Jacob Schwartzentruber (1801 - 1868)

Born 18 Mar 1801 in Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Oesch) Schwartzentruber — married 1820 in Mengeringhausen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1868 at age 67 in Sharon Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Jacob was born about 1801. With his wife, Barbara Oesch (known as "The Widow Barbara"), he emigrated to the United States in 1833. He died in 1868.

Sources

• Guth, Hermann. Amish Mennonites In Germany: Their Congregations, The Estates Where They Lived, Their Families (Masthof Press, 1995).
• The Faith and Life of the Family of Frederick Swartzendruber and Sarah Yoder, by Amos Gingerich (name and year of birth).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M828-LJC : 18 February 2021), Jacob Swartzendruber in entry for Fredr Swartzendruber, 1860.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58626207/jacob-schwarzendruber : accessed 30 April 2022), memorial page for Jacob Schwarzendruber (18 Mar 1801–5 Jun 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #58626207, citing Peter Miller Cemetery, Johnson County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Donald Kauffman (contributor 46969221) .