Paul Ellsworth Yeager

Brief Life History of Paul Ellsworth

When Paul Ellsworth Yeager was born on 10 September 1896, in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Irvin Ellsworth Yeager, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Beck, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Marie Sarah Koehler. He lived in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 5 June 1958, at the age of 61, and was buried in Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Ellsworth Yeager
1896–1958
Marie Sarah Koehler
1895–1963
Nancy M Yeager
1916–1996
Leona Henriette "Nellie" Keys
1918–2000
Paul Koehler Yeager
1918–1975
Jack A Yeager
1921–1991

Sources (11)

  • Paul E Yeager, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Paul Elsworth Yeager, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Paul E Yeager, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Jäger (see Jaeger ). Compare Yaeger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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