Brown McLauren Yeager
1848 - 1924 (75 years)1. Brown McLauren Yeager was born on 8 Oct 1848 in Top of Allegheny, Pocahontas Co., Va; died on 25 Jan 1924 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
From family records of Merle Arbogast Chorba of New Vernon, New Jersey,
daughter of Dr. Hoyt Bailey Arbogast.
Brown McLaurin, also known as B.M. was local manager for Pocahontas
Development Co., a surveyor and commissioner of school lands. The family lived
in Marlinton, Pocahontas Co.
Announcement of a Silver Wedding Anniversary Reception at the couple's home on
Saturday evening December, 12, 1896 at Marlinton, WV.
Ref: WBH; dates on this family from his Bible that daughters Daisy, then Brownie
had. Died in Pulaski VA, at home of daughter Brownie; death recorded in
Pocahontas also. (FYD: I have noticed several duplications of vital statistics
in Pocahontas records. I believe that people brought them in to be recorded in
the home county, even when the event occurred elsewhere.)
He went to school at McDowell, VA to William R. McNeer, a Methodist
minister. Later he taught at Top of Allegheny and Glade Hill.
Moved to Marlinton and bought the Andrew McLaughlin home when Andrew moved
to Maxwellton.Brown married Harriet Elizabeth Arbogast on 12 Dec 1871 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States. Harriet was born on 9 Mar 1848 in , , Randolph Co., Va/Wv; died on 23 Jul 1917 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jacob Walker Yeager was born on 27 Dec 1873 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 30 Apr 1948 in , , Duval Co., Fl; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 3. Daisy Greenwood Yeager was born on 14 Aug 1875 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 10 Feb 1933 in , , Washington, Dc.
- 4. John Moody Yeager was born on 7 Apr 1877 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 14 Apr 1940 in , Clifton Forge, , Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 5. Lewis Armstrong Yeager was born on 10 Sep 1878 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 10 Dec 1906 in , , Monongalia Co., Wv; was buried in Oak Grove Cem, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., Wv.
- 6. Sterling Bayard Yeager was born on 13 Jul 1880 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 27 Nov 1963 in , , Pulaski Co., Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 7. Goldie Rosetta Yeager was born on 6 Feb 1882 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 20 Nov 1912 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 8. Brownie Elizabeth Yeager was born on 21 Aug 1884 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 25 Jan 1966 in , , Greenbrier Co., Wv; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 9. Texarkana Yeager was born on 31 May 1886 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 11 Nov 1959 in , , Washington, Dc; was buried in Cedar Hill Cem, , Washington, Dc.
- 10. Newton Bruce Yeager was born on 23 Jan 1888 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 5 Oct 1964 in , , Pulaski Co., Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 11. Paul Revere Yeager was born on 15 May 1889 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 31 Oct 1965 in , , Fairfax Co., Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
Brown married Eliza Jane Arbogast on 23 Sep 1918 in , , Greenbrier Co., Wv. Eliza was born on 12 Mar 1843 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 1 Nov 1922 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried in Thomrose Cem, , , Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 2
2. Jacob Walker Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 27 Dec 1873 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 30 Apr 1948 in , , Duval Co., Fl; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Jacob married Tessie Pearl Yeager on 11 Dec 1901 in Charleston, Wv. Tessie was born on 1 Oct 1877 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 29 Oct 1947 in , , Kanawha Co., Wv; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Daisy Greenwood Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 14 Aug 1875 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 10 Feb 1933 in , , Washington, Dc. Daisy married William Bradford Sharp on 4 Dec 1900 in Marlinton, Wv. William was born on 11 Jun 1875 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 16 Jul 1932 in , , Washington, Dc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Daisy Evelyn Sharp was born on 19 Aug 1907; and died.
- 13. Living
4. John Moody Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 7 Apr 1877 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 14 Apr 1940 in , Clifton Forge, , Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Ref: Trexler 282 (from WBH); includes several generations of this family.
John married Molly May Smith on 4 Jun 1902 in Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Molly was born on 16 Oct 1875 in , , , Pa; died on 3 Jun 1960 in , , Washington, Dc; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Guy McLauren Yeager was born on 10 Jan 1905; died on 9 Nov 1959.
- 15. Lewis Armstrong Yeager was born on 25 Sep 1906; and died.
- 16. Living
- 17. Living
5. Lewis Armstrong Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 10 Sep 1878 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 10 Dec 1906 in , , Monongalia Co., Wv; was buried in Oak Grove Cem, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., Wv. Lewis married Elizabeth Lynn Harvey in Oct 1903 in , , Cabell Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Sterling Bayard Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 13 Jul 1880 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 27 Nov 1963 in , , Pulaski Co., Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Deaf-mute
Sterling married Katherine Helen Simmons on 22 Jan 1913 in Wv, Pocahontas Co., B. Katherine was born on 25 Dec 1876; died on 18 Jul 1970 in , , , Md; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Marguerite Elizabeth Yeager was born on 11 Jun 1916; died on 1 Aug 1916; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
7. Goldie Rosetta Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 6 Feb 1882 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 20 Nov 1912 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Ref: Trexler 282 (from WBH)
Goldie married William Beale Gatewood on 8 Jan 1908 in Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. William was born in 1878 in , , Bath Co., Va; died on 5 Aug 1943 in , , Cabell Co., Wv; was buried in Woodmere Abbey, Huntington, Cabell Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Charles Warwick Gatewood was born on 14 Nov 1908; died on 13 Jan 1950; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- 20. Lewis Yeager Gatewood was born on 14 Nov 1908; died on 14 Nov 1908; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
8. Brownie Elizabeth Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 21 Aug 1884 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 25 Jan 1966 in , , Greenbrier Co., Wv; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Ref: WBH; from Brownie, 18 August 1938
Had no children, but was a kind of caretaker for the entire family. Called Lal
by her nieces.Brownie married Andrew Warwick Gatewood on 30 Mar 1910 in Marlinton, Wv. Andrew was born on 17 Mar 1881; died on 2 Aug 1959; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Texarkana Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 31 May 1886 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 11 Nov 1959 in , , Washington, Dc; was buried in Cedar Hill Cem, , Washington, Dc. Notes:
Deaf-mute; had no children. Lived in Washington, DC.
Texarkana married Harry C. Carroll on 19 Jun 1911 in Marlinton, Wv. Harry was born on 14 Dec 1885; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Newton Bruce Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 23 Jan 1888 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 5 Oct 1964 in , , Pulaski Co., Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Deaf-mute, did not marry.
11. Paul Revere Yeager (1.Brown1) was born on 15 May 1889 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 31 Oct 1965 in , , Fairfax Co., Va; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Ref: WBH; from obituary and from sister Brownie. His children were raised by
Brownie. Lived in Washington, DC.Paul married Sara Elizabeth Myers on 17 Sep 1917 in , , Pittsylvania Co., Va. Sara was born in May 1898; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
12. Daisy Evelyn Sharp (3.Daisy2, 1.Brown1) was born on 19 Aug 1907; and died. Daisy married Robert Dorsey in May 1928 in A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Living (3.Daisy2, 1.Brown1) 14. Guy McLauren Yeager (4.John2, 1.Brown1) was born on 10 Jan 1905; died on 9 Nov 1959. Notes:
Ref: Trexler 307 (from WBH)
Guy married Violet Bowling on 12 May 1924 in A. Violet was born on 26 Oct 1904; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
15. Lewis Armstrong Yeager (4.John2, 1.Brown1) was born on 25 Sep 1906; and died. Notes:
Nickname Tom
Ref: Trexler 308 (from WBH)Lewis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
16. Living (4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Living (4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Living
18. Marguerite Elizabeth Yeager (6.Sterling2, 1.Brown1) was born on 11 Jun 1916; died on 1 Aug 1916; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. 19. Charles Warwick Gatewood (7.Goldie2, 1.Brown1) was born on 14 Nov 1908; died on 13 Jan 1950; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
A twin
Mil: WWII
Ref: WBH; raised by his Aunt Brownie after his mother diedFamily/Spouse: Louise Sands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Lewis Yeager Gatewood (7.Goldie2, 1.Brown1) was born on 14 Nov 1908; died on 14 Nov 1908; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
A twin
21. Living (11.Paul2, 1.Brown1) 22. Living (11.Paul2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
23. Living (11.Paul2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
24. Living (14.Guy3, 4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Living
- 34. Guy Alexander Hart
- 35. Living
25. Living (14.Guy3, 4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Living
26. Living (14.Guy3, 4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. John Burgess
- 38. Living
27. Living (15.Lewis3, 4.John2, 1.Brown1) 28. Living (15.Lewis3, 4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. David Yeager
29. Living (17.Living3, 4.John2, 1.Brown1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Polly Barrett
30. Living (22.Living3, 11.Paul2, 1.Brown1) 31. Living (22.Living3, 11.Paul2, 1.Brown1) 32. Living (22.Living3, 11.Paul2, 1.Brown1)