James Thornton Yeargain

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	James Thornton Yeargain  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Residence	1860	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Birth	26 Mar 1860	Adams County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Residence	1892	Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Residence	1900	Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Residence	1910	Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA   [8]
  Residence	1920	Missouri, Brown, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Residence	1930	Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA   [12]
  Burial	1937	Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Death	14 Feb 1937	Missouri, Brown, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I3340	Woodworth Ancestry
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Thornton Yeargain,   b. 3 Nov 1815, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Jul 1909, Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth B Laughlin,   b. 28 Jul 1818, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Mar 1887, Adams County, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Sep 1836	Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA   [15]
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Minnie Eliza McMurry,   b. 5 Dec 1868, Brown, Illinois, USA d. 24 Jan 1912, Brown, Illinois, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1894	Brown, Illinois, USA   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Kathryn L Yeargain,   b. Jan 1895, Adams County, Illinois, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margeret E Yeargain,   b. 1907, Brown, Illinois, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Kathryne Elizabeth Rigg,   b. 20 Sep 1874, Brown, Illinois, USA d. 29 Sep 1962, Brown, Illinois, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1921	Brown, Illinois, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F3626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1860 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Birth - 26 Mar 1860 - Adams County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Gilmer, Adams, Illinois, USA Residence - 1892 - Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA Marriage - 14 Feb 1894 - Brown, Illinois, USA Residence - 1900 - Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA Residence - 1910 - Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA Residence - 1920 - Missouri, Brown, Illinois, USA Marriage - 1921 - Brown, Illinois, USA Residence - 1930 - Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA Burial - 1937 - Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, USA Death - 14 Feb 1937 - Missouri, Brown, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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