Jacob Allmendinger (1818 - abt. 1883)

Born 10 Oct 1818 in Horrheim, Königreich Württemberg

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabetha Margaretha (Abel) Allmendinger — married 8 Apr 1844 in Ludwigsburg, Königreich Württemberg

Descendants

Died about 31 May 1883 at about age 64 in Pleasant Township, Marion, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jacob Allmendinger was born 10 Oct 1818 in Horrheim, Königreich Württemberg to Johann Erhard Allmendinger and Regina Dorothea Früh.^[1] He was baptized 11 Oct 1818 in the Evangelische Kirche at Horrheim.^[1]

Jacob married Elisabeth Margaretha Abel 8 Apr 1844. The marriage is recorded at the Horrheim Evangelische Kirche^[2] The entry appears to say the banns were read at both Horrheim and Ludwigsburg and that the marriage took place at Ludwigsburg, which is about 11 miles from Horrheim. Both Jacob and Elisabetha were from Horrheim, so it's unclear why they would be married in Ludwigsburg. The entry does appear to say that Jacob was a soldier, so perhaps that explains it.

Jacob and Elisabetha had at least 3 children in Horrheim:

• Karolina Christina, b. 11 Dec 1842^[3]
• Katharina Christina, b. 29 Dec 1844^[4]
• Friederika, b. 27 Sep 1846^[5] (She is sometimes called Rachel in the United States.^[6])

The church's family register notes Jacob, his wife, and 3 daughters emigrated to America in 1847.^[7] Certainly by 1850 the family was living in Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio, and in that census, the 3 year old child is listed as born in Germany and the 2 year old child as born in Ohio.^[8]

In addition to the 3 daughters born in Horrheim, Jacob and Elizabeth had 8 children born in Ohio:

• Wilhelmina, b. abt 1848 and recorded in the 1850 census as William^[8], the 1860 census as Areminta^[6]
• Jacob J., b. abt 1849^[8]
• Elizabeth, b. abt 1851^[6]
• Sophia, b. abt 1853^[6]
• Mary, b. abt 1857^[6]
• Charles, b. abt 1859^[6]
• Lewis, b. abt 1861^[9]
• Andrew, b. abt 1863^[9]

In Ohio, Jacob was a farmer.^{[8][6][9][10]}

Jacob died 30 or 31 May 1883 in Pleasant Township, Marion County, Ohio of heart disease.^[11][12] The county death records say 30 May^[11], but his grave marker says 31 May^[12]. He is buried in Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio with his wife.^[12]

Jacob's will, dated 5 Oct 1862, was proved in Marion County, Ohio Probate Court 27 Jun 1883. A handy list of next of kin residing in Ohio was given:

• Elizabeth Allmendinger, widow
• Caroline Wolfinger, daughter, Green Camp
• Christina Romoser, daughter, Prospect
• Rachel Seiter, daughter, Green Camp
• Minnie Ritzhaupt, daughter, Marion
• Jacob J. Almendinger, son, Prospect
• Lizzie Seiter, daughter, Green Camp
• Sophia Seiter, daughter, Marion
• Charles Allmendinger, son, Owens
• Mary Waserbeck, daughter, Prospect
• Lewis Allmendinger, son, Prospect
• Andrew Allmendinger, son, Marion

The will left wife "Elizabeth Margaret Almintinger", in lieu of dower, the 115 acres where they then lived, 2 acres in Prospect Township, and all the property not otherwise dispoed of. $100 was to be divided among the children as they came of age, along with the proceeds of the sale of the 2 acres in Prospect Township. At Elizabeth's death, all the children still living were to share equally.^[13]

Note on Spelling

The spelling of this surname in records varies a bit - 1 L or 2; E, I, or A for the 2nd vowel; sometimes it's not clear both Ns are there. (The person keeping the Horrheim church records has challenging handwriting...) The Horrheim baptism records generally use 2 Ls. In Marion County, Ohio, some of the family used the 2 L spelling and some the 1 L spelling. In the probate record of his will alone, Almendinger, Allmendinger and Allmintinger are used.

The spelling of his given name also varies between Jacob and Jakob in the records, but on his baptismal record the spelling is Jacob Allmendinger.

Research Notes

• Jacob is not in the Marion County, Ohio Naturalizations Index. Some early naturalizations were mixed in with the records of the common pleas court. Is he there?
• There are a lot entries for a Jacob Almendinger in the Marion County, Ohio deed books index. However, there were multiple Jacob Almendingers in the area, so these need to be sorted out (may be some typos, A.J. = Almendinger, Jacob):
  • Almendginer Jacob from Gotlieb Almendinger 2 Jul 1847 22:174
  • Almendinger Jacob from Michael Kurtz 30 Jan 1851 22:175
  • Almendinger J. to Englehart Lauer 30 Jun 1851 22:175
  • Almendinger Jacob from Jacob F. Fox 30 Jun 1851 22:199
  • Almendinger Jacob to Caleb Almendinger 23 Apr 1855 25:457[?]
  • A. J. from Frederick Filbert 1 May 1855 25:460
  • Almendinger Jacob to Jacob Bensler 23 Apr 1855 25:483
  • A. J. from Jacob Bensler 9 Aug 1853 25:483
  • A. J. from Margaret Wolford 16 Jul 1857 28:150
  • A. J. from Sarah Davis 3 Jan 1859 29:197
  • A. J. from John Sells 10 Apr 1863 31:90
  • A. J. from John Loy Apr 1862 31:109
  • A. J. to Christian Romoser 1 Apr 1863 31:110
  • A. J. to Jas M Davids 26 Apr 1864 32:243
  • Almendinger Jacob to James M Davids 26 Apr 1864 32:243
  • A. J. from Rachel Matthews et. al. 9 Feb 1864 32:500
  • A.J. from James M. Davids 5 Mar 1866 34:634
  • A. J. from S. D. Harshberger 13 Mar 1867 35:417
  • A. J. to William Hoke 7 Apr 1869 37:263
  • A. J. from Peter Sells 29 Mar 1871 39:527
  • A. J. to J. A. Almendinger 21 Feb 1873 41:455
  • A. J. from R. R. Davis 30 Mar 1874 42:361
  • A. J. to David Almendinger 4 Apr 1874 42:612
  • A. J. from W. W. Gast. Guard. 2 Jan 1875 43:442
  • A. J. to C + T R. R. Co. 27 Nov 1875 43:560
  • A. J. to C + T R. R. Co. 2 Dec 1876 45:10
  • A. J. to John Romoser 20 Jun 1876 45:404
  • A. J. from G. Almendinger 7 Feb 1878 46:409
  • A. J. from S. A. Guthrie 26 Jul 1879 49:7
  • A. J. to C. Willhelm 19 Aug 1879 49:64
  • A. J. to J. J. Almendinger 8 Jan 1880 50:41[?]
  • A. J. from Alpheus Stiffler 8 Jan 1880 50:43
  • A. J. to Louis, Christina, Charles, Jacob C. 10 Jan 1883 55:491, 501, 567, 56:110
  • A. J. from Christian Abel 24 Nov 1883 57:37
  • A. J. to A. Almendinger 19 Mar 1887 62:335
• The probate record of Jacob's will is online at FamilySearch^[13], but there should be other court records and perhaps a case file not yet located.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Evangelische Kirche, Horrheim, Dekant Vaihingen an der Enz, Württemberg. Church Books (Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart), Taufregister 1808-1824 Band 5, page 185-6, 1818 no. 26, Jacob Allmendinger.
2. ↑ Evangelische Kirche, Horrheim, Dekant Vaihingen an der Enz, Württemberg. Church Books (Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart), Eheregister 1838-1913 Band 11, 1844 no. 3, Jakob Allmendinger & Elisabetha Margaretha Abel.
3. ↑ Evangelische Kirche, Horrheim, Dekant Vaihingen an der Enz, Württemberg. Church Books (Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart), Taufregister 1842-1864 Band 7, 1842 no. 49, Karolina Christina.
4. ↑ Evangelische Kirche, Horrheim, Dekant Vaihingen an der Enz, Württemberg. Church Books (Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart), Taufregister 1842-1864 Band 7, 1844 no. 56, Katharina Christina Allmendiger.
5. ↑ Evangelische Kirche, Horrheim, Dekant Vaihingen an der Enz, Württemberg. Church Books (Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart), Taufregister 1842-1864 Band 7, 1846 no. 44, Friederika Allmendinger.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} 1860 Federal Census, United States, population schedule, Ohio, Marion County, Pleasant Township, page 457B, sheet 189, dwelling 1410, family 1406, Jacob Almedinger household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1006.
7. ↑ Evangelische Kirche, Horrheim, Dekant Vaihingen an der Enz, Württemberg. Church Books (Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart), Familienregister 1808-1808 Band 17, Fol. 46, Jakob Allmendinger.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} 1850 Federal Census, United States, population schedule, Ohio, Marion County, Prospect Township, page 20A, sheet 39, dwelling 290[?], family 293[?], Jacob Almendinger household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 708.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} 1870 Federal Census, United States, population schedule, Ohio, Marion County, Pleasant Township, page 135B, sheet 6, dwelling 42, family 43, Jacob Almadinger household; NARA microfilm publication M593.
10. ↑ 1880 Federal Census, United States, population schedule, Ohio, Marion County, Pleasant Township, Enumeration District (ED) 93, page 91A, sheet 1, dwelling 5, family 5, Jacob Almidinger household; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1046.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Marion County, Ohio, Record of Deaths, Volume 2, Page 2-3, Jacob Allmendinger, report for 1884; Marion County Probate Court, Marion, Ohio.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Marion Cemetery (Marion, Ohio), Jacob Almindinger grave marker, Lot 262, Section BC; photographed by FindAGrave user Debe Clark, 14 October 2017.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Marion County, Ohio, Probate Records, Wills Vol. 5, Page 327-330, Jacob Almendinger Will.