Formerly a captain in the US Army.
After his wife, Elizabeth Chinault, suffered an arrow wound during an Indian attack on March 14, 1841, he gained a reputation as an Indian fighter.
He was present when Capt. John B. Denton was killed near Fort Worth, and was part of an expedition with Texas Ranger Edward H. Tarrant that fought in 1842 to quash the many Indian raids that had been occurring in the Ladonia area.
Yeary moved his family to a place near present-day Farmersville (formerly Yeary's Place and later Sugar Hill) in 1845.
He amassed 127 acres, on which he farmed and worked his 4 slaves.
He was killed on Christmas Eve trying to stop a fight at a store he owned.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online.
1850 Federal Census taken 11/28/1850, for Collin Co., TX:
John Yeary, male, age 49, b. VA;
Mary Yeary, female, age 48, b. TN;
K. Yeary, female, age 17, b. AR;
John Yeary, male, age 13, b. AR;
Elizabeth Yeary, female, age 11, b. AR;
A. Yeary, female, age 9, b. TX;
Slave, black male, age 13, b. ??;
Slave, black female, age 17, b. ??.
3/15/1853: Wife, Mary, died.
11/1853: married Elizabeth Daniel, widow of Allen Daniel.
On December 24, 1854 there was a saloon brawl in Sugar Hill, about 2 miles north of Farmersville. The men wanted to be served at the saloon, but Dr. John Yeary, the owner, considered it a religious holiday and refused to serve liquor on Christmas eve. A fight began and Dr. Yeary was killed as were John H. Glass and Samuel Manson Glass, sons of Elisha William Glass. The Glass boys were by-standers at the saloon brawl. They are buried in a double grave on land purchased by their father in 1851. The large slab marker on the Glass sons grave is typical of the style of stone that came out of the rock quarry. Vandals have broken the large slab top of the Glass sons looking for treasurers.
After his wife, Elizabeth Chinault, suffered an arrow wound during an Indian attack on March 14, 1841, he gained a reputation as an Indian fighter.
He was present when Capt. John B. Denton was killed near Fort Worth, and was part of an expedition with Texas Ranger Edward H. Tarrant that fought in 1842 to quash the many Indian raids that had been occurring in the Ladonia area.
Yeary moved his family to a place near present-day Farmersville (formerly Yeary's Place and later Sugar Hill) in 1845.
He amassed 127 acres, on which he farmed and worked his 4 slaves.
He was killed on Christmas Eve trying to stop a fight at a store he owned.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online.
1850 Federal Census taken 11/28/1850, for Collin Co., TX:
John Yeary, male, age 49, b. VA;
Mary Yeary, female, age 48, b. TN;
K. Yeary, female, age 17, b. AR;
John Yeary, male, age 13, b. AR;
Elizabeth Yeary, female, age 11, b. AR;
A. Yeary, female, age 9, b. TX;
Slave, black male, age 13, b. ??;
Slave, black female, age 17, b. ??.
3/15/1853: Wife, Mary, died.
11/1853: married Elizabeth Daniel, widow of Allen Daniel.
On December 24, 1854 there was a saloon brawl in Sugar Hill, about 2 miles north of Farmersville. The men wanted to be served at the saloon, but Dr. John Yeary, the owner, considered it a religious holiday and refused to serve liquor on Christmas eve. A fight began and Dr. Yeary was killed as were John H. Glass and Samuel Manson Glass, sons of Elisha William Glass. The Glass boys were by-standers at the saloon brawl. They are buried in a double grave on land purchased by their father in 1851. The large slab marker on the Glass sons grave is typical of the style of stone that came out of the rock quarry. Vandals have broken the large slab top of the Glass sons looking for treasurers.
Formerly a captain in the US Army.
After his wife, Elizabeth Chinault, suffered an arrow wound during an Indian attack on March 14, 1841, he gained a reputation as an Indian fighter.
He was present when Capt. John B. Denton was killed near Fort Worth, and was part of an expedition with Texas Ranger Edward H. Tarrant that fought in 1842 to quash the many Indian raids that had been occurring in the Ladonia area.
Yeary moved his family to a place near present-day Farmersville (formerly Yeary's Place and later Sugar Hill) in 1845.
He amassed 127 acres, on which he farmed and worked his 4 slaves.
He was killed on Christmas Eve trying to stop a fight at a store he owned.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online.
1850 Federal Census taken 11/28/1850, for Collin Co., TX:
John Yeary, male, age 49, b. VA;
Mary Yeary, female, age 48, b. TN;
K. Yeary, female, age 17, b. AR;
John Yeary, male, age 13, b. AR;
Elizabeth Yeary, female, age 11, b. AR;
A. Yeary, female, age 9, b. TX;
Slave, black male, age 13, b. ??;
Slave, black female, age 17, b. ??.
3/15/1853: Wife, Mary, died.
11/1853: married Elizabeth Daniel, widow of Allen Daniel.
On December 24, 1854 there was a saloon brawl in Sugar Hill, about 2 miles north of Farmersville. The men wanted to be served at the saloon, but Dr. John Yeary, the owner, considered it a religious holiday and refused to serve liquor on Christmas eve. A fight began and Dr. Yeary was killed as were John H. Glass and Samuel Manson Glass, sons of Elisha William Glass. The Glass boys were by-standers at the saloon brawl. They are buried in a double grave on land purchased by their father in 1851. The large slab marker on the Glass sons grave is typical of the style of stone that came out of the rock quarry. Vandals have broken the large slab top of the Glass sons looking for treasurers.
After his wife, Elizabeth Chinault, suffered an arrow wound during an Indian attack on March 14, 1841, he gained a reputation as an Indian fighter.
He was present when Capt. John B. Denton was killed near Fort Worth, and was part of an expedition with Texas Ranger Edward H. Tarrant that fought in 1842 to quash the many Indian raids that had been occurring in the Ladonia area.
Yeary moved his family to a place near present-day Farmersville (formerly Yeary's Place and later Sugar Hill) in 1845.
He amassed 127 acres, on which he farmed and worked his 4 slaves.
He was killed on Christmas Eve trying to stop a fight at a store he owned.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online.
1850 Federal Census taken 11/28/1850, for Collin Co., TX:
John Yeary, male, age 49, b. VA;
Mary Yeary, female, age 48, b. TN;
K. Yeary, female, age 17, b. AR;
John Yeary, male, age 13, b. AR;
Elizabeth Yeary, female, age 11, b. AR;
A. Yeary, female, age 9, b. TX;
Slave, black male, age 13, b. ??;
Slave, black female, age 17, b. ??.
3/15/1853: Wife, Mary, died.
11/1853: married Elizabeth Daniel, widow of Allen Daniel.
On December 24, 1854 there was a saloon brawl in Sugar Hill, about 2 miles north of Farmersville. The men wanted to be served at the saloon, but Dr. John Yeary, the owner, considered it a religious holiday and refused to serve liquor on Christmas eve. A fight began and Dr. Yeary was killed as were John H. Glass and Samuel Manson Glass, sons of Elisha William Glass. The Glass boys were by-standers at the saloon brawl. They are buried in a double grave on land purchased by their father in 1851. The large slab marker on the Glass sons grave is typical of the style of stone that came out of the rock quarry. Vandals have broken the large slab top of the Glass sons looking for treasurers.
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