The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 217

AARON F. JAEGER.

For twelve years horticultural interests have claimed the attention of Aaron F.
Jaeger, who has a fine ranch of twenty acres within the city limits of Zillah,
twelve of which are in orchard. Moreover, Mr. Jaeger is conducting a small
dairy, from which he receives a gratifying addition to his income. A native of
Winnebago county, Wisconsin, he was born December 10, 1857, of the marriage of
John Philip and Mary (Durr) Jaeger, natives of Germany. Both were brought to
this country during their childhood, in 1837. They spent their youth in New York
city, where they were married, and subsequently went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
when that city was but a village, traveling the last ninety-five miles with ox
teams. Subsequently the father bought land in Winnebago county, Wisconsin, which
was still in a wild state, but undismayed he set himself to the task of bringing
it under cultivation and in the course of years became a successful
agriculturist. Both parents passed away in Wisconsin.

Aaron	 F. Jaeger was reared under the parental roof amid farm conditions and
thus early became acquainted with agricultural methods. In the acquirement of
his education he attended the public schools and remained on the home farm
until he was twenty-one years of age. Desiring to take up a trade, he learned
coopering and subsequently became manager for the Symes Cooperage Company at
Glenwood, Wisconsin, having been first with that firm at Appleton, that state.
He was associated with that company for twenty years. He then attended to the
settlement of his father's estate and was so engaged for five years, at the end
of which time he removed to Yakima county, Washington, where he arrived March 6,
1906. He acquired twenty acres of land within the city limits of Zillah and
immediately set himself to the task of transforming this into a valuable
orchard. He now has twelve acres thus planted, while the remainder is plow land,
being devoted to hay and corn. He also conducts a small dairy, out of which
enterprise he makes a handsome profit yearly.

On October 18, 1882, Mr. Jaeger was married to Miss Mary McLelland, of
Milltown, Maine, the ceremony, however, being performed at Neenah, Wisconsin.
She is a daughter of John and Sarah (Ingersoll) McLelland, the former a native
of New Brunswick and the latter of Maine, but in an early day they became
residents of Neenah, Wisconsin. For many years Mr. McLelland was connected with
mining, but both he and his wife have now passed away, the father dying in 1914,
at the age of eighty-six years, while the mother passed away in October, 1899.
Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger have become the parents of two children: Lester R., who was
born at Neenah, Wisconsin, June 10, 1884, is now engaged in ranching in the
neighborhood of Zillah. He married Miss Clara Nelson of Zillah, and they have
two children, Kesten Phillip, born April 17, 1898, is at home.

Mr. Jaeger has always maintained his independence in regard to political
matters, preferring to follow his own judgment in supporting candidates. While
he has not been politically active he became more or less interested in public
affairs while a resident of Wisconsin. Both he and his wife are members of the
Presbyterian church, and fraternally Mr. Jaeger is a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, on the roster of which organization his name has appeared
since 1890. He has held all of the chairs in the subordinate lodge and also is a
member of the encampment and the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. He is one of the
substantial residents of Zillah, in the growth and development of which he is
ever ready to cooperate, and since becoming a resident of this city he has made
many friends, all of whom are agreed as to his high qualities of character,
which make him a public-spirited citizen, a reliable and trustworthy business
man and a loyal and true friend.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.