Amador
County
Biographies
GEORGE J. YAGER
George John Yager was born in Oleta,
Amador County, on the 8th of August, 1868, and is now living in
Ione, where he is engaged in blacksmithing.
His father, George Yager, came to California in 1860. He was born in Switzerland, in 1830, and was
educated in his native land. When he
left the country of the Alps he made his way to the Golden state, locating in
Jackson, Amador County. He was a
carpenter by trade, but earned his livelihood in this state as a wood chopper
for a time. Subsequently he engaged in
draying and by his industry and economy saved money enough to purchase a ranch
of one hundred and sixty acres above Oleta.
That property is still in the possession of his family. He was a man of marked industry, reliable in
all his dealings, and at his death, which occurred in this fifty-fourth year,
the community mourned the loss of one of its valued citizens. He was a member of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen and during his entire life commanded the respect of his fellow
men. George Yager was married in Jackson
to Miss Annie Zeiger, also a native of Switzerland,
and they became the parents of four children, namely: John P., of El Dorado County; Fred, who is
living in Tuolumne County; Annie, the wife of H. Routledge,
a resident of Los Angeles; and George J., of this review. The mother still survives and is well known
for her many excellent characteristics.
George J. Yager, the eldest of the
family, acquired his education in the public schools in Amador County and for
three years worked at the blacksmith’s trade in Oleta, becoming an expert in
that line. He then removed to Ione,
where he opened a shop of his own in 1890, since which time he has carried on a
successful business. He receives a
liberal patronage and his trade is constantly increasing.
In 1889 Mr. Yager was joined in
wedlock to Miss Elizabeth Reudy, a native of
Switzerland, and their marriage has been blessed with two children: George Henry and Eunice Catherine. Mr. Yager is a member of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Native Sons of the
Golden West, being a past president of the Ione Parlor, No. 33, of Ione. His political support is given to the Republican
Party. He and his family have a pleasant
home in Ione and enjoy the warm friendship of many acquaintances.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern California”,
Page 530. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
© 2010
Gerald Iaquinta.
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