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Youghli > Yeagley Switch

Russ Yeagley (View posts)
Posted: 18 Apr 2002 1:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Yeagley, Yeakley, Yeakle, Jegley, Jackle
John Jacob Yeakley (b. abt. 1737)is my gggg-grandfather. He and his brother George (b. 1740)lived in Berks County, PA, with George moving to Northumberland County later on. It has come to my attention that some folks who claim that Benedict Youghli is their father, which is simply not true, have now gone in and changed Benedict's last name to Yeagley to try to legalize their initial error. Don't be fooled. Benedict was a Youghli, and he was not the father of John Jacob and George Yeakley.

Russ Yeagley

George Yeagley (b.1801) question

Beth Mark (View posts)
Posted: 4 Mar 2004 6:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Yeagley / Jackle / Jegly
Russ,
As far as I can tell, my husband's family & you are related
through the Yeagleys. Specifically, George (b.1801)and Elizabeth (Schrum/Schram) Yeagley as parents of Catharine Yeagley Brehm (1819-1905). Catharine married Andrew Brehm (1828-1912) and they lived in the Palymra, Pa. area.
Does that sound like the same family?

Catharine Yeagley Brehm was a GG grandmother of my husband. My husband grew up in Palmyra.

My questions are these: there are a few Yeagley genealogies that have been developed on the LDS site that lead from George (b.1801) above back to Jacob Jackle (b. ca 1737) and earlier. 1. Is this genealogy fairly accurate as far as you know? 2. Is this Jacob Jackle (or earlier) part of the Schwenkfelder group?
From previous years' postings, I can tell you (and others) have been at this much longer than I.

Thanks for your help!

Beth Mark

Re: Youghli > Yeagley Switch

Posted: 24 Apr 2004 10:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
We have discussed this issue before. You need to leave the door open and do some research into how many ways the name Yeagley or Yeakley, Youghli etc. is spelled. George Yeagley or Yeakleys' name is spelled a different way in numerous documents which document same individual. It is a well known fact that names in the old country changed when people immigrated to America. Lets keep this matter open. It is not a closed subject. There are numerous questions concerning this line.

Re: George Yeagley (b.1801) question

Posted: 23 Oct 2004 5:36AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 3 Nov 2004 3:23AM GMT
Beth, I am going to try and answer your question about actual proof of a parent for George and Jacob. There is absolutely none. No will, no paper of any kind. A distant cousin of mine started that rumor but like I said, there is no proof and their names were never even linked to Jakle. There were two accounts of the very same story in two different time periods and history books. Both accounts told the story of 2 little boys reaching PA as orphans, their parents died on the way. Now what is the chance of the very same story being told, almost with 50 years inbetween and by two men that did not even know of the other. I am a firm believer that it was a true story passed down. If you will contact me, I do have a big family tree and I would be more than happy to send you a copy. I mainly did George's family but I also found his brother's family along the way. I have some wills, a lot of history accounts and marriage records for them. My mother was a Yeakley so I am not too far from the direct line back to George. You will find Ruby Yeakley on this message board too. She also has extensive information on the family of George and she is such a nice person. Always willing to help. You can contact her also. My email is idigcemeterys@msn.com

Linda

Re: Youghli > Yeagley Switch

Posted: 22 Jan 2005 8:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Russ, I think I corresponded with you in March 2002, then lost contact with you. I have just proved what I was working on in 2002. My Christena Yeagley/Yeakley was the d/o George and Anna Deppen; she m. 17 June 1801 George Faught s/o Adam and Catherine Faught in Rockingham Co., VA; the guardianship bond was signed by her brother-in-law, Sebastian Stonebraker for Christena, a minor, daughter of George Yeagley. From my study I can only think that Yeakley/Yeagley/Yakle came from the Swiss Jackle (umlaut over the a). I am trying to put together the family of George and Anna Deppen Yeakley and would like to hear from you.

Re: George Yeagley (b.1801) question

Posted: 8 Mar 2009 2:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
I believe that I may be related to you because My Grandfather's name was Clair H Yeagley from Lebanon Pa, and my Father's name is Clair L Yeagley. My mother was Lois Zimmerman from Lebanon Pa. I would like to know more about my ancestry.

Thanks
Francine Yeagley

Re: George Yeagley (b.1801) question

Posted: 8 Mar 2009 9:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Yeagley
Hello,
This is actually my husband's family, but I was doing the genealogy search. The best source you can get on the Yeagley (etc.) family is the book: The Yeagleys of Penryn: The Edward Hummer Yeagley Family and Genealogies of Jacob Jackle and John Hummer by Herbert W. Yeagley and Ronald D. Myers.

My husband is descended from Jacob Jackle > Jacob Jegly > George Yeagley > Catherine Yeagley m. to Andrew Brehm.

There is a Clair H. Yeagley listed on p. 66 of the book. Do you need any info. that goes back further? According to the book it goes:
Jacob Jackle > Jacob Jegly > Adam Yeagley > Henry Yeagley > Ammon Yeagley > Clair H. Yeagley (b. July 20, 1906; d. June ll, 1986) If you would like it, I can send you more info. with dates. My e-mail is bmark@messiah.edu

Re: Youghli > Yeagley Switch

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you for the info. John Jacob was also my 4th grandfather through John Jacob (1767), Adam (1812), Franklin (1857), and my grandmother, Elmina (1886)
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