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Sarah Jane Jefferson Yeager

Birth
Perrysville, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
Death
15 Jun 1897 (aged 74)
Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 8, Plot 46
Memorial ID
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"Death of Mrs. J. B. Yeager - Mrs. J. B. Yeager died at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, at the home of her son in law, I. E. Schoonover, in this city. Sarah Jame[sic] Jefferson was born at Perrysville, Ind., on August 9, 1822.

She moved to West Point when a child and there married John B. Yeager in 1838. They moved to Independence and lived there until 1845, when they came to Attica. She was a continuous resident here for 52 years. Mr. Yeager died on March 18, 1886 and for the past 7 years Mrs. Yeager made her home with her daughter, Mrs. I. E. Schoonover.

She was a woman of many good qualities, a devoted mother and a kind neighbor. She left three children, Mrs. I.E. Schoonover, Mrs. Frank [sic..should be Mrs. John (Mary Frances)] Shelby, of Randolph, Utah, and Mrs. Frank Barnhart [sic..should be Bernhardt] of Lafayette. Two daughters preceded her in death, Mrs. Thos Hemphill and Mrs. A. B. Robinson.

The funeral will take place at ten tomorrow morning from the residence of I. E. Schoonover, Rev. J. A. Maxwell conducting the services. Interment at Riverside cemetery."
"Death of Mrs. J. B. Yeager - Mrs. J. B. Yeager died at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, at the home of her son in law, I. E. Schoonover, in this city. Sarah Jame[sic] Jefferson was born at Perrysville, Ind., on August 9, 1822.

She moved to West Point when a child and there married John B. Yeager in 1838. They moved to Independence and lived there until 1845, when they came to Attica. She was a continuous resident here for 52 years. Mr. Yeager died on March 18, 1886 and for the past 7 years Mrs. Yeager made her home with her daughter, Mrs. I. E. Schoonover.

She was a woman of many good qualities, a devoted mother and a kind neighbor. She left three children, Mrs. I.E. Schoonover, Mrs. Frank [sic..should be Mrs. John (Mary Frances)] Shelby, of Randolph, Utah, and Mrs. Frank Barnhart [sic..should be Bernhardt] of Lafayette. Two daughters preceded her in death, Mrs. Thos Hemphill and Mrs. A. B. Robinson.

The funeral will take place at ten tomorrow morning from the residence of I. E. Schoonover, Rev. J. A. Maxwell conducting the services. Interment at Riverside cemetery."

Gravesite Details

No Stone found in cemetery. Name listed in transcript of cemetery.



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