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James Edward Jacobs 1822–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1822

Birth Location: Gallia County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA

Father: Daniel Jacobs

Mother: Sarah Entsminger

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith

Children(s): Daniel Jacobs, John Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Martha Jacobs

James Edward Jacobs was born in 1822 in Gallia County, Ohio, USA, the child of Daniel Webster Jacobs And Sarah Entsminger. In 1850, James Edward Jacobs resided in Highland, Vermillion, Indiana, USA. In 1860, James Edward Jacobs resided in Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois, United. James Edward Jacobs married Sarah Ann Smith, and had children including Daniel Webster Jacobs, John Smith Jacobs, Martha Jane Jacobs, Mary Frances Jacobs. James Edward Jacobs passed away in 1903 in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edward Jacobs was born in 1822 in Gallia County, Ohio, USA, the child of Daniel Webster Jacobs And Sarah Entsminger.
  • In 1850, James Edward Jacobs resided in Highland, Vermillion, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, James Edward Jacobs resided in Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois, United.
  • James Edward Jacobs married Sarah Ann Smith, and had children including Daniel Webster Jacobs, John Smith Jacobs, Martha Jane Jacobs, Mary Frances Jacobs.
  • James Edward Jacobs passed away in 1903 in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jacobs
1787–1855
Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Entsminger
1796–1870
Birth Location: , Gallia, OH
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
1829–1908
Birth Location: Brown County, Ohio, USA
SS

Children(s)

Daniel Jacobs
1855–1940
Birth Location: Washington County, Iowa, USA
DJ
John Jacobs
1852–1924
Birth Location: Ficklin, Douglas County, Illinois, USA
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Mary Jacobs
1850–1934
Birth Location: Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA
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Martha Jacobs
1855–1932
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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James Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
James Jacobs
1822–1903
Birth Place: Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Daniel Webster Jacobs
1787–1855
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Entsminger
1796–1870
, Gallia, OH
Grandparents
Daniel Jacobs
1761–1829
, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Eve Mohr
1764–1835
Pennsylvania
Joseph (Ludwig) Entsminger
1760–1829
Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Margaret) Logue
1762–1840
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jacobs
1731–1775
Anna Scharekin
1734–1800
Johan Mohr
1739–1796
Maria Stauffer
1744–1799
John Entsminger
1726–1806
Maria Crantzdorf
1719–1806
Samuel Logue
1730–1805
Margaret Clendenin
1742–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Jacobs
1690–1773
Maria Schircken
1714–1749
Maria Schircken
1714–1749
John Sr.
1703–1740
Maria Mattheis
1699–1761
Henry Stauffer
1712–1775
Magdalena Hess
1717–1784
Johann Ii
1666–1740
Archibald Clendenin
1716–1749
Esther Mayse
1721–1756

James Jacobs's Descendants

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James (Edward) Jacobs (17 Sep 1822–1903) m. Sarah (Ann) Smith (14 Feb 1829–29 Jun 1908)
  1. 1. Daniel (Webster) Jacobs 1855–1940 m. Sinn Jacobs 1862–1939
    1. 1. Bertha (Agnes) Jacobs 1891–1973 m. Bud Gill 1884–1965
      1. 1. William (Kenneth) Gill 1911–1986 m. Alice (B) Gill 1908–1994
        1. 1. Lowell (A) Gill 1932–1988 m. Pauline (Florence) Stephens 1920–1998
        2. 2. Westley (Kenneth) Gill 1948–1948
      2. 2. Lois (Louise Alberta) Gill 1913–1993 m. John (L) Metzger 1913–2004
      3. 3. Martha (Evelyn) McKINLEY 1917–1963 m. William (Homer Lee) McKinley 1912–1988
        1. 1. Gary (Gill) McKinley 1937–2016
        2. 2. William (Arnold) McKinley 1942–2006
      4. 4. Beulah (Irene) Gill 1909–1995 m. Ralph (Merrand) Dalton 1906–1992
        1. 1. Ronald (Eugene) Dalton 1930–2018
        2. 2. Mary (Lou) Dalton 1948–2018
        3. 3. Loren (Dean) Dalton 1931–1995
        4. 4. David (Blaine) Dalton 1937–1998
      5. 5. Floyd (Blaine) Gill 1914–1993 m. Helen Gill 1920–1985
    2. 2. Almira Jacobs 1896–1956 m. John (Zedekiah) Gill 1891–1971
      1. 1. Edwin Gill 1926–1995
      2. 2. Dorothy (Agnes) Gill 1928–1989 m. Carlos (Riggs) Jr 1931–2011 m. Thomas (Edward) Hall 1912–1996
      3. 3. John Gill 1933–2004 m. Irma (Deloris) Woods 1931–2003
      4. 4. Bonnie Gill 1916–1916
      5. 5. Walter (Webster) Gill 1917–1972
      6. 6. Leola (Mandolin) Gill 1919–2003
      7. 7. Margaret (Deann) Gill 1921–2009
      8. 8. Phyllis (Darlene) Gill 1932–1993
      9. 9. Shirley (Anne) Gill 1936–2006
    3. 3. Stella Jacobs 1901–
    4. 4. Carl (W) Jacobs 1911–1969
    5. 5. Ivan Jacobs 1887–1969 m. Goldia (Cleo) Romine 1891–1966
      1. 1. Mary (Ida) Jacobs 1914–1980
      2. 2. James (Edwin) Jacobs 1922–1998
      3. 3. Jerry (Wayne) Jacobs 1937–1994
      4. 4. Allice (Marie) Jacobs 1916–2000
      5. 5. Bobby (Chester "Gene") Jacobs 1930–1999 m. Annette (Marie) Burmeister 1942–2005
      6. 6. Herman (Lee) Jacobs 1928–1951
      7. 7. Nancy (Almira) Jacobs 1926–1983
      8. 8. Betty (Jane) Jacobs 1924–1956
      9. 9. Letha (Pauline) Jacobs 1918–2002
      10. 10. Leota (L) Jacobs 1920–1980
    6. 6. Oscar Jacobs 1883–1933
    7. 7. Arthur Jacobs 1888–1900
    8. 8. Vera (Helen) Jacobs 1906–1984
  2. 2. John (Smith) Jacobs 1852–1924
  3. 3. Mary (Frances) Jacobs 1850–1934
  4. 4. Martha (Jane) Jacobs 1855–1932

James Jacobs's Timeline

8 Records

1822
17 Sep 1822
Birth of James Edward Jacobs in Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Gallia County, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
James Edward Jacobs resided here in Highland, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Highland, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
James Edward Jacobs resided here in Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 48
James Edward Jacobs resided here in Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
James Edward Jacobs resided here in Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 78
James Edward Jacobs resided here in Garrett Township Atwood village (pt.), Douglas, Illinois, United States
Garrett Township Atwood village (pt.), Douglas, Illinois, United States
1903
07 Aug 1903
Age 81
Death of James Edward Jacobs in Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
1903
1903
Age 81
Burial of James Edward Jacobs in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1822
    Event Place: Gallia County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: 203; Page: 99d; Enumeration District: 086
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M593_216; Page: 298A; Family History Library Film: 545715
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: 297; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0054
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M653_174; Page: 931; Family His
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Highland, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: 177; Page: 58B
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 December 2019, 11:23), entry for James Edward Jacobs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LH3Z-TP4
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 March 2018), James Jacobs in entry for Daniel W. Jacobs, 13 Jan 1940; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL micr
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 8 December 2019), James E Jacobs, Garrett Township Atwood village (pt.), Douglas, Illinois, United States; citing enumerat
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), James Edward Jacobs, 1903; Burial, Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States of America, Cartwright Cemetery; citing record ID 14832297
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 March 2018), James E. Jacobs in entry for Mary Frances Randolph, 20 Jun 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2017), James Jacobs, 1860.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cartwright Cemetery Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Highland, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Highland, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: 177; Page: 58B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 16 N Range 7 E, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M653_174; Page: 931; Family His
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 December 2019, 11:23), entry for James Edward Jacobs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LH3Z-TP4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M593_216; Page: 298A; Family History Library Film: 545715

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: 203; Page: 99d; Enumeration District: 086

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garrett Township Atwood village (pt.), Douglas, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: 297; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0054

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 December 2019, 11:23), entry for James Edward Jacobs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LH3Z-TP4
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), James Edward Jacobs, 1903; Burial, Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States of America, Cartwright Cemetery; citing record ID 14832297
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cartwright Cemetery Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 December 2019, 11:23), entry for James Edward Jacobs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LH3Z-TP4
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 27 July 2019), James Edward Jacobs, 1903; Burial, Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States of America, Cartwright Cemetery; citing record ID 14832297
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cartwright Cemetery Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA
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