Jacob Hershey^{[1, 2]}

1822 - 1916  (93 years)

• Name	Jacob Hershey
  Birth	22 Sep 1822	Bertie Bay, Welland, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Mar 1916	Milford, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
  Burial	Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158195487/jacob-hershey
  Person ID	I19447	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Hackman, Lane, Miller, Bollinger, Kenege, Royer 1
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Landis Hershey,   b. 20 Oct 1776, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Nov 1831, Fort Erie, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Nancy Anna Long,   b. 26 Aug 1785, Landisville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Feb 1872, Fort Erie, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1806	Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F3285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elkhart Daily Review March 8, 1916, pg. 8 LIVED IN ELKHART 43 YEARS, DIES AT AGE OF NINETY-THREE Jacob Hershey, Who Become Lake Shore Machinist at Early Date, Passes Away at Milford. Jacob Hershey, who for forty-three years was a resident of Elkhart, died at the age of 93 years yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Emanuel Oster of Milford. The burial will take place Thursday afternoon beside the grave of his wife in Grace Lawn cemetery, following funeral services to be held at the home of Mrs. Oster at 1 o'clock. The casket will be opened at the cemetery, to give Elkhart friends and opportunity to view the body. Following the death of his wife ten years ago, Mr. Hershey had spent his time with his four daughters - Mrs. Oster, Mrs. Nancy Paul of Elkhart, Mrs. T.W. Luce of Laporte and Mrs. C.T. Rehm of Sturgis. He left Mrs. Paul's home last fall to spend the winter with Mrs. Oster. His strength had been failing for some time before he became bedfast a week ago. There are twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Hershey, who was born near Fort Erie, Canada, lived on a farm near Waterford, this county, when he was married to Miss Caroline Walters. Subsequently they lived in Canada four years and then located in Elkhart, Mr. Hershey becoming a Lake Shore shopman. They settled at 227 Middlebury street.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Website: Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53028956&pid=10856 [S201] John L Hackman, Website: Hackman Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-2501732_518954691_518954691/jacob-hershey (Reliability: 3). Individual added by confirming a Smart Match