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Jacob Link 1825–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1825

Birth Location: Wurtenburg, Germany

Death Date: 27 Sep 1897

Death Location: Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

Father: Jacob Link

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Fishel

Children(s): Charles Link, Margaret Link, Link None, Susannah Link, Anna Link, George Link, Melissa Link, Emily Link

In 1825, Jacob Link entered the world in Wurtenburg, Germany, born to Jacob Link And Elizabeth. Jacob Link married Elisabeth Fishel, and had children including Anna Mary Link, Charles Ulysses Link, Emily Eliza Link, George Link, Link, Margaret Link, Melissa Jane Link, Susannah F Link. Jacob Link passed away in 1897 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Jacob Link entered the world in Wurtenburg, Germany, born to Jacob Link And Elizabeth.
  • Jacob Link married Elisabeth Fishel, and had children including Anna Mary Link, Charles Ulysses Link, Emily Eliza Link, George Link, Link, Margaret Link, Melissa Jane Link, Susannah F Link.
  • Jacob Link passed away in 1897 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Link's Ancestors

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Jacob Link
1825–1897
Birth Place: Wurtenburg, Germany
Parents
Jacob Link
1800–
Germany
Elizabeth
1800–
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Link's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Link (28 Nov 1825–27 Sep 1897) m. Elisabeth Fishel (3 Feb 1829–7 May 1893)
  1. 1. Charles (Ulysses) Link 1869–1938 m. Clara (N) Berkey 1873–1960
    1. 1. Edna (Francis) Link 1893–1991 m. Truman (Villemonte) Jones 1894–1973
      1. 1. Charles (Wallace) Jones 1920–2021 m. Fern (Marie) Jorgensen 1925–2015
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Jones 1924–2021 m. Richard (Herald) Henry 1922–2014
        1. 1. Judith (Marie) Henry 1950–1971
    2. 2. Forest (Elmer) Link 1891–1973 m. Beatrice Wilson 1895–1977
      1. 1. Ned (Wilson) Link 1915–2014 m. Lois (Leanne) Brown 1916–2006
    3. 3. Oscar (Ray) Link 1895–1987 m. Mary (Violet) Newton 1895–1988
      1. 1. Ray (Ordell) Link 1917–1999 m. Vivian (Merle) Risk 1914–2001
    4. 4. Elden (Wallace) Link 1897–1995 m. Margaret Rice 1898–1990
      1. 1. Janet (Ann) Link 1926–2008 m. Richard (Brewer) Smith 1926–1995
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Link 1904–1998 m. Dwight (Hawthorne) Coursey 1900–1970
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Coursey 1942–1997
    6. 6. Mabel (Ruth) Link 1901–1902
  2. 2. Margaret Link 1857–1921 m. Alvin Leatherman 1855–1927
    1. 1. Gladys (Susanne) Leatherman 1898–1988 m. Henry (Owen) Shaffer 1892–1973
    2. 2. Florence (Edith) Leatherman 1888–1952 m. Allen Mohn 1884–1922
    3. 3. Irvin (Ulysses) Leatherman 1882–1960 m. Grace (Edith) Freed 1881–1975
    4. 4. Grace (Ellen) Leatherman 1891–1970 m. John (Simpson) Cole 1893–1983
    5. 5. Charles (Edwin) Leatherman 1886–1974 m. Minnie (Elizabeth) Young 1881–1958 m. Flossie (M) Avenell 1894–1973
  3. 3. Link 1847–1847
  4. 4. Susannah (F) Link 1849–1911 m. Isaac (Kolb) Letherman 1827–1910 m. Jacob Bachert 1843–1886
    1. 1. Oliver (J Mc) Gowen 1875–1922 m. Malisa Collins 1892–1937
  5. 5. Anna (Mary) Link 1851–1872 m. Levi (Nathan) Chupp 1849–1935
    1. 1. Cora (Etta) Chupp 1871–1951 m. William Clouse 1855–1921
  6. 6. George Link 1853–1870
  7. 7. Melissa (Jane) Link 1859–1862
  8. 8. Emily (Eliza) Link 1863–1872

Jacob Link's Timeline

3 Records

1825
28 Nov 1825
Birth of Jacob Link in Wurtenburg, Germany
Wurtenburg, Germany
1827
1827
Age 2
Jacob Link resided here in Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
1897
27 Sep 1897
Age 72
Death of Jacob Link in Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1825
    Event Place: Wurtenburg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); 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 Marshal General's Bureau
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Locke, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 275; Family History Film: 1254275; Page: 338D; Enumeration District: 034; Image: 0498
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lock, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: M593_311; Page: 400B; Image: 482; Family History Library Film: 545810
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Green, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: M653_1005; Page: 215; Image: 433; Family History Library Film: 805005
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greene, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: M432_707; Page: 457A; Image: 331
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1827

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Mahoning County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Locke, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Fort Wayne Sentinel - 2 Oct 1897 - Page 8, 2 Oct 1897

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1897

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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