Jacob
Shirah
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Scheurer
and Barbara (Swicecord) Shirah
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 69
in Houston, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2014
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Biography
Jacob was born about 1790. Jacob Shirah ... He passed away about 1859. [1]
He was married to Cely her maiden name is unknown at this time. They had nine children.
Rebecca Shirah bn:ABT.1814
Ephram Shirah Bn: 1818
Jacob William Shirah Bn: Bet. 1820-25
Mary Shirah Bn:1825
Irvin Shirah Bn:1825
Sarah Shirah Bn: 1826
Andrew J. Shirah Bn:1827
Cely Shirah Bn: 1830
Charles Shirah Bn: 1831
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Harry Rudd, Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
- Named administrator of his father's estate in Richland County, South Carolina on March 11, 1826. Found in 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina. In 1832 Jacob purchases and sells land in Houston County, Georgia. In 1840's Jacob appears in Houston County, Georgia Tax Records as owning land lot #30 (202 1/2 acres ). Found in 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Houston County, Georgia. Jacob died without a will in 1859 and his son Ephraim was named administrator of the estate. Records from Houston County, Georgia Probate were essential in documenting Jacob's descendants. Jacob is said to be buried in the Shirah Cemetery which is located just off Housers Mill Road in Peach County, Georgia on land previously owned by Oliver Bateman of Macon.
- Temporary administrator bond 1859 names Ephraim Shirah as administrator of Jacob Shirah's will.
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DNA Connections
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:
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%
Rob Leverett
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A571871 [compare], Ancestry member Leverettrob21
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~1.56%
Rose (Nielsen) Sturk :
23andMe, GEDmatch A022906 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A022906 [compare], Ancestry member rosesgang
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~1.56%
Vic (Leland) Nielsen :
23andMe, GEDmatch M637950 [compare]
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~1.56%
R. Whitehurst :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Charles Shirah :
AncestryDNA
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Rose (Nielsen) Sturk
Shirah-125 and Shirah-30 appear to represent the same person because: We need to merge these two . Same person
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by Rose (Nielsen) Sturk
Charles Shirah
Shirah-125 and Shirah-30 do not represent the same person because: Jacob Shirah 125 died in Richland County, SC in 1826. He was the FATHER OF Jacob Shirah 30 who died in Houston County, GA in 1859.
posted
by Charles Shirah
Rejected matches › Jacob Shirah Sr (abt.1755-1826)
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