In the 1860 census Jacob is living in Chest Springs Borough, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States with wife Jane Wagner, he and she are 53 years old. Their children at home are James Wagner 17, Stalia Wagner a girl 15, Angeline Wagner 12, Martina Wagner 8, Veronica Will 5. Everyone is listed as born in Pennsylvania.[1]
1870 census shows him with wife Jane, both age 63, and children Lidda J. 25 and Matiena 18, next door is James Wagner and family, possibly his son. [2]
Burial
Armah Cemetery, North English, Iowa County, Iowa, USA
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXPF-Y4Q : accessed 11 Apr 2014), Jacob Wagner, Chest Springs Borough, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 247, household ID 1730, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 805088.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
Wagner-2050 and Wagner-107 appear to represent the same person because: Birth and death dates match; birth state matches; death place matches. Wife's name and daughter's name match.