Jacob B. Flaugher (1799 - 1886)

Born 2 Mar 1799 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Cole) Flaugher — married 12 Jan 1817 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1886 at age 87 in Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH

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Jacob Worked as a Blacksmith.

Biography

Jacob was born on Mar. 2, 1799 to Jacob Flaugher and Margaret Fultz in Washington Township, near the town of Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Jacob was baptized on Jun. 2, 1799 as John Jacob at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Hagerstown, Maryland, (sponsor; Martin Kufer) but subsequent documents record his name as Jacob B. Flaugher.

Jacob married Sarah Cole and they became the parents of 11 children.

On Apr. 22, 1826, Jacob purchased farmland in Washington Township, located just a few miles south of Waynesboro on the main pike.

By trade, Jacob, as well as his brothers, were blacksmiths. Jacob had a stone blacksmith shop located on Antietam Creek.

On Apr. 23, 1832, he purchased more land in the same area from Israel Single.

From Pennsylvania to Ohio

He and his family left Pennsylvania and went to Seneca County, Ohio in 1833. There he purchased an extensive tract of land from Josiah Hedges in Tiffin on either side of Sandusky Street^[1].

Jacob erected a large brick house on the corner of Sandusky and Miami streets.

He continued to practice his trade of blacksmithing and also did well as a carriage maker.

Mayor of Fort Ball (later Tiffin), Seneca, Ohio

On Mar. 13, 1849, Jacob was elected the first and only mayor of Fort Ball. His term was short lived, however, as Fort Ball ceased to exist in 1850 when it was included in the incorporation of Tiffin that year.

Jacob platted a section of the city and erected several fine residences which were considered amongst the best in town.

Jacob lost most of his vision in the later part of his life. He died on Dec. 12, 1886 and is buried in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio.

Sources

• Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995, index, FamilySearch John Jacob Flager, 02 Mar 1799; citing Hagerstown, Maryland; FHL microfilm 859283.

• 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Page: 96; NARA Roll: M33_101; Image: 133.

• Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA; Franklin County, Washington, 1821; Jacob Flocher, Sr. and Jacob Flocker, Jr.

• Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA; Franklin County, Washington, 1828; Jacob Flaugher

• 1830; Census Place: Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 151; Page: 345; Family History Library Film: 0020625.

• 1840; Census Place: Clinton, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: 426; Page: 149; Image: 304; Family History Library Film: 0020176.

• 1850; Census Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: M432_728; Page: 449B; Image: 322.

• 1860; Census Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: M653_1035; Page: 335; Image: 265; Family History Library Film: 805035.

• 1870; Census Place: Tiffin Ward 2, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: M593_1266; Page: 370A; Image: 744; Family History Library Film: 552765.

• United States Census, 1870, index and images, FamilySearch Jacob B Flaugher in household of Joseph Flaugher, Iowa, United States; citing p. 12, family 92, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 000545895.

• 1880; Census Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: 1065; Family History Film: 1255065; Page: 199B; Enumeration District: 202; Image: 0400.

• A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio; page 644

Footnotes

1. ↑ A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio; Jacob Flaugher, who came from Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, about 1830, and, being a man of considerable wealth, purchased from Josiah Hedges an extensive tract of land in Tiffin, the same extending on either side of Sandusky street. He erected the large brick house still to be seen at the corner of Sandusky and Miami streets, and here, after a residence of fifty-seven years, he died at an advanced age. He was a blacksmith by trade, and did an extensive business in that line and in the carriage-making business, which he established in connection. He platted the section of the city and erected several of the fine residences which have drawn uniform admiration to that part of the town. He gave each child, of which Elizabeth was the eldest (daughter), a competence, and in his day was one of the most public-spirited citizens of Tiffin.