He was counted among the first families of Ohio along with his fathera nd grandfather.
He and Darcus had 9 children.
Residences & events:
9/9/1850 Huntington Twp, Ross Co, OH. At census time Jacob waslisted a t 46, a farmer, with wife Lavina, 27, and children Catherine,14, Volan tine, 10, Jacob, 9, Henry, 7, Shepherd, 4, and Lovina, 4months. Also c ounted there was 77 year old Christian Barker (Baker?)A Henry Baker li ved 2 doors down.
6/21/1860 Same place, PO Chillicothe. The census recorded Jacob as53 y ears old with the occupation of farmer whose property totaled$861/200. D orcas L was 48 and living with them were children:Catherine, 22, Jacob , 19, Shephard, 13, Mary A, 7, Hiram, 4, andEphraim, 1.
7/9/1870 Same residence. Jacob, 63, was a farm laborer even thoughhe o wned the farm worth $600. "Darkes" L, 53, kept the house andchildren i n the household were Mary A, 17, helps mother; Hiram, 13,and Ephraim, 1 0, both farm laborers too. Son Jacob was next door.
1880 Still there. That year at census time Jacob, 74, was stillfarmi ng. His wife's full name was recorded as Darkus Luvina, 60, andstill a t home were Shepard, 33, and Harmen, 24. The boys were bothlaborers a nd probably helped their father with the farm.
The posted birth date is from his gravestone.
Jacob shares a gravestone with wife Lavina.
