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Jacob Gaddis 1817–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Clinton, OH

Death Date: 21 Feb 1863

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Gaddis

Mother: Nancy Craig

Spouse(s): Mary Metcalf

Children(s): Birney Gaddis, John Gaddis, Amelia Gaddis, Burges Gaddis, William Gaddis, Mary Gaddis

Jacob Gaddis was born in 1817 in Clinton, OH, the child of Thomas Gaddis And Nancy Margaret Craig. Jacob Gaddis married Mary Elizabeth Metcalf, and had children including Amelia Gaddis, Birney Gaddis, Burges Gaddis, John Clark Gaddis, Mary Louise Gaddis, William Clifford Gaddis. Jacob Gaddis passed away in 1863 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Gaddis was born in 1817 in Clinton, OH, the child of Thomas Gaddis And Nancy Margaret Craig.
  • Jacob Gaddis married Mary Elizabeth Metcalf, and had children including Amelia Gaddis, Birney Gaddis, Burges Gaddis, John Clark Gaddis, Mary Louise Gaddis, William Clifford Gaddis.
  • Jacob Gaddis passed away in 1863 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Jacob Gaddis's Ancestors

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Jacob Gaddis
1817–1863
Birth Place: Clinton, OH
Parents
Thomas Gaddis
1769–1833
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Nancy (Margaret) Craig
1775–1849
Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Gaddis
1741–1827
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia
Sarah Jenkins
1751–1802
Frederick Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
William Gaddis
1715–1773
Priscilla Bowen
1718–1796
Jacob Jenkins
1715–1795
Elizabeth Rogers
1730–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Geddes
1668–1738
Margaret Jackson
1670–1730
Henry Bowen
1679–1755
Jane Carter
1683–1755
Evan Jenkins
1685–1737
Sarah
1685–1748
John Rogers
1680–1762
Ellen Pugh
1694–1750

Jacob Gaddis's Descendants

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Jacob Gaddis (1817–21 Feb 1863) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Metcalf (May 27, 1820–December 3, 1900)
  1. 1. Birney Gaddis 1845–1920 m. Margaret (Jane) Caldwell 1850–1925
    1. 1. Almeda (Birnette) Gaddis 1874–1938 m. Clarence (Theodore) Whipple 1875–1965
      1. 1. Ivan (Clair) Whipple 1897–1974 m. Catherine (Benoni) Foster 1898–1983 m. Alyce (Marion) Caldwell 1905–1967
        1. 1. Winston (Foster) Whipple 1922–1987 m. Beth (Carolyn) Kimberly 1925–2018
        2. 2. Jean (Avis) Whipple 1924–2016 m. Lester (Alexander) Hockney 1922–1991 m. Robert (Edward) Tyndall 1925–1995 m. John (William Conwell) III 1923–2011
        3. 3. Ivan (Keith) Whipple 1926–2000 m. Barbara (Lee) Guynn 1940–2016
        4. 4. Cathleen Whipple 1928–2018 m. Clarence (Elden Smith) Jr. 1927–2017
      2. 2. Virgil (Gaddis) Whipple 1906–1984 m. Eula (Mae) Jenkins 1907–1947 m. Evelyn Higman 1907–
    2. 2. Clifford (Wesley) Gaddis 1879–1946 m. Grace Rice 1888–1977
    3. 3. Mary (C.) Gaddis 1887–1978
    4. 4. Merrill (Elmer) Gaddis 1891–1958
  2. 2. John (Clark) Gaddis 1841–1896
  3. 3. Amelia Gaddis 1843–1907
  4. 4. Burges Gaddis 1847–1921
  5. 5. William (Clifford) Gaddis 1852–1933
  6. 6. Mary (Louise) Gaddis 1855–1924

Jacob Gaddis's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Jacob Gaddis in Clinton, OH
Clinton, OH
1863
21 Feb 1863
Age 46
Death of Jacob Gaddis in Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, Missouri
Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Clinton, OH
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Amity, Page, Iowa; Roll: M653_337; Page: 993; Image: 509; Family History Library Film: 803337
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 10 N 2 E, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M432_113; Page: 331A; Image: 248

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, Missouri
    Record Source: Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Find a Grave Index

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