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Jacob Smith Sr. 1798–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1798

Birth Location: Pendleton Co. (W)Va

Death Date: 26 Jun 1869

Death Location: Pendleton Co., WVa

Father: Johann Schmidt

Mother: Catherine ?

Spouse(s): Barbara Grogg

Children(s): Henry Smith, Jacob Jr., Daniel Smith, Jonathan Smith, William Smith, Frances Smith

In 1798, Jacob Smith Sr. entered the world in Pendleton Co. (W)Va, born to Johann Georg Schmidt And Catherine Pence Simmons. Jacob Smith Sr. married Barbara A Grogg, and had children including Daniel S Smith, Frances Fanny Smith, Henry A Smith, Jacob Smith Jr, Jonathan Emanuel Smith, William Lewis Smith. Jacob Smith Sr. passed away in 1869 in Pendleton Co., WVa.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Jacob Smith Sr. entered the world in Pendleton Co. (W)Va, born to Johann Georg Schmidt And Catherine Pence Simmons.
  • Jacob Smith Sr. married Barbara A Grogg, and had children including Daniel S Smith, Frances Fanny Smith, Henry A Smith, Jacob Smith Jr, Jonathan Emanuel Smith, William Lewis Smith.
  • Jacob Smith Sr. passed away in 1869 in Pendleton Co., WVa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Schmidt
1774–1838
Birth Location: Wagenstadt, Brogginen, Baden, Germany
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Catherine ?
1774–1826
Birth Location: Hampshire, Virginia, USA
C?

Spouses(s)

Barbara Grogg
1800–1870
Birth Location: Pendleton Co. (W)Va
BG

Children(s)

Henry Smith
1837–1903
Birth Location: Pendleton Co. (W)Va
HS
Jacob Jr.
1827–1862
Birth Location: Va
JJ
Daniel Smith
1832–1880
Birth Location: Sugar Grove, Pendleton , (W)Va
DS
Jonathan Smith
1830–1890
Birth Location: Pendleton Co. (W)Va
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William Smith
1825–1886
Birth Location: Brushy Fork (Pendleton Co.), (W)Va
WS
Frances Smith
1822–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
FS

Jacob Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Jacob Sr.
1798–1869
Birth Place: Pendleton Co. (W)Va
Parents
Johann Georg Schmidt
1774–1838
Wagenstadt, Brogginen, Baden, Germany
Catherine (Pence Simmons) ?
1774–1826
Hampshire, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Smith
1750–1796
Germany
CHRISTINA Smith...
1754–1785
Atolhoe, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colony British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schmidt
1721–1791
Maria Huber
1722–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schmidt
1687–1765
Elisabetha Scherer
1695–1747
Joh Hubers
1700–1756
Cathatina Rosina
1700–1732

Jacob Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Smith) Sr. (5 Mar 1798–26 Jun 1869) m. Barbara (A.) Grogg (1800–Aft. 3 Aug 1870)
  1. 1. Henry (A.) Smith 1837–1903
  2. 2. Jacob (Smith) Jr. 1827–1862
  3. 3. Daniel (S.) Smith 1832–1880
  4. 4. Jonathan (Emanuel) Smith 1830–1890
  5. 5. William (Lewis) Smith 1825–1886
  6. 6. Frances ("Fanny") Smith 1822–1880 m. John (Eckard) Jr. 1825–1892
    1. 1. Martin Eckard 1855–1927 m. Sarah (Virginia) Wolford 1873–1956
      1. 1. Samuel (Kenneth) Eckard 1898–1989 m. Lela (Esther) Roberts 1900–
        1. 1. George (Martin) Eckard 1918–1977 m. Vera (Alma) Breedlove 1918–1999
        2. 2. Samuel (Kenneth Eckard) Jr 1921–1974 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Eckard 1925–2012
        3. 3. Robert (Lee) Eckard 1923–2002
        4. 4. Luke (William) Eckard 1925–1986
        5. 5. Joyce (L) Eckard 1930–1992
      2. 2. Willis (Stanford) Eckard 1896–1966 m. Dora Tusing 1876–
        1. 1. Mary Tusing 1913–
        2. 2. Fred Tusing 1919–
        3. 3. Gordon Talyor 1904–
      3. 3. George (Benjamine) Eckard 1906–1968
      4. 4. John (Franklin) Eckard 1900–1977 m. Bertha (Madge) Jack 1899–1963
        1. 1. John (Franklin Eckard) Jr 1922–2001 m. Patsy Neal 1930–2017
        2. 2. Loran (Paul Eckard) Sr. 1925–2003
        3. 3. Dorothy (Jean (Polly)) Eckard 1927–1999 m. Omar (Trenton) Flanagan 1927–1978
        4. 4. Doris (Lee (Dodie)) Eckard 1928–2005 m. Adelbert (James) Reynolds 1924–
        5. 5. Leslie (Martin) Eckard 1921– m. Amanda Bauder 1925–2016 m. Ruth Hogan 1922–
        6. 6. Lucille (Virginia (Butch)) Eckard 1938–2015
        7. 7. Joann E 1933–2024 m. William (Dale) King 1929–2005
        8. 8. William (Ray) Eckard 1948–2021
      5. 5. Goldie (Ethel) Eckard 1913–1987 m. Frank (W.) Simmons 1894–
        1. 1. Melvin (Paul) Simmons 1939–1999
        2. 2. Edward (D) Simmons 1938–1939
        3. 3. Frank (Lee) Simmons 1934–1935
        4. 4. Dorthy (May) Simmons 1932–1975 m. John (Robert Hare) Sr. 1931–1998
      6. 6. Elsie (Anna) Eckard 1904–1968 m. Oscar (Wesley) Simmons 1902–1994
        1. 1. Freda (Ethel) Simmons 1934–2000
        2. 2. Beulah (Louise) Simmons 1925–1997
      7. 7. Henry (McKinley) Eckard 1908–1960 m. Margaret (Dolly) Hardy 1919–2005
        1. 1. Rose (Mary) Eckard 1938–2021 m. Harold (Bernard) Haggerty 1931–1976
        2. 2. Margaret (Emma) Eckard 1940–1967
        3. 3. Evelyn (Maxine) Eckard 1944–2009
        4. 4. Ernest (Henry) Eckard 1946–2021
      8. 8. Marter Eckord 1910–1944
      9. 9. Mary Yankee 1910–1977 m. Roy (Owen) Yankee 1907–1992 m. Orville (Emanuel) Blubaugh 1914–2008
        1. 1. Charles Yankee 1927–2014
      10. 10. Sara (V) Eckard 1911–1938
    2. 2. Elizabeth Eckard 1853–1933 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Wratchford 1854–1931
      1. 1. Mary (F.) Wratchford 1875–1961
      2. 2. Oliver (Henry) Wratchford 1893–1950 m. Nora (Rebecca) Wratchford 1902–1974
        1. 1. Oliver (Henry Wratchford) Jr 1923–1986 m. Betty (M.) Wratchford 1931–1986
        2. 2. Robert (A.) Wratchford 1926–2000
      3. 3. Walter (F) Ratchford 1880–1974
      4. 4. Cordelia (E) Ratchford 1883–1930
      5. 5. Laura (Belle) Waybright 1885–1970
      6. 6. Bertha (Grace) Wratchford 1891–1974
      7. 7. William (H) Ratchford 1896–1969
      8. 8. Shelotte (C.) Ratsford 1878–
    3. 3. Johnathan (Morton) Eckard 1857–1943 m. Jannine (C) Eckert 1860–1934
      1. 1. Ugenus Eckard 1878–
      2. 2. Steven (Joseph) Eckard 1901–1965
        1. 1. Lester (Donald) Eckard 1928–2025
        2. 2. Jessie (Louise) Haddock 1927–2002
      3. 3. Benjamin Eckard 1889–
      4. 4. Fanny (M) Eckard 1895–
      5. 5. Anna (E) Eckard 1898–1968 m. John (Bowman) Carwell 1909–1969
        1. 1. Elmer (Paul) Parks 1917–1995
        2. 2. James (William Parks) Sr 1924–1976
      6. 6. Jacob (S) Eckard 1902–
      7. 7. Daniel (Boone) Eckard 1880– m. Lillie (D) Hawkins 1880–1961
        1. 1. Marie (Alice) Wentz 1923–1992
        2. 2. Rosa (Anna) Eckard 1916–
        3. 3. Albert (J) Eckard 1903–
        4. 4. Rob (J) Eckard 1908–
        5. 5. Daisy (K) Eckard 1910–
        6. 6. Bessie (J) Eckard 1914–
        7. 7. Oliver (Bruce) Eckard 1918–1976 m. Simone (Octavie) Eckard 1921–1999
      8. 8. Della (M) Eckard 1882–
      9. 9. Robt (J) Eckard 1885–
      10. 10. Annie (S) Eckert 1897–

Jacob Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1798
5 Mar 1798
Birth of Jacob Smith Sr. in Pendleton Co. (W)Va
Pendleton Co. (W)Va
1869
26 Jun 1869
Age 71
Death of Jacob Smith Sr. in Pendleton Co., WVa
Pendleton Co., WVa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1798
    Event Place: Pendleton Co. (W)Va
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1869
    Event Place: Pendleton Co., WVa
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