Jacob Schirck III (1836 - abt. 1862)

Born 26 Aug 1836 in Yankee Bush HIll, Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died about 30 Aug 1862 at about age 26 in Battle of Second Bull Run, Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, United States

Biography of Jacob SCHIRCK III of 1836

Jacob Schirck III served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jun 22, 1861
Mustered out: Aug 30, 1862 (KIA)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 10th Pennsylvania Reserves, 39th Infantry

Jacob Schirck III was Killed in Action during the United States Civil War.

Jacob Schirck, III was born in August 26, 1836. He was the son of Jacob Schirck and Catherine Schuler.

Jacob Schirck, III was named for his father and grandfather. Like his grandfather who had fought for Napoleon, Jacob Schirck, III became a soldier.

Jacob Schirck, III was the first in his family to join up when the United States Civil War began. He enlisted in Company H of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment (39th Infantry) on June 22, 1861.

Jacob Schirck, III was in the battle of Dranesville, December 20, 1861, Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862, Gaines' Mill, the next day, Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, Malvern Hill, July 31, and the battle of Second Bull Run, beginning August 28; in this battle he was killed August 30 1862 in Prince William County, Virginia.

Jacob Schirck, III was only 26 years old when he was killed at Second Bull Run. He did not marry or have children.

Jacob Schirck, III had several brothers and sisters, including a brother Philip who also fought in the United States Civil War, and a sister Catherine who married a Civil War veteran named Lawrence Lesser. Jacob's brother Philip Schirck joined the war effort in February 1864, after his death.

Jacob Schirck, III was one of several siblings:

1. [[Schirck-69|Catherine Schirck who died in infancy.
2. Jacob Schirck, III , born August 1845, who enlisted in the Pennsylvania 10th Infantry Reserves, Company H, 39th Infantry, was killed at Second Bull Run on or about August 30, 1862 at Mananass, Virginia.
3. Mary Margaret Schirck who married Louis Werle.
4. Phillip Schirck who enlisted in the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry, survived the Civil War and married Amelia Reig, and passed away August 24, 1924.
5. Mathias Schirck, born August 24, 1846 and married Anna Baker on July 3, 1873.
6. Catherine Schirck, born June 30, 1848, who married Civil War POW survivor Lawrence Lesser.
7. Mary M. Schirck, born November 14, 1850 who married William Yeagle and moved to Russell, Pennsylvania.
8. Carrie B. Schirck, born May 20, 1853, who married Clayton Cheney, was widowed and married Fenton B. Hayward.

Jacob Schirck, III is buried in Gross Mead Cemetery on Yankee Bush Hill in Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.

Information as researched by Sharon Centanne, Friday, January 2, 2015, and updated on Thursday, January 29, 2016.

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Sources

• Personal knowledge of family.

• The Schirck Family History by Salome Anne Schirck Gruber Huck, Warren, Pennsylvania, 1930. Second edtion updated by Hazel Culbertson and Dorothy Keller, and republished by Glenn Culbertson in 1967.

• Pennsylvania GenWeb - History of Warren Pennsylvania - Warren County Pennsylvania with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of It's Prominent Men and Pioneers - Edited by J.S. Schenck, assisted by W.S. Rann; Syracuse, N.Y.; D Mason & Co., Publishers; 1887. - book digitized online at PAGenweb -http://www.pagenweb.org/~warren/bios/bio-s.html#schirkphilip

• 1850 United States Federal Census for Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z7-NJK : accessed 4 February 2016), Jacob Schirck in household of Jacob Schirck, Conewango, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 2386, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).