Martha (Utterback) Jacobs (1824 - 1866)

Born 1824 in Johnson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Milburn Jacobs — married 19 Mar 1846 in Johnson, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1866 at about age 42 in Johnson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1824 ^[1] in Johnson Co., Indiana, USA ^[2] to William Utterback Sr. and Mary Parker. ^[1] She married Milburn Jacobs on 19 Mar 1846. ^[3]

Martha and Milburn had the following children: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

1. Mary E. Jacobs, b. 24 Jan 1847.
2. Levina Jane Jacobs, b. 17 Nov 1848, d. 15 Nov 1874; m. William Edward Robards.
3. Jackson Jacobs, b. 27 Oct 1850, d. 25 Jul 1881; m. Matilda Ann Robards.
4. James William Jacobs, b. 2 May 1852, d. 7 Oct 1934; m. Matilda A. Oakley.
5. Iverson Jacobs, b. 19 May 1860, d. 1931; m. Margaret E Holman.

Research Notes

There is conflicting information about Martha's birth and death dates. In the information about her father in The Utterback Book, Martha's birth year is listed simply as 1824. ^[1] However, in the information for Martha, herself, The Utterback Book lists her birth date as 28 Jan 1825. ^[2] Her Find A Grave memorial has a death date of 16 Nov 1866 and indicates that her gravestone inscription is "42y 5m", ^[4] whereas a Rootsweb transription just has "42y". ^[5] That would put her birth year as 1824 - anywhere from Nov 1824 to 16 Jun 1824 (without any "days" information). This supports the 1824 birth year listed in The Utterback Book with her father's information. It's possible that W.I. Utterback misread "Jun" as "Jan" and so her exact birth date could be 28 Jun 1824, but that is only speculation.

As for her death date, The Utterback Book lists 15 Nov 1867, while Rootsweb transcribes her gravestone date as "15 Nov 1856 or 66". Until a photograph of her gravestone can correctly identify the day, this profile uses the Find A Grave date of 16 Nov 1866.

Census Data

1850: Union Township, Johnson, Indiana, USA ^[6]

Age 26, born in Kentucky. Includes husband, Milborn Jacobs (24, farmer, born in Indiana), and daughter, Lavina J. (2, born in Indiana). Also includes Sophia Jacobs (24, born in Ohio).

1860: Union Township, Johnson, Indiana, USA ^[7]

Age 37, born in Kentucky. Includes husband, Milburn Jacobs (38, mis-transcribed as Milbroun, day laborer, born in Indiana), and children, Levina J. (17, born in Indiana), Jackson (8, born in Indiana), and James W. (7, born in Indiana).

Death

Died: 16 Nov 1866 ^[4] in Johnson Co., Indiana, USA. ^[2]

Buried: Utterback Cemetery, Johnson Co., Indiana, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Utterback, William Irvin. Utterback history and genealogy of the Utterback family in America, 1622-1937: Family record of Herman Utterback and his descendants, (1622-1937) (Marshall College, West Virginia, Gentry Bros, 1937), #123 page 69.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Utterback, William Irvin. Utterback history, #405 pages 129-130.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Banta, David Demaree. History of Johnston County, Indiana. From the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory, and the state of Indiana .., Brant and Fuller, Chicago, 1888, pages 753-754.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Martha Jacobs (unknown–16 Nov 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #29103453, citing Utterback Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana, USA.
5. ↑ Utterback Cemetery, Johnson Co., Indiana via Rootsweb.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch : 19 December 2020, Martha Jacobs in household of Milborn Jacobs, Union Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch : 18 February 2021, Martha Jacobs in entry for Milbroun Jacobs, 1860.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Roger Jacobs for starting this profile.