NameJacob “Jake” Weddington Hargis
Birth16 Mar 1828, Russell Co., Virginia
Death14 Oct 1915, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1865, Kentucky
SpouseNancy Jane Calhoun
Birth19 May 1842
Death25 May 1919, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth27 Jun 1861, Kentucky
Death27 Apr 1907, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth5 Aug 1865, Kentucky
Death2 Feb 1920, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth23 Aug 1866 to 1868, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Jan 1911, probably Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth1872, Kentucky
Death1953, Carroll Co., Indiana
Birthabt 1874
Death1 Dec 1955, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth10 Apr 1877, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Apr 1946, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky
Notes for Jacob “Jake” Weddington Hargis
Be careful not to confuse him with his double first cousin of the same name.
Census Notes for Jacob “Jake” Weddington & Nancy Jane (Family)
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 7 as family #37:
Hargis, Jacob, 41, farmer, b. Va; Nancy, 28, b. Ky; John, 21; Sarah, 18; James, 14; Thomas, 12; Louisa, 8; Maria, 6; Mary, 4; Amanda, 2; William, 6/12. All except Jacob born in Ky.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 53 as family #369/397:
Hargis, Jacob, 50, farmer, b. Va Ky Va; Nancy, wife, 38, b. Ky Ky Ky; James, 24, son; Thomas, 22, son; Mary A., 15, dau; Amandy, 13, dau; William N., 10, son; Florance B., 8, dau; Robert C., 6, son; Harvy W., 3, son. All children are listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although it is inconsistent with the stated place of birth for Jacob.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 2A as family #15/16:
Hargis, Jake, 82, b. Va Va Va, 2nd marriage, farmer; Nancy J., wife, 68, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage, married 45 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living; James, son, 55, single, b. Ky Va Ky.
The next household is headed by their son Robert, and the one after that by their son Harvey.