Barbara Yeager was born May 20, 1858 in Newport, KY to Nicholas Yeager (1830-1904) and his first wife, Margaretha Sendelbach Yeager (1836-1860). Her father, Nicholas Yeager/Jörger married Margaretha Sendelbach on May 8, 1853 at Corpus Christi Church in Newport. She was their fourth child together.

Children of Nicholas Yeager and Margaretha Sendelbach

1. Margaret Yeager-born about 1857; died young-by 1870.
2. Franz Joseph Yeager-born Feb 6, 1857; died May 22, 1932. Baptized at St Stephens Church, Newport.
3. Charles Aloysius Yeager (born either 1852 or 1857); Died Dec. 13, 1920; married Theresa Scherrer
4. Barbara Yeager-born May 20, 1858 in Newport, KY.

For more information on Nicholas Yeager’s family with his second wife, see the family history.

http://www.usgenwebsites.org/KYCampbell/nicholasyeager.htm
 

Barbara grew up in John’s Hill area. She was a member of St John the Baptist Church in Wilder. She married twice. She first married Phillip Schweibold on Oct. 30, 1877 at St John the Baptist Church in Wilder. It was a double wedding with her brother Aloysius and Theresa Scherrer. Phillip had posted the marriage bond fees for both marriages. (Which was $100 per couple).

Phillip Schweibold was born in Germany in 1844. He emigrated in October 1871 on the ship Hermann that sailed from Bremen. He was 33 years old when he married Barbara. Phillip died in Oct. 1879 when Barbara was expecting their second child. It is unknown where Phillip was buried. There is a tombstone at St Stephen’s Cemetery in Ft Thomas with his name on it. The cemetery has no record of anyone buried in that grave. This stone is in Otto Federle’s family plot.
 

Children of Phillip Schweibold & Barbara Yeager

1. Mary Louise Schweibold-born Nov. 1, 1878; baptized at St John the Baptist Church (my great grandmother)
2. Nicholas Aloysius Schweibold-born March 15, 1880 in Campbell County.
 

Barbara and her children moved in with her brother, Aloysius and his family after Phillip died. She helped out on their farm in Wilder.  Barbara married for the second time on June 2, 1881 to Otto Federle at St Stephen’s Church in Newport. Both of her children from Phillip took Federle as their last name. There is no formal court adoption.

Otto Federle was born Oct 19, 1851 in Grossweier, Baden, Germany. He had been a soldier & a farmer in Germany. He emigrated on the ship Labrador sailing from Havre; arriving in the US on April 7, 1880. He was granted US citizenship on July 28, 1886 in Newport, KY. In Newport, he was a saloonkeeper. He died Dec. 22, 1919 from apoplexy/ paralysis (stroke). He had been very active in Newport. He was a member of the German Pioneer Club in Newport. Otto helped raise Barbara’s two children by Phillip Schweibold and they had two children together.
 

Children of Otto Federle & Barbara Yeager

1.Benjamin Otto (Bernhard) Federle-born Sept 5, 1882; died June 5, 1974; Married Stella Gugel June 10, 1903 in Newport. No children
2. Christina "Dena" Federle-born Feb. 13, 1884 in Newport; died March 6, 1933. Second wife of James Henry Murray; married Sept. 28, 1910 at St Stephen’s Church; 4 children

Barbara died May 22, 1932 in Campbell County, Ky. She is buried at St Stephen’s Cemetery in Ft Thomas, Ky. Her will dated Oct 10, 1921 had her four children as beneficiaries and her sons as executors. Will was executed May 27, 1932.

Obituary Notice

http://www.usgenwebsites.org/KYCampbell/willfederle.htm

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