Maria Yager

Brief Life History of Maria

When Maria Yager was born on 13 August 1797, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States, her father, Jacob Yeager, was 22 and her mother, Nancy Coleman, was 22. She married Ransom Hundley on 31 March 1818, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Trimble, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Carroll, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died in 1877, at the age of 80, and was buried in Milton, Trimble, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ransom Hundley
1784–1870
Maria Yager
1797–1877
Marriage: 31 March 1818
Xantipa Hundley
1830–
Lucinda A "Lucy" Hundley
1832–1922
Zanlippe Hundley
William Ransom Hundley
1836–1900

Sources (4)

  • Maria Hundley in household of Ransom Hundley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mariah Tages, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965"
  • Mariah Yeager Hundley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · Cane Ridge Revival

The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Jäger (see Jaeger ), German, Dutch, and Slovenian Jager , Slovak and Czech Jáger and Jágr, all meaning ‘hunter’.

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

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