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Elijah Fisk Yeager

26 Dec 1844 – 10 May 1890

Birth	26 Dec 1844
Death	10 May 1890
Cemetery	Waxahachie City Cemetery Waxahachie , Ellis County , Texas , USA
Added by	Aunt and Uncle Mac on 04 Sep 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29567751

Bio

Son of C.F. Yeager. Civil war veteran, teacher, lawyer, politician, and editor of the Waxahachie Enterprise, an early newspaper. He joined the 29th Tennessee regiment at the age of 17, attended Tusculum College in Tennessee, and moved to Texas with his famiy in 1870, settling first in Alvarado. After moving to Waxahachie, he became Professor of Languages at Marvin College. It was here he met and married Minnie Rainey, sister of Judge Anson Rainey. Afterwards he moved again to Alvarado where he taught at the Masonic Institute, and then he taught at Veal's Station in Parker County. He began a law practice in Ellis County which he continued until 1880 when he purchased a local newspaper, The Waxahachie Enterprise, which he operated until his death. He was a member of the Oddfellows, the Methodist Church, and well-respected in the community. He died of consumption (tuberculosis), leaving a wife and six children. Burial: May 11, 1890

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Family

Parents

• Cornelius Franklin Yeager 1809–1884

Spouse

• Minnie Burton Rainey Yeager 1852–1893 FaG

Siblings

• Frances "Fannie" Yeager Kyle 1839–1924
• Pvt Abraham Hoss Yeager 1842–1940
• Dr Cornelius Franklin Yeager 1848–1915
• Deborah Yeager Rentfro 1850–1928

Children

• Charles Franklin Yeager 1876–1934 FaG
• Anson Blake Yeager 1878–1914 FaG
• Fannie Lu Yeager 1880–1961 FaG
• Mary Yeager Compere 1882–1964 FaG
• Lillian Yeager Vanover 1884–1970 FaG
• Winnie Davis Yeager 1886–1976 FaG

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