William Thornton Yeargain

1815 - 1909  (93 years)

• Name	William Thornton Yeargain  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	3 Nov 1815	Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Relocated	1831	Adams County, Illinois, USA   [16]
  Family Search ID	K2MP-6XT
  Occupation	Farmer  [16]
  Residence	1850	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Residence	1860	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Occupation	1865  [6, 16]
  	Illinois State Legislature
  Residence	1872	Adams County, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Residence	1880	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Residence	1900	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [10]
  Burial	1909	Columbus, Adams, Illinois, USA   [5, 9, 12, 15]
  	Mount Pleasant Cemetery
  Death	18 Jul 1909	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [2, 5, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17]
  Probate	24 Jul 1909	Adams County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Notes	Twelve Children per Obit
  Person ID	I3056	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   [18, 19]
  Family ID	F627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth B Laughlin,   b. 28 Jul 1818, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Mar 1887, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1836	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Nancy Elizabeth Yeargain,   b. 8 Mar 1839, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 2 Mar 1915, Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Ellen Yeargain,   b. 8 May 1841, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 12 Mar 1916, Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Lucy F Yeargain,   b. 10 Feb 1844, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 22 Jan 1935, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit, Washington, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Anne Rebecca Yeargain,   b. 12 Aug 1844, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 9 Oct 1928, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. James Yeargain,   b. 1848, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. Bef 1859, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age < 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. George Milton Yeargain,   b. 12 Apr 1850, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 1920, Kansas, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. William A Yeargain,   b. 16 Oct 1852, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 19 Oct 1929, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mark W Yeargain,   b. 13 Feb 1855, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 8 Mar 1867, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 9. Sarah V Yeargain,   b. 15 Sep 1857, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 7 Sep 1892, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 10. Nellie Yeargain,   b. Feb 1859, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 1934, Iowa, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 11. James Thornton Yeargain,   b. 26 Mar 1860, Adams County, Illinois, USA d. 14 Feb 1937, Missouri, Brown, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Nov 1815 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Relocated - 1831 - Adams County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 21 Sep 1836 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1850 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1872 - Adams County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1900 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Burial - 1909 - Columbus, Adams, Illinois, USA Death - 18 Jul 1909 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Probate - 24 Jul 1909 - 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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