George Helm Yeaman

  • Born November 1, 1829 in Hardin County, Kentucky.

  • His parents were STEPHEN MINOR YEAMAN and LUCRETIA HELM.

  • Married LELIA PEGRAM TRIPLETT on May 20, 1855. She was born about 1833 in Hardin County, Kentucky; died April 24, 1890 in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey. Her parents were ROBERT TRIPLETT and VIRGINIA ANNE PEGRAM.

  • He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, the U.S. House of Representatives and was teh U.S. Minister to Denmark.

  • Died February 23, 1908 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.

  • Both George and Leila are buried in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey.




CHILDREN

  1. ROBERT TRIPLETT YEAMAN, born in 1857 in Kentucky; died June 10, 1946 in Colorado. Married BEATRICE MAUDE EDKIN on October 22, 1890 in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.

  2. STEPHEN M. YEAMAN, born June 3, 1858 in Kentucky; died November 17, 1912 in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey. Married JESSYE BALDWIN on June 16, 1891 in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Married ANN T. FARRELL on April 22, 1908 in New York.

  3. LELIA PEGRAM YEAMAN, born in 1863 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky; died in 1889 in Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey. Married HENRY H. BARROW on May 5, 1882 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.

  4. VIRGINIA LUCRETIA YEAMAN, born November 14, 1866; died in 1955. Married RICHARD LOUIS REMNITZ on October 5, 1891 in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey.

  5. ANNA HAMILTON YEAMAN, born August 14, 1877 in New York; died May 18, 1927 in New Jersey. Married WALTER HALSTEAD CONDICT in 1903.

SOURCE:

Beverly McAlister

George Helm Yeaman on Wikipedia

How Four Kentucky Congressmen HElped End Slavery


Documentation:

1880 New York County, New York Census