I grew up in Danville,Indiana, the daughter of Donald M. Yeager and Frances E. "Betty" Hearn Yeager. My sister, Ella Jane Yeager, lives in Shelbyville, Indiana. My paternal grandparents, Forrest G. Yeager and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Yeager were also from Danville, and they are buried at the Danville South Cemetery. I graduated from Danville High School in 1975 and Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis in 1988 (B.S. in Secondary Education) and 1995 (M.S. in Language Education).

My husband is Rick L. Daniel, and our daughter Mary Elizabeth Daniel Wall and her husband Jacob live in Pearland, Texas. I was an English professor at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. Rick and I both retired in 2021 and moved to Pearland, Texas so we could be closer to our daughter and son-in-law. Mary and Jacob also have two cats named Bella and Bilbo; therefore, we don't miss our Muffin as much since her death in 2017.

After Mom's passing on January 7, 2016, I became interested in discovering more about my genealogy. Mom is buried at West Ridge Park Cemetery, and I discovered her grave on this site. Additionally, I found a letter from Brenda J. Hunt, a long-time contributor to this site, which she sent to my parents in 2014. Along with the letter, Brenda sent my parents a number of artifacts related to the Rushton family. Also included was information about my grandparents, Forrest G. and Mary E.(Johnson)Yeager.

Since Mom's death, we have lost my dad, my mother-in-law, and my darling kitty Muffin, who was 20. With the numerous artifacts I possess from my parents and grandparents, along with the plethora of possibilities available on Find A Grave and Ancestry.com, I am hopeful to build a priceless family archive.

I grew up in Danville,Indiana, the daughter of Donald M. Yeager and Frances E. "Betty" Hearn Yeager. My sister, Ella Jane Yeager, lives in Shelbyville, Indiana. My paternal grandparents, Forrest G. Yeager and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Yeager were also from Danville, and they are buried at the Danville South Cemetery. I graduated from Danville High School in 1975 and Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis in 1988 (B.S. in Secondary Education) and 1995 (M.S. in Language Education).

My husband is Rick L. Daniel, and our daughter Mary Elizabeth Daniel Wall and her husband Jacob live in Pearland, Texas. I was an English professor at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. Rick and I both retired in 2021 and moved to Pearland, Texas so we could be closer to our daughter and son-in-law. Mary and Jacob also have two cats named Bella and Bilbo; therefore, we don't miss our Muffin as much since her death in 2017.

After Mom's passing on January 7, 2016, I became interested in discovering more about my genealogy. Mom is buried at West Ridge Park Cemetery, and I discovered her grave on this site. Additionally, I found a letter from Brenda J. Hunt, a long-time contributor to this site, which she sent to my parents in 2014. Along with the letter, Brenda sent my parents a number of artifacts related to the Rushton family. Also included was information about my grandparents, Forrest G. and Mary E.(Johnson)Yeager.

Since Mom's death, we have lost my dad, my mother-in-law, and my darling kitty Muffin, who was 20. With the numerous artifacts I possess from my parents and grandparents, along with the plethora of possibilities available on Find A Grave and Ancestry.com, I am hopeful to build a priceless family archive.