Jacobs
Estill County, Kentucky
Jacobs
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Berilla (Whitney) Jacobs
Berilla (Whitney) Jacobs (Mrs. Nathan Jacobs, Jr.) was born March 7, 1804, in Marlboro, Windham County, Vermont; she died July 11, 1898, in Estill County, Kentucky. She and Nathan Jacobs, whom she married in 1823 in Vermont, were the parents of 10 children. She is buried in the Witt-Gould Cemetery at Witt Springs in Estill County. Her descendants may be interested to know she was a "second cousin, once removed" of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.
Submitted by Mary Ellen Sharp
George Washington Jacobs
Born in New York on April 04, 1832, George Washington Jacobs came to Estill County with his parents, Nathan and Berilla Jacobs. A lieutenant in the Union Army, George later married Pauline Hamilton and lived in Pulaski County. He died October 09, 1919.
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Isaac Newton Jacobs
Born in Ohio on April 26, 1837, Isaac came to Estill County with his parents, Nathan and Berilla Jacobs. He married Molly Fletcher. A captain in the Union Army, he was shot through the hips and killed October 17, 1862.
Submitted by Mary Ellen Sharp
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