Biographical Sketch of John Yager, Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** John Yager, farmer, section 4, postoffice Halls, was born in Williams- burg, New York, now East Brooklyn, August 13, 1832. He was educated in the German Schools of his native city, and also attended the English school a short time. When fifteen years of age, he learned the baker's trade, which he followed four years. From this date till the time of his marriage, he was engaged in various pursuits, in different states, employed by different railroad companies, operating in stone quarries, etc. During this time, he learned the stone cutter's trade, and while at Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, was married August 5, 1855 to Miss Nellie Melcher. She was born in Germany, December 20, 1833 and came to America about 1853. After residing in different parts of Iowa and Missouri, Mr. Yager moved to DeKalb, Buchanan County, Missouri and settled on his present location in 1860. He resided in DeKalb four years, and then rented a farm about three years. He now owns a farm of 155 acres, which is well improved, and has sixteen acres of orchard also about two acres of vineyard, and from which he manufactures first class wine. He has a family of seven children: Emily, born June 14, 1856; Daniel, born November 27, 1858; Francis L., born April 7, 1861; John, born May 6, 1863; Charley, born March 10, 1869; Mary, born March 6, 1872 and Edward, born July 4, 1876. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================