Jacob Shelly (1771 - 1853)

Born 7 Apr 1771 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1853 at age 82 in Wayne County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Jacob was born in Pennsylvania, and was of German descent. He moved to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1828. He moved back to Pennsylvania in 1830 in order to sell his land there, and then back to Ohio where he spent the remainder of his life.

Jacob acquired 900 acres of land during his lifetime. ^[1] He was a member of the Mennonite Church.^[1] Moved to Wayne County from Cumberland County, PA in 1828.

Jacob and Eliza's children:

• Elizabeth, wife of John Yocum, once of Mercer County, Ohio^[1][2]
• Michael Shelly b. 1811 Cumberland Co, PA, of Wayne County, Ohio. Moved to Wayne County in 1828. Married 1835 to Elizabeth Houser, b. PA, daughter of Jacob and Catherine Houser.^[1]
• Catherine, wife of Joseph Springer, Wayne County, Ohio^[1][2]
• Abraham^[2]
• Barbara Radenbaugh^[2] (Peter)
• Daniel Shelly^[2]
• Samuel Shelly^[2]
• Easter/Ester Allaman https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104616067/ester-alleman

^[2]

Was paid a legacy from his will:

•  ?Elisabeth Friek?^[2]

Jacob erected many structures in Wayne County. One of the most notable was a barn that burned in 2012, after having been fully restored anda tourist spot for a number of years.^[3] The barn is considered very Pennsylvania German in style, laying the brick in such a style being incredibly difficult and taking a highly skilled builder. It was originally built in 1835. Jacob first built a log cabin on the land, but dismantled it when he later built the barn in order the reuse the timbers for it instead. It measured 70 by 40 feet. A large brick home was later built in 1840. The house still stands and was also restored.

Historic Jacob Shelly Barn

Jacob is buried in Plain Lutheran Cemetery, Blachleyville, Wayne, Ohio, USA.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Jacob Shelly", Commemorative Biographical Record of Wayne County, Ohio, JH Beers Publishing Company; page 349-50, 512-3
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Ancestry.com. Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Estate Papers, 1808-1939 ; Index, 1812-1934; Probate Place: Wayne, Ohio. Estate Papers, 444-493, 1854-1855. Case Number:489
3. ↑ Locher, Paul, and Bobby Warren, "One of Wayne County's most historic barns lost to fire", The Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio, July 21, 2012
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 41063233

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7D-DPD : accessed 26 May 2016), Jacob Shelley in household of Anthony Hintz, Plain, Wayne, Ohio, United States; citing family 415, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See Also

• Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 139-142.