Brief Life History of Jacob A.
When Jacob A. Roswurm was born on 28 March 1862, in New York, United States, his father, Charles Roswurm, was 22 and his mother, Catherine Gerhart, was 22. He married Carla Carrie Johnson on 21 February 1884, in Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1935 and Vernonia Election Precinct 1, Columbia, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died in January 1945, at the age of 82, and was buried in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States.
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- Jacob Roswurm, "United States Census, 1940"
- J A Roswurm, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Jacob Raswurm, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1863 · Battle of Baxter Springs
A minor battle of the American Civil War named The Battle of Baxter Springs was fought in Baxter Springs on October 6, 1863. The battle was a Confederate victory and there were approximately 113 casualties.
1867
Historical Boundaries: 1867: Barton, Missouri, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Biblical name, from Hebrew Yaakov. This was borne by perhaps the most important of all the patriarchs in the Book of Genesis. Jacob was the father of twelve sons, who gave their names to the twelve tribes of Israel. He was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Esau. According to the story in Genesis, he was the cunning younger twin, who persuaded his brother Esau to part with his right to his inheritance in exchange for a bowl of soup (‘a mess of pottage’). Later, he tricked his blind and dying father into blessing him in place of Esau. The derivation of the name has been much discussed. It is traditionally explained as being derived from Hebrew akev ‘heel’ and to have meant ‘heel grabber’, because when Jacob was born ‘his hand took hold of Esau's heel’ (Genesis 25:26). This is interpreted later in the Bible as ‘supplanter’ Esau himself remarks, ‘Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times’ (Genesis 27:36). Jacob is especially common as a Jewish given name, although it also became very popular among the Puritans from the 16th century onwards, and has again been widely used since the 1990s. Compare James .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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