Jacob Yager (1834)

Born 12 Jul 1834 in Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Bigsby) Yager — married about 1857 in Upper Canada [uncertain]

Biography

Jacob Yager has German Roots.

Jacob was engaged in farming in Michigan

Jacob was born about 1834 in Upper Canada. He was the son of Christopher Yager and Catharine Kerstetter.

In 1870, Jacob was a farmer in Mussey, St. Clair County, Michigan, with his wife Emma, and their children. His land was valued at $1,000, and his personal estate at $100. ^[1] Emma passed away in 1870, at the age of 31. ^[2]

In 1871, Jacob married Martha Shoesmith Smith. ^[3] A daughter named Lida, born to Jacob and Martha in 1873, passed away in 1874. ^[4] By 1880, Jacob was a farmer in Maple Valley, Sanilac County, Michigan. He and Martha lived with his two youngest children (born to Emma), named Emma Angelina and William Henry. ^{[5] [6]} A daughter named Jacoba was born in 1886. ^[7]

Jacob was a widower, living with his daughter Emma's family in Niagara, Marinette, Wisconsin in 1920.^[8] He was not a member of their household in 1910 ^[9] or in 1930. ^[10]

Research Notes

Find A Grave memorial number 141801471 states that Jacob died 14 Nov 1925 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. A source has not been found that confirms this date of death or location. Because the US Census documents that Jacob was living in Niagara, Wisconsin, in 1920, there is concern that the FAG record might have confused the two Niagara locations.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHC6-57Y : 12 April 2016), Jacob Yager, Michigan, United States; citing p. 22, family 167, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,198.
2. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N369-M53 : 10 March 2018), Emma Yager, 13 Nov 1870; citing p 97 rn 783, Mussey, St Clair, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,450.
3. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCNL-GXD : 11 May 2018), Jacob Yager and Martha Smith Shoesmith, 19 Mar 1871, Almont, Lapper, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID P42 Rn622, various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 974,258.
4. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N36P-BJ8 : 10 March 2018), Jacob Yager in entry for Lida Yager, 07 Sep 1874; citing p 105 rn 2712, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,453.
5. ↑ "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F42P-G35 : 11 February 2018), Jacob Yager in entry for William Henry, 11 Jun 1868; citing MUSSEY, reference 2:K6S5C2; FHL microfilm 976,876.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW3X-ZVH : 14 August 2017), Jacob Yager, Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 338, sheet 159A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0605; FHL microfilm 1,254,605.
7. ↑ "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4BP-QV6 : 11 February 2018), Jacob Yager in entry for Jacoba Yager, 05 Jan 1886; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,320,844.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFVY-RKB : accessed 18 July 2018), Jacob Yeger in household of Emma A Mason, Niagara, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 148, sheet 13B, line 55, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1996; FHL microfilm 1,821,996.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPK5-CMV : accessed 18 July 2018), Emma A Mason in household of Joseph T Mason, Amberg, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 5A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1716; FHL microfilm 1,375,729.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQYZ-9CR : accessed 18 July 2018), Emma Mason in household of Joseph Mason, Breitung, Dickinson, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 30B, line 67, family 608, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 982; FHL microfilm 2,340,717.