Margaret Yeager

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Yeager was born in 1796, in Upshur, Virginia, United States, her father, John George Yeager, was 36 and her mother, Eve Catherine Hull, was 29. She married George Casner on 29 June 1824, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died about 1848, in Guernsey, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

George Casner
1801–1841
Margaret Yeager
1796–about 1848
Marriage: 29 June 1824
William Hill Casner
1827–1922
Vandal Hull Casner
1830–1898
Elizabeth Casner
1832–1833
John Cassner
1835–
Payton Casner
1836–
John Columbus Casner
1838–
George Washington Casner
1841–1928

Sources (10)

  • Margaret Yeager, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Susan Yagger in entry for William Hill Casner, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
  • Margaret Yeager, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

Name Meaning

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

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

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