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Photograph of the first page of the Last Will and Testament for Gabriel Sager, dated from 1848.

Photograph of Page 1 of the 1848 last will and testament of Gabriel Sager.

On this page, he wishes his wife, Mary Sager, to have her choice of houses, cows, sheep etc. She is to have the use of the lands until her sons, John and Ely, reach…

Photograph of the birth registration issued for Bettie See Sager who was born on March 18, 1930, in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County.

Parents were Charles H. Sager and Jess L. Showman.

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Charles Sager as a young man in a suit and tie.

A photograph similar to these was used in the 1964 Stonewall Jackson High School Yearbook (SJHS) titled, "Jacksonian Heritage".

Group photograph of the six children born to Edgar Douglas Newman and Mary (Walton) Newman of Woodstock.

The children are (l to r): Wilbur L. Newman, Edgar W. Newman, Helen Newman (Sager), Harold Newman, Houston Newman, and Douglas Newman.…

Photograph of Mary Alice Christiana (Sager) Crabill as a young woman standing beside a staircase and wearing a floor-length gown.

She was born to John and Berletta (Dellinger) Sager in Woodstock, VA.

Her family and friends called her…

Photograph of the last will and testament of Conrad Sager.

Filed in 1801, the will directs that the entire estate be left to his wife, Mary, on the condition that she "should maintain and school my children ... until they come of lawful age". …

Earl Lee Grove and his wife, Mary Ellen (Sager) Grove are standing together behind a large, multi-tiered cake.

Probably, this was an anniversary celebration.

The couple had many children including Ralph, Leonard, Winfred Wayne, and Carroll…

Earl Lee Grove and his wife, Mary Ellen (Sager) Grove are standing together behind a large, multi-tiered cake.

Several of their grown children are standing beside them. The son on the far right has been identified as Carroll Gene Grove. The…

Eleonor Lynn (Sager) Bowman standing in front of a brick fireplace and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, corsage, and gloves with her dress.

She was the daughter of Mark and Anna Martha (Jenkins) Sager of Toms Brook.

She married Wayne Watson Bowman…

Damaged photograph of Emmons S. Sager, his wife, Eltie F. (Boyce) Sager, and, probably, their two oldest sons, George E. and Perry Stanley Sager. We are unable to confirm which son is which in this photograph.

Emmon was a farmer. The couple…

Photo of a framed portrait photograph of Eugene Sager as a young man in a suit and striped tie.

Portrait photograph of Eva (Sager) Hottel sitting in studio with her young son, John Edward Hottel, on her lap.

Eva (Sager) Hottel:

Eva was the daughter of Jess Luther and Lula (Borden) Sager, a farming family. In 1931, she married John Paul…

Photograph of a page from Gabriel Sager's original will filed on December 8, 1828.

This image includes distributions to grandsons Joseph and Rubin Cauffman, and to daughters Mary, Elizabeth (wife of Peter Dull), Barbra (wife of Abraham Schmitz),…

Photograph of the signature page from Gabriel Sager's original 1828 will.

It was written on December 8th, 1828, and witnessed by George Shrum, Jacob Cook and John Cook.

Photograph of a page from Gabriel Sager's 1848 will directing that his plantation (called the Lantz tract) be divided between his two daughters, Esther and Delila.

Further instructions for his executor, David Crawford, are also on this page.

Photograph of the page from Gabriel Sager's 1848 will that directs his daughter, Ann Sager, be given 40 acres.

Further, he directs that she should have "free privilege to fetch water out of the spring" owned by his sons, John and Ely.

Photograph of a page from Gabriel Sager's last will and testament where he clarifies that this 1848 "Codicil" is necessary because the terms of his original will, dated December 6th, 1827, gave his entire estate to his son, Ely, who has subsequently…

Photograph from a page of Gabriel Sager's will where he discusses how many bushels of "good wheat" and "sound corn" his two sons, Ely and John, should pay to their mother each year.

Other instructions are also included.

Photograph of a handwritten page from the 1848 will of Gabriel Sager where he directs how he wishes his land to be divided.

Many of his children are mentioned: Ledya Sager Coney, Susan, Delila, Etha, Ely, and John Sager.

Portrait photograph of Gertrude Sager wearing a lace collar and pearls.

Portrait photograph of Gertrude Sager as a young woman wearing a lace collar and pearls.

Portrait photograph of Helen (Newman) Sager with her hands behind her head and a white handkerchief in her lap.

Helen was born in Woodstock, to Edgar Douglas Newman and Mary (Walton) Newman.

She married Washington Budd Sager, also of…

Helen (Newman) Sager wearing a black feathered hat.

Helen was born in Woodstock to Edgar Douglas Newman and Mary (Walton) Newman.

She married Washington Budd Sager also of Woodstock.

The couple lived in Danville, Virginia, for much of…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Helen (Ring) Sager as a young woman with short hair and wearing a sleeveless top.

Helen was the daughter of Marion Brown Ring and Helen Virginia (Boyer) Ring of Woodstock.

She graduated from…
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