Looking for info on on ggg grandfather George Yeager. Married Elizabeth Minor in Blackville, WV in 1840. Children John, Minerva, Lindsay, William, Lawrence, Mathilda, Samuel (my gg grandfather), and Maria/Mariah.
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there was another George yeager in the area in 1772, so could be related. treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768, which reduced Indian hostilities along the frontier, settlements sprang up all along the Ohio River. However, settlement was still prohibited. Legal title to land was not available until 1779, making it difficult to determine the county’s first permanent settler. According to land records of 1782, the following pioneers were living in the county in 1772: Thomas Batton, Sr., Michael Cresap, John Gibson, Mark Hardin, William Minor, William Stewart, and George Yeager.
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1850 census 1850 United States Federal Census about George Yeager Name: George Yeager Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1810 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1850: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania Gender: Male Family Number: 136 Household Members: Name Age George Yeager 40 Elisabeth Yeager 39 John Yeager 10 Manerva Yeager 8 Joseph Yeager 6 Lawrence Yeager 4 Samuel Yeager 2 There was also a Nicholas Yeager in the same area age about 20. George could have been married before?
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Your George Yeager was my gg grandfather. Born 1806, married Elizabeth Minor 1840, diet 1879. They were a part of the Blackville community but I believe they lived on the Greene County Pa side of the border.
Based on the location of the property and the names of the parties described in the will of Peter Yeager, I believe that George was the son of Peter and his wife Mary, but I have no birth or death information about Peter and Mary.
If I can provide any other information, please contact me.
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