Jacob White (1804 - 1872)

Born 29 Jan 1804 in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza White (Alkire) White — married 16 Jan 1831 in Franklin County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1872 at age 67 in Franklin County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Jacob White was born in Hardy County, West Virginia, on Jan 23, 1804.^[1][2] He moved with his parents, Samuel and Jane (Stewart) to Franklin County, Ohio and settled near the town of Franklinton, some time between 1807 and 1811^[3] On January 16, 1831 he married Eliza White Alkire^[2], in Franklin County, Ohio. ^[1] This marriage produced 10 children: Mary M.^[1][2], John A.^[1], James Courtney^[1][2], Emanuel Alkire^[1][2], Sarah Jane^[1][2], Margaret Ann^[1][2][4], Jacob Huffman^[1][2], Elias Alkire^[1][2], Eliza Ellen^[1][5], and Isabelle^[1][2]. In 1846 Jacob was elected Justice of the Peace for Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, holding this office until 1849.^[6] Outside of public service, Jacob worked as a farmer^[1]. He died on Jan. 19 1872^[1][2] and was buried at Union Methodist Cemetery, in Columbus Ohio^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} White, Roscoe Ross. White Family Records: Descendants of Peregrine White, Son of William and Susanna (Fuller) White, 1620 to 1939. Pages 217-218. Clarksburg, W. Va., 1939. Accessible online at: [1].
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Find A Grave profile of Jacob White.[2]
3. ↑ Based on the birth of his youngest brother (George Weadon White b. July 27 1807 in Hardy County Virginia), and his father's election to Justice of the Peace in 1811, as detailed in Martin, cited below.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KN-PRQ : 13 December 2014), Marguarette A. Shade, 11 May 1915; citing Death, Franklin Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID 1915 fn 1316, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,032,532.
5. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69X-CMD : 8 December 2014), Eliza W Jones, 19 Nov 1924; citing Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 59802; FHL microfilm 1,992,607.
6. ↑ Martin, William T.. A collection of Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of the county with biographical Sketches and a complete History of the county to the present time. Follett, Foster & Company, 1858. Accessed through partial online transcription at [3] or [4]