Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Shook was born in October 1795, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Schuck, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Barbara Ohl, was 28. He had at least 6 sons and 4 daughters with Elizabeth Wertman. He lived in Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 December 1867, at the age of 72, and was buried in Manchester, Summit, Ohio, United States.
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- Jacob Shook, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jacob Shook, "Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers, 1810-1955"
- Jacob Shook in entry for Jacob Shook, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schuck or Schuch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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