Henry and Elizabeth (Glantz) Yeager
Elizabeth Glantz married Henry Yeager in 1903. Bother were from Norka, Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1900 through a port in Texas. Henry had two brothers, Martin and William, who also came to America.
Henry and Elizabeth Yeager (nee Glantz) 1903
According to recent papers found [Memorial Service conducted by Rev. David L. Evans, Dec 10, 1954] on Henry Yeager, Henry was in Colorado before the 1900 immigration I found shown on the Census. The Memorial given by Rev. Evans states: "In 1897 he settled near Loveland where he was active as a stockman and farmer, and raised the first sugar beets to be processed at the Loveland Sugar Beet Factory, which was built a few years later. In 1909 he moved to a farm near Berthoud to continue in agriculture until moving to a farm northwest of Longmont in 1930, where illness forced his retirement, and where he resided until a few months before his death."
Henry Yeager [b.1877, d. 1954] was the son of Heinrick Peter Jager [b. 1829] and Catharine Hausher, NeeHahn [b. 1836, d. 1894 & m. 1866]. Heinrick Peter Jager was the son of Johann Wilhelm Jager [b. 1804, d. 1882] and Anna Maria Schneider [b. 1803, d. 1877 & m. 1823]. Johann Jager was the son of Johannes Jager [b. 1784] and Anna Maria Filg [b. 1790, d. 1838, & m. 1816]. Johannes Jager was the son of Wilhelm Jager [b. 1761] and married to Anna Margaretha Frick [b. 1764, d. 1839]. Wilhelm Jager was the son of Fredrick Jager and Anna Elizabeth as shown on the Pleve chart.
Henry and Elizabeth had eight children with one dying at birth:
Herman William Yeager b. 1904 d. 1965 he was not married
Carrie Ann Yeager b. 1906 d. 1999 married Henry Wagner. They had three daughters
Harold Yeager b. 1908 d. 2000 married Glendora Baller. They had two daughters and a son.
Albert Yeager b. 1912 d. 2001 married Merl Bragg. They had a daughter and a son.
Child Yeager died at birth
Alma Yeager b. 1916 Married Richard West. They had two sons.
Victor Yeager b. 1919 d. 1994 married Nancy Loker. They had two daughters and two sons.
Edna Yeager b. 1923 d. 2000 married Kenneth Thomas. They had three sons.
I am the grand daughter of Elizabeth Glantz and Henry Yeager and have been working on the family genealogy for a good number of years. A few years ago I began working with six of Dan Glantz's daughters who had also been working on genealogy and our project grew. I began this journey and my goal was to have everyone's data. However my journey grew in to a longing for more than names and dates. As I began getting acquainted with those who came before me, met new family members or became reacquainted with others my longing turned my heart to much more. I discovered roots which ran deep and built the foundation of a family. A family blessed by our ancestors who gifted us so much by coming to the United States.
Contributed by Janet "Jan" (Yeager) Boespflug - August 2003
Elizabeth Glantz married Henry Yeager in 1903. Both were from Norka, Russia and immigrated to the United States, Elizabeth with her parents and siblings in 1891 or 1892 through Ellis Island and Henry in 1900 through Galveston Texas. Henry worked his way to the U.S. on a freighter and from Texas then continued his journey to Colorado.
Henry had two brothers, Martin [b. 1871] and William [b.1874, Norka Russia, d. 1955 Colorado] who also came to America where the three connected possibly in Colorado as all three lived here on census I found.
According to recent papers found [Memorial Service conducted by Rev. David L. Evans, Dec 10, 1954] on Henry Yeager, Henry was in Colorado before the 1900 immigration I found shown on the Census. The Memorial given by Rev. Evans states: "In 1897 he settled near Loveland where he was active as a stockman and farmer, and raised the first sugar beets to be processed at the Loveland Sugar Beet Factory, which was built a few years later. In 1909 he moved to a farm near Berthoud to continue in agriculture until moving to a farm northwest of Longmont in 1930, where (eventually) illness forced his retirement, and where he resided until a few months before his death."
{Henry's daughter Alma shared in 2001, "She remembers the story her father, Henry, told about debarking from the freighter and walking through Texas looking for a job. He was appalled how the owners of the slaves would whip them. It made him sick and disrespect the owners.
Henry also shared about the "Old Country" and how there were strawberries growing wild along the Volga River. The wild berries were bigger there than our tame ones here in the United States.
Henry also recalled to Alma how the women of the Volga River area had beautiful complexions which he felt were a result of the moisture coming off the river."}
{Henry's grand daughter shared how her grandfather sponsored a family from California so they would not be interned in the camp for Japanese during WWII. Nancy Nishashra (she wasn't definite on the spelling of the name) had come to Longmont from California, and lived on the Yeager Farm. Nancy's brothers were a lot older and their family worked on the Yeager farm. The brothers also attended CU in Boulder. She was not aware what happened to the family other than they did return at some point in time to California, or if their property and possessions were waiting for them when the returned.}
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Henry Yeager [b.1877 Norka Russia, d. 1954 Colorado] was the son of Heinrick Peter Jager [b. 1829 Norka Russia] and [m. 1866] Catharine Hausher, Nee Hahn [b. 1836, d. 1894].
Heinrick Peter Jager was the son of Johann Wilhelm Jager [b. 1804 Norka Russia, d. 1882 Norka Russia] and [m. 1823] Anna Maria Schneider [b. 1803, d. 1877].
Johann Wilhelm Jager [b. 1804 Norka Russia, d. 1882 Norka Russia] was the son of Johannes Jager [b. 1784 Norka Russia] and [m. abt. 1803] wife #1 Norka Russia.
Johannes Jager was the son of Johann Wilhelm Jager [b. 1761 Pfalz, Hesse, Germany] and [m. abt 1782] Anna Margaretha Frick [b. 1764 Frank Colony, d. 1839 Norka Russia].
Wilhelm Jager was the son of Fredrick Jager [b. abt 1720 Pfalz, Hesse, Germany and [m. abt 1750] Anna Elizabeth [b. abt 1723 Pfalz, Hesse, Germany, d. aft 1798, Norka Russia] as shown on the Pleve chart.
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Elizabeth (Glantz) Yeager [b. 1883 Norka Russia, d. 1968 Colorado] was the daughter of Conrad (Konrad) Glantz [b. 1860 Norka Russia d. 1921 Colorado] and [m. 1882] Amelia Hahn [b. 1856 Norka Russia, d. 1946 Colorado]
Conrad (Konrad) Glantz [b. 1822 Norka Russia, d. 1878 Colorado] was the son of Conrad Glantz [b. 1822 Norka Russia d. 1878] and [m. 1840] Margaret (Margaretha) Yost (Jost) [b. 1823 Norka Russia, d. 1871 Norka Russia]
Conrad Glantz [b. 1822 Norka Russia) d. 1878.] was the son of Heinrick Peter Glantz [b. 1786 Norka Russia, d. 1843] and [m. 1821] Elisabeth Donnhoff /Eckert [b. 1792 Doenhof Russia, d. 1852 Doenhof Russia]
Heinrick Peter Glantz [b. 1786 Norka Russia, d. 1843] was the son of Johannes Glantz [b. 1748 Hesse Germany, d. 1809 and [m. abt 1770 Norka Russia] Christina Vogler (Volcker) [b. 1754 Hesse Germany]
Johannes Glantz [b. 1748 Hesse Germany, d. 1809 Norka Russia] was the son of Ernst Glantz b. German, d. bfr 1767] and [m. 1735 Diebach-Haaq, Hesse, Germany] Ester Jacoby [b. 1714 Diebach-Haaq, Hesse, Germany, d. 1775 Norka Russia]
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Amelia (Amalie) Hahn [1856 Norka Russia. d. 1946 Colorado] was the daughter of Adam Hahn [b. Norka Russia] m. Sophie Brunn ]b. Norka Russia].
Conrad and Amelia (Hahn) Glantz had the following Children: (Catherine Elizabeth and Margaret Carrie came with their parents to America. Catharina and Christina died in Russia. Lydia, Daniel and Rose were all born in Nebraska.)
Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzy" Glantz b. 1883, d. 1968
Margaret "Carrie" Glantz b. 1887, d. 1979
Catharina Magdalena Glantz b. 1887, d. 1888
Christina Magdelena Glantz b. 1889, d. 1891
Lydia "Lillian" Glantz b. 1894, d. 1972
Daniel "Dan" Glantz b. 1897, d. 1952
Rosa "Rose" Bertha Glantz b. 1900, d. 1989
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Henry and Elizabeth had eight children with one dying at birth:
Herman William Yeager [b. 1904 Colorado, d. 1965 Colorado] he was not married.
Carrie Ann Yeager [b. 1906 Colorado d. 1999 Colorado] m. 1933 Henry Wagner [b. 1908 Ukraine, d. 1999 Colorado]. They had three daughters. One daughter deceased Elaine [b, 1834, d.1995]
Harold Yeager [b. 1908 Colorado d. 2000 Colorado] m. 1945 Glendora Baller [b. 1916 Colorado, d. 2001 Colorado]. They had two daughters and a son. Harold Yeager also had a son with Ruby (Kisner) Altergott.
Albert Yeager [b. 1912 Colorado d. 2001 Colorado] m. 1955 California Merl Bragg [b. 1917 Colorado, d. 1998 Colorado]. They had a daughter and a son. Deceased daughter Teri Merline [b. 1957, d. 1978]
Child Yeager died at birth
Alma Yeager [b. 1916 Colorado, d. 2003 Colorado] m. 1950 Richard West. They had two sons.
Victor Yeager [b. 1919 d. 1994] m. 1945 Nancy Loker. They had two daughters and two sons. One deceased son Scott Yeager [b. 1951 d. 1998.]
Edna Yeager [b. 1923 Colorado d. 2000 Colorado] m. 1946 Kenneth Thomas [b. 1921]. They had three sons. Deceased sons Kim Thomas [b. 1954 d. 1968] and Charles Thomas [b. 1958 d. 1993].
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The Yeager Family have been longtime residents of Longmont Colorado. Henry farmed in the Loveland and Berthoud Colorado area before moving to Longmont. Three of his sons, Herman, Harold and Albert, continued in his farming footsteps, while Victor attended college and worked in pharmaceuticals. It was important to Henry and Elizabeth that their daughters be educated and they made sure, with the help of their sons, that their daughters were educated women. Carrie attended Colorado Teachers College in Greeley and became a country school teacher, Alma became a beautician and Edna attended CU in music. The brothers owned three farms. One of which was, after many years of farming, developed by Herman and Albert into housing and the very first shopping center in Longmont called Yeager Garden Acres, sold, now called Main Street Market Place at 17th and Main. The other two farms were sold for housing when it was no longer feasible for the families to farm. The last 34 acres on the Home Place where Henry and Elizabeth lived, were sold in 2004 for development Their house was designated as 'Historical' by the City.
A note about Henry from one of his grand daughters was sent to Jan stating, "I remember our Grandfather Yeager. I remember a moral and a wise man who lived his life in terms of right and wrong according to his great reverence for God. I remember a man of great stature and talent and vision who studied scripture, who tended his bees, who crafted farm and household tools on his forge, and who grafted his prize fruit trees in the orchards he loved. I remember a noble man who carried his burden of declining health with dignity. I remember a grand presence as he sat on the porch swing and welcomed visits from his granddaughters."
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The Glantz Family continue to live in various areas of the Front Range of Colorado. Several of the generations continue the farming tradition, including sugar beets.
I am the grand daughter of Elizabeth Glantz and Henry Yeager and have been working on the family genealogy for a good number of years. In 1998 I began working with six of Dan Glantz's daughters who had also been working on genealogy and our project grew. I began this journey and my goal was to have everyone's data. However my journey grew in to a longing for more than names and dates. As I began getting acquainted with those who came before me, met new family members or became reacquainted with others my longing turned my heart to much more. I discovered roots which ran deep and built the foundation of a family. A family blessed by our ancestors who gifted us so much by coming to the United States.
Contributed by Janet "Jan" (Yeager) Boespflug - Updated and corrections made May, 2010
