Co., KY to Margaret Hudson; he d. probably by 1838, Mercer (now Boyle) Co., KY.
1830 census, Campbell Co., KY, p. 240
Simeon Yager
Simeon Yager's children:
1) Elizabeth Ann Yeager, b. 28 Aug 1820, KY.
2) Benjamin B. Yeager, b.c. 1826, KY.
3) Almeda Yeager, b.c. 1828, KY.
4) Arthur J. Yeager, b. 1830, KY.
5) Louisiana Yeager,
6) Jeremiah V. Yeager,
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5. Sarah Yager, b. 1793, Mercer Co., KY; m. 22 Oct 1811, Mercer Co., KY to Julius Broyles [b. 28 Feb 1797, Culpeper Co., VA; d. 21 Oct 1832, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; probably son of Benjamin Broyles]; she d. 1868, Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN; buried Old Broyles cemetery.
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6. Catherine Yager, b. 28 Jan 1794, Madison Co., VA; m. 12 Oct 1826, Mercer Co., KY to Jonathan Storms [b. 2 Oct 1799, KY; d. 7 Nov 1873, Shelby, Jefferson Co., IN; buried
Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN; son of Conrad Cornelius Storm and Nancy Hall]; she d. 12 Mar 1863; buried Flat Bottom Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IN.
1853 - Jefferson Co., IN. Jonathan Storms was a frequent witness in court this year to testify for blacks who were trying to prove their right to residency in the county.
1860 Jefferson Co., IN, Shelby Twp., p. 398
Jonathan Storms, 60, TN
Catherine, 60, VA
Larrence Conway, 19, laborer, OH
Catherine Yager's children:
1) Amanda Storms, b. 1830, KY.
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7. Mary Yager, b. 1795, Mercer Co., KY; never married; d. 1860-1870, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; probably buried Woodlawn Cemetery with sister Alpha Smith and her family, with whom she went to Missouri and lived.
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8. Elizabeth Yager, b.c. 1797, Mercer Co., KY; m. 28 Jan 1821 in Mercer Co., KY to Absalom Quinn; she d. 1868?
A History of Kentucky Baptists: From 1769 to 1855…
"Absalom Quinn was ordained in the Gilberts Creek Church [Garrard Co., KY] and served there."
1821- Garrard Co., KY - Absalom married a couple.
1840 census, Garrard Co., KY, p. 59
Absalom Quinn
1842, in Garrard County, Kentucky.
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9. Aaron J. Yager, b. 2 Apr 1802, Mercer Co., KY; m. 4 Sep 1823, Boone Co., KY to Almeda Conner [b. 18 Jan 1806, Boone Co., KY]; he d. 13 Feb 1877, Covington, Boone Co., KY.
1850 census, Boone Co., KY, p. 217
Aron Yager, 48, Ky, Farmer, real estate $5500
Almeda, 43, KY
Mary A., 23, KY
Lewis C., 20, KY
Elizabeth, 12, KY
1860 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Florence, p 275,
Aaron Yager, 58 M Ky Farmer $7000/$2000
Elmeda, 54 KY
Mary A., 32 KY
Jas. R. Clutterbuck, 24, Va, Farmhand
Sarah E., 23, Ky, Teach of Com Schools
1870 census, Boone Co., KY, Florence Dist, Post Office Burlington, p. 26
Aarn Yager, 68, Farmer $6000/$950 KY
Almedia Yager, 64, KY
Mary A. Yager, 43, KY
The Daily Ticket, Covington, KY, Tuesday 20 February 1877
p 1, column 5
"We have lost one of our oldest, best and most highly honored citizens. Aaron Yager died suddenly of heart disease, at his residence, on Tuesday evening, February 13th, 1877. On this day he had been hard at work in the field gathering corn. He quit in time to get in his night's wood and do other little chores, and after supper went up in town to get some groceries, and soon returned. He had no more than entered the house and his granddaughter made some remark to him, when he expired suddenly. He was in the enjoyment of good health, and worked up to the last moment. His funeral was largely attended on Thursday by his numerous friends and sorrowing relatives."
Aaron Yager's children:
1. Mary A. Yager, b. 25 Jul 1825, KY.
2. Margaret Ellender Yager, b. 22 Dec 1827, KY.
3. Lewis Conner Yager, b. 1830, Boone Co., KY.
4. Elizabeth Yager, b. 26 May 1837, KY.
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10. John Wayland Yager, b. 1807, Mercer Co., KY; m. 31 Dec 1840, to Sarah Adeline Yager [b. Jul 1819, KY; daughter of Joel, son of Elisha Yager]; he d. 20 Apr 1867, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY; buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.
1840 - Maybe the Wayland Yager on the census in Oldham Co., KY.
1860 census, Jefferson Co., KY, Louisville 8th Ward, Post Office Louisville, p. 353
John W. Yager, 53, Farmer, $7000 $150, KY
Sarah, 40, KY
Augustus, 14, KY
John Wayland Yager's child:
1) Augustus Yager, b. 1846, KY.
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11. Rhoda Jane Yager, b. 1808 or 12 Dec 1799; m. 29 Sep 1824, Mercer Co., KY to John Henry Blankenbecker [b. 1792; son of Henry Blankenbecker and Phoebe Yager]; she d. 6 Nov 1838.
Rhoda Jane Yager's child:
1) Margaret J. Blankenbecker, m. _____ Allen
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12. Alpha Yager, b. 10 Nov 1809, Mercer Co., KY; m. 18 Nov 1828, Mercer Co., KY to Wedon Smith [b. 20 Oct 1804, Madison Co., VA; d. 6 Feb 1871, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery; son of Asa Smith and Barbara Yager]; she d. 22 Oct 1867, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; buried Woodlawn Cemetery.
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13. Ann M. Yager, b. 1811, Mercer Co., KY; m. 2 Mar 1837, Mercer Co., KY to John Coghill;
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14. Elijah Yager, b. 28 Mar 1816, Mercer Co., KY; m. 10 Nov 1832, Lincoln Co., KY to Drusilla Smith; he d. 12 Dec 1885, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN; probably buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN.
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