Jacob/John Hacker may have died before 1860 because Caroline and the children were enumerated, but Jacob was not; also, Caroline is enumerated as widowed, but not until the 1880 census.
Caroline and Jacob Hacker (abt.1820-)married 17 April 1845 in Monroe, Tennessee.[1]
John and Caroline Hacker and sons, John and Columbus, lived in Monroe, Tennessee, when the 1850 census was taken.[2]
Research Notes
Jacob or John Hacker's birth place:
Germany on son's death certificate
Tennessee on 1850 Tennessee census, on Joseph Hacker's death certificate - using Tennessee.
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #6591748 (accessed 10 March 2023)
C E Worstham marriage to Jacob Hacker on 17 Apr 1845 in Monroe, Tennessee, USA.
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 14, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 891; Page: 128a; Line Number: 30 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6439783 (accessed 10 March 2023)
Caroline Thacker (26) in District 14, Monroe, Tennessee, USA. Born in Virginia.
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Thacker
M
26
Farmer
Tennessee
Caroline Thacker
F
26
Virginia
John Thacker
M
4
Tennessee
Columbus Thacker
M
2
Tennessee
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