Jacob
File
Born in Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Oliver File
and Mary (Hagler) File
Brother of
Abraham Anthony [half], George Franklin File [half], Daniel File [half], Moses File [half], Sarah (File) Bilyeu [half], Tobias File [half], John Nelson File, Eleanor (File) Mullican, Katherine (File) Bilyeu, William File and Lucinda File
Husband of
Elizabeth (Cox) File
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Phillip File
Died
at age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Jacob File was born on August 17, 1816[1]in Indiana[2] to Henry File and Mary Hagler.
On June 27, 1839, Jacob married Elizabeth Cox in Bond County, Illinois.[3]
According to the 1850 census, Jacob lived with Elizabeth and their children, Hester, Phillip, Miranda, Rosetta, and Hannah in Bond County, Illinois.[2]
Jacob died on September 6, 1888. He is buried in the File Cemetery in Pocohantus, Illinois.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16263508/jacob-file
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85N-MNL), Jacob File, Bond, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2Y2-TQ6), Jacob File and Elizabeth Cocks, 1839; citing Bond, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,688,499.
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DNA Connections
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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~3.12%
Rebecca Dare
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BS4787284 [compare], Ancestry member rdare2
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
David Lindley :
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Categories: File Cemetery, Pocahontas, Illinois