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William Jeremiah Jacobs 1855–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 21, 1855

Birth Location: Rutherford Co. Tn

Death Date: Aug 1, 1912

Death Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: WILLIAM Jacobs

Mother: Catherine Roberts

Spouse(s): Cynthia Jacobs

Children(s): Mollie Lowe, Jesse Jacobs, Mattie Todd

William Jeremiah Jacobs was born in 1855 in Rutherford Co. Tn, the child of William Carroll Jacobs And Catherine Dicey Roberts. William Jeremiah Jacobs married Cynthia Lee Jacobs, and had children including Jesse Jacobs, Mattie Todd, Mollie Lowe. William Jeremiah Jacobs passed away in 1912 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Jeremiah Jacobs was born in 1855 in Rutherford Co. Tn, the child of William Carroll Jacobs And Catherine Dicey Roberts.
  • William Jeremiah Jacobs married Cynthia Lee Jacobs, and had children including Jesse Jacobs, Mattie Todd, Mollie Lowe.
  • William Jeremiah Jacobs passed away in 1912 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jacobs's Ancestors

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William Jacobs
1855–1912
Birth Place: Rutherford Co. Tn
Parents
WILLIAM Carroll Jacobs
1814–1882
Tennessee
Catherine (Dicey) Roberts
1822–1901
Rutherford, North Carolina
Grandparents
Jeremiah Jacobs
1783–1850
, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (A) Mankin
1790–1861
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jacobs's Descendants

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William (Jeremiah) Jacobs (Feb 21, 1855–Aug 1, 1912) m. Cynthia (Lee) Jacobs (26 December 1861–23 August 1939)
  1. 1. Mollie Lowe 1880–1976
  2. 2. Jesse Jacobs 1885–1948
  3. 3. Mattie Todd 1879–1970

William Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Feb 21, 1855
Birth of William Jeremiah Jacobs in Rutherford Co. Tn
Rutherford Co. Tn
1912
Aug 1, 1912
Age 57
Death of William Jeremiah Jacobs in Rutherford Co. Tn
Rutherford Co. Tn

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 21, 1855
    Event Place: Rutherford Co. Tn
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1, 1912
    Event Place: Rutherford Co. Tn
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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