History of Greene County,
Pennsylvania
F. G. JACOBS, farmer, P. O., Rutan, was born in Greene County, Penn.,
November 25, 1832. His father, Daniel
Jacobs, was born in New
Jersey. His
mother, whose maiden name was Hannah
Rayle, is a native of Maryland. They were married in Greene County, Penn.,
where they still reside. The subject of
this sketch was united in marriage, June 24, 1858, with Catharine
Nelson, who
was born in this county
February 14, 1832. She is a daughter of Samuel and Barbara
(Ranner) Nelson. The former was born in
Virginia and the latter in Greene
County, Penn.,
where they were married
and spent the remainder of their lives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have seven chlidren [sic]—Daniel, Hannah,
wife of
Melvin Headley; William R., Barbara E., Mary B., Henry and Delia M. In early life Mr. Jacobs taught school for a
few years, but subsequently devoted his time to farming.
He owns about 225 acres of land where he and
family live. Mr. and Mrs Jacobs are
zealous members of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
Page 586
History of Greene
County,
Pennsylvania
Samuel P. Bates
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago.
1888
Transcribed by Annette Bame Peebles
The Greene County,
Pennsylvania
Biographies Project –
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~arkbios/Greene/index.html.
Date of Transcription: 7 June 2007
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