hmtl5 Zella Myrtle Yeazel b. 16 Dec 1879 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 21 Feb 1972 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Zella Myrtle Yeazel

Zella Myrtle Yeazel

Female 1879 - 1972  (92 years)


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  • Name Zella Myrtle Yeazel 
    Birth 16 Dec 1879  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 21 Feb 1972  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1898  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2024 

    Father Adam Wallace Yeazel,   b. 20 Dec 1851, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1942, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Sarah Amelia Cessna,   b. 11 Feb 1856, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1953, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1877  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bowman Davis Clester,   b. 14 Apr 1874, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1953, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 16 Feb 1897  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Bonnie May Clester,   b. 28 Jan 1895, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1983, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Mona Virgie Clester,   b. 15 Aug 1900, Newman, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sept 1923, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     3. Bowman Vern Clester,   b. 29 Jan 1903, Newman, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1988, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1879 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Feb 1972 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Clester    		Clester
    Zella Yeazel Clester    		Zella Yeazel Clester

  • Notes 
    • Notes on Find a Grave:
      Zella "Myrtle" Yeazel was born 16 Dec 1879 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; daughter of Adam Wallace and Sarah Amelia (Cessna) Yeazel.

      Myrtle was united in marriage 16 Feb 1897 in Illinois with Bowman Davis Clester; son of Jacob and Lucinda (Peters) Clester.

      Bowman and Myrtle were the parents of three children:

      1. Bonnie Mae born 1898 married Owen Robert Wade
      2. Mona Virgie (1901-1923)
      3. Bowman Vernon "Verne" born 1903 married Margaret D. McAlpine

      Bowman passed away 03 Feb 1953 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois at the age of 78 years. He was laid to rest in Homer GAR Cemetery in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois.

      Myrtle passed away 21 Feb 1972 in Fairmount at the age of 92 years. She was laid to rest in Homer GAR Cemetery with Bowman.
      [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S51] Illinois Marriages: 1851-1900.


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