Jacob "Jake" Schafer

Male25 October 1884–13 December 1918

Brief Life History of Jacob "Jake"

When Jacob "Jake" Schafer was born on 25 October 1884, in Iowa, United States, his father, Ludwig "Louis" Schafer, was 47 and his mother, Angelica Horn Schafer, was 39. He lived in Center Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died on 13 December 1918, at the age of 34, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ludwig "Louis" Schafer
1837–1887
Angelica Horn Schafer
1845–1911
Frank K Schafer
1866–1948
Etta Margaret Schaefer
1874–
Frank Schafer
1867–1880
Louis Henry Schafer
1868–
Lousia Schafer
1869–
Mary Teresa G Schaefer
1870–1957
Mary Schafer
1870–1880
Elizabeth Schafer
1871–1958
Lizze Schafer
1872–1880
Maggie Schafer
1874–
Frederic Schafer
1877–
Louisa Schafer
1879–1880
Charles L Schafer
1879–1946
Anna Schaefer
1882–1937
John Schafer
1884–1967
Jacob "Jake" Schafer
1884–1918

Sources (4)

  • Jacob Schafer in household of Angelica Schafer, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Jacob Schafer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
  • Jacob Schafer in household of Angile?M Schafer, "United States Census, 1900"

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Siblings (16)

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World Events (8)

1886

Age 2

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

Age 2

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 12

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): see Schaefer .

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

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