Jacob Marquis Ambrose (1826 - 1904)

Born 7 Oct 1826 in Gwinnett County, GA

Ancestors

Husband of Florinda Hugo Snellings — married Oct 1845 in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Jane (Cain) Ambrose — married 8 Jan 1860 (to 4 Oct 1897) in Gwinnett County, GA

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1904 at age 77 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, GA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Patricia Sjostrom [send private message]

Biography

Jacob was born in 1826.

1850 Walton, Walton, Georgia:

Jacob M. Ambrose, 26, tinner

Florinda Ambrose, 26

Martha Ambrose, 2

(real estate value $700; all born Georgia)^[1]

1850 Walton, Walton, Georgia:

Jacob M. Ambrose, enslaver ("slave owner"). 1 enslaved person ("slave") -- age: 13, sex: F, colour: B^[2]

1860 Gwinnett, Gwinnett, Georgia: Jacob Marquis Ambrose and Mary Jane Cain Puckett were married.^[3]

1860 407th District, Gwinnett, Georgia:

J.M. Ambros, 33,

Mary Ambros, 20

Martha Ambros, 12

F.L. Ambros, 9

Jacob Ambros, 6

Ann E. Puckett, 3

A.G. Ambros, 30, tinner

W.H. Williams, 24, tin pedler

John B. Williams, 21, tin pedler

(all born Georgia; following record is Martha Ambros, 68)^[4]

1870 Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia:

Jacob Ambrose, 43, farmer

Mary Ambrose, 30, keeping house

Jacob Ambrose, 15, farm labor

Mary Ambrose, 13

Florinda Ambrose, 11

Jefferson D. Ambrose, 9

Thomas L. Ambrose, 7

Susan Ambrose, 5

Sampson Ambrose, 3

Julia Ambrose, 7/12^[5]

1900 Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia:

Jacob M. Ambrose, head, b Oct 1826, 73, widowed, farmer

Benjamin S. Ambrose, son, b Apr 1867, 33, married, farmer

Lillie L. Ambrose, daughter-in-law, b Aug 1870, 29, married

Guy J. Ambrose, grandson, b Jul 1890, 9

Ellen B. Ambrose, granddaughter, b Nov 1892, 7

Mary Ambrose, granddaughter, b May 1895, 5

Agnes Ambrose, granddaughter, b Jul 1896, 3

Benjamin S. Ambrose, grandson, b Nov 1898, 1

(all born Georgia)^[6]

Jacob passed away in 1904.

Jacob & Florinda had children:

1. Martha Virginia "Mattie" b 1847 d 1912
2. Henry Jackson b 1850 d 1916^[7]
3. Jacob Augustus b 1854 d 1926
4. Mary Tallulah b 1856 d 1934
5. Florinda b 1859 d 1929

Jacob & Mary had children:

1. Jefferson D. b 1861
2. Thomas Lee b 1863 Georgia d 1939 Lawrenceville^[8]
3. Susan E. "Susie" b 1865 d 1953
4. Benjamin Samson b 1867 Georgia d 1933 Rochelle, Georgia^[9]
5. Julia Anderson b 1870 Gwinnett, Georgia d 1951 Tulsa, Oklahoma
6. Mollie M. b 1874 Georgia d 1930 Atlanta^[10]
7. Minnie Jane "Jennie" b 1876 Georgia d 1936 Atlanta^[11]
8. Robert Alexander b 1881 Lawrenceville d 1938 Plant City, Florida^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States census on FamilySearch.
2. ↑ 1850 United States census (slave schedule) on FamilySearch.
3. ↑ Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967 on FamilySearch. Gwinnett, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Jacob M. Ambrose and Mary J. Puckett. Married 8 Jan 1860.
4. ↑ 1860 United States census on FamilySearch.
5. ↑ 1870 United States census on FamilySearch.
6. ↑ 1900 United States census on FamilySearch.
7. ↑ Fulton County, Georgia Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955 on FamilySearch. H.J. Ambrose, 8/30/1850-1/15/1916. Georgia. Greensboro, Georgia. Retired. W. West View. Died Greensboro, Georgia. Son of J.M. Ambrose.
8. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943 on FamilySearch. Mr. Tom L. Ambrose, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia. Married. Born 20 Jan Georgia. Age 76. Retired. Father: Jacob Ambrose, born Georgia. Mother: Mary, born South Carolina. Died 17 Dec 1939 of Apoplexy. Buried Buford Cemetery, Buford, Georgia.
9. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943 on FamilySearch. B.S. Ambrose, Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia. Married. Born 3 Apr 1867 Guennett Co., Ga. Merchant. Father: Jacob Ambrose. Died 20 Dec 1933 of Brights disease. Buried Rochelle Cemetery.
10. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943 on FamilySearch. Miss Mollie M. Ambrose, 1055 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Born 31 Jul 1874, Georgia. Father: Jacob M. Ambrose , born Pennsylvania. Mother: Mary J. Cain, born South Carolina. Died 26 Jun 1930. Buried Lawrenceville, Georgia Cemetery.
11. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943 on FamilySearch. Mrs. Jennie W. Moore, 544 Langhorn St, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Born 12 Jan 1876, Georgia. Housework. Widow. Father: Jacob M. Ambrose , born Pennsylvania. Mother: Mary Cain, born South Carolina. Died 4 Jan 1936. Buried Lawrenceville, Georgia Cemetery.
12. ↑ Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 on FamilySearch. Robert Alexander Ambrose, 105 Cleveland Street, Plant City, Hillsboro, Florida Married, Maude Ambrose. Born 15 Sep 1881 Georgia. Age 57. Time Keeper. Died 19 Sep 1938. Buried Oaklawn Cemetery.

• Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Georgia on FamilySearch. Ambrose, Jacob M. Co. K, 13 Georgia Cavalry. Confederate. Private. Private.