Jacob was born in 1838. He is the son of Simeon Courtney and Mary Householder.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DX-8NT : 4 April 2020), Joseph Courtney in household of Simeon Courtney, Morgan county, part of, Morgan, Virginia, United States; citing family 207, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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