Brief Life History of John L.
When John L. Eager was born in 1842, in Illinois, United States, his father, Lewis Eager, was 51 and his mother, Mary W. Whitmarsh, was 39. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1841 and Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 22 January 1878, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- John Eagen in household of Lewis Eagen, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: John L. Eager - Published information: birth-name: Glen L. Eager
- John L Eager, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1791– Male
1803– Female
Siblings (5)
1834– Male
1835–1841 Male
1837–1914 Female
1842–1878 Male
1845– Male
World Events (8)
1842 · Relief Society Organized
Age 0
1846
Age 4
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: in most cases probably a variant of Agar or Ager . The name might also have arisen as a nickname from Middle English egre ‘sharp, sour’ (Old French aigre), which developed various transferred senses when applied to people, including ‘impetuous’, ‘fierce’, and ‘angry’, and is the source of the modern English word eager. However, no Middle English examples of this kind have been found.
Irish (Cork and Wexford): variant of English Agar . Compare Eagar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John L. Eager ( -1878)
John L. Eager BIRTH unknown DEATH 22 Jan 1878 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA BURIAL Dayton National Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA PLOT Section A, Row 2, Site 6 MILITARY PVT, CAV …
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