Jacob Kieffer

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Kieffer was born on 21 February 1802, in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Jacob Kieffer, was 42 and his mother, Eva Margaret Fritz, was 32. He married Rachel Kimerer on 25 May 1826, in Wayne, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Green Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Chester Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died on 5 March 1867, in Auglaize, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mount Zion Church Cemetery, Smithville, Wayne, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Kieffer
1802–1867
Rachel Kimerer
1807–1843
Marriage: 25 May 1826
Daniel Kiefer
1824–
Susan Kieffer
1827–
Joseph Kiefer
1828–
Susan Kiefer
1826–
Miss Keefer
1827–
Sarah Kieffer
1829–1873
Michael Kieffer
1830–1906
John Kieffer
1833–1908
Solomon Kiefer
1834–
Miss Keefer
1835–
Eli Kieffer
1837–1862
Jacob Kiefer
1838–
Eva Kieffer
1840–1865
William Kiefer
1843–

Sources (7)

  • Jacob Keefer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jacob Keiffer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Jacob Kieffer, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

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

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

German, Luxembourgish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kiefer . The surname Kieffer is also found in the province of Luxembourg and elsewhere in Wallonia (Belgium).

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

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