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William Campbell Jacob 1862–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 NOV 1862

Birth Location: Wellsburg, Brooke County WV

Death Date: 2 May 1949

Death Location: Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Jacob

Mother: Isabella Tarr

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Paull

Children(s): James Jacob, William Jacob, Allen Jacob, Lyde Jacob

In 1862, William Campbell Jacob entered the world in Wellsburg, Brooke County WV, born to John Gabriel Jacob And Isabella Tarr. William Campbell Jacob married Elizabeth B Lizzie Paull, and had children including Allen Campbell Jacob, James Archibald Archie Jacob, Lyde Hurst Jacob, William Paull Jacob. William Campbell Jacob passed away in 1949 in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, William Campbell Jacob entered the world in Wellsburg, Brooke County WV, born to John Gabriel Jacob And Isabella Tarr.
  • William Campbell Jacob married Elizabeth B Lizzie Paull, and had children including Allen Campbell Jacob, James Archibald Archie Jacob, Lyde Hurst Jacob, William Paull Jacob.
  • William Campbell Jacob passed away in 1949 in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jacob's Ancestors

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William Jacob
1862–1949
Birth Place: Wellsburg, Brooke County WV
Parents
John Gabriel Jacob
1826–1903
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Isabella Tarr
1831–1903
Wellsburg, Brooke, Virginia
Grandparents
William Tarr
1790–1861
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Perry
1796–1845
Hillsborough, Washington, PA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Tarr
1758–1836
Mary Casper
1760–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1727–1792
Marie Doerr
1728–1795

William Jacob's Descendants

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William (Campbell) Jacob (28 NOV 1862–2 May 1949) m. Elizabeth (B "Lizzie") Paull (17 Apr 1864–18 Apr 1950)
  1. 1. James (Archibald "Archie") Jacob 1900–1987
  2. 2. William (Paull) Jacob 1894–1980 m. Madeline (Virginia) Palmer 1903–1982 m. Helen Palmer 1895–1941
    1. 1. James (Palmer) Jacob 1925–2007 m. Mary (Susan) Arnold 1922–1992
  3. 3. Allen (Campbell) Jacob 1898–1901
  4. 4. Lyde (Hurst) Jacob 1896–1897

William Jacob's Timeline

2 Records

1862
28 NOV 1862
Birth of William Campbell Jacob in Wellsburg, Brooke County WV
Wellsburg, Brooke County WV
1949
2 May 1949
Age 87
Death of William Campbell Jacob in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1862
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Brooke County WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1949
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

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