John Jobe

Brief Life History of John

John Jobe was born from 1807 to 1811, in Virginia, United States as the son of Jonathan Jobe and Elizabeth Cooksey. He married Priscilla Young on 13 February 1826, in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Adams, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 18 February 1879, in Scioto, Ohio, United States, and was buried in Jack Town Cemetery, Jacksonville, Meigs Township, Adams, Ohio, United States.

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John Jobe
1807–1879
Priscilla Young
1808–1870
Marriage: 13 February 1826
Elizabeth Jobe
1827–
William Jobe
1828–1900
Nancy Ann Jobe
1830–1927
Francis Jobe
1832–
Elisha Wellman Jobe
1833–1889
Nathaniel James Harvey Jobe
1833–1919
Henry Jobe
1836–
Judith Ann Jobe
1836–1870
Mary Ann Jobe
1839–1934
Sarah Ann Jobe
1848–1925

Sources (20)

  • John Job, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Jobe, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Unknown, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"

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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.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Job .

French (Jobé): derivative of Job 1.

West African (Gambia): variant of Diop .

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

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