Jacob R Strawn

Brief Life History of Jacob R

When Jacob R Strawn was born on 21 May 1800, in Turkeyfoot, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaiah Strawn, was 41 and his mother, Rachael Reed, was 35. He married Matilda Green on 18 October 1819, in Knox, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Jacksonville Election Precinct, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 23 August 1865, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob R Strawn
1800–1865
Mary Phebe Gates
1814–1906
Marriage: 8 July 1832
Daniel G. Strawn
1833–1839
Julius E. Strawn
1835–1914
Jacob Strawn Jr
1839–1869
Samuel Gates Strawn
1840–1925
David Gates Strawn
1842–1924
Martha A. Strawn
1845–1868

Sources (17)

  • Jacob Strom, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Jacob Straurs, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Jacob Strawn, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of Strachan or Straughan ,reflecting the pronunciation.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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