Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Whisler was born on 13 November 1853, in Crawford, Ohio, United States, his father, Eli Whisler, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann Snavely, was 27. He married Eliza Ann Bridgeman on 29 September 1875, in Hancock, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 2 January 1899, in Darke, Ohio, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Mount Cory, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States.
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- Jacob Whisler in household of Eli Whisler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jacob Whisler, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Jacob Whisler, "Find A Grave Index"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whistler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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