Descriptive Summary and Abstract
Cushing Memorial Library
College Station, TX 77843-5000
Yeager, Bill P.
Inventory of the Yeager
Family Papers:
1862-1892.
.8 linear ft.
The Archive of the
Yeager Family Civil War collection is composed of correspondence including
handwritten and typed letters, photographs, old money, and genealogy
information. Many of letters include photocopies of the original
letters.
Ragan MSS 00251
English.
Biographical Note
James Evans Yeager was born
November 28th, 1750 in
Alabama and died in a
Northern Prison Camp during the
Civil War. Other members of the Yeager family are
noted in the
genealogy publication, but the information is
primarily about
Nicholas Yager (the original spelling of the
surname), patriarch of the family. Very little information on the personal or
professional lives of the individuals is included, but the publication does
contain photographic copies of family members with captions.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains over 22 letters mainly from
James to
Caroline. The letters began
January 22, 1862 to Yeager’s sibling telling them about
the war, asking them to write, and includes information on the Union army.
There are some unknown dates and copies of letters in folder 8. In folders 9
and 12 there are detailed
genealogies of the Yeager family including a
detailed
genealogy chart of
James Evans Yeager and a publication titled
The Nicholas Yager-Yeager Descendants: A
Genealogy 1678-1986 by
Odesa Collins. Folder 10 contains 6
photographs of Sterling silver coffee service and
flatware, China and crystal glassware and place settings owned by the Yeager’s.
Folder 11 contains a Confederate $100 bill and a Mexican Centavo $25 dollar
bill.
Organization of the Papers
This collection is organized into 2 series:
- Series 1. Correspondence, Jan.11 1862-March 27, 2001, and
undated.
- Series 2. Miscellaneous, 1862, 1986, and undated.
Access
No restrictions.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Online Catalog Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related
materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Names
L. M. Lynch
W. H. Mays
W. H. Tinstill
Caroline
Tunstill
Caroline
Yeager
James Yeager
Subjects
Correspondence
Genealogy
Photographs
Places
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Provenance
Donated by Mr. Bill P. Yeager, 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Nafisah Hankins in
2005.
Detailed Description of the Collection:
Series 1. Correspondence,
Jan.11
1862-March 27, 2001, and undated.
1/1
Letter from
John Tunstill at
Ft. Piler, TN to
JamesCaroline Yeager,
Jan.11, 1862.
Letter from
L. M. Lynch at
Fort Pillow, TN to
James Yeager
Feb. 16, 1862.
Letter from
John Tunstill at
Tennessee to
John Elizabeth Tunstill
March 20, 1862.
Letter from
E. S. W. H. Tinstill at
William Co., TN to
Caroline Yeager
Dec. 6, 1862.
1/2
Letter from
James Yeager to
Caroline Yeager,
Jan.11, 1863.
Unknown writer/ with copy of letter to wife and
children,
Jan.22, 1863.
Letter from
James Yeager at
Bedford, TN to
Caroline Yeager/ with copy of letter,
Jan.27, 1863.
Letter from
James Yeager at
Fayetteville, TN to
Caroline Yeager,
Feb.6, 1863.
Letter from unknown to
Caroline Yeager,
Feb.6, 1863.
Letter from
James Yeager to
Caroline Yeager/ with copy of letter,
Feb.7, 1863.
Unknown writer/ with copy of letter,
Mar.7, 1863.
Unknown writer,
Mar.18, 1863.
Letter from
W. H. Tinstill to
Caroline Yeager/ with copy of letter,
Mar. 23, 1863.
Letter from
James Yeager to
Caroline Yeager,
Apr.28, 1863.
Letter from
James Yeager at
Lynchburg, VA to
Caroline Yeager/ with copy of letter ,
Apr.29, 1863.
Letter from
James Yeager at
Tennessee to
Caroline Yeager,
June 6, 1863.
1/3
Letter from
James Yeager to
Caroline Yeager,
Jan.9, 1869.
1/4
Letter from
James Yeager to Gen. Letter/ Writing,
July 22, 1880.
1/5
Letter from
Novell D. at
Decatur, AL to
Nettie/ with copy of letter,
May 8, 1890.
1/6
Letter from
W. H. Mays to
Mrs. Logan Yeager,
Feb.7, 1892.
1/7
1 letter with 6 page genealogy logs and envelopes,
undated.
Letter from
Hulen Barbara Horton to
Mr. Mrs. Bill Yeager,
March 27, 2001.
1/8
2 Civil War letters- with copies,
undated.
Series 2. Miscellaneous,
1862, 1986, and undated.
1/9
Descendants of John D. F. Yeager-3 sheet genealogy logs
of the Yeager family,
undated.
1/10
6 Photographs of silverware and crystals,
undated.
1/11
$25 Centavo bill,
undated.
$100 Confederate bill,
Nov.20, 1862.
1/12
Publication titled:
The Nicholas Yager-Yeager Descendants: A
Genealogy 1678-1986 written by
Odesa Collins.
1986.