Brief Life History of Levi Walter
When Levi Walter Yaggy was born in 1848, in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States, his father, Jacob Yaggy, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Pfister, was 41. He married Sarah Emilie Esher on 6 May 1875, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Wheatland Township, Will, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 18 October 1912, in Watkins Glen, Dix, Schuyler, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Levi Yaggg in household of Elizabeth Yaggg, "United States Census, 1850"
- Levi W Yaggy, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Levi Yaggy in household of Jacob Yaggy, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1848–1912 Male
1852–1902 Female
Children (4)
1876–1940 Male
1880–1956 Male
1884–1885 Male
1888–1959 Male
Parents and Siblings
1810–1872 Male
1807–1884 Female
Siblings (10)
1831–1903 Female
1835–1863 Female
1836–1886 Female
1838–1909 Female
1839–1911 Male
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World Events (8)
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade
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1865
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Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Däge, which is probably from a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names based on tac ‘day’, or of North German Dagge, which is from Middle Low German dagge ‘dagger, long knife’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of those.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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