Jacob
C
Smeltzer
Born in Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Christian Smeltzer
and Susan Shoff
Husband of
Catherine Alverta (Forry) Smeltzer
— married
23 Dec 1896 in Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Howard Smeltzer
Died
at age 54
in Hellam, York County, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2015
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Biography
occupation - tenant farmer The family lived on a succession of farms in the eastern part of York County, Pennsylvania: a. south of New Bridgeville in Chanceford Township, b. near the present Wrightsville Reservoir, south-southwest of Wrightsville in Hellam Township, c. near the Susquehanna River, northeast of New Bridgeville in Chanceford Township (Green Branch Road) (10), d. on the southeast side of Mt. Pigah (Samual Lewis State Park) in Lower Windsor Township After 1920, when Howard and Harry were young men, the family moved to Hellam, Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania, where they lived at 16 Prospect Street (9, 10). 4) The obituary of Jacob Smeltzer contains a lot of details on his cause of death. Jacob suffered a stroke while attending a Friday-evening revival at St. Paul's Evangelical (now Faith United Methodist) Church. This led to the abrupt ending of the revival meeting. He died two days later (9).
Sources
- (1) Cemetery records, Macpellia Cemetery, Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania; personal visits
(2) Family interviews, Marie (Smeltzer) Griffith, Annie (Horner) Smeltzer, Ida Elizabeth (Smeltzer) Seiple, and Idella Irene (Smeltzer) Forry (3) Family Bible, Jacob C Smeltzer family; see above (6) Baptismal records, Miscellaneous records, St. Luke=s Union Church, Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania; copies at York County Historical Society, York, Pennsylvania (7) Marriage records, York County (PA) Archives, York, Pennsylvania B online 9) Obituary, Jacob Smeltzer, York Dispatch or York Daily Record, York, PA; 14 February, 1926 (10) U.S. Census records, Jacob and Catherine Smeltzer: 1900 (roll 1501, page 144B) in Hellam Township, 1910 (roll 1433, page 198) in Chanceford Township, 1920 (roll 1667, page 244) in Lower Windsor Township, and 1930 (roll 2165, ed 27, sheet 6B) in Hellam Borough, all York County, Pennsylvania
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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:
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:
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~12.50%
Michael Griffith
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