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Jacob Benjamin Klepper 1741–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1741

Birth Location: Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany

Death Date: 11 Aug 1828

Death Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Christina Klöpffer

Mother: Georg (Klepper)

Spouse(s): Rebecca Ross

Children(s): Jacob Klepper

Jacob Benjamin Klepper was born in 1741 in Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany, the child of Christina Catharina Muellar Klopffer And Georg Fridrich Klopffer Klepper. Jacob Benjamin Klepper married Rebecca J Betsy Ross, and had children including Jacob Benjamin Klepper. Jacob Benjamin Klepper passed away in 1828 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Benjamin Klepper was born in 1741 in Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany, the child of Christina Catharina Muellar Klopffer And Georg Fridrich Klopffer Klepper.
  • Jacob Benjamin Klepper married Rebecca J Betsy Ross, and had children including Jacob Benjamin Klepper.
  • Jacob Benjamin Klepper passed away in 1828 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christina Klöpffer
1723–1813
Birth Location: Evangelisch, Weilheim An Der Teck, Donaurieden, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Georg (Klepper)
1715–
Birth Location: Kassel, Kassel, Hesse, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Ross
1743–1830
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Jacob Klepper
1790–1862
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Klepper's Ancestors

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Jacob Klepper
1741–1828
Birth Place: Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany
Parents
Christina Catharina MUELLAR* Klöpffer
1723–1813
Evangelisch, Weilheim An Der Teck, Donaurieden, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Georg (Fridrich Klöpffer*) (Klepper)
1715–
Kassel, Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Grandparents
Maria (Margr) Duerreberger
1704–1769
Tuttlingen, Wuertt, Germany
Johann (Jacob) Mueller
1705–1762
Tuttlingen, Wuertt, Germany
Georg (Daniel) Klöpffer
1691–
Kassel, Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Klepper's Descendants

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Jacob (Benjamin) Klepper (14 Apr 1741–11 Aug 1828) m. Rebecca (J "Betsy") Ross (20 Aug 1743–20 Aug 1830)
  1. 1. Jacob (Benjamin) Klepper 1790–1862 m. Catherine Bowman 1796–1867
    1. 1. JANE (B) KLEPPER 1829–1907 m. Daniel (Y) Miller 1824–1903
      1. 1. Eliza (Emily) Miller 1853–1927 m. John (Baker) Carnes 1837–1929
        1. 1. Minta (Arlis) Carnes 1886–1973 m. Charles (Simeon Akers \ Carns \) Register 1879–1952

Jacob Klepper's Timeline

2 Records

1741
14 Apr 1741
Birth of Jacob Benjamin Klepper in Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany
Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany
1828
11 Aug 1828
Age 87
Death of Jacob Benjamin Klepper in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1828
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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