Jacob Eli Ginther

Brief Life History of Jacob Eli

When Jacob Eli Ginther was born on 10 July 1843, in Gnadenhutten, Clay Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, his father, John Adam Ginther, was 43 and his mother, Matilda Johnson, was 29. He married Elizabeth Stocker in 1868. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in School District 74 Roy, Fergus, Montana, United States in 1920 and South Dakota, United States in 1925. He died on 15 January 1933, in Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in G A R Cemetery, Miller Township, Hand, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Eli Ginther
1843–1933
Elizabeth Stocker
1850–1927
Marriage: 1868
Frank Ginther
1870–1961
Florence Ellen Ginther
1871–1964
John Sylvester Ginther
1873–1963
Grace Belle Ginther
1881–1974

Sources (34)

  • Jacob E Ginther, "South Dakota, State Census, 1925"
  • Jacob Ginther, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Jacob Ginther, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Greene, Iowa, United States

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

South German: variant of Günther (see Guenther ).

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

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