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William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs 1815–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina

Death Date: 2 Jul 1883

Death Location: Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Jacobs

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sara Skipper

Children(s): Oliver Jacobs, Gruley Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Charles Jacobs

In 1815, William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs entered the world in Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina, born to William Jacobs And Elizabeth Eady Jacobs. William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs married Sara Jane Skipper, and had children including Charles Wesley Jacobs, Gruley Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs. William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs passed away in 1883 in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1815, William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs entered the world in Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina, born to William Jacobs And Elizabeth Eady Jacobs.
  • William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs married Sara Jane Skipper, and had children including Charles Wesley Jacobs, Gruley Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs.
  • William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs passed away in 1883 in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jacobs
1795–1888
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sara Skipper
1854–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Oliver Jacobs
1862–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Gruley Jacobs
1878–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mary Jacobs
1871–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Charles Jacobs
1880–1961
Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States
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William Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
William Jacobs
1815–1883
Birth Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina
Parents
William Jacobs
1795–1888
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Zeckariah Jacobs
1753–1847
Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Zachariah Jacobs
1766–1861
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jacobs
1720–1792
Esther Jacobs
1736–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Primus Jacobs
1700–1765
Anna Hammonds
1700–1765

William Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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William (Shadrick ( Shade )) Jacobs (1815–2 Jul 1883) m. Sara (Jane) Skipper (abt 1854–)
  1. 1. Oliver Jacobs 1862–
  2. 2. Gruley Jacobs 1878–
  3. 3. Mary Jacobs 1871–
  4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Jacobs 1880–1961

William Jacobs's Timeline

9 Records

1806
Abt 1806
Birth of William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs in North Carolina
North Carolina
1815
abt 1815
Birth of William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs in Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
1815
1815 (shows 1811 on headstone)
Birth of William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs in Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
1815
1815
Birth of William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs in Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina
Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina
1830
1830
Age 15
William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs resided here in Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 35
William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs resided here in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 65
William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs resided here in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1883
15 September 1883
Age 68
Death of William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1883
2 Jul 1883
Age 68
Death of William Shadrick ( Shade ) Jacobs in State Line, Richmond Co, North Carolina
State Line, Richmond Co, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 642; Page: 280A
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1806
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 979; Page: 323A; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815 (shows 1811 on headstone)
    Event Place: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond Co, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Brunswick, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 118; Page: 328; Family History Library Film: 0018084

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 642; Page: 280A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 979; Page: 323A; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1883
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1883
    Event Place: State Line, Richmond Co, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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