Sherman's parents were:
Uriah Hardin Yager, b. Apr. 14, 1819 in Washington County, KY. and d. Feb. 4, 1889 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Adeline Downey (Daley?), b. Aug. 8, 1830 in Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada and d. Jan. 6, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
Hardin & Adeline Yager's children were:
1. * Mary Lodemia Yager, b. Dec. 21, 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Feb. 22, 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Mary marr. Thomas Henry Burdick in 1866 and Joshua Goodhart Deturk in 1885.
2. Jane Yager, b. 1848 in UT. Territory and died 1851 in Springville, UT. Territory.
3. * Augustus Hardin "Gus" Yager, b. 1850 in UT. and Feb. 9, 1925 in San Bernardino County, CA. Gus never married.
4. * Letitia Adeline "Addie" Yager, b. Oct. 5, 1853 in Provo, Utah County, UT. and d. Apr. 25, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Letitia marr. Parley Whitaker Heap and Andrew Lewis McFarlane.
5. * Franklin Calvin "Frank" Yager, b. Aug. 4, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1904 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
6. * George Dudley Hamilton Yager, b. Mar. 13, 1859 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Mar. 11, 1916 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. George marr. Florence August Martin.
7. * William Alva Yager, b. Jun. 1860 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Apr. 3, 1934 in Patton hospital, San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Frances Elvira Burrows. (*William does not appear in the 1860 U. S. census, so he was not born in 1859. Also, he appears in the 1870 census as a 10-year-old.)
8. * Sherman Daley Yager, b. Aug. 31, 1864 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 17, 1924 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Sherman marr. Julia Victoria Weyand in 1886 (divorcing in 1900), and Ida Frances Roundtree in 1904 (they divorced in 1910).
9. * Edward/Edwin Charles Yager, b. Jan. 16, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 16, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Edward marr. Mary Campas (Campos?).
In the Jun. 24, 1870 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Sherman Yager, attending school, b. in CA., was attending school and living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
51 yr. old (inferred) father, Hardin Yager, County Treasurer, b. in KY.
38 yr. old (inferred) mother, Adeline Yager, b. in Canada
20 yr. old (inferred) brother, Augustus Yager, a Teamster, b. in UT.
14 yr. old (inferred) brother, Franklin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old (inferred) brother, George D Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
10 yr. old (inferred) brother, William Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
6 mth. old (inferred) brother, Edwin Yager, b. in Dec. in CA.
Hardin's real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal estate at $1,000.
Adeline's parents were both of foreign birth.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 15 yr. old Sherman Daley Yager, b. in CA., was attending school and living on 13 & 8th Sts. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
61 yr. old father, Harden Yager, a Farmer and County Treasurer, b. in KY.
48 yr. old mother, Adeline Yager, Keeping House, b. in Canada
10 yr. old brother, Edwin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
*Living next door, was Sherman's 23 yr. old brother, Franklin C. Yager, Working on the Farm, b. in CA.; Franklin's 19 yr. old wife, Mary Yager, b. in CA. and their 1 yr. old son, Dudley Yager, b. in CA.
Hardin's parents were both b. in KY.
Adeline's father was b. in VT. and her mother in England.
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 3
Sun., Jun. 6, 1886
Item from: Personal Mention
Mrs. J. G. DeTurk went to San Bernardino yesterday to attend the marriage of her brother, Sherman Yager to Miss Julia Wynd, a charming young lady lately from Washington city.
On Jun. 7, 1886, Shermon Yages (Sherman Yager) and Julia V. (Victoria) Weyand were married in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980.
Sherman & Julia Yager's children were:
1. Hardin "Hardy" Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 8, 1889 in San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Jan. 1, 1979 in San Bernardino county, CA. Hardy marr. Eva J. Clute.
2. Fred Ward Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 6, 1891 in San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Feb. 7, 1971 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Fred marr. Eleanor _.
The Daily Courier (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 1
Wed., Jul. 10, 1889
YAGER - To the wife of Mr. Sherman Yager, a son, Monday night, July 8, 1889.
Mother and son doing well, and the father jubilant.
Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 1
Mon., Sep. 15, 1890
Item from: OUR NEIGHBORS
Some time ago the 4-year-old son of Sherman Yager of San Bernardino swallowed a needle, and the other day the needle came out of the calf of the boy's leg.
The Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Wed., May 23, 1900
Think Matrimony Is irksome
Julia A. Yager asked to be freed from Sherman Yager.
Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 34, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 2, 1900
YAGER DIVORCE - Judge Allen divorced Mrs. J. V. Yager from Sherman Yager yesterday on the grounds of desertion, failure to provide and drunkenness.
The Evening Transcript (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 3
Fri., Sep. 5, 1902
Item from: SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Alex. Mozencraft and Sherman Yager have gone to Mexico to look after their mining interests.
On May 27, 1904, 39 yr. old S. Yager, b. in CA., and 39 yr. old Ida F. Rountree, b. in WA., were married in Los Angeles county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980. *Note: Ida was married previously to William Alexander.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12, Col. 2
Sat., May 28, 1904
Item from: MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Sherman Yager, aged 39, a native of California and resident of Griffin, Ventura county, and Ida F. Rountree, aged 39, a native of Kansas and resident of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 4
Sun., May 29, 1904
Sherman Yager and bride, formerly Miss Ida Rountree of Los Angeles, are visiting Mr. Yager's mother, Mrs. Hardin Yager, in this city. Their marriage occurred in Los Angeles Thursday, and they will make a short stay with relatives here. Mr. Yager formerly resided in San Bernardino but has been for some time connected with the Ventura Borax company in Ventura county.
Los Angeles Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Mon., Feb. 18, 1907
DRINK CAUSES YAGER DIVORCE
Mrs. Ida Frances Yager was divorced from Sherman Yager in Judge Conrey's court Monday, on grounds of failure to provide. Mrs. Yager testified that from a borax mining camp she followed her husband to San Bernardino, where she found him on a spree. She lived with him 10 days, left him and returned, when he telegraphed he was sick. She found him drunk with three companions, whose he had brought home. She left and again he induced her to live with him, but he failed to keep his promise of reforming.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 15, Col. 1
Tue., Feb. 19, 1907
"ILLNESS" THE GROUND. - Ida Frances Yager was granted a decree of divorce from Sherman Yager in Department Five of the Superior Court yesterday. The pair were married May 27, 1904, and went to live in one of the desert borax camps. After a few weeks Mr. Yager announced that he was ill, and must go to San Bernardino for treatment. As he did not return in two weeks, his wife followed him and discovered that the "treatment" was such as is not generally dispensed from drug stores except in temperance towns. For ten days the same treatment continued in spite of Mrs. Yager's protests. She then left him. Recalled to San Bernardino some months later by a telegram from her husband stating that he was dangerously ill, she found his illness to be the same old complaint. Finally she concluded to sue for divorce.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 45 yr. old Sherman Yoger (Yager), a self-employed Miner, b. in CA., was divorced and living alone in a home he owned free and clear in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Sherman Yager, a Stock Rancher, b. in CA., was "widowed" (divorced) and living alone on a farm he was renting in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Fri., Jan. 18, 1924
SHERMAN YAGER
Following an illness which has extended over a period of several years, Sherman Yager, 59 years old, native of San Bernardino and resident of this city practically all his life, died at a local hospital yesterday morning.
Although confined to the hospital the greater part of the time, Mr. Yager was able to be about the streets of the city a few days ago. He was the brother of Gus Yager, missing mountaineer of San Bernardino, who disappeared from the Rose Mine near Big Bear Valley more than a month ago and for whose body an extensive search has been made. The body is now believed to be lying under the snow off the mountain trails in the vicinity of Big Bear Valley.
Mr. Yager himself was a miner and spent many years in that work in this country. His father, Hardin Yager, was county treasurer here for 28 years, having died while holding that office.
Mr. Yager is survived by two sons, Fred and Hardin Yager, of Los Angeles and
a sister, Mrs. M. L. Burdick, of Los Angeles;
a brother, Will Yager,
and a nephew, W. D. Yager of San Bernardino.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the W. J. Woodhouse & Company chapel, the Rev. Morton L. Rose, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating.
Interment is to be in Pioneer Cemetery.
Uriah Hardin Yager, b. Apr. 14, 1819 in Washington County, KY. and d. Feb. 4, 1889 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Adeline Downey (Daley?), b. Aug. 8, 1830 in Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada and d. Jan. 6, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
Hardin & Adeline Yager's children were:
1. * Mary Lodemia Yager, b. Dec. 21, 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Feb. 22, 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Mary marr. Thomas Henry Burdick in 1866 and Joshua Goodhart Deturk in 1885.
2. Jane Yager, b. 1848 in UT. Territory and died 1851 in Springville, UT. Territory.
3. * Augustus Hardin "Gus" Yager, b. 1850 in UT. and Feb. 9, 1925 in San Bernardino County, CA. Gus never married.
4. * Letitia Adeline "Addie" Yager, b. Oct. 5, 1853 in Provo, Utah County, UT. and d. Apr. 25, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Letitia marr. Parley Whitaker Heap and Andrew Lewis McFarlane.
5. * Franklin Calvin "Frank" Yager, b. Aug. 4, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1904 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
6. * George Dudley Hamilton Yager, b. Mar. 13, 1859 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Mar. 11, 1916 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. George marr. Florence August Martin.
7. * William Alva Yager, b. Jun. 1860 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Apr. 3, 1934 in Patton hospital, San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Frances Elvira Burrows. (*William does not appear in the 1860 U. S. census, so he was not born in 1859. Also, he appears in the 1870 census as a 10-year-old.)
8. * Sherman Daley Yager, b. Aug. 31, 1864 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 17, 1924 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Sherman marr. Julia Victoria Weyand in 1886 (divorcing in 1900), and Ida Frances Roundtree in 1904 (they divorced in 1910).
9. * Edward/Edwin Charles Yager, b. Jan. 16, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 16, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Edward marr. Mary Campas (Campos?).
In the Jun. 24, 1870 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Sherman Yager, attending school, b. in CA., was attending school and living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
51 yr. old (inferred) father, Hardin Yager, County Treasurer, b. in KY.
38 yr. old (inferred) mother, Adeline Yager, b. in Canada
20 yr. old (inferred) brother, Augustus Yager, a Teamster, b. in UT.
14 yr. old (inferred) brother, Franklin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old (inferred) brother, George D Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
10 yr. old (inferred) brother, William Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
6 mth. old (inferred) brother, Edwin Yager, b. in Dec. in CA.
Hardin's real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal estate at $1,000.
Adeline's parents were both of foreign birth.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 15 yr. old Sherman Daley Yager, b. in CA., was attending school and living on 13 & 8th Sts. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
61 yr. old father, Harden Yager, a Farmer and County Treasurer, b. in KY.
48 yr. old mother, Adeline Yager, Keeping House, b. in Canada
10 yr. old brother, Edwin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
*Living next door, was Sherman's 23 yr. old brother, Franklin C. Yager, Working on the Farm, b. in CA.; Franklin's 19 yr. old wife, Mary Yager, b. in CA. and their 1 yr. old son, Dudley Yager, b. in CA.
Hardin's parents were both b. in KY.
Adeline's father was b. in VT. and her mother in England.
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 3
Sun., Jun. 6, 1886
Item from: Personal Mention
Mrs. J. G. DeTurk went to San Bernardino yesterday to attend the marriage of her brother, Sherman Yager to Miss Julia Wynd, a charming young lady lately from Washington city.
On Jun. 7, 1886, Shermon Yages (Sherman Yager) and Julia V. (Victoria) Weyand were married in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980.
Sherman & Julia Yager's children were:
1. Hardin "Hardy" Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 8, 1889 in San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Jan. 1, 1979 in San Bernardino county, CA. Hardy marr. Eva J. Clute.
2. Fred Ward Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 6, 1891 in San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Feb. 7, 1971 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Fred marr. Eleanor _.
The Daily Courier (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 1
Wed., Jul. 10, 1889
YAGER - To the wife of Mr. Sherman Yager, a son, Monday night, July 8, 1889.
Mother and son doing well, and the father jubilant.
Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 1
Mon., Sep. 15, 1890
Item from: OUR NEIGHBORS
Some time ago the 4-year-old son of Sherman Yager of San Bernardino swallowed a needle, and the other day the needle came out of the calf of the boy's leg.
The Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Wed., May 23, 1900
Think Matrimony Is irksome
Julia A. Yager asked to be freed from Sherman Yager.
Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 34, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 2, 1900
YAGER DIVORCE - Judge Allen divorced Mrs. J. V. Yager from Sherman Yager yesterday on the grounds of desertion, failure to provide and drunkenness.
The Evening Transcript (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 3
Fri., Sep. 5, 1902
Item from: SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Alex. Mozencraft and Sherman Yager have gone to Mexico to look after their mining interests.
On May 27, 1904, 39 yr. old S. Yager, b. in CA., and 39 yr. old Ida F. Rountree, b. in WA., were married in Los Angeles county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980. *Note: Ida was married previously to William Alexander.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12, Col. 2
Sat., May 28, 1904
Item from: MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Sherman Yager, aged 39, a native of California and resident of Griffin, Ventura county, and Ida F. Rountree, aged 39, a native of Kansas and resident of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 4
Sun., May 29, 1904
Sherman Yager and bride, formerly Miss Ida Rountree of Los Angeles, are visiting Mr. Yager's mother, Mrs. Hardin Yager, in this city. Their marriage occurred in Los Angeles Thursday, and they will make a short stay with relatives here. Mr. Yager formerly resided in San Bernardino but has been for some time connected with the Ventura Borax company in Ventura county.
Los Angeles Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Mon., Feb. 18, 1907
DRINK CAUSES YAGER DIVORCE
Mrs. Ida Frances Yager was divorced from Sherman Yager in Judge Conrey's court Monday, on grounds of failure to provide. Mrs. Yager testified that from a borax mining camp she followed her husband to San Bernardino, where she found him on a spree. She lived with him 10 days, left him and returned, when he telegraphed he was sick. She found him drunk with three companions, whose he had brought home. She left and again he induced her to live with him, but he failed to keep his promise of reforming.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 15, Col. 1
Tue., Feb. 19, 1907
"ILLNESS" THE GROUND. - Ida Frances Yager was granted a decree of divorce from Sherman Yager in Department Five of the Superior Court yesterday. The pair were married May 27, 1904, and went to live in one of the desert borax camps. After a few weeks Mr. Yager announced that he was ill, and must go to San Bernardino for treatment. As he did not return in two weeks, his wife followed him and discovered that the "treatment" was such as is not generally dispensed from drug stores except in temperance towns. For ten days the same treatment continued in spite of Mrs. Yager's protests. She then left him. Recalled to San Bernardino some months later by a telegram from her husband stating that he was dangerously ill, she found his illness to be the same old complaint. Finally she concluded to sue for divorce.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 45 yr. old Sherman Yoger (Yager), a self-employed Miner, b. in CA., was divorced and living alone in a home he owned free and clear in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Sherman Yager, a Stock Rancher, b. in CA., was "widowed" (divorced) and living alone on a farm he was renting in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Fri., Jan. 18, 1924
SHERMAN YAGER
Following an illness which has extended over a period of several years, Sherman Yager, 59 years old, native of San Bernardino and resident of this city practically all his life, died at a local hospital yesterday morning.
Although confined to the hospital the greater part of the time, Mr. Yager was able to be about the streets of the city a few days ago. He was the brother of Gus Yager, missing mountaineer of San Bernardino, who disappeared from the Rose Mine near Big Bear Valley more than a month ago and for whose body an extensive search has been made. The body is now believed to be lying under the snow off the mountain trails in the vicinity of Big Bear Valley.
Mr. Yager himself was a miner and spent many years in that work in this country. His father, Hardin Yager, was county treasurer here for 28 years, having died while holding that office.
Mr. Yager is survived by two sons, Fred and Hardin Yager, of Los Angeles and
a sister, Mrs. M. L. Burdick, of Los Angeles;
a brother, Will Yager,
and a nephew, W. D. Yager of San Bernardino.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the W. J. Woodhouse & Company chapel, the Rev. Morton L. Rose, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating.
Interment is to be in Pioneer Cemetery.
Sherman's parents were:
Uriah Hardin Yager, b. Apr. 14, 1819 in Washington County, KY. and d. Feb. 4, 1889 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Adeline Downey (Daley?), b. Aug. 8, 1830 in Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada and d. Jan. 6, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
Hardin & Adeline Yager's children were:
1. * Mary Lodemia Yager, b. Dec. 21, 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Feb. 22, 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Mary marr. Thomas Henry Burdick in 1866 and Joshua Goodhart Deturk in 1885.
2. Jane Yager, b. 1848 in UT. Territory and died 1851 in Springville, UT. Territory.
3. * Augustus Hardin "Gus" Yager, b. 1850 in UT. and Feb. 9, 1925 in San Bernardino County, CA. Gus never married.
4. * Letitia Adeline "Addie" Yager, b. Oct. 5, 1853 in Provo, Utah County, UT. and d. Apr. 25, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Letitia marr. Parley Whitaker Heap and Andrew Lewis McFarlane.
5. * Franklin Calvin "Frank" Yager, b. Aug. 4, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1904 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
6. * George Dudley Hamilton Yager, b. Mar. 13, 1859 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Mar. 11, 1916 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. George marr. Florence August Martin.
7. * William Alva Yager, b. Jun. 1860 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Apr. 3, 1934 in Patton hospital, San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Frances Elvira Burrows. (*William does not appear in the 1860 U. S. census, so he was not born in 1859. Also, he appears in the 1870 census as a 10-year-old.)
8. * Sherman Daley Yager, b. Aug. 31, 1864 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 17, 1924 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Sherman marr. Julia Victoria Weyand in 1886 (divorcing in 1900), and Ida Frances Roundtree in 1904 (they divorced in 1910).
9. * Edward/Edwin Charles Yager, b. Jan. 16, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 16, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Edward marr. Mary Campas (Campos?).
In the Jun. 24, 1870 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Sherman Yager, attending school, b. in CA., was attending school and living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
51 yr. old (inferred) father, Hardin Yager, County Treasurer, b. in KY.
38 yr. old (inferred) mother, Adeline Yager, b. in Canada
20 yr. old (inferred) brother, Augustus Yager, a Teamster, b. in UT.
14 yr. old (inferred) brother, Franklin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old (inferred) brother, George D Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
10 yr. old (inferred) brother, William Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
6 mth. old (inferred) brother, Edwin Yager, b. in Dec. in CA.
Hardin's real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal estate at $1,000.
Adeline's parents were both of foreign birth.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 15 yr. old Sherman Daley Yager, b. in CA., was attending school and living on 13 & 8th Sts. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
61 yr. old father, Harden Yager, a Farmer and County Treasurer, b. in KY.
48 yr. old mother, Adeline Yager, Keeping House, b. in Canada
10 yr. old brother, Edwin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
*Living next door, was Sherman's 23 yr. old brother, Franklin C. Yager, Working on the Farm, b. in CA.; Franklin's 19 yr. old wife, Mary Yager, b. in CA. and their 1 yr. old son, Dudley Yager, b. in CA.
Hardin's parents were both b. in KY.
Adeline's father was b. in VT. and her mother in England.
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 3
Sun., Jun. 6, 1886
Item from: Personal Mention
Mrs. J. G. DeTurk went to San Bernardino yesterday to attend the marriage of her brother, Sherman Yager to Miss Julia Wynd, a charming young lady lately from Washington city.
On Jun. 7, 1886, Shermon Yages (Sherman Yager) and Julia V. (Victoria) Weyand were married in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980.
Sherman & Julia Yager's children were:
1. Hardin "Hardy" Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 8, 1889 in San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Jan. 1, 1979 in San Bernardino county, CA. Hardy marr. Eva J. Clute.
2. Fred Ward Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 6, 1891 in San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Feb. 7, 1971 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Fred marr. Eleanor _.
The Daily Courier (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 1
Wed., Jul. 10, 1889
YAGER - To the wife of Mr. Sherman Yager, a son, Monday night, July 8, 1889.
Mother and son doing well, and the father jubilant.
Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 1
Mon., Sep. 15, 1890
Item from: OUR NEIGHBORS
Some time ago the 4-year-old son of Sherman Yager of San Bernardino swallowed a needle, and the other day the needle came out of the calf of the boy's leg.
The Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Wed., May 23, 1900
Think Matrimony Is irksome
Julia A. Yager asked to be freed from Sherman Yager.
Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 34, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 2, 1900
YAGER DIVORCE - Judge Allen divorced Mrs. J. V. Yager from Sherman Yager yesterday on the grounds of desertion, failure to provide and drunkenness.
The Evening Transcript (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 3
Fri., Sep. 5, 1902
Item from: SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Alex. Mozencraft and Sherman Yager have gone to Mexico to look after their mining interests.
On May 27, 1904, 39 yr. old S. Yager, b. in CA., and 39 yr. old Ida F. Rountree, b. in WA., were married in Los Angeles county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980. *Note: Ida was married previously to William Alexander.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12, Col. 2
Sat., May 28, 1904
Item from: MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Sherman Yager, aged 39, a native of California and resident of Griffin, Ventura county, and Ida F. Rountree, aged 39, a native of Kansas and resident of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 4
Sun., May 29, 1904
Sherman Yager and bride, formerly Miss Ida Rountree of Los Angeles, are visiting Mr. Yager's mother, Mrs. Hardin Yager, in this city. Their marriage occurred in Los Angeles Thursday, and they will make a short stay with relatives here. Mr. Yager formerly resided in San Bernardino but has been for some time connected with the Ventura Borax company in Ventura county.
Los Angeles Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Mon., Feb. 18, 1907
DRINK CAUSES YAGER DIVORCE
Mrs. Ida Frances Yager was divorced from Sherman Yager in Judge Conrey's court Monday, on grounds of failure to provide. Mrs. Yager testified that from a borax mining camp she followed her husband to San Bernardino, where she found him on a spree. She lived with him 10 days, left him and returned, when he telegraphed he was sick. She found him drunk with three companions, whose he had brought home. She left and again he induced her to live with him, but he failed to keep his promise of reforming.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 15, Col. 1
Tue., Feb. 19, 1907
"ILLNESS" THE GROUND. - Ida Frances Yager was granted a decree of divorce from Sherman Yager in Department Five of the Superior Court yesterday. The pair were married May 27, 1904, and went to live in one of the desert borax camps. After a few weeks Mr. Yager announced that he was ill, and must go to San Bernardino for treatment. As he did not return in two weeks, his wife followed him and discovered that the "treatment" was such as is not generally dispensed from drug stores except in temperance towns. For ten days the same treatment continued in spite of Mrs. Yager's protests. She then left him. Recalled to San Bernardino some months later by a telegram from her husband stating that he was dangerously ill, she found his illness to be the same old complaint. Finally she concluded to sue for divorce.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 45 yr. old Sherman Yoger (Yager), a self-employed Miner, b. in CA., was divorced and living alone in a home he owned free and clear in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Sherman Yager, a Stock Rancher, b. in CA., was "widowed" (divorced) and living alone on a farm he was renting in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Fri., Jan. 18, 1924
SHERMAN YAGER
Following an illness which has extended over a period of several years, Sherman Yager, 59 years old, native of San Bernardino and resident of this city practically all his life, died at a local hospital yesterday morning.
Although confined to the hospital the greater part of the time, Mr. Yager was able to be about the streets of the city a few days ago. He was the brother of Gus Yager, missing mountaineer of San Bernardino, who disappeared from the Rose Mine near Big Bear Valley more than a month ago and for whose body an extensive search has been made. The body is now believed to be lying under the snow off the mountain trails in the vicinity of Big Bear Valley.
Mr. Yager himself was a miner and spent many years in that work in this country. His father, Hardin Yager, was county treasurer here for 28 years, having died while holding that office.
Mr. Yager is survived by two sons, Fred and Hardin Yager, of Los Angeles and
a sister, Mrs. M. L. Burdick, of Los Angeles;
a brother, Will Yager,
and a nephew, W. D. Yager of San Bernardino.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the W. J. Woodhouse & Company chapel, the Rev. Morton L. Rose, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating.
Interment is to be in Pioneer Cemetery.
Uriah Hardin Yager, b. Apr. 14, 1819 in Washington County, KY. and d. Feb. 4, 1889 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Adeline Downey (Daley?), b. Aug. 8, 1830 in Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada and d. Jan. 6, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
Hardin & Adeline Yager's children were:
1. * Mary Lodemia Yager, b. Dec. 21, 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Feb. 22, 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Mary marr. Thomas Henry Burdick in 1866 and Joshua Goodhart Deturk in 1885.
2. Jane Yager, b. 1848 in UT. Territory and died 1851 in Springville, UT. Territory.
3. * Augustus Hardin "Gus" Yager, b. 1850 in UT. and Feb. 9, 1925 in San Bernardino County, CA. Gus never married.
4. * Letitia Adeline "Addie" Yager, b. Oct. 5, 1853 in Provo, Utah County, UT. and d. Apr. 25, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Letitia marr. Parley Whitaker Heap and Andrew Lewis McFarlane.
5. * Franklin Calvin "Frank" Yager, b. Aug. 4, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1904 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
6. * George Dudley Hamilton Yager, b. Mar. 13, 1859 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Mar. 11, 1916 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. George marr. Florence August Martin.
7. * William Alva Yager, b. Jun. 1860 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Apr. 3, 1934 in Patton hospital, San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Frances Elvira Burrows. (*William does not appear in the 1860 U. S. census, so he was not born in 1859. Also, he appears in the 1870 census as a 10-year-old.)
8. * Sherman Daley Yager, b. Aug. 31, 1864 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 17, 1924 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Sherman marr. Julia Victoria Weyand in 1886 (divorcing in 1900), and Ida Frances Roundtree in 1904 (they divorced in 1910).
9. * Edward/Edwin Charles Yager, b. Jan. 16, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 16, 1910 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Edward marr. Mary Campas (Campos?).
In the Jun. 24, 1870 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Sherman Yager, attending school, b. in CA., was attending school and living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
51 yr. old (inferred) father, Hardin Yager, County Treasurer, b. in KY.
38 yr. old (inferred) mother, Adeline Yager, b. in Canada
20 yr. old (inferred) brother, Augustus Yager, a Teamster, b. in UT.
14 yr. old (inferred) brother, Franklin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old (inferred) brother, George D Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
10 yr. old (inferred) brother, William Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
6 mth. old (inferred) brother, Edwin Yager, b. in Dec. in CA.
Hardin's real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal estate at $1,000.
Adeline's parents were both of foreign birth.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 15 yr. old Sherman Daley Yager, b. in CA., was attending school and living on 13 & 8th Sts. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
61 yr. old father, Harden Yager, a Farmer and County Treasurer, b. in KY.
48 yr. old mother, Adeline Yager, Keeping House, b. in Canada
10 yr. old brother, Edwin Yager, attending school, b. in CA.
*Living next door, was Sherman's 23 yr. old brother, Franklin C. Yager, Working on the Farm, b. in CA.; Franklin's 19 yr. old wife, Mary Yager, b. in CA. and their 1 yr. old son, Dudley Yager, b. in CA.
Hardin's parents were both b. in KY.
Adeline's father was b. in VT. and her mother in England.
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 3
Sun., Jun. 6, 1886
Item from: Personal Mention
Mrs. J. G. DeTurk went to San Bernardino yesterday to attend the marriage of her brother, Sherman Yager to Miss Julia Wynd, a charming young lady lately from Washington city.
On Jun. 7, 1886, Shermon Yages (Sherman Yager) and Julia V. (Victoria) Weyand were married in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980.
Sherman & Julia Yager's children were:
1. Hardin "Hardy" Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 8, 1889 in San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Jan. 1, 1979 in San Bernardino county, CA. Hardy marr. Eva J. Clute.
2. Fred Ward Yager (adopted by or took on the name of Julia's 2nd husband, _ Lord), b. Jul. 6, 1891 in San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Feb. 7, 1971 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Fred marr. Eleanor _.
The Daily Courier (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 1
Wed., Jul. 10, 1889
YAGER - To the wife of Mr. Sherman Yager, a son, Monday night, July 8, 1889.
Mother and son doing well, and the father jubilant.
Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 6, Col. 1
Mon., Sep. 15, 1890
Item from: OUR NEIGHBORS
Some time ago the 4-year-old son of Sherman Yager of San Bernardino swallowed a needle, and the other day the needle came out of the calf of the boy's leg.
The Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Wed., May 23, 1900
Think Matrimony Is irksome
Julia A. Yager asked to be freed from Sherman Yager.
Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 34, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 2, 1900
YAGER DIVORCE - Judge Allen divorced Mrs. J. V. Yager from Sherman Yager yesterday on the grounds of desertion, failure to provide and drunkenness.
The Evening Transcript (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 3
Fri., Sep. 5, 1902
Item from: SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Alex. Mozencraft and Sherman Yager have gone to Mexico to look after their mining interests.
On May 27, 1904, 39 yr. old S. Yager, b. in CA., and 39 yr. old Ida F. Rountree, b. in WA., were married in Los Angeles county, CA., according to CA. County Marriage Records for 1849-1980. *Note: Ida was married previously to William Alexander.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12, Col. 2
Sat., May 28, 1904
Item from: MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Sherman Yager, aged 39, a native of California and resident of Griffin, Ventura county, and Ida F. Rountree, aged 39, a native of Kansas and resident of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 4
Sun., May 29, 1904
Sherman Yager and bride, formerly Miss Ida Rountree of Los Angeles, are visiting Mr. Yager's mother, Mrs. Hardin Yager, in this city. Their marriage occurred in Los Angeles Thursday, and they will make a short stay with relatives here. Mr. Yager formerly resided in San Bernardino but has been for some time connected with the Ventura Borax company in Ventura county.
Los Angeles Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 1, Col. 6
Mon., Feb. 18, 1907
DRINK CAUSES YAGER DIVORCE
Mrs. Ida Frances Yager was divorced from Sherman Yager in Judge Conrey's court Monday, on grounds of failure to provide. Mrs. Yager testified that from a borax mining camp she followed her husband to San Bernardino, where she found him on a spree. She lived with him 10 days, left him and returned, when he telegraphed he was sick. She found him drunk with three companions, whose he had brought home. She left and again he induced her to live with him, but he failed to keep his promise of reforming.
Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 15, Col. 1
Tue., Feb. 19, 1907
"ILLNESS" THE GROUND. - Ida Frances Yager was granted a decree of divorce from Sherman Yager in Department Five of the Superior Court yesterday. The pair were married May 27, 1904, and went to live in one of the desert borax camps. After a few weeks Mr. Yager announced that he was ill, and must go to San Bernardino for treatment. As he did not return in two weeks, his wife followed him and discovered that the "treatment" was such as is not generally dispensed from drug stores except in temperance towns. For ten days the same treatment continued in spite of Mrs. Yager's protests. She then left him. Recalled to San Bernardino some months later by a telegram from her husband stating that he was dangerously ill, she found his illness to be the same old complaint. Finally she concluded to sue for divorce.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 45 yr. old Sherman Yoger (Yager), a self-employed Miner, b. in CA., was divorced and living alone in a home he owned free and clear in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Sherman Yager, a Stock Rancher, b. in CA., was "widowed" (divorced) and living alone on a farm he was renting in Victor, San Bernardino county, CA.
Sherman's father was b. in KY. and his mother in Canada.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Fri., Jan. 18, 1924
SHERMAN YAGER
Following an illness which has extended over a period of several years, Sherman Yager, 59 years old, native of San Bernardino and resident of this city practically all his life, died at a local hospital yesterday morning.
Although confined to the hospital the greater part of the time, Mr. Yager was able to be about the streets of the city a few days ago. He was the brother of Gus Yager, missing mountaineer of San Bernardino, who disappeared from the Rose Mine near Big Bear Valley more than a month ago and for whose body an extensive search has been made. The body is now believed to be lying under the snow off the mountain trails in the vicinity of Big Bear Valley.
Mr. Yager himself was a miner and spent many years in that work in this country. His father, Hardin Yager, was county treasurer here for 28 years, having died while holding that office.
Mr. Yager is survived by two sons, Fred and Hardin Yager, of Los Angeles and
a sister, Mrs. M. L. Burdick, of Los Angeles;
a brother, Will Yager,
and a nephew, W. D. Yager of San Bernardino.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the W. J. Woodhouse & Company chapel, the Rev. Morton L. Rose, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating.
Interment is to be in Pioneer Cemetery.
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