Jacob
Smelser
Jr.
Born about in Overton, Tennessee, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Jacob Smelser
and Agnes (Yoakum) Smelser
Brother of
Isaiah Smelser, Keziah (Smelser) Logsdon, John S. Smelser [half], Younger Smelser [half] and David Clark Smelser
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James M. Smeltzer
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2016
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Biography
Jacob was born about 1807. According to his son's Find A Grave memorial[1] Jacob Smelser was born about 1807, probably in the Overton, Tennessee area.
Research Notes
Information from his third great grandson, John Smeltzer Jr.: Jacob was married at least twice. We believe that his first wife passed in about 1851 or 1852 ... BUT ... there is a very good chance that they were either separated and/or divorced. We find him married again by about 1855 or 1856. There were children from both marriages. There is strong speculation that his first wife was Mary "Polly" ROWE .... daughter of Joseph ROWE and Betsy PLYMALE Rowe who were living next door to Jacob's family during the 1850 Federal (U.S.) Census in the Galesburg, IL area ..... If one reacts literally to the census takers form it appears as if Joseph ROWE is actually living in the home of Jacob SMELSER with wife "Polly" and that Betsy PLYMALE Rowe (Joseph's wife) is living "next door" with her children. We later find "Polly" married to another person (also from the Galesburg, IL area) and they move into Iowa near Washington. Additional information from John Smeltzer, Jr: Jacob seem to have passed about 1870 .... we believe he is last "seen" in the 1870 Iowa census for Washington County, IA living near his son David Clark SMELSER b. abt 1820 ..."
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28598352 for son James M Smeltzer
- Sons find a grave
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- John Smeltzer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I1-Z140*, FTDNA kit #56528 - John Smeltzer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I1-Z140*, FTDNA kit #196685
- Thomas Smelser :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I1-Z140*
-
~3.12%
John Smeltzer :
23andMe, GEDmatch A903922 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A903922 [compare], Ancestry member JohnFSmeltzer
-
~1.56%
Lisa Day :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Gayle (Schell) Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T221241 [compare], Ancestry member fostergaylej
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T221241 [compare], FTDNA kit #260996
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Rhitt Garrett :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sandra Taylor :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Terry Bader :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ancestry475277
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~0.78%
Connie (Cavin) Hornbaker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM3566985 [compare], yourDNAportal CON1ba290fd, Ancestry member concave
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~0.78%
Donnie Schell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YE6358691 [compare], FTDNA kit #415290
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Rejected matches › Jacob Smeltzer (1805-1878)
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We know Keziah SMELSER 1803 and Catherine SMELSER 1815 both had an mtDNA of U5b2a1a1 from solid FMS testing. Therefore ... their mother was also U5b2a1a1 ..... but our understanding at the moment essentially "ends" at that level. We have clues but only clues. No proof of WHO that represents in reality.
Agnes YOAKUM most likely is NOT the mother of Isaiah 1801 thru David Clark 1820 .... BUT Agnes could well have been the mother of a first set of children in that marriage. In 1801 Jacob (the father ... b. abt 1760) would be 38 to 41 ... hardly the time for the first set of children. However, the other known possibles were born in the 1772 to 1780 period .... a 20 year separation more or less. So there had to be at least two wives involved with Jacob 1760 (1763?) ....
John
edited by John Smeltzer Jr.
edited by John Smeltzer Jr.