Edward Asbury Yeargain

1832 - 1895  (63 years)

• Name	Edward Asbury Yeargain  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	9 Apr 1832	Shelby County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [9]
  Residence	1 Jul 1863	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Residence	1870	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	1880	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Burial	1895	Columbus, Adams, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 7, 12, 15, 16]
  	Mount Pleasant Cemetery
  Death	1 Jul 1895	Adams County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 7, 12, 15, 16]
  Person ID	I3349	Woodworth Ancestry
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John C Yeargain,   b. 1795, Virginia, USA d. 30 Nov 1845, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Bain,   b. 11 Mar 1789, Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 1855, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Oct 1812	Botetourt County, Virginia, USA   [19, 20]
  Family ID	F627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Ruth Pearce,   b. 15 Aug 1832, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 23 Dec 1869, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1851	Adams County, Illinois, USA   [10, 11]
  Children	> 1. Charles Thomas Yeargain,   b. Jan 1853, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 31 Oct 1863, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Mary E Yeargain,   b. 19 Jun 1855, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 21 Oct 1931, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Sarah Louise Yeargain,   b. 8 Aug 1857, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 2 Sep 1949, Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Edward B Yeargain,   b. 1858, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 5 Nov 1882, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. David Pearce Yeargain,   b. Jun 1862, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 1 Dec 1928, Kern County, California, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. John C Yeargain,   b. 3 Dec 1864, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 12 Oct 1936, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Catherine Norris,   b. 12 Jul 1846, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA d. 28 Mar 1930, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1871	Illinois, USA
  Children	> 1. Catherine Yeargain,   b. Nov 1873, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 1903, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Effie Albertie "Little Bertie" Yeargain,   b. 1876, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 22 Oct 1883, Coatsburg, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 7 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Ruby Yeargain,   b. Feb 1880, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lorenzo D Yeargain,   b. 9 Oct 1886, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Oct 1918, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Apr 1832 - Shelby County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 29 May 1851 - Adams County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1 Jul 1863 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1870 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Marriage - Abt 1871 - Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Burial - 1895 - Columbus, Adams, Illinois, USA Death - 1 Jul 1895 - Adams County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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Yeargain http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=3085797&indiv=try [S123] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for John C. Yeargain http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSIllinoisDeath&h=2377791&indiv=try [S435] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Gilmer, Adams, Illinois; Roll: M593_186; Page: 158A; Image: 140802; Family History Library Film: 545685. Record for Eden A Yeargan http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=15943049&indiv=try [S123] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Mary E. 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Yeargain http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=3085757&indiv=try [S340] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Gilmer, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 174; Family History Film: 1254174; Page: 138B; Enumeration District: 009; Image: 0279. Record for Edward Yeorgain http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=29211589&indiv=try [S473] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Mrs Sarah C Yeargain http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USDirectories&h=364830769&indiv=try [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). 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