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Jacob Hoover Willard 1859–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAY 1859

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 MAY 1920

Death Location: Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Willard

Mother: Alethea Hamilton

Spouse(s): Rebecca Helmick

Children(s): Melvina Willard, Myrtle Willard, Alethea Willard, Emma Willard, Teresa Willard, Robert Willard, Olive Willard

Jacob Hoover Willard was born in 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Willard And Alethea Hamilton. Jacob Hoover Willard married Rebecca Jane Helmick, and had children including Alethea Willard, Emma Jane Willard, Melvina Willard, Myrtle F Willard, Olive Willard, Robert Patterson Willard, Teresa Willard. Jacob Hoover Willard passed away in 1920 in Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Hoover Willard was born in 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Willard And Alethea Hamilton.
  • Jacob Hoover Willard married Rebecca Jane Helmick, and had children including Alethea Willard, Emma Jane Willard, Melvina Willard, Myrtle F Willard, Olive Willard, Robert Patterson Willard, Teresa Willard.
  • Jacob Hoover Willard passed away in 1920 in Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jacob Willard's Ancestors

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Jacob Willard
1859–1920
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Willard
1812–1891
Virginia, USA
Alethea Hamilton
1814–1872
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George Willard
1772–1842
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy Lambert
1775–1871
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
James Hamilton
1769–1822
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Rhoda (Elizabeth) Tingleton
1770–1855
England
Great-Grandparents
Johann Willard
1736–1782
Anna Ulrich
1740–1802
William Hamilton
1733–1787
Mary Tannehill
1737–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Willard
1703–1769
Maria Fischer
1705–
Michael Ulrich
1710–1774
Anna Maria
1719–
Thomas Hamilton
1710–1784
Ruth Scott
1714–1743
James Tannehill
1710–1780
Sarah Orme
1713–1776

Jacob Willard's Descendants

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Jacob (Hoover) Willard (14 MAY 1859–21 MAY 1920) m. Rebecca (Jane) Helmick (14 MAR 1855–6 FEB 1926)
  1. 1. Melvina Willard 1876–1956
  2. 2. Myrtle (F.) Willard 1878–
  3. 3. Alethea Willard 1880–
  4. 4. Emma (Jane) Willard 1882–1963
  5. 5. Teresa Willard 1887–
  6. 6. Robert (Patterson) Willard 1890–1969
  7. 7. Olive Willard 1896–1980

Jacob Willard's Timeline

3 Records

1859
14 MAY 1859
Birth of Jacob Hoover Willard in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1920
18 MAY 1920
Age 61
Death of Jacob Hoover Willard in Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
21 MAY 1920
Age 61
Burial of Jacob Hoover Willard in Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1859
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1920
    Event Place: Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1920
    Event Place: Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

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