Jacob Hedrick

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Hedrick was born on 4 January 1804, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Hedrick, was 29 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Tschudi Judy, was 25. He married Sarah Shirley on 26 March 1835, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Hardy, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Mill Run District, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Hedrick
1804–
Sarah Shirley
1818–
Marriage: 26 March 1835
Mary Ellen Hedrick
1835–1860
Isaac Young Hedrick
1838–1922
Sarah Catherine Hedrick
1839–1877
Emily J Hedrick
1842–1872
Henry Clay Hedrick
1844–1897
Martha Ann Hedrick
1847–1939
Rebecca M. Hedrick
1850–1919
John William Hedrick
1852–1936
Jacob Franklin Hedrick
1855–1932
Mollie Elizabeth Hedrick
1857–1937

Sources (20)

  • Jacob Hedrick, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jacob Hedrick, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Jacob Hedrick in entry for Franklin Hedrick, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Hedrich .

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

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