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William Paull Jacob 1894–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1894

Birth Location: Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1980

Death Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Jacob

Mother: Elizabeth Paull

Spouse(s): Madeline Palmer, Helen Palmer

Children(s): James Jacob

In 1894, William Paull Jacob entered the world in Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA, born to William Campbell Jacob And Elizabeth B Lizzie Paull. William Paull Jacob married Helen Palmer, Madeline Virginia Palmer, and had children including Elizabeth Paull Jacob, James Palmer Jacob. William Paull Jacob passed away in 1980 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, William Paull Jacob entered the world in Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA, born to William Campbell Jacob And Elizabeth B Lizzie Paull.
  • William Paull Jacob married Helen Palmer, Madeline Virginia Palmer, and had children including Elizabeth Paull Jacob, James Palmer Jacob.
  • William Paull Jacob passed away in 1980 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jacob's Ancestors

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William Jacob
1894–1980
Birth Place: Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Campbell Jacob
1862–1949
Wellsburg, Brooke County WV
Elizabeth (B "Lizzie") Paull
1864–1950
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Gabriel) Jacob
1826–1903
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Isabella Tarr
1831–1903
Wellsburg, Brooke, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Tarr
1790–1861
Mary Perry
1796–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Tarr
1758–1836
Mary Casper
1760–1804

William Jacob's Descendants

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William (Paull) Jacob (26 Jun 1894–23 May 1980) m. Madeline (Virginia) Palmer (21 Jul 1903–05 Jun 1982) m. Helen Palmer (23 Sep 1895–14 Feb 1941)
  1. 1. James (Palmer) Jacob 1925–2007 m. Mary (Susan) Arnold 1922–1992

William Jacob's Timeline

2 Records

1894
26 Jun 1894
Birth of William Paull Jacob in Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA
Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA
1980
23 May 1980
Age 86
Death of William Paull Jacob in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1980
    Event Place: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Item; Publication Date: 25 May 1980; Publication Place: Port Chester, New York, USA; ,0.7333233,0.82083046,0.9646531&xid=3355

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