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Jacob LaRue Truax 1767 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1767

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 20 Feb 1845

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Jacob Truax

Mother: Ruth Pittman

Spouse(s): Rachel Truax, Nancy Hollingshead

Children(s): Rebecca Truax, Stilwell Trueax, Elizabeth Clevenger, Berthena Truax, Ruth Truax, Nathan Truax, Mahala Truax, Sarah Mellott, Thomas Truax

Jacob LaRue Truax III was born in 1767 in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Jacob Larue Truax and Ruth Pittman. Jacob LaRue Truax III married Rachel Truax, Nancy Hollingshead, and had children including Rebecca J. Truax, Stilwell Trueax, Elizabeth Clevenger, Berthena Truax, Ruth A. Truax, Nathan B. Truax, Mahala Truax, Sarah Mellott, Thomas Truax. Jacob LaRue Truax III passed away in 1845 in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob LaRue Truax III was born in 1767 in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Jacob Larue Truax and Ruth Pittman.
  • Jacob LaRue Truax III married Rachel Truax, Nancy Hollingshead, and had children including Rebecca J. Truax, Stilwell Trueax, Elizabeth Clevenger, Berthena Truax, Ruth A. Truax, Nathan B. Truax, Mahala Truax, Sarah Mellott, Thomas Truax.
  • Jacob LaRue Truax III passed away in 1845 in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

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Jacob Truax's Ancestors

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Jacob Truax
1767 – 1845
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Jacob Larue Truax
1743 – 1807
New Jersey, United States of America
Ruth Pittman
1743 – 1819
New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
LaRue (Jacob) Truax
1705 – 1774
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Rebecca (Abigail) Stillwell
1708 – 1792
Hancock, Washington, Maryland, United States
Richard Pittman
1721 – 1827
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Charity Truax
1728 – 1805
New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip Truax
1676 – 1734
Sarah LaRue
1675 – 1785
Elias Stillwell
1665 – 1715
Ann Burbank
1686 – 1780
Richard Pittman
1695 – 1802
Charity Danford
1700 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob DuTrieux
1645 – 1710
Lysbeth Post
1655 – 1733

Jacob Truax's Descendants

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Jacob (LaRue) Truax (10 Oct 1767 – 20 Feb 1845) m. Rachel Truax (1769 – 15 Apr 1812) m. Nancy Hollingshead (16 May 1783 – 5 Nov 1874)
  1. 1. Rebecca (J.) Truax (1792 – ) m. Jacob Truex (3 May 1789 – 20 Jul 1874)
    1. 1. Asa Truex (14 Mar 1827 – 27 Sep 1897) m. Susan Bowman (18 February 1831 – 13 December 1909)
      1. 1. Enoch Truex (1854 – 1931)
      2. 2. Lucinda Truex (1855 – 1913)
      3. 3. Mary (E.) Truex (Abt 1861 – )
      4. 4. Rachel (Amanda) Truex (1863 – 1929)
      5. 5. William (Asa) Truex (1867 – 1937)
      6. 6. Alfred (Jacob) Truex (4 February 1871 – 28 June 1957) m. Roberta Workman (16 Jul 1873 – 11 Dec 1953)
        1. 1. Ethel (E.) Truex (6 October 1896 – 30 November 1953) m. Meriwether (John) Purdy (abt 1895 – )
        2. 2. Clifford (Enoch) Truex (25 May 1907 – 21 September 1967)
        3. 3. Roy (Alfred) Truex (2 March 1910 – January 1984)
        4. 4. Arville (Emerson) Truex (17 Feb 1915 – 1 Dec 1989) m. Goldie Helmick (abt 1920 – )
  2. 2. Stilwell Trueax (15 October 1795 – 28 September 1877)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Clevenger (25 June 1801 – 17 April 1854)
  4. 4. Berthena Truax (12 June 1806 – 16 March 1858)
  5. 5. Ruth (A.) Truax (25 August 1808 – 25 October 1871)
  6. 6. Nathan (B.) Truax (17 Apr 1817 – 22 May 1901)
  7. 7. Mahala Truax (31 December 1819 – 23 October 1856)
  8. 8. Sarah Mellott (13 April 1822 – 24 March 1907)
  9. 9. Thomas Truax (31 January 1824 – 21 July 1865)

Jacob Truax's Timeline

2 Records

1767
10 Oct 1767
Birth of Jacob LaRue Truax III in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1845
20 Feb 1845
Age 78
Death of Jacob LaRue Truax III in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1767
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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