The Home Farm - 1893

The Yarber Farms home farm, located at 8710 Machine Shop Road, Mascoutah, IL, has been a cornerstone of the Yarber family for generations. Built around 1905, the farmhouse served as the childhood home of Larry, Anna Mae, Lorraine, Irene, Dennis, and Bonnie Yarber, children of Nicholas Hiram Yarber and Mildred Viola Yarber. Their nephew, Wayne Yarber, also became part of the farm’s legacy, having lived there since the age of 14. Rooted in history, hard work, and family tradition, the farm remains a symbol of the Yarber family's deep ties to agriculture and rural life in Mascoutah.

  • The Kids and Mildred

    Back Row: Loraine, Larry, Dennis

    Front Row: Anna Mae, Bonnie, Mildred, Irene

  • Wayne

    Wayne and Grandson Chris

Hiram Nicholas Yarber Jr.

Mildred Viola Yarber

née Schoreack

The Parents

Nicholas Hiram Yarber & Mildred Viola Yarber (Schoreack)

Nicholas Hiram Yarber (1898–1959) and Mildred Viola Yarber (Schoreack) (1911–1997) were married on November 6, 1929. Their life together was rooted in Mascoutah, Illinois, where they raised their family on the Yarber home farm at what is now 8710 Machine Shop Road.

Nicholas was born on December 12, 1898, in Illinois and passed away on February 21, 1959, in Highland, Madison County, Illinois.

Mildred was born on June 8, 1911, in Marine, Madison County, Illinois, and passed away on July 7, 1997, in Mascoutah, St. Clair County, Illinois.

The Grandparents

Nicholas Hiram Yarber (1898–1959) was the son of Hiram Nicholas Yarber and Emma Yarber (née Mayer). He carried on the family legacy, raising his own children on the Yarber Home Farm in Mascoutah, Illinois

Hiram Yarber and Emma Mayer were wed on Jan 3, 1884 in Lebanon IL. They moved to the Home Farm in 1893.

Mildred Viola Yarber (née Schoreack) (1911–1997) was the daughter of John Schoreack and Anna Schoreack (née Wilpreacht). Born in Marine, Madison County, Illinois, she later became a cornerstone of the Yarber Home Farm in Mascoutah, Illinois, where she and her husband, Nicholas Hiram Yarber, raised their children.

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