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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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"
Parents and Siblings
1837–1887 Male
1845–1911 Female
Siblings (16)
1866–1948 Male
1867–1880 Male
1868– Male
1869– Female
1870–1957 Female
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 12
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): see Schaefer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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