Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jacob Jacobs, Sr. and Nancy Baker




Husband Jacob Jacobs, Sr. 1

           Born: Abt 1800 - ? New Jersey
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1850 - ? Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Nancy Baker 1 2

           Born: Bet 1805 and 1810 - Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1846 - ? Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: William Baker (Abt 1760/1762-Abt 1830/1837) 1 4
         Mother: 




Children
1 M William Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1822 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Eliza [Unk] (Abt 1827-      )


2 M Andrew J. Jacobs 2

           Born: 1827 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1900
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
         Spouse: Jane Sweetwood (1845-1920) 2


3 F Catherine Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1831 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 F Charity Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1833 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



5 F Olive Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1835 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



6 M Jacob Jacobs, Jr.

           Born: Abt 1837 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



7 M Jonah Jacobs 6

           Born: 1839 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1901
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
         Spouse: Mary C. [Unk] (1830-1905)


8 M Terry Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1841 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



9 M Simon Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1843 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



10 M George W. Jacobs

           Born: Abt 1845 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Jacob Jacobs, Sr.


He came to Venango County, PA, from New Jersey in 1814 and settled on a tract of four hundred acres on the Allegheny river. He built a log house a short distance below Falling Springs, where he lived till his death.
He and his wife were the parents of fourteen children, of which Andrew was the second son.


General Notes: Wife - Nancy Baker


Another source states that she was born in Venango County, PA.

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Sources


1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 956.

2 James Brockington Witherup, History of John Witherup Family from 1762 to 1909 (Butler, PA: Ziegler Printing Co., 1909), Pg 53.

3 James Brockington Witherup, History of John Witherup Family from 1762 to 1909 (Butler, PA: Ziegler Printing Co., 1909), Pg 54.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 840.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 44.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1389.

7 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 45.


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