Brief Life History of Jacob Milton
When Jacob Milton Gift was born on 23 December 1845, in Gratis, Preble, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Nelson Gift, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Wentrow, was 27. He married Geneva Ann Powell on 25 October 1868, in Peoria, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Polk, Iowa, United States in 1905. He registered for military service in 1916. He died on 16 December 1917, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Polk, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (35)
- Jacob Gift in entry for Daisey Pickett, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Jacob Gift in household of Gift Gift, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jacob Milton Gift in entry for Arthur Walter Wilson and Topsy Torance Gift, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1845–1917 Male
1850–1907 Female
Children (8)
1869–1948 Female
1874–1959 Female
1876– Female
1878–1975 Male
1884–1910 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1822–1895 Male
1818–1882 Female
Siblings (9)
1844–1844 Male
1845–1917 Male
1847–1847 Male
1847–1857 Male
1848–1848 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1847
Age 2
1865
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): from Middle English ʒift(e), gift(e) ‘gift’. The name may have been used as a personal name in the sense ‘gift of God’, with reference to a child; compare Theodore . This surname is rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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