Individual Details
Israel YERGER
(9 JUL 1834 - 18 DEC 1898)
Events
| Birth | 9 JUL 1834 | Hartleton, Hartley Twp., Union Co., PA | |||
| Marriage | 6 MAR 1853 | Flat Rock, Seneca Co., OH - Sarepta MARSH | |||
| Military | during the Civil War in Co. E 50 Iowa Infantry | ||||
| Death | 18 DEC 1898 | Shenandoah, Page Co., IA |  |  | |
| Burial | Rose Hill Cem., Shenandoah, Page Co., IA | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarepta MARSH (1837 - 1905) |
| Child | William YERGER (1853 - 1905) |
| Child | James H. YERGER (1854 - 1905) |
| Child | Ida YERGER (1858 - 1905) |
| Child | Edward Perry YERGER (1859 - 1911) |
| Child | Nellie A. YERGER (1864 - 1920) |
| Child | Georgia Adda YERGER (1870 - 1930) |
| Child | Franklin Ashton "Todd" YERGER (1877 - 1940) |
| Father | Benneville Franklin "Ben" YERGER (1814 - 1890) |
| Mother | Hester/Esther "Hetty" CAMPBELL (1817 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann YERGER (1836 - 1922) |
| Sibling | William Perry YERGER (1838 - 1898) |
| Sibling | John Henry YARGER/YERGER (1840 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Joseph YERGER (1843 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Chestine/Guste "Chessie/Chesty" YERGER (1848 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Catherine S. YERGER (1849 - 1857) |
| Sibling | George Edward YERGER (1851 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Frederick YERGER/YARGER (1855 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Adeline M. "Addie" YERGER (1858 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Ella Vincent "Ellen" YERGER (1861 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Elmer Vincent YERGER (1861 - 1929) |
Notes
Death
"Shenandoah World" newspaper Dec 23, 1898 edition
YARGER-----Died, at his home in this city Sunday, Dec 18, 1898, about noon, Israel YARGER, aged 64 years, 5 months, and 9 days. Deceased was born in Hartleton, Union county, Penn, July 9, 1834. When 14 years of age he with his parents moved to Flat Rock, Ohio, where he learned his trade as a tailor. There he was married to Miss Serepta MARSH March 6, 1853. To this union was born eight children. In 1856 he moved to Knoxville, Iowa, and there in the year 1862 he enlisted in Co E, 50th Ia, Inf, and served till the close of the war. At the time of his death he was a member of Burnside Post, No 56, G.A.R. of this city. In 1882 he moved with his family to Clarinda where they lived four years. The last five years of his life were spent in this city. Mr. YARGER was a loving husband and a kind and indulgent father. His wife and five children are left to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M.E. church and interment was in Rose Hill.
The family desire to publicly express their thanks for the kindness of neighbors and all friends and especially to the G.A.R. post for tenders of sympathy and assistance.
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