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James Blackmar Yeaw (1819 - 1867)

James Blackmar Yeaw
Born in Rhode Island, USAmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 2 Dec 1838 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USAmap
Husband of — married 6 Mar 1850 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 48 in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

James Blackmar Yeaw was born on 31 Jul 1819 in Rhode Island, USA, son of Welcome Yeaw (1787–1864) and Mary Chaffee (1797–1866).

His siblings were:

  1. David Yeaw (1813–1857)
  2. Lydia Yeaw (1815– )
  3. Welcome Tyler Nelson Yeaw (1817–1870)
  4. Farnam Yeaw (1823–1859)
  5. William Henry Yeaw (1827–1907)
  6. Asher Austin Davis Yeaw (1829–1918)
  7. Mary Ann Yeaw (1831–1921)
  8. Sanford Ross Yeaw (1834–1835)
  9. Daniel Alonzo Young Yeaw (1836–1865)
  10. Sarah Marie Yeaw (1841–1929)
  11. Jesse Lilly Yeaw (1842–1887)
  12. Daisy Yeaw (1843–1843)

James (19) and Eliza Angell (16) were married on 2 Dec 1838 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA. Eliza was born about 1821.

James (30) and Elizabeth Phinney Taylor (25) were married on 6 Mar 1850 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth was born on 26 Jul 1824 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Their known children were:

  1. William Henry Yeaw (1852–1907)
  2. Marshall Sanford Yeaw (1853–1856)
  3. James Franklin Yeaw (1860–1923)
  4. George Roswell Welcome Yeaw (1865–1952)

Residence

Residence: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Residence: Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Date: 1858
Residence: Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Date: 1862

Residence

Residence: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Residence: Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Date: 1858
Residence: Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Date: 1862

Military Service

Military Service: during the Civil War in Co. E, 79th Ill. Inf.
Date: BET 1862 AND 1864

James passed away on 23 Nov 1867 in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA, aged 48.

Burial

Place: Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA

Research Notes

After merge or autobio, record was not cleaned. Updated to combine records on 06 Feb 2024.

Sources

  • Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", citing Page: 27; Digital film/folder number: 004279740; FHL microfilm: 1432877; Record number: 78; Packet letter: A, (FamilySearch Record: N4ZX-TPM : accessed 6 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D897-C2G Image number 00708, James B Yeaw (27) marriage to Elizabeth Taylor (25y) on 6 Mar 1851 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96351510/james-blackmar-yeaw: accessed 06 February 2024), memorial page for James Blackmar Yeaw (31 Jul 1819–23 Nov 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #96351510, citing Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by kstev99 (contributor 47907326).
  • Burial: "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", citing Affiliate Publication Title: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; Affiliate Publication Number: M1916; Digital film/folder number: 004832301; FHL microfilm: 1878283; Image number: 174; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07802-9, (FamilySearch Record: VHZN-GJ9 : accessed 6 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9PZ3-9NGQ, James B Yeaw burial (died on 22 Nov 1867) in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States.






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