Surname Saturday : Jacobs

The JACOBS surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown, and no connection has yet been found to my paternal JACOBS line.

Stories and history :

Ahentafel # 99 : Elizabeth Jacobs (1811-1889).  Elizabeth was born June 30, 1811 in Adams County, Ohio.  She married July 2, 1829 in Brown County, Ohio to James R. Heaton (1805-1885).  James was born in 1805 in Loudon County, Virginia.  They raised 11 children in Brown County, Ohio before moving to Schuyler County, Missouri circa 1857.  James died April 9, 1885 in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Elizabeth died June 29, 1889 in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Both are buried in the Darby Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri.

Ahnentafel # 198 : James Thomas Jacobs (1789-1847).  James was born May 20, 1789 in Virginia.  He married August 5, 1808 in Adams County, Ohio to Isabella Feily (1793-1876).  Isabella was born June 10, 1793 in Pennsylvania. They raised 10 children in Adams and Brown Counties, Ohio.  Isabella died September 5, 1876 in Ohio.  James died September 1, 1847 in Brown County, Ohio.

Ahnentafel # 396 : William Jacobs (1765-1841).  William was born in 1765 in Virginia. He married in 1787 in Morgantown, Virginia to Sibell Littell (1769-1853).  Sibell was born May 5, 1769 in Virginia.  They raised 9 children in Virginia, Fleming County, Kentucky and Brown and Adams Counties, Ohio.  Sibell died September 9, 1853 in Adams County, Ohio.  William died in 1841 in Brown County, Ohio.

Ahnentafel # 792 : Jacob Jacobs.  Jacob married Hannah Johnson.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Related blog posts:

• Additional branch of the Jacobs line

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On This Day : November 24

1682 - Mary WRIGHT born.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.

1700 - Thomas PHILBRICK died in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Elizabeth ________.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.

1716 - Hubbard BURDICK born.  Hubbard was the son of Hubbard BURDICK and Hannah MAXSON.

1720 - John LEWIS married Anna CLARKE.  John was the son of Daniel LEWIS and Mary MAXSON.

1759 - Abigail MILLIKAN married John FRAZIER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Abigail was the daughter of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.

1784 - Zachary TAYLOR born in Orange County, Virginia.  Zachary was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.

1793 - Mary BARKER born in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of Abner BARKER and Lydia OSBORNE.  Mary was my 5x-great grandmother.

1796 - Nathan CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nathan was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1810 - Charity MILLS married John GWIN.  Charity was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.

1814 - Moses SWAFFORD died in Ft. Clayborn, Alabama.  Moses was the son of Abraham SWAFFORD and Jane HOWARD.

1819 - Jesse CARTER married Nancy KENDALL in North Carolina.  Jesse was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.

1824 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE married Christian Ludwig BOKENKROEGER.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.

1848 - Selah MOULTON died in St. Albans, Licking County, Ohio.  Selah was the son of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.  Selah was my 4x-great grandfather.

1850 - George Frederick HERVEY born.  George was the son of Byram H. HERVEY and Octavia PIERCE.

1853 - Isaac SMITH married Nancy CORRELL in Madison County, Ohio.  Isaac was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1853 - Henry Wise STOUT born in Adams County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1871 - Elmer T. HADLEY born in Clark Township, Clinton County, Indiana.  Elmer was the son of Alfred HADLEY and Keziah K. OVERMAN.

1876 - Zaida SNIVELY born in Ohio.  Zaida was the daughter of Samuel SNIVELY and Mary S. LAMBERTSON.

1880 - William Homer HENDRIXSON born in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ira F. HENDRIXSON and Mary Ann BERRY.

1887 - Amelia SAUER married Louis SCHWAMBACH.  Amelia was the daughter of George F. SAUER and Agnes Barbara HOFFHER.

1888 - Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD married Bertie Belle MARSH in Ray County, Missouri.  Landon was the son of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.

1892 - Perry Taylor CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Perry was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

1905 - Alfred DEMPSEY born.  Alfred was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.

1978 - William McClellan PIERCE died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.

1981 - Lowell Clyde SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  Lowell was the son of Arthur Clyde SWAFFORD and Katherine ACREE.

Death Certificate : John Adam Metzner, Jay County, Indiana (1895)

Source : John Metzner death certificate, Book H-2, page 51 (1895) Jay County, Indiana Health Department, Portland, Indiana.

Jay County Indiana
Geneology Death Record

Name : Metzner, John A.

Date of Death : 12/04/1895   Time: 0:00    Sex: M

Age: 55   Months: 0   Days: 0    Hours: 0   Minutes: 0

Birthdate :  [blank]     Place: Ohio

Death Address: Jay County, Indiana

Residence : Jay County, Indiana

County :   Jay County

Marital Status :  Married      Spouse:  [blank]

Race:  White     Occupation: [blank]

Father : John Metzner  Birth: Germany
Mother: Catherine Young Birth : France

Burial Date :  [blank]
Funeral home : [blank]

Address: [blank]

File Date : 12/14/1895 Book No: H-2   Page: 51  Local No: [blank]
Physician: J.A. Morehouse
Manner of Death : Natural

Cause of Death : Chronic diarrhea, hepatitis, peritonitis, knitis

The above death certificate is for my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, John Adam Metzner (1840-1895).  I obtained this copy of his death record on my most recent research trip to Jay County.

Facts that I already knew were his death date, December 4, 1895 and his place of birth as being Ohio. His obituary lists his place of birth as Licking County, Ohio. The time of death is not listed, but his obituary stated that he died at 7 o'clock in the evening, at his home in the north-east corner of Wayne township.

The death certificate named his parents as John Metzner born in Germany and Catherine Young born in France.  This corresponds with other information I have.

The death certificate also states he was married.  His wife, Clara (Moulton) Metzner outlived him nearly four more years.

The death certificate notes the physician was J.A. Morehouse and that the cause of death was chronic diarrhea, hepatitis, peritonitis and knitis.  That does sound painful.

He was a veteran of the Civil War, having been severely wounded near Burnt Hickory during the Atlanta campaign.