Johann Jakob Glebe1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 348, (1815 - 1892)
FatherJohann Hinrich Glebe4,5 (2 Dec 1789 - 7 Apr 1861)
MotherAnna Katharina Roos5 (20 Mar 1796 - 14 Jun 1874)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Dec 1815, Niederaula, Kurfuerstentum Hessen6,7,8
Marriage: 7 Apr 1844, Niederaula, Hessen, Anna Katharina Stein (10 Jan 1816 - 19 Dec 1899)9,10,11
Death: 12 Jul 1892, Farmdale, Tazewell Co., Illinois12,9,7
Burial: Farmdale Cemetery, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois13
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

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Narrative:

     Johann Jakob Glebe was born on 1 Dec 1815 in Niederaula, Kurfuerstentum Hessen, (Electorate of Hesse.)6,7,8
     Johann married Anna Katharina Stein, daughter of Johannes Stein and Maria Elizabeth Weber, on 7 Apr 1844 in Niederaula, Hessen.9,10,11
Jacob Glebe tombstone
courtesy Amelia Crombie, Washington, Illinois

     Johann and Anna arrived in New York, New York, on 3 May 1848, with their son Heinrich, aboard the Lesmonn, sailing as steerage class (below deck) passengers from the port of Bremen.14,15
     A short time later they arrived in Tazewell Co., Illinois, and bought a small farm in Washington Twp., in an area called Farmdale. Many other families from the Germanic states also settled in the same area, many of them marrying into the Glabe family.16
     Johann was known as Jacob Glebe after he immigrated to Illinois. While his children all adopted the spelling Glabe, it is not clear he ever did. His death certificte shows the Glabe spelling, but his tombstone has the traditional Glebe spelling.1,17,18
     Jacob and Katherine appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Tazewell Co., Illinois, enumerated 30 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $500. Their children Heinrich and John were listed as living with them.19
     Jacob and Katherine appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, enumerated 11 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $1500 and personal estate of $150. Their children Heinrich, John, Caroline, Jacob, Levi and Sebastian were listed as living with them.20
     Jacob and Katherine appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, enumerated 28 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $3500 and personal estate of $480. Their children Heinrich, John, Caroline, Jacob, Levi and Sebastian were listed as living with them.21
     Jacob and Katherine appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, enumerated 18 Jun 1880. Their children Jacob, Levi and Sebastian were listed as living with them.22
     He was a farmer, and apparently prospered. His farm grew to 120 acres and he become a prominent man in the community. A history of Tazewell County published in 1879 states that the settlers of the area were "a cultured, refined, and wealthy community" and lists him among them. He was described as "one of the early settlers of this township, and well and favorably known."23,24,25
     Johann died on 12 Jul 1892 in Farmdale, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at age 76.12,9,7 He was buried in Farmdale Cemetery, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois.13

Children:
     Children with Anna Katharina Stein:

Citations

  1. [S8113] History of Tazewell County Illinois, pg 686, shows name as Jocob Glebe.
  2. [S111] Pound, German Ancestry of Jacob Glabe, pg 7, shows name as Johann Jakob Glebe.
  3. [S1053] Lesmonn arrival 3 May 1848, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, shows name as Jacob Glebe.
  4. [S66] Pound, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.
  5. [S111] Pound, German Ancestry of Jacob Glabe, pg 7.
  6. [S111] Pound, German Ancestry of Jacob Glabe, pg 7, shows date, town, and state.
  7. [S3479] Farmdale Cemetery, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., ILL, online, shows date.
  8. [S1054] Jacob Glupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 35, and country as "Gy."
  9. [S111] Pound, German Ancestry of Jacob Glabe, pg 7, shows date, and town.
  10. [S365] Jacob Gleab household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married.
  11. [S1053] Lesmonn arrival 3 May 1848, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, shows them and young Heinrich as a "family."
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, county, and state.
  13. [S3479] Farmdale Cemetery, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., ILL, online.
  14. [S1053] Lesmonn arrival 3 May 1848, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, shows arrival date and port, departure port, and class.
  15. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows they left in late 1846 and arrived in Tazewell Co. a short time later.
  16. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 8.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 22040872, Jacob Glebe, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S475] Jacob Glabe, Standard Certificate of Death, shows name as Jacob Glabe.
  19. [S1054] Jacob Glupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  20. [S1055] Jacob Clabe household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  21. [S1056] Jacob Clabe household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  22. [S365] Jacob Gleab household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  23. [S8113] History of Tazewell County Illinois, pp 677, 686.
  24. [S1054] Jacob Glupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  25. [S1055] Jacob Clabe household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  26. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  27. [S1053] Lesmonn arrival 3 May 1848, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, shows Jacob, Anna, and young Heinrich as a "family."
  28. [S1054] Jacob Glupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  29. [S1055] Jacob Clabe household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  30. [S111] Pound, German Ancestry of Jacob Glabe.
  31. [S1056] Jacob Clabe household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  32. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 43.
  33. [S475] Jacob Glabe, Standard Certificate of Death.
  34. [S8698] Strawn, Johnson and Franzen, Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County, pg 923.
  35. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Sebastian Glabe, citing FHL#1831997, cert no 28.