The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Center Township, pages 524-525
Rodney Jeger, Treasurer of Hendricks County, Ind., was born in Clearfield County, Pa., March 21, 1844. He is the eldest of four sons of Julius A. and Esther Ann (Warrick) Jeger, who came to Hendricks County in 1844 and settled in the woods in what is now Lincoln Township. His father was a native of the West India Islands, and his mother of Pennsylvania. His father being a farmer and a merchant, our subject was reared to follow both pursuits. In 1856 he removed with his parents to Lizton, Hendricks County, where he remained until his eighteenth year, he having attended the public schools till that time. On leaving home he joined the Union army, enlisting in Company G, Ninety-Ninth Indiana Infantry, to serve three years. He was promoted from private to Corporal Feb.28, 1864. He was mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 5, 1865, having participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Jackson, Mission Ridge and the Atlanta campaign, after which, his health being impaired, he was granted a furlough and returned home for fifteen days. After returning to the army he was placed on duty at Chattanooga, not being able to join his regiment, which was with Sherman on his march to the sea. In February, 1865, he was sent, via Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Baltimore, to Moorehead City, N.C., to join his regiment but being intercepted by the Confederates he engaged in a battle at Kingston, N.C., reaching his regiment at Goldsboro just prior to the surrender of Lee's army. His regiment was soon after ordered with Sherman's army to Washington, and took part in the grand review in May, 1865, and was soon afterward mustered out. Being dismissed from the army he returned to his home in Lizton and in the spring of 1866 he attended the Central College at Danville (now the Central Normal) one term. In the summer of 1866 he engaged in farming. In 1874 he became associated with his brother, Hother Jeger, and J.H. Kendall in the mercantile business and grain and stock trade at Lizton, under the firm name of Jeger, Kendall & Co. Mr. Kendall retired from the firm in the following year and soon after his brother was succeeded by William L. Leak, they doing business together until 1880, the firm name being Jeger & Leak. In 1880 they discontinued the mercantile business, and in 1881 they engaged in the manufacture of lumber in Scott County, Tenn., in connection with their grain and stock trade, where they are doing an extensive business. In November, 1882, he was elected on the Republican ticket, Treasurer of Hendricks County, assuming the duties of office in September, 1883, and is the present incumbent of that office. April 28, 1867 he married Miss Evaline, daughter of Sandrum and Sarah (Leach) Leak, of near Lizton. He and his wife are members of the Christian church of Lizton, of which he has served as leading Elder since 1880. He is a member of Jesse S. Ogden Post, No. 164, G.A.R., of Danville.