John James Yeary (1841 - 1918)

Born 25 May 1841 in Lee County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Pennington Zion — married 1863 in Mulberry Township, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1918 at age 77 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

John James (J.J.) was born in 1841 as a twin to sister Sarah. They were the 8th and 9th born to William Yeary Jr. and Lucinda Hughes (Koger) Yeary . J.J. enlisted in the Confederate Army in the fall of 1861 and served in Company A, Virginia 21st Infantry Battalion, then mustered out and transferred to Company A, Virginia 21st Infantry Battalion near the end of 1862. ^[1]

He eloped with Elizabeth Pennington (Zion) Yeary in the spring of 1863. He received a pension because of his service and Elizabeth took the pension when he passed away. ^[2] They had 18 children together and lived in the Pennington Gap area. At the age of 77 he passed away in 1918 and is buried in the Zion Family Cemetery.^[3]

• Fact: census (1850 United States Census) District 31, Lee, Virginia;
• Fact: census (1860 United States Census) Western District, Lee, Virginia
• Fact: census (1870 United States Census ) Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
• Fact: census (1880 United States Census) Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
• Fact: census (1910 United States Census) Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
• Fact: Death Record (9 November 1918) Death Certificate Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Cemetery (10 November 1918) Zion Family Cemetery Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Event Registration (09 Dec 1918)
• Fact: Occupation Farmer, merchant
• Fact: Military Service 21st and 64th Virginia Infantry, Confederate Army

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems Kingston, MA. on Ancestry.com
2. ↑ U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958: Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-5_117; Roll #: 117; Roll Description: Lee County (surnames Pe - Z) to Loudoun County (surnames A - G)
3. ↑ Pvt John James “J.J.” Yeary on Find A Grave: Memorial #71880768 retrieved 20 January 2019

See also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 February 2019, 19:23), entry for John James Yeary (PID [1]); contributed by various users.

• 1850 US Federal Census: Census Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M432_955; Page: 355B "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 12 April 2016, John J Yeary in household of William Yeary, Lee county, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing family 741, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 US Federal Census: Census Place: Western District, Lee, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 906; Image: 482. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch [3] : 12 December 2017, John Yearrey in entry for Lucinda Yearrey, 1860.

• 1870 US Federal Census: Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M593_ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch [4] : 12 April 2016, John T Yeary, Virginia, United States; citing p. 3, family 15, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,157.

• 1880 US Federal Census: Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 1375; Family History Film: 1255375; Page: 209A; Enumeration District: 42 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch [5] : 15 July 2017, John J Yeary, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 42, sheet 209A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1375; FHL microfilm 1,255,375.

• 1900 US Federal Census: Census Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia; Roll: T623_1715; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 28. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch[6] : accessed 26 February 2019, John J Yeary, Rocky Station District (Pennington Gap Precinct) Pennington Gap town, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 10A, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,715.

• 1910 US Federal Census: Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: T624_1633; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 609. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch [7] : accessed 26 February 2019, John J Yearry, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 4B, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1633; FHL microfilm 1,375,646.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2019), memorial page for Pvt John James “J.J.” Yeary (25 May 1841–9 Nov 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 63153545, citing Zion Family Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Dave Crouse (contributor 47355833) .

• Anne M Wynn Laningham; Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Early Settlers of Lee Co., VA and Adjacent Counties, Vol. II, Greenboro, N.C. : Media, 1977