About John A. Yeager
Lived 1882 – 1955 (aged 73). John A. Yeager was an American lawyer and politician.
John Alexander Yeager (January 17, 1882 – June 16, 1955) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He represented Lamar County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1932.
Biography John Alexander Yeager was born on January 17, 1882, in Toomsuba, Mississippi. He was the son of Daniel Wayne Yeager and Lucinda Jane (Dodd) Yeager. He died after a short illness on June 16, 1955, in the Methodist Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Personal life Yeager was a member of the Methodist Church and the Freemasons. He married Pearl Robeson on January 14, 1903. They had four children. After Pearl died on May 17, 1910, Yeager married Corean Anderson on June 11, 1911. They had three children together.
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American lawyer and politician
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John A. Yeager was born on 17 January 1882 in Toomsuba.
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John A. Yeager died on 16 June 1955 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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John A. Yeager was a lawyer and politician.
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