Jacob Peter Eshelman (1849 - 1928)

Born 1849 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Oct 1928 at about age 79 in Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Jacob was born about 1849. He was the son of John Eshelman and Barbara Waechter. He passed away in 1928.

Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Wednesday, October 10, 1928

[Jacob] P. ESHELMAN, aged 79, well known retired farmer of Henry township, died at five o'clock Tuesday evening at his home three miles southwest of Akron. Death was due to heart trouble from which he had suffered for the past two years, however his condition had not been considered serious and his death came unexpected. The deceased was born in Ohio in 1843 the son of John and Barbara ESHELMAN, but practically all of his life had been spent in Fulton County, having come here when a small child. He was a member of the Church of God. Surviving are his wife, one son, Clarence [ESHELMAN], of Rochester, and a step-daughter, Gertrude GIVLER. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two p.m. with Rev. HEDGES in charge. Burial will be made in the Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

SOURCE: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1928.htm

• Fact: Residence (1860) Henry Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Indiana, United States
• Fact: Burial (1928) Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States of America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Jacob married Mary E Putnam on 11 Sep 1873 in Fulton County In. They later divorced. She was the mother of his children. She died 16 Jun 1937.

He married Jemima Pontious 2 Apr 1896 in Fulton County, Indiana. She was born in Hancock county, Ohio.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 September 2017, 20:45), entry for Jacob P. Eshelman(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRS3-YPX); contributed by various users.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGZ-1F3Z : 13 December 2015), Jacob P. Eshelman, 1928; Burial, Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States of America, Akron IOOF Cemetery; citing record ID 116623963, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.