Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Cooper Eyster and Emeline Yeager




Husband James Cooper Eyster 1 2

           Born: 27 Sep 1825 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Apr 1892 - Philadelphia, PA 2
 Cause of Death: Heart disease
         Buried:  - Cedar Grove Cemetery, near Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA


         Father: George Senseny Eyster (1795-1858) 2 3
         Mother: Eleanor Susannah Alison (1799-1836) 2


       Marriage: 22 Jan 1852 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 2



Wife Emeline Yeager 1

            AKA: Emmeline Yeager 2
           Born:  - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Sep 1899 2
         Buried:  - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA


         Father: Michael Yeager (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Cynthia Fell (      -      ) 4 5




Children

General Notes: Husband - James Cooper Eyster


He grew up and was educated in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and for some time was associated with his brother, J. Alison Eyster, in the dry goods business in Chambersburg. In 1872 he was appointed to a very responsible position in the United States mint in Philadelphia and removed his residence to that city. He continued in that position until the time of his death.

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 701.

2 Ella Campbell Slagle Nichols, Family Record (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately published, 1914).

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 681.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 701, 905.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 728.


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