Jacob L. Longenbach

Isaac Longenbach
(1821-1912)

Elizabeth Cole
(1835-1873)

Jacob L. Longenbach
(1854-1943)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nancy A. Swartz

Jacob L. Longenbach ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 10 November 1854, , Pickaway County, OH ² ³ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Nancy A. Swartz about 1874 ¹ ² ³
Died: 25 November 1943, Shelbyville, IL at age 89 ⁵ ⁶
Buried: 28 November 1943, Moweaqua, IL ⁵ ⁶

bullet General Notes:

Following the death of his 1st wife, Nancy A. Swartz, in 1919, Jacob was remarried to Theressa Alzada Butler.
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Researching the Longenback family is somewhat difficult due to the many variations in the spelling of the surname. Not all online resources are so forgiving of the spelling and many will only look at the spelling as entered by the user even though the actual record may be very similar.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on 15 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 170C, District 193, Dwelling 86, Family 87, Roll 0251
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois
Jacob Longenback..Self..26..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Nov 1854, then his age should have been 25 instead of 26.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 117, Family 54
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
farm owned, with mortgage
Married 25 years
Jacob Longenbaugh..Head..Nov 1854..45..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 169, Family 125
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Jacob Lougenbach..Head..55..OH
(Living with wife.)

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• He was buried on 28 November 1943 in the Little Flock Cemetery in Moweaqua, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #73408148
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Jacob married Nancy A. Swartz, daughter of Henry Swartz and Sarah Beery, about 1874.¹ ² ³ (Nancy A. Swartz was born in 1850 in Ohio,⁷ died in 1919 ⁸ and was buried in 1919 in Moweaqua, IL ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on 15 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 170C, District 193, Dwelling 86, Family 87, Roll 0251
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois
Jacob Longenback..Self..26..OH..Farmer
Nancy A. Longenback..Wife..27..OH..Keeping House
Edward B. Longenback..Son..5..IL..Home
Mettie B. Longenback..Dau..4..IL..Home
Emma M. Longenback..Dau..2..IL..Home
Harley J. Longenback..Son..9m..IL..Sept..Home
Charles Olive..Othr..16..NY..Apprentice..Home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 117, Family 54
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
farm owned, with mortgage
Married 25 years
Jacob Longenbaugh..Head..Nov 1854..45..OH..Farmer
Nancy A. Longenbaugh..Wife..Aug 1852..47..OH..10/7
Harley E. Longenbaugh..Son..Sep 1879..20..IL
Elmer R. Longenbaugh..Son..Sep 1884..15..IL
Ora M. Longenbaugh..Daughter..Nov 1885..14..IL
Willie E. Longenbaugh..Daughter..Feb 1889..11..IL
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 169, Family 125
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Jacob Lougenbach..Head..55..OH
Nancy A. Lougenbach..Wife..57..OH
Mary C. Wallace..Servant..25..IL
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 193, p. 170C, dwelling 86, family 87, Jacob L. Longenbach and Nancy A. Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0251.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 3B, family 54, Jacob L. Longenbach and Nancy A. Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 169, sheet 7A, family 125, Jacob L. Longengach and Nancy A. Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 Earl Dewayne, "My Ancestors and linked families" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gunsmith; Updated: 2007-06-20 20:31:43 UTC (Wed)).

5 "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438856 : accessed 8 Jun 2015), Name: Jacob Longenbach; Event Date: 25 Nov 1943; Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73408148.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States, p. 101, family 751, Hanry Swartz and Rebecca Hufford; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128544933.

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