Jacob Walbach Elsberry

Brief Life History of Jacob Walbach

When Jacob Walbach Elsberry was born on 11 November 1763, in Cecil, Maryland, United States, his father, Godfit Fredrick Walbach Elsberry, was 48 and his mother, Rebecca Anderson-Crawford, was 48. He married Mary Louella Hudspeth on 1 May 1788, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1800 and Shelby, Kentucky, United States in 1810. He died on 15 March 1844, in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.

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Jacob Walbach Elsberry
1763–1844
Mary Louella Hudspeth
1768–1845
Marriage: 1 May 1788
Elizabeth Elsbury
1789–1860
Benjamin Elsberry
1790–1832
Nancy Elsberry
1798–1878
Frederick Elsberry
1806–1845
William Elijah Elsberry
1795–1866
Jacob Nide Elsberry
1801–1866
Mary Elsberry
1802–1866
John Jesse Elsberry
1802–1892
Catherine Elsberry
1804–1834

Sources (9)

  • Jacob Elsbury, "United States Census, 1810"
  • Jacob Elsberry, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jacob in entry for Mary Ellsbury, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872" - FHL F#1,319,399 - Madison and Indianapolis, Indiana

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Elsbury .

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

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