Jacob Shook

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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Family Time Line

Jacob Shook
1795–1867
Elizabeth Wertman
1790–
Maria Magdalena Schuck
1816–
Jacob Shook
1818–1883
Salome Schuck
1820–
John Schuck
1822–1902
Philip Shook
1823–
David Shook
1826–
Samuel Shook
1826–
Elizabeth Schuck
1828–
Daniel Schuck
1830–
Hannah Louisa Shook
1837–1903

Sources (7)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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