Edward A. Jacobs (1834 - 1904)

Born 1834 in Peru, Clinton, New York, United States

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Died 2 Jun 1904 at about age 70 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Amos S Jacobs married Barbary Arnold Biog. Sketch (Full): Born in Peru, Clinton Co., N.Y. in August, 1834, son of Amos S. Jacobs (1810-abt. 1874) and Barbary Arnold (1812/3-1844). After his mother’s death in 1844, his father married Mary E. (surname unknown). Family pedigree chart is available. Brother: John Jacobs (1840-1899 m. Sarah J. Banks, m. Susan E. Dresser), Sister: Chloe A. Jacobs (1837-1893, m. Ezra Hinds), Half-sister: Sarah A. Jacobs (1847-1873), dau. of Amos Jacobs’ 2nd wife, Mary. Married Peter Fortney. Half-brother: Samuel B. Jacobs (b. 1851, son of Amos Jacobs’ 2nd wife, Mary E. Never married. Family moved from Peru, NY after 1851, initially moving to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where they appear in the state census of 1856. Edward settled in Clinton, Douglas Co., Ks (near Lawrence, Ks) in September of 1858. His family later moved to join him there, appearing in the 1860 census. Participated in the Hickory Point Attack, Sept. 14th, 1856, part of an anti-slavery militia. As a result of the attack and the death of one man, Edward and many other participants were imprisoned. Edward spent 7 months in confinement until (due to a petition by respected citizens) was pardoned by the governor March 2nd, 1857. Enlisted in the 1st Colorado Cavalry in Central City, Colorado, Aug. 1st, 1861, by Capt. Samuel Tappan, who was from Lawrence, Kansas, and an active abolitionist (like Edward). Edward was likely in Colorado working the gold fields. Participated in the battle of Glorieta and Johnson’s Ranch in NE New Mexico, driving back Confederates whose goal was to take possession of the Colorado gold fields and control the lands west of the Rockies. Letter dated Nov. 13, 1864 (16 days prior to the Sand Creek Massacre in SE Colorado) to brother John in Clinton, Ks. (near Lawrence) shows him to be in temporary command of Ft. Larned, Ks. Appointed to Military Commission investigating the Sand Creek Massacre, headed by Lt. Col. Samuel F. Tappan. Discharged Nov. 18, 1865 at Ft. Leavenworth, Ks. (due to the close of the war) Admitted to Military Home in Leavenworth, Ks., Oct. 25, 1897 In 1900 census, listed as a boarder, age 67, with Benj. F. Duke in Lawrence, Douglas Co., Ks. Died June 2, 1904 of Pneumonia, Grave # 2516, Leavenworth, Ks. Listed as “widower” in Military Home records and in the 1900 census, however there is no record of him ever marrying. Census shows an un-readable scribble for number of years married. Also listed as being Protestant. Description (from records of Military Home): 5’ 7” tall, light complexion, blue eyes. He was a farmer and a blacksmith (the latter being a skill that had been passed down for several generations).

Sources

• 1. 1850 United States Census, Peru, Clinton, New York; Roll: M432_489; Page: 147A;Image:. (Ancestry.com)
• 2. Military Records
• 3. Letters in possession of family (one transferred to Kansas State Historical Society)
• 4. Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 (Ancestry.com)
• 5. http://kshs.org/archives/310229 Family pedigree chart is available. Burial: Leavenworth, Ks.