Arnold Jacob1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 21292, (1777 - 1864)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Dec 1777, Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland4,5,6
Marriage: 9 Sep 1802, Ohio Co., Virginia, Cynthia Sprigg (2 Apr 1786 - 4 Feb 1870)7,8,9
Death: 19 Apr 18646
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky10

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Arnold Jacob was born on 1 Dec 1777 in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.4,5,6
     Arnold married Cynthia Sprigg on 9 Sep 1802 in Ohio Co., Virginia, with Rev. James Hughs officiating.7,8,9
     Arnold and Cynthia moved to Caldwell Co., Kentucky, before 1810. Arnold appeared on the 1810 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of two males under age 10 (son Augustus), two age 10 to 16 (unknown), one age 16 to 26 (himself), one female under 10 (daughter Elvira), one age 10 to 16 (unknown), and one age 16 to 26 (wife, Cynthia.)11
     Arnold appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of two white males under age 10 (son Everard and another), one age 10 to 16 (Augustus), one age 16 to 26 (unknown), and one 26 to 45 (himself), one white female under age 10 (daughter Adela), one age 10 to 16 (Elvira), and one age 26 to 45 (wife Cynthia). There were also 14 slaves, nine males and five females.12
     Arnold appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one male age 5 to 10 (unknown), one age 10 to 15 (unknown), one age 15 to 20 (son Everard), one age 20 to 30 (Augustus), and one age 50 to 60 (himself), one female under age 5 (daughter Geraldine), one age 15 to 20 (Adela), one age 20 to 30 (unknown), and one age 40 to 50 (wife Cynthia). There were also 21 slaves listed, 13 males including five under age 5, and 8 females including three under age 5.13
     Arnold appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one male age 60 to 70 (himself), one female age 10 to 15 (daughter Geraldine), and one age 50 to 60 (wife Cynthia). There were also 24 slaves, twelve each male and female. There were 15 people engaged in agriculture.14
     Arnold and Cynthia appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, enumerated 30 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $15,000. Their granddaughter, Gertrude Jacob, age 9, was listed as living with them.15
     Arnold and Cynthia moved to McCracken Co. before 1860. They appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of McCracken Co., Kentucky, enumerated 30 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $3,400 and personal estate of $31,000. Emerline, Mary, and Rienza Jacob, age 18, 16, and 12 respectively, apparently granddaughters, were listed as living with them.16
     He was a farmer.15,16
     Arnold died on 19 Apr 1864 at age 86.6 He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky.10
     
Research Note, 6 Aug 2017:

Of the children of Arnold Jacob and Cynthia Sprigg shown here direct evidence that they are the parents has been found only for Augustus; the court proceedings assigning the administrator of his estate names his father. The conclusion that Elvira, Everard, Adela, and Geraldine were also their children has been reached from indirect evidence. No other Jacob has been found in the Caldwell Co. censuses early enough to have been their father. The number and ages of the children in Arnold's households in the 1810 through 1830 censuses matches perfectly with the ages of each of them. Further, Everand acted as administrator of Augustus's estate, Geraldine's husband was guardian for his children, Geraldine's daughters lived with Elvira after her death, and Cynthia moved in the Elvira after the death of her husband.17,11,12,13,18

Children:
     Children with Cynthia Sprigg

It appears that Arnold and Cynthia had other unknown children based on the number of unknown children in the 1820 and 1830 censuses.
  • Augustus F. Jacob17 (btn 1800 - 1810 - Sep 1847)
  • Elvira E. Jacob (abt Jun 1809 - 2 Apr 1894)
  • Everard P. Jacob (abt 1811 - )
  • Adela J. Jacob (abt 1814 - )
  • Geraldine L. Jacob (abt 1827 - 18 Jun 1862)

Citations

  1. [S3870] "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Arnold Jacob, citing FHL #13279.
  2. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84130261, Arnold Jacob, includeds tombstone photo showing same.
  3. [S7594] Register of Marriages, Ohio Co., Virginia, 1:92, official transcription of original, Arnold Jacobs and Cynthia Sprigg.
  4. [S3870] "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Arnold Jacob, citing FHL #13279, shows date, parish, county, and state.
  5. [S7600] Arnold Jacob household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 72 and state.
  6. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84130261, Arnold Jacob, shows date and includeds tombstone photo showing same.
  7. [S7594] Register of Marriages, Ohio Co., Virginia, 1:92, official transcription of original, Arnold Jacobs and Cynthia Sprigg, shows date and officiant.
  8. [S7600] Arnold Jacob household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84130261, Arnold Jacob, and memorial # 84130263, Cynthia S. Jacob, include tombstone photos showing both on same monument.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84130261, Arnold Jacob, includeds tombstone photo.
  11. [S7595] Arnold Jacob household, 1810 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S7596] Arnold Jacob household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  13. [S7597] Arnold Jacobs household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  14. [S7598] Arnold Jacob household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S7600] Arnold Jacob household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S7601] A. P. Jacob household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S1971] Caldwell Co. Order Book, G:225, admin of estate of Augustus F. Jacob, shows Arnold Jacob as his father.
  18. [S7602] Synthia S. Jacob entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, McCracken Co., North Carolina, shows household no. 314, the household number of Elvira's record in that census.