Jacob Christian Eckess & Lucy Henderson

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Family Group Report

Husband

Eckess, Jacob Christian

  (day-mo-year) Place -- City; Township; County; State; Country [Source]
Birth 15 Sep 1842  Augusta County, Virginia    (birth-county from marriage-register, full birth-date on tombstone)
Marriage 6 Nov 1867  Upshur County, West Virginia    [ marriage-register, page 20, line 86 ]
Death 16 Mar 1927  Duval County, Florida    (Florida Death-Index, full death-date on tombstone)
Burial Evergreen Cemetery; Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida  [ Find-a-Grave Memorial ]
his Father Jacob Eckes (1809-1888)
his Mother Catharine Beachler (c1821-c1898)
Notes about Husband:
Wife

Lucy H. Henderson

  (day-mo-year) Place -- City; Township; County; State; Country [Source]
Birth 12 Aug 1842  Lewis County, West Virginia  (birth-county from marriage-register, age 25, when married)
Death 16 Jan 1913  Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida  (full death-date on flat-stone)
Burial Evergreen Cemetery; Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida  [ Find-a-Grave Memorial ]
her Father William Henderson (1810-1892)
her Mother Elizabeth Swisher (1813-1894)
Notes about Wife:
Children (day-mo-year) Place -- City; Township; County; State; Country [Source] Spouse
1 F Agatha Madge Eckess b 15 Aug 1868  Upshur, WV (sp. 1857-1930)
m 29 Oct 1885  Centerville, Upshur, WV  [ marriage-lic page 252 ] Jonah M. Smith
d 6 Jun 1940  Jacksonville, Duval, FL   bur: Oaklawn Cemetery
2 F Elizabeth "Libbie" Lovenah Eckess b 23 Jul 1870  Upshur, WV   (sp. 1861-1908)
m 25 Jan 1891  Centerville, Upshur, WV  [ marriage-lic page 10 ] William A. J. Browne
d 5 May 1952  Miami, Dade, FL   bur: Oaklawn Cemetery
3 M Benjamin Franklin Eckess b 9 Mar 1872  Upshur, WV  [ birth-register page 86, line 39 ]  
m 10 Mar 1918    Myrtle Ernestine Ricou
d 1936  Stuart, Martin, FL    
4 F Mary "Mollie" Florede Eckess b 4 Jul 1875  Upshur, WV  [ birth-register page 107, line 48 ] [ sp. dc 1872-1939 ]
m 5 May 1897  Rock Cave, Upshur, WV  [ marriage-lic page 91 ] Edward Clifford Jones
d 12 Jan 1933  Stuart, Martin, FL  (Florida death-index) bur: Woodlawn Cem.
5 F Luella "Eleanor, Nelle" Eckess b 18 Aug 1879  Upshur, WV  [ birth-register page 131, line 17 ] (sp. 1868-1933)
m 9 Oct 1905  Rock Cave, Upshur, WV  [ marriage-lic page 101 ] Alpheus Franklin Millan
d 28 May 1957  Conewango, Warren, PA  (death-cert# 47921)  
6 M Edgar Dewitt Eckess b 19 Mar 1886  Rock Cave, Upshur, WV  [ delayed cert-of-birth ] (sp. 1899-1988)
m     Estelle M. Dininny
d May 1969  (last-res) State College, Centre, PA  (ssdi) bur: Sunset Hill Cem
Notes about Children:

Census Analysis

Head of Household: Jacob Christian Eckes Spouse: Lucy H. Henderson
Date / Place of Birth: 1842 / Augusta, VA Date / Place of Birth: 1842 / Lewis, (W)Va
Date / Place of Death: 1927 / Duval, FL Date / Place of Death: 1913 / Duval, FL
Marriage Date / Place: 1867 / Upshur, WV
1850 ST Va COUNTY: Lewis Twp District No. 30 Pg# 141
7-year-old Jacob C. Ekes is with his parents, Jacob Ekes (age 40, Farmer; Germay) & Catharine (age 30, Germanh);
other Ekes household-members: George B. (9, Md), John N. (6, Va), Thomas (4, Va) & William H. (1, Va)
1850 ST Va COUNTY: Lewis Twp District No. 30 Pg# 162
9-year-old Lucy Henderson is with her parents, William Henderson (age 40, Farmer, $1700, Va) & Elizabeth (age 37, Va)
other Henderson household-members: Hester M. (15, Va); John D. (12, Va), & Page 4. (1, Va)
1860 ST Va COUNTY: Lewis Twp PO: Weston Pg# 45
18-year-old Jacob C. Eckes is with his parents, Jacob Eckes (age 50, Farmer, Real-Est $500; Pers-Est. $200; born in Hesse-Darmstadt) & Mary C. (age 39, born in Hesse-Darmstadt); other Eckes household-members: George P. (19), John F. (16), Thomas (12), William H. (10), Mary C. (8) & Hannah E. (7).
1860 ST Va COUNTY: Upshur Twp PO: Buckhannon Pg# 74
17-year-old Lucy H. Henderson is with her parents, Wm Henderson (age 50, Farmer, Real-Est $10,000; Pers-Est. $1,460; Va) & Elizabeth (age 47, Va); other Henderson household-members: John D. (23, Farmer, Va); Page F. (11, Va), Emma (8, Va), Martha (4, Va), Also in the household: Lucy Vincent (age 17, Domestic, Va) & Jas. Duncan (age 14, Va)
1870 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur Twp Meade Township Pg# 26 & 27
Name Age BP Occupation / Additional Information
Eckes Jacob C. 27 Va Farmer; Real-Estate value $6,000; Personal-Estate value $2,200
", Lucy H. 27 Va Keeping House
", Ursa M. 1 WV  
Lines 40 & 1-2; Enum-Dwelling #197; Enum-Family #186
1880 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:130; Banks District Pg# no. 12
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Occupation / Additional Information
Eckess, Jacob 39 Va Prussia-Prussia; married; Farmer
", Lucy  (wife) 39 WV VA-VA; married; Keeping House
", Agatha  (dau) 9 WV WV-WV; At home; attended school during the year
", Libbie  (dau) 8 WV WV-WV; At home; attended school during the year
", Benjamin  (son) 6 WV WV-WV; At home; attended school during the year
", Mollie  (dau) 4 WV WV-WV; At home
", Luella  (dau) 9/12 WV WV-WV; At home; born in Aug.
Henderson, Mattie (niece) 24 WV Va-Va; single; House Keeping
Lines 17-24; Enum-Dwelling #105; Enum-Family #105
1900 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:141; Banks District SH# 8B
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Birth mo/year; Occupation / Additional Information
Eckes, Jacob C. (head) 57 Va Germany-Germany; born Sept 1842; married-33-years; Farmer
", Lucy H.  (wife) 57 Va Va-Va; born Aug 1842; married-33-years; 6-children-born / 6-children-living
", Edgar D. V. F.  (son) 14 WV Va-Va; born March 1886; Farm Laborer; attended school 5 months during the year.
Lines 76-78; Enum-Dwelling #153; Enum-Family #154; Owns-farm, free-of-mortgage; Farm-Schedule# 106
1910 ST FL COUNTY: Duval ED ED:61; Dinsmore Precinct 3 SH# 25A
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Occupation / Additional Information
Eckess, Jacob C.  (head) 68 Va Germany-Germany; Farmer, General; O.A.
", Lucy H.  (wife) 67 WV Va-Va; married-41-years; 6-children-born / 6-children-living
Lines 44-45; Enum-Dwelling #570; Enum-Family #593; Owns-farm; free-of-mortgage; Farm-Schedule# 153
1920 ST FL COUNTY: Duval ED ED:72; Dinsmore Precinct SH# 4B
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Occupation / Additional Information
Eckess, Jacob C.  (head) 77 Va Germany-Germany; Farmer, General Farm. O.A.
Line 72; Enum-Dwelling #81; Enum-Family #85; Owns-farm, free-of-mortgage; Farm-Schedule# 59

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