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Alfred W Jacobs 1834–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1834

Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1908

Death Location: Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Jacobs

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Sowers

Children(s): Reuben Jacobs

Alfred W Jacobs was born in 1834 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Jacobs And Sarah Sallie Weaver. In 1863, Alfred W Jacobs resided in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1868, Alfred W Jacobs resided in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Alfred W Jacobs married Mary Ann Sowers, and had children including Reuben Oliver Jacobs. Alfred W Jacobs passed away in 1908 in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Alfred W Jacobs was born in 1834 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Jacobs And Sarah Sallie Weaver.
  • In 1863, Alfred W Jacobs resided in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1868, Alfred W Jacobs resided in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Alfred W Jacobs married Mary Ann Sowers, and had children including Reuben Oliver Jacobs.
  • Alfred W Jacobs passed away in 1908 in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Alfred Jacobs's Ancestors

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Alfred Jacobs
1834–1908
Birth Place: York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Jacobs
1797–1858
Paradise Town, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Philip Jacobs
1798–1857
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alfred Jacobs's Descendants

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Alfred (W) Jacobs (17 Jan 1834–3 Jun 1908) m. Mary (Ann) Sowers (2 Sep 1840–16 May 1909)
  1. 1. Reuben (Oliver) Jacobs 1876–1956 m. Anna (Mary) Leib 1880–1953
    1. 1. Helen (Romaine) Jacobs 1909–1998 m. Warren (Clayton Shanabrough) Sr. 1907–1984 m. Wallace (Eyerly) Karns 1913–1989
      1. 1. Warren (Clayton Shanabrough) Jr 1927–2011 m. Margaret (Geneva) Frasure 1928–2013
      2. 2. Judith (C) Shanabrook 1935–2018
      3. 3. Helen (Irene) Shanabrough 1930–1930
    2. 2. Mildred (C.) Jacobs 1912–1944
    3. 3. William (Myles) Jacobs 1916–2001
    4. 4. Bernice (M.) Jacobs 1914–2003

Alfred Jacobs's Timeline

4 Records

1834
17 Jan 1834
Birth of Alfred W Jacobs in York County, Pennsylvania, USA
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 29
Alfred W Jacobs resided here in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1868
24 Oct 1868
Age 34
Alfred W Jacobs resided here in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1908
3 Jun 1908
Age 74
Death of Alfred W Jacobs in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1834
    Event Place: York County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Border Claims, 1868-1879

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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