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Dallas Morning News 18 Jan 1902

A DALLAS PIONEER

Death of Mrs. N. A. Yeargan, Who Came to Dallas in the Early fifties.

Mrs. N. A. Yeargan, whose death was chronicled Tuesday, was one of the
pioneers of Dallas County. She died at her home, corner Lake Avenue and
Yeargan street, on Monday, and the funeral from Trinity M. E. Church, on
Tuesday was largely attended by the remnants of the pioneer band and the
descendants of pioneers. Mrs. Yeargan was 75 years old. Her maiden name was
Charlotte S. Davis, and she was a native of Middle Tennessee. In 1854 she
accompanied her husband, N. A. Yeargan, to Texas. Five miles north of Dallas
they purchased a tract of land, which is known to all the old settlers and
their families as the Yeargan homestead. When the war came in 1861 Mr. Yeargan
shouldered his rifle and volunteered to fight for the Southern cause. Mrs.
Yeargan remained at home managed the farm and cared for her little ones. Her
soldier husband fought until the surrender came at Appamattox and then
returned to the plow. Four years ago the veteran passed away. Nine children
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Yeargan and eight survive. A daughter, Mrs. Anna
Manning died on Jan. 1, 1902. This blow prostrated the venerable mother and
she never recovered from the shock. The surviving sons and daughters are John
H. Yeargan, Mrs. William Rogers, Powell B. Yeargan, Thomas Yeargan, Mrs. Frank
Sayer, Edward Yeargan, Fletcher Yeargan and Miss Fruginia Yeargan. Thirty-one
grand-children and two great-grand children are the descendants of this
venerable mother in Israel. Deceased was a lifelong member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and was a splendid type of the sturdy pioneer women of Texas.


Title: A Dallas Pioneer

Date 1902-01-18

Page: 10