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William Cantrell Jacobs 1867–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1867

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 14 May 1940

Death Location: Donnell Chapel, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: THOMAS Jacobs

Mother: Sara Todd

Spouse(s): Sallie Jacobs

Children(s): Birdie Donnell

In 1867, William Cantrell Jacobs entered the world in Tennessee, born to Thomas Benton Jacobs And Sara Adline Todd. William Cantrell Jacobs married Sallie Jacobs, and had children including Birdie S Donnell. William Cantrell Jacobs passed away in 1940 in Donnell Chapel, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1867, William Cantrell Jacobs entered the world in Tennessee, born to Thomas Benton Jacobs And Sara Adline Todd.
  • William Cantrell Jacobs married Sallie Jacobs, and had children including Birdie S Donnell.
  • William Cantrell Jacobs passed away in 1940 in Donnell Chapel, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jacobs's Ancestors

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William Jacobs
1867–1940
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
THOMAS Benton Jacobs
1840–1913
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sara (Adline) Todd
1845–1923
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
WILLIAM (Carroll) Jacobs
1814–1882
Tennessee
Catherine (Dicey) Roberts
1822–1901
Rutherford, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Jacobs
1783–1850
Nancy Mankin
1790–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jacobs's Descendants

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William (Cantrell) Jacobs (9 May 1867–14 May 1940) m. Sallie Jacobs (1870–1951)
  1. 1. Birdie (S.) Donnell 1892–1918

William Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1867
9 May 1867
Birth of William Cantrell Jacobs in Tennessee
Tennessee
1940
14 May 1940
Age 73
Death of William Cantrell Jacobs in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1867
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1940
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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