Jacob Abner Wilhelm

1797 - 1849  (52 years)

• Name	Jacob Abner Wilhelm
  Born	5 Apr 1797	, Rockbridge Co, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Nov 1849	Franklin Furnace, , Ohio, USA
  Buried	Green Twp, , Ohio, USA (Day Cemetery)
  Person ID	I3620	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family	Amanda Melvina Day,   b. 11 Feb 1809, Washington, Mason Co, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1892, Portsmouth, Scioto Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1829	Franklin Furnace, , Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Matilda Wilhelm,   b. 19 Jan 1834, Franklin Furnace, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1891,  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F1544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Information on this family was kindly contributed by Bridgid Kelly bridgidckelly(at)hotmail.com Bridgid is in posession of a book put together by her great-grandfather Robert Linn Clare, son of Anna Horr and James Robert Clare. It contains biographies written by him, also letters and photographs and a xerox copy of the journal of Philip Henry Horr. Please contact her for further information. The following is the biography of Jacob Abner Wilhelm written by Robert Linn Clare in 1959. Jacob Abner Wilhelm Jacob was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, April 5, 1797. His father was Michael Wilhelm, who came to this country from Germany at the age of seven years. This Michael is one of twin sons of a Baron George Wilhelm of Germany. Jacob's mother was Elizabeth ? Wilhelm who was married to Michael around 1790. There were seven children of this union; John, Adam, George, Jacob, Michael Jr., Catherine and Elizabeth. Jacob is reported planning a trip to New Orleans by way of the Ohio River and that while on his way, he stopped off at Franklin Furnace, Ohio a few miles up the river from Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio and while in Franklin Furnace, he met and married Amanda Melvina Day on June 5, 1829. Jacob and Amanda had five children; John, George, Mathilda, Maria and Belle. They lived in Franklin Furnace until his death, November 21, 1849 at age 52 years, 7 months and 16 days. This is inscribed on his gravestone, which was found in an old abandoned cemetery in Franklin Furnace. He is reported to have died as the result of an accident. In the record of the settlement of his estate, it shows that the doctor visited him six times during, October 16 to October 20 and one final visit November 15, before his death on November 21. This doctor lived across the Ohio River in Greenup, Kentucky and charged $1.00 for the trip to Jacob's home. Jacob was apparently relatively well to do for at the time of his death he owned a 118-acre farm with horses cows oxen, etc. and even had a side saddle for his wife to use. The attached courthouse records at the county seat, Portsmouth, Ohio, show the disposal of his estate by auction, as he left no will. See letters from Mable Macoy, who assisted with this genealogy, dated June 25 and December 3, 1958. The Michael Wilhelm noted above, was probably a Revolutionary War veteran as his name appears in the pension claims of Adam Unroe, Richard Morris and William Wintz. His age at that time was 18 years. This record appears on page 404, History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren Morton. RLC: 1959