Reuben Monroe Jaqua

Brief Life History of Reuben Monroe

When Reuben Monroe Jaqua was born on 14 April 1858, in Perry Township, Tama, Iowa, United States, his father, Gamaliel Jaqua, was 29 and his mother, Christina Thomas, was 28. He married Eliza Isabella Slyoff on 13 December 1882, in Calhoun, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Cheyenne, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 October 1938, in Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Monroe Jaqua
1858–1938
Eliza Isabella Slyoff
1860–1938
Marriage: 13 December 1882
Magnolia Jaqua
1885–1970
Josephine Jaqua
1893–1989

Sources (12)

  • Reuben Jaqua, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Reuben Monroe Jaqua, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Reuben Jaqua, "Iowa, Tama County, Tax Records, 1865-1939"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873

Historical Boundaries: 1873: Cheyenne, Kansas, United States.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Osborne, Kansas, United States

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Jaques .

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

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