Hancock County Historical Society
Carthage, Illinois

Siegfried X
Page 156

Mrs. Wm. Yetter died of congestion of the lungs at her home in Carthage township Nov. 1, aged 59 years.  Her maiden name was Mary Long and she was born in this county, July 26, 1836, and married to Wm. Yetter Nov. 13, 1856 in Carthage.  Her children were, Wm. E., Christopher D., Eugene L., Mrs. Wm. Dye, Mrs. Chas. Boston, Mrs. Sylvester Boston and Mrs. Dan Dunsworth.  Levi died at the age of twelve, and Ettah when six years old.  All the living children lived on farms in Hancock county.  Her husband was aged and feeble.  The funeral was conducted by Rev. Mr. Brewer and interment was in Yetter cemetery.

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Note: Mary M. Yetter (Long) died on 01-Nov-1895.

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Children:

Hortense Elizabeth Yetter	25-Oct-1857	27-Oct-1925
William Edgar Yetter	08-Jul-1859	15-Feb-1933
Levi H. Yetter	16-Nov-1860	27-Nov-1872
Christopher Davis Yetter	09-Feb-1862	24-Nov-1907
Mary Rowena Yetter	22-Aug-1864	31-Dec-1941
Louis Yetter	about 1865	about 1865
Susan Yetter	about 1867	about 1929
Sarah Catherine Yetter	14-Sep-1869	28-Jan-1942
Ettie L. Yetter	22-Dec-1871	18-Jan-1879
Eugene L. Yetter	17-Nov-1873	02-May-1953

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