H. P. YEAGER was born in
Prussia, Sept. 7, 1828, and came to the United States in 1850,
locating first in Williamsburg, Pa., where he taught school
three months. He then clerked at Harrison Furnace a year; then
came to Portsmouth and clerked one year in Hall's store, on Front
street, and three years for Conley. He then formed a
partnership with Mr. Gerlach, but a year later bought his
partner's interest. In 1866 he purchased the property now
occupied by Mrs. Yeager, on Market street, between Second and
Third streets, He died Sept. 26, 1877, and his wife is now
carrying on the business. He was married in 1853 to Margaret
Coleman a native of Germany, born Nov. 7, 1828, who came with
her parents William and Clara Coleman, to the United States
when she was small. Her father died in 18654, aged sixty-four
years. Her mother is still living, aged eighty-two years.
Mrs. Yeager has five children - Henry, Emma Clara, Lucy,
Augusta and Emma.
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THOMAS T. YEAGER was
born in Meigs County, Ohio, in 1836, and has been a resident of
Portsmouth about forty years. He was engaged in the wharf-boat
and commission business eleven years, railroad business four years,
and livery business six years. In September, 1882, he, with
Mr. Anderson, bought McAndrew's flour-mill, corner
of Fifth and Washington streets. It is a two story building,
66 x 27 feet in size, with an L and stable. They are now
re-modeling the mill, putting in eight sets of Sloan's
reelers, two reel bolting chests, and centrifugal reel.
Smith's purifier and a large corn sheller. The capacity
will be two barrels of flour every hour, besides corn meal and mill
feed. Mr. Yeager enlisted in the late war in the three
months' service; participated in the first battle at Bull Run.
He was married in 1869 to Elenor Fritts. They have one
son - Thomas H. Mr. Yeager is a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
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L. D. YORK was born in
England Dec. 20, 1847, and in 1868 came to America, locating in
Paterson, N. J., where he superintended the Passaic Mills eight
years. In 1878 he went to the United States of Colombia,
remaining there over a year. In 1880 he came to Portsmouth and
became associated with the Burgess Steel and Iron Works. He
was married in Portsmouth in 1872 to Alice M. Watkins
They have three daughters and one son. Mr. Yorkis a
member of the Masonic fraternity.
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JACOB YOST was born in
Lorain, Germany March 31, 1846. When he was eight years of age
his father, Andrew Yost, came to the United States, locating
in Portsmouth, where he died June 13, 1871. His family
consisted of five children - Jacob, Louise, Daniel, Lizzie
(the wife of W. H. Elliott, died in December, 1881, aged
twenty-six years), and Phillipine. Jacob began working
in a rolling-mill when ten years of age. When he was fourteen
he went to work at the blacksmith's trade, but after a year and a
half returned to the rolling-mill, where he is now doing the work of
a boiler. He was married Nov. 25, 1873, to Kate Clemens,
daughter of Fred Clemens. They have six children -
Daniel F., Flora L., Emma J., Clemens A., Elinora P. and
Carrie K. Mr. and Mrs. Yost are member of Fifth Street
Lutheran Church.
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