Jacob Smurr
(1827-1889)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sophia Jane Fast

Jacob Smurr 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 9 July 1827, Lancaster, OH 4
  • Marriage (1): Sophia Jane Fast about 1847 in Nankin, OH 1
  • Died: 12 August 1889, Nankin, OH at age 62 1 4
  • Buried: After 12 August 1889, Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH 4
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Madison Township, Richland County, OH on 6 September 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 120A, Roll 724, Dwelling 375, Family 378
Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio
Jacob Smurr..23..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 8 Jul 1827, then his age should have been 22 instead of 23.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 21 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 114-115, Roll 930, Dwelling 902, Family 878
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob Smurr..33..OH..Tanner and Currier
(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 8 Jul 1827, then his age should have been 32 instead of 33.
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• He was buried after 12 August 1889 in the Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #22482157
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Jacob married Sophia Jane Fast, daughter of Joseph John Fast and Sophia Guzeman, about 1847 in Nankin, OH.1 (Sophia Jane Fast was born on 28 April 1830 in Orange Township, Ashland, OH,2 3 5 6 died on 4 October 1910 in Mansfield, OH 1 5 6 and was buried on 6 October 1910 in Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH 5 6.). The cause of her death was Carcinoma of Spleen.

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Madison Township, Richland County, OH on 6 September 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 120A, Roll 724, Dwelling 375, Family 378
Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio
Jacob Smurr..23..OH..Farmer
Jane Smurr..20..OH
Charley Smurr..1..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 21 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 114-115, Roll 930, Dwelling 902, Family 878
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob Smurr..33..OH..Tanner and Currier
Sophia J. Smurr..30..OH
Charles Smurr..11..OH
Fanny Smurr..8..OH
Randolph Smurr..7..OH
Elizabeth M. Smurr..5..OH
May Smurr..1..OH
.


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Sources


1 George F. Sowers, World Family Tree Vol. 003, Ed. 1, Tree #5643 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: February 9, 1996).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio, p. 120A, dwelling 375, family 378; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 114-115, dwelling 902, family 878, Jacob Smurr and Sophia Jane Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22482157.

5 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jan 2015), Name: Sofia Jane Smurr; Death Date: 04 Oct 1910; Death Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22482158.


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