Carter Henry Jacobs
  b: 27/Jan/1795 - Montgomery Co., VA
  d: 13/Jun/1858 - Carter Co., KY

Father: Roland (Roley) Jacobs
Mother: Millian Ann Carter

Spouse-1: Mary (Polly) Martin - b: 1799 - VA
  d: ~1828 - KY
  m: 20/Apr/1819 - Montgomery Co., VA

Child-1: Claybourne R. - b: 16/Dec/1818
                                       d: 23/Apr/1849
          2: Roley - b: 21/May/1820 - Floyd Co., KY
                         m: Susan Giffens
          3: Carter Henry, Jr. - b: 21/Mar/1825 - Floyd Co., KY
                                           d: 7/Jan/1872 - Carter Co., KY
                                          m: Mary A. *****
          4: Isabell L. - b: 16/Dec/1826 - Washington Co., VA
                               d: 14/May/1864
                              m: Reed Culver
          5: Joseph Gordon - b: 16/Dec/1826 - Washington Co., VA
                                        d: 22/May/1910 - bur: Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY
                                       m: Huldah Horns Burton - 6/Aug/1852
          6: Mary - b: 23/Jun/1828 - Carter Co, KY
                         d: 6/Jan/1907 - Lawrence Co., KY
                        m: Thomas Prince - 8/Oct/1846 - Mt. Savage Furnace, Carter Co., KY

Spouse-2: Mary Ayres - b: 1798/1799 - VA
  m: 1/Feb/1829 - Floyd Co., KY

Child-1: John Smith - b: 28/Oct/1829 - Floyd Co., KY
                                 d: 17/May/1876 - Sangamon Co., IL - bur: Power Farm Cem., Cantrall, IL
                                 m: Susannah Morris
          2: William H. - b: 8/Jun/1831 - KY
                                 d: 25/May/1895
                                m: Rachel Gibson - m: Jennie Biggs
          3: Francis M. - b: 13/Mar/1833 - KY
                                 d: 11/Jun/1875
                                m: Elender and/or Sarah Jackson England
          4: Daniel Peyton - b: 16/Jun/1835 - Lawrence Co., KY
                                      d: 5/Nov/1924 - Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL - bur: Oak Ridge Cem.
                                     m: Elizabeth Morris - 15/Jan/1856 - Carter Co., KY
          5: Madison Green - b: 20/May/1837 - Carter Co., KY
                                        d: 1882 - Holton, Jackson Co., KS
                                       m: Zerilda Emerine Riggs - 9/Dec/1858 - Carter Co., KY
          6: James L. - b: 21/Dec/1839 - KY
                              d: 29/Jul/1910
                             m: Louisa Virginia Simmons - 7/Aug/1866 - Carter Co., KY
          7: Katharine - b: 18/Mar/1841 - KY
                                d: 26/Apr/1860
          8: Permelia S. or Amelia - b: 18/Jun/1844 - KY
                                                 d: 4/Apr/1893
                                                 m: William H. Hagerman

Biographical Details:

Carter Henry Jacobs was the only known son of Roland (Roley) and Millian Ann Carter Jacobs and was born on January 27, 1795.  Subsequently, his son, Joseph Gordon Jacobs, asserted in 1904, that his father had been born in Washington County; however, a death register from Carter County, Kentucky, clearly indicates Montgomery County, Virginia, as the actual location.1  Concomitantly, this same civil record indicates Job and Milley Jacobs as his parents, but since they had lived in a different locality and both had been long deceased, this inaccuracy can be considered to be of little consequence.  Although it is possible that Carter Henry Jacobs was married only once, most researchers believe that he was married twice: first to Mary (Polly) Martin on April 20, 1819, in Montgomery County, Virginia, and second to Mary Ayres on February 1, 1829, in Floyd County, Kentucky.  Although, not entirely certain, this implies that the youngest child of Carter and Mary Martin Jacobs would have been a daughter, Mary.  Moreover, it appears that their oldest son, Claybourne, was born before the marriage in 1818.  Accordingly, the population schedule of the 1820 US Census for Floyd County included the household of Carter Jacobs, which consisted of a young adult male and female couple and two male children less than ten years of age. Clearly, this implies that the couple moved from Virginia to Kentucky in 1819 or 1820, which is further supported by a land grant for fifty acres in Floyd County surveyed by Carter H. Jacobs in 1822.2  Even so, it is generally asserted by family researchers that the twins, Isabel and Joseph Gordon were born in Washington, County, Virginia, in December of 1826.  Concomitantly, according to census records of 1900, Mary Jacobs Prince was born in June of 1827; however, this would have been physically impossible and, thus, it seems almost certain that she was actually born the following year.  Presumably, Mary Martin Jacobs died in 1828, perhaps, at the birth of her youngest child, but this is merely speculation..  Within this context, the oldest child of Carter and Mary Ayres Jacobs would have been John Smith born in October of 1829.  The household of Carter Jacobs was included in the population schedule of the 1830 US Census for Perry County, Kentucky.  By inference, Carter Jacobs and his family must have moved from Floyd to Perry County in 1829 or 1830.  Moreover, it is not known how long they lived there and, indeed, the census record is the only indication that they lived there at all.  Even so, ignoring minor discrepancies in the ages of children, the composition of the household accords well with what is known about the family of Carter H. and Mary Jacobs.  However, by 1840 it is evident from census records that the family had moved to Carter County, Kentucky, possibly near Everman or Tygart Creeks, a few miles northwest of the town of Grayson.3  The household of Carter H. Jacobs, Sr., appears in the population schedule of the 1850 US Census for Carter County and the household of Mary Jacobs in the 1860 population schedule.  Obviously, this is consistent with the death of Carter H. Jacobs in Carter County on June 13, 1858.  It is evident from census records that there were a number of Jacobs families living in Carter County in the mid-nineteenth century and later.  These can generally be identified as descendents of Carter H. Jacobs or his uncle William Jacobs.4
Source Notes and Citations:
1. "Carter Henry Jacobs was born in the state of Virginia.  (I think in Washington County) on 27 January 1795.  His uncle, Henry Carter, at his death willed to his namesake fifty thousand dollars.  It was unknown until it was too late."
     "Carter Henry Jacobs was the only son of Roley and Matilda (Millian Ann) Carter Jacobs.  He, (Carter Henry Jacobs) had five sisters.  One of them married Joseph Runion.  I am not sure of her name.  Lois (Louise) Jacobs married Lewis Bryant.  She, (Lois Bryant) died in Carter County, Kentucky and was the first one buried in the Stinson graveyard.  I do not recollect who the other three girls married.  One of them married a Hankins if I recollect right.  The[y] live in Virginia."  (Joseph Gordon Jacobs, "Jacobs Family History", 1904, unpublished.  (donated to the Knott County Historical Society by Larry Jacobs, Hamden, OH; April 2, 1998)  (Tim Mattingly, "Mattingly/Chapman Ancesters", www.gencircles.com/users/gurney3/1/data/620, 2002.))
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2. Kentucky Land Grant;  Grantee: Jacobs, Carter H.; 50 acres; County: Floyd; Water Course: Fork of Beaver Cr.;  Survey Date: 10/Jun/1822: Grant Bk. T.  (Willard Rouse Jillson, The Kentucky Land Grants - Vol. I, Part 1, Chap. VI, Filson Club Pub., Louisville, KY, 1925: pg. 604.)
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3. "I am not sure of the name of the cemeteries for all of Carter County but my G-g-grandfather was Carter H. Jacobs.  He was born about 1796 and died June 13, 1858, according to the Kentucky Historical Society and their death records.  I believe at that time he was living in the area around Carter Caves, Tygert or Everman Creeks.  One of the books I have read mentions a Kenton Salt well which was located on Mr. Jacobs' farm about six miles northwest of Grayson in Tygert Creek.  Of course I don't know if that was my Carter Jacobs but according to the 1850 census he and a William Jacobs were the only older Jacobs in Carter Co.  There was a Carter Henry, Jr., who was a son with his own household."  (excerpt of a letter written to Mr. James C. Powers, Assistant Librarian, Boyd County, Public Library, by Shirley Ann Jacobs Fuller, 18335 Taloga Lane, Apple Valley, CA, 92307, September 18, 1984.)
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4. A descendancy for the family of Carter Henry Jacobs has been extracted from a database compiled by Jacobs family researchers, which has also been augmented using census data and other independent sources (additional cited information indicated by italics) and appears as follows:

First Generation

Carter Henry Jacobs, born 27 Jan 1795, married on 20 Apr 1819 in Floyd County, KY, Mary Ayres*, born ~1800 in VA.

1. Claybourne R. Jacobs, born 16 Dec 1819, died 23 Apr 1849.
2. Roley Jacobs, born 31 May 1820; married Susan Giffens, born 1821 in KY.
3. Carter Henry Jacobs, Jr., born 21 Mar 1825 in Floyd Co., KY, died 7 Jan 1872 in Carter Co., KY; married Mary A. *****.
4. Isabell L. Jacobs, born 16 Dec 1826 in VA, died 4 May 1864.
5. Joseph Gordon Jacobs, born 16 Dec 1826 in VA, died 22 May 1910; married Hulda Horns Burton.
6. Mary Jacobs, born 23 Jun 1827.
7. John Smith Jacobs, born 28 Oct 1829 in Floyd Co., KY, died 17 May 1876 in Sangamon Co., IL; married Sussannah Morris, born 6 Sep 1839 in Floyd Co., KY, died 1918 in Ironton, OH.
8. William H. Jacobs, born 8 Jun 1831 in KY, died 25 May 1895; married Jennie Biggs.
9. Francis M. Jacobs, born 13 Mar 1833 in KY, died 11 Jun 1875; married Elender and/or Sarah Jackson England.  His known children were Stephen, Cornelia, William Lee, Francis M., Jr., and Clara Frances Jacobs.
10. Daniel Peyton Jacobs, born 16 Jun 1835 in KY, died 1924; married (1) Margaret Boughter, married (2) on 15 Jan 1856 Elizabeth Morris.
11. Madison Green Jacobs, born 20 May 1837 in KY, died 1882 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS; married on 9 Dec 1858 in Carter Co., KY, Zerilda Emerine Riggs, born 24 May 1840 in Greenup Co., KY, died 18 Feb 1918 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS.
12. James L. Jacobs, born 21 Dec 1839 in KY, died 29 Jul 1910; married on 7 Aug 1866, Louisa Virginia Simmons, born 11 Sep 1843, died 5 Dec 1929.
13. Katherine J. M. Jacobs, born 18 Mar 1841 in KY, died 26 Apr 1860.
14. Elizabeth Amelia Jacobs**, born 18 Jun 1844 in KY, died 4 Apr 1893; married William Hagerman.  They had one known child, William Hagerman.
*As noted above, most researchers assert that Carter Henry Jacobs was married twice, first to Mary Martin and second to Mary Ayres.  Although, this seems probable and is apparently supported by civil records, it is always possible that Tim Mattingly is correct and that Carter Jacobs was married only once to Mary Ayres.  Likewise, Mr. Mattingly also asserts that Claybourne Jacobs was born in 1819; however, it is almost certain that he was born in 1818 prior to the marriage of Carter and Mary Jacobs.  Alternatively, Carter Jacobs may have had an earlier unknown wife, who died in childbirth, but there is no evidence supporting such a hypothesis.
**Other researchers give her name as Permelia S. Jacobs and show a second husband, Arthur Rayburn; however, there appears to be confusion with her niece, Amelia Elizabeth Jacobs, daughter of James L. Jacobs, who is also said to have married Arthur Rayburn..

Second Generation

2. Roley Jacobs, born 31 May 1820 in Floyd Co., KY; married Susan Giffens, born 1821.

2-1. Andrew Jackson (Jack) Jacobs, born 1844 in KY, married (1) Ruth D. Laswell, married (2) on 21 Nov 1872 in Carter Co., KY, Elizabeth Messer.
2-2. (unnamed daughter), born/died 17 Aug 1852 in Carter Co., KY.
2-3. William C. Jacobs, born 4 Aug 1853 in Carter Co., KY.
2-4. (unnamed daughter), born/died 20 Dec 1856 in Carter Co., KY.
2-5. John F. Jacobs, born Apr 1858 in KY, married Mary E. Wilcoxson, born Dec 1857 in IL.
a. Children of Roley and Susan Jacobs can be confirmed from Carter County census records.  (1850 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 228A, (microfilm: roll M432_19; img. 453) & 1860 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 273, (microfilm: roll M653_361; img. 274).)

b. Death Records, Carter County, Grayson, KY, 1852, pg. unk., (Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY, (microfilm: roll 994030; img. 869)).

3. Carter Henry Jacobs, Jr., born 21 Mar 1825 in Floyd Co., KY, died 7 Jan 1872 in Carter Co., KY; married Mary A. *****.

3-1. Landon F. Jacobs, born 1844/1845 in KY.
3-2. Martha Jacobs, born 1848/1849 in KY.
c. Children of Carter Henry, Jr., and Mary Jacobs can be confirmed from Carter County census records.  (1850 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 216A, (microfilm: roll M432_19; img. 429).)

5. Joseph Gordon Jacobs, born 16 Dec 1826 in VA, died 22 May 1910 in Carter Co., KY, buried Oakland Cem.; married on 6 Aug 1852, Hulda Horns Burton, born 12 Nov 1832 in Russell Co., VA, died 25 Feb 1914 in Carter Co., KY, buried Oakland Cem.

5-1. Lucretia J. Jacobs, born 8 May 1853in Carter Co., KY, died 17 Nov 1932 in Fresno, Fresno Co., CA, buried  Smith Mountain Cem., Tulare Co., CA; married James L. Crowford, born 1838, died 1910, buried Nipp-Ward Cem., Carter Co., KY.  They had Willard Hamilton, Carrie Lee, and Joseph Martin Crawford.
5-2. Mary Louisa Jacobs, born 7 Dec 1854 in KY, died 17 Feb 1920 in Greenup Co., KY; married on 9 Jun 1870, John Plummer Burchett, born 7 Nov 1845 in Carter Co., KY, died 7 Jan 1933 in Carter Co., KY.  Their known Children were Robert Anderson, Rosa Alice, Julia Nora, Cora Jane, Joseph Jacob, Melvina, James Hyatt, Herbert Alfred, Grace Ethel, Aletha Maude, Katherine, Thomas, and Kenneth Burchett.
5-3. William Lee Jacobs, born 21 Apr 1857 in KY, died 28 May 1898, buried Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY; married Nettie Bailey.
5-4. Stephen Jackson Jacobs, born 25 Feb 1859 in Carter Co., KY, died 17 Feb 1913 in Carter Co., KY, buried Oakland Cem.; married (1) Jennie Underwood; married (2) Ethel Meade, born 10 Sep 1871 in Carter Co., KY, died 18 Jul 1916 in Carter Co., KY, buried Counts-Reid Cem..  They had two known children, Luther and John Augustus (Gus) Jacobs.
5-5. Sarah Ann Jacobs, born 3 May 1861, died 8 May 1862.
5-6. James Harrison Jacobs#, born 5 Mar 1863 in KY, died 15 Jan 1928, buried Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY; married 1883,Mary Ellen Hicks#*, born 10 Dec 1864, died 29 Aug 1964 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, buried Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY.  Their known children were Lawson Edward, Inez Cona, Lee Homer, Ora May, Etta Ethel, Hulda Jane, Lillian Garnett, Joseph Gordon, and Eugene Francis Jacobs.
5-7. Claybourne Clayton Jacobs, born 5 Nov 1865 in Carter Co., KY, died 16 Nov 1929 in Carter Co., KY, buried Oakland Cem. Does not appear that he ever married.
5-8. Alford Green Jacobs, born 20 Jan 1868 in Carter Co., KY, died 5 Feb 1945 in Carter Co., KY, buried Oakland Cem.; married Lucinda L (Cinda) Lewis##, born 7 Jan 1874 in Carter Co., KY, died 23 Jun 1962 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH, buried Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY.  They had Lovel, Orville, Russell, Marvin, and Joseph Earl Jacobs.
5-9. John Francis Jacobs, born 7 May 1870 in KY; married Hattie Duncan.
5-10. Sylvia Caroline Jacobs, born 29 Oct 1872 in Carter Co., KY, died 24 Mar 1931 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH, buried Memorial Burial Park, Wheelersburg; married Charles H. Lewis, born 4 Jun 1876 in Carter Co., KY, died 4 Apr 1938 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH, buried Memorial Burial Park, Wheelersburg.  Thye had Homer Garlin Lewis.
5-11. Amelia Catherine Jacobs§, born 30 Sep 1875 in Carter Co., KY, died 4 Apr 1938 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH, buried Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY; married Robert Lee Burton§*, 10 Dec 1871 in Carter Co., KY, died 18 Mar 1942 in Scioto Co., OH, buried Oakland Cem., Carter Co., KY.  They had Farris, Nagel, oral, and Aden Burton.
# "Died at his home at Wolf, Ky., on January 15, 1928, Harrison Jacobs, a life-long and highly esteemed citizen, aged 64 years.  He had been a sufferer of stomach trouble for some time which finally caused his death.  He was laid to rest in the Oakland cemetery January 17 by the side of his father and mother and other relatives who had preceded him in death.  The seriveces were conducted by Rev. Peters, the Methodist pastor at Plummer Chapel, and favorite songs of his were sung by the choir of that place.  A large crowd followed the remains to its last resting place.  he leaves a wife and eight children, all being married but Gordon, Garnett, and Eugene.  He will be sadly missed in his home and also in the church, as he was a Christian worker."  (obituary: Newspaper unknown)

#* "Mrs. Mary Jacobs, One of County's Eldest, Dies   Mrs. Mary E. Jacobs, 99, a former resident of Wolf in Carter County, died Saturday in Dayton, O., after a long illness.  Mrs. Jacobs was born Dec. 10, 1864, at Willard, also in Carter County, a daughter of the late William and Martha Buckner Hicks.  Funeral Services were conducted Tuesday at the Morris and Sons Funeral Home, Dayton.  The body was brought to the Oakland Church at Wolf.  Graveside rites were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Oakland Cemetery by Earl Frazier under the direction of the Malone Funeral Home, Grayson.  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ora Chappie, Mrs. Hulda Goenner, and Mrs. Garnet Poe, all of Dayton; four sons, Lee Jacobs of Lexington, E.G. Jacobs of Dayton, and L.H. and J.G. Jacobs, both of Cincinnati, and 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren."  (obituary: Newspaper unknown)

## "Mrs. Lucinda Jacobs   Mrs. Lucinda Jacobs, 88, of 916 Offnere St., died at 4:45 a. m. today at Adams Nursing Home, 1409 Second St.
     Born Jan. 7, 1874, in Carter County, Ky., she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lewis.
     Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Marie Cartee, with whom Mrs. Jacobs made her home; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     Mrs. Jacobs was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, A. G. Jacobs, a former postmaster at Carter, Ky., who died in 1945, and six sons.
     Funeral services are to be at 1 p. m. Monday at Brock Funeral Home.  Burial is to be in Oakland Cemetery at Carter.
     Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight."  (obituary: Newspaper unknown)

§  "Mrs. Amelia Burton   Amelia Catherine Burton died at her home, 2512 Gallia St., Tuesday morning following an illness of nearly four months from complications.  She was born Sept. 14, 1879, in Carter county, Ky."
     Mrs. Burton is survived by her husband, Robert L. Burton, four sons, Farris of Haverhill, Nagel of Wheelersburg, Oral of 1815 Dexter avenue, city, and Aden at home, two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Lewis of Portsmouth and Mrs. Jane Crawford of Orange Grove, Calif., and two brothers, A. G. Jacobs of Carter county, and John F. Jacobs of Udall, Kansas.
     She was a member of the Christian church in Oakland, Ky.  Funeral sevices will be held Friday at the church in Oakland, the cortege leaving the home at 7 a. m. for the funeral and burial will be made in Oakland cemetery."  The stated birthdate does not agree with the 1880 population schedule of carter County, Kentucky, and should be regarded as incorrect.  (obituary: Newspaper unknown)

§* "Robert L. Burton   Robert Lee Burton, 70, retired carpenter, died at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the home of his son, Nagel Burton of Hayport road near Wheelersburg.  He had been ill several months and death was attributed to complications.  Mr. Burton was born Dec. 10, 1871, in Carter City (sic - County), a son of Caleb and Elizabeth Burchett Burton.  He was a member of the Wheelersburg Church of the Nazarene.  Besides the son of whose home he died, Mr. Burton is survived by three sons, Farris Burton of Franklin Furnace, Oral Burton of Baltimore, Md, and Aden Burton of the United States Army. He also leaves two half-brothers, George Burton of Grayson and Grant Burton of Fullerton.  Funeral services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the son's residence with Rev. Glenn Flannery officiating.  The body will be taken Sunday morning by McCurdy and Scott to Carter City, where services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, with burial there.  The body is at the son's home."  (obituary: Newspaper unknown)

d. Children of Joseph Gordon and Hulda Burton Jacobs can be confirmed from Carter County census records.  (1860 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 197, (microfilm: roll M653_361; img. 198), 1870 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 100A, (microfilm: roll M593_454; img. 199), & 1880 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 622A, (microfilm: roll T9_408; img. 523).)

e. Smith Mountain Cemetery, Tulare County, California (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=8378&CScn=Smith+Mountain&CScntry=4&CSst=6&CScnty=236&, continuously updated.

f. Nipp-Ward Cemetery, Carter County, Kentucky (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2455348&CScn=Nipp&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1010&, continuously updated).

g. Counts-Reid Cemetery, Carter County, Kentucky (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2448338&CScn=Counts&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1010&, continuously updated).

h. Children of Mary Louisa Jacobs and John Plummer Burchett identified by Gerland Hay. (Gerland Hay; database - gerlandh; worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com, 2002.)

6. Mary Jacobs§#, born 23 or 25 Jun 1827 in Carter Co., KY, died 6 Jan 1907 in Lawrence Co., KY; married on 8 Oct 1846 at Mt. Savage Furnace, Carter Co., KY, Thomas Prince§§, born 1823 in VA, died 28 Jul 1864 in GA .

6-1. Carter Prince, born 11/Oct 1847 in KY, died 3 Apr 1905; married Elizabeth Sparks, born 8 Feb 1852, died 25 Dec 1928.  Their known children were Emma, Nora, Hearston (Hurse), George, Anna, Alice, Ross, John, Ella, and William Prince.
6-2. Louisa Prince, born 1850.
6-3. Martha Prince, born Oct 1852.
6-4. John Franklin Prince, born 25 Aug 1854 in KY, died 28 Dec 1907; married Jennie Large, born 2 May 1867 in KY, died 12 Jan 1907.  Their known children were George Shelby, William Orien, Mary Aften, Ozella, Malissa May, Ulysses Webb, Sarah Dealia, Emily Catherine, Raime Lee, Carter, and Scott Prince.
6-5. James Prince, born 11 Oct 1856.
6-6. Emily Jane Prince, born 11 Jul 1859 at Dry Fork, Lawrence Co., KY.
6-7. Susan Prince, born 11 Oct 1860.
6-8. Mary Prince, born 10 May 1863; married on 3 Oct 1890 in Lawrence Co., KY, Linza Little.  They had one known child, Lora Little.
§# George Prince made the following statement on October 30, 2002:  "Mary Jacobs is my father's great-grandmother through his father George Shelby Prince.  George's father is John Franklin Prince, the son of Thomas Prince and Mary Jacobs.  My family has an oral tradition that Mary Jacobs was of Cherokee descent.  I asked my father where this story came from.  He told me that his father, George Shelby Prince was in his early 20's when Mary died.  He remembered her distinctly because she was tall, had black hair and dark skin, as well having the unusual habit of sleeping with a pitchfork under her bed."  As with most claims of Native American ancestry, there is no basis in fact that Mary Jacobs was of Cherokee descent.

§§ Thomas Prince apparently died in the Civil War.

i. Additional information for Thomas and Mary Jacobs Prince provided by Ed and Pam Dawson.  They cite the following sources:

(1) Widow's Claim for Pension #149474, National Archives, Washington DC.
(2) Marriage Record of Thomas Prince and Mary Jacobs, Probate Court Marriage Records, Carter County, Kentucky. (d/o Carter Jacobs and Polly Martin.)
(3) 1860 Federal Census, Lawrence County, Kentucky.
(4) 1900 Federal Census, Lawrence County, Kentucky.
(5) Prince Family Bible.
(6) Grover C. Hicks Family Bible.
(Ed and Pam Dawson, "Descendants of William Prince", edited and posted by William C. Reed; freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~regen/prince.txt, 2003.)

7. John Smith Jacobs, born 28 Oct 1829 in Floyd Co., KY, died 17 May 1876 in Sangamon Co., IL; married Sussannah Morris, born 6 Sep 1839 in Floyd Co., KY, died 1918 in Ironton, OH.

7-1. Ollie Mayfield Jacobs, born 1862, died 1951; married James Madison Green Woods Jacobs, born 30 Apr 1862 in Stenson, Carter Co., KY, died 23 Apr 1951 in Pearson, Langlade Co., WI.  Their known children were Fredrick, Claud Watson, Maud, Alberta, Philip S., Samuel, Minnie, Russell Henry, Darrell Morris, Pearl Clarice, Eugene Sterling, and Paul Clyde Jacobs.
11. Madison Green Jacobs, born 20 May 1837 in KY, died 1882 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS; married on 9 Dec 1858 in Carter Co., KY, Zerilda Emerine Riggs, born 24 May 1840 in Greenup Co., KY, died 18 Feb 1918 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS.
11-1. George Carter Jacobs, born 4 Nov 1859 in Carter Co., KY, died 12 May 1914 in Salida, Chaffee Co., CO; married in 17 Dec 1882 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, Josephine Rachel Marts, born 4 Oct 1862, Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA, died 3 Apr 1957, Redondo Beach, CA.  Their known children were Maude, Ann, Lydia, Lloyd, and Orlando (Jake) Jacobs.
11-2. Joseph Smith Jacobs, born 23 Sep 1861 in Carter Co., KY, died 2 Feb 1948 in Enid, Garfield Co., OK; married on 1 May 1890 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, Mary Emily Turk.  Their known children were Vera, Verilda, and Violette Jacobs.
11-3. Clarinda Jane (Cora) Jacobs, born 29 Jun 1864 in Grayson, Carter Co., KY, died 13 Feb 1931 in Fullerton, Orange Co., CA; married on 28 Jun 1884 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, Ulysses Grant Banks, died 1913.  Their known children were Devera, Paul, Ethel, and Lyman Banks.
11-4. Delilah M. (Lyle) Jacobs, born 22 May 1866 in Carter Co., KY, died 27 Sep 1936 in Jackson Co., KS; married on 2 Oct 1892 in Jackson Co., KS, Lyman L. Bowser, died 1946.
11-5. Moses William Jacobs, born 12 Jan 1869 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, died 22 Feb 1890 in Jackson Co., KS.
11-6. James Theodore (Jim) Jacobs, born 1 Jan 1871 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, died 18 Sep 1952 in Poncha Springs, Chaffee Co., CO; married on 24 Nov 1896 in Salida, Chaffe Co., CO, Susan (Susie) Powers Crosswhite, died 1951.  Their known children were Alberta, Phyllis, Theodore (Ted), and Emerine Jacobs.
11-7. Nathan Albert (Bert) Jacobs, born 6 Sep 1873 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, died 10 Mar 1952 in San Dimas, Los Angeles, Co., CA; married on 12 Aug 1896 in Canon City, Fremont Co., CO, Ollie Myrtle Schrieber.
11-8. Charles Quincy Jacobs, born 12 Sep 1875 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, died 5 Jan 1960 in Salida, Chaffee Co., CO; married on 12 Aug 1896 in Canon City, Fremont Co., CO, Clara May Blades, died 1955.  They had one known child, Annie Elizabeth Jacobs.
11-9. Ilwin Jansas Jacobs, born-died 12 Sep 1875 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS.
11-10. Arthur Green Jacobs, born 26 Oct 1878 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, died 13 Jan 1957 in Salida, Chaffee Co., CO; married on 15 Oct 1902 in Leadville, Lake Co., CO, Nellie A. Berry, died 1962.  Their known children were Francis and Norman Jacobs.
11-11. Ida May Jacobs, born 4 Aug 1881 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS, died 17 Jul 1904 in Jackson Co., KS; married on 19 Jan 1897 in Jackson Co., KS, Alfred Bowser.  Their known children were Edna Armilda, Cecil Frederick, Ora, and Alfred Madison Bowser.
j.  Additional information for Madison Green and Zerilda Riggs Jacobs provided by Jack Erickson.  (Jack Erickson; database - jadma; worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com, 2002.)

12. James L. Jacobs, born 21 Dec 1839 in KY, died 29 Jul 1910; married on 7 Aug 1866, Louisa Virginia Simmons, born 11 Sep 1843, died 5 Dec 1929.

12-1. Arminta Ann Jacobs, born 30 Oct 1869, died 27 Sep 1955; married on 30 Aug 1888, George Messersmith.
12-2. Susan M. Jacobs, born 29 Feb 1872, died 27 May 1893.
12-3. Amelia Elizabeth Jacobs, born 11 Sep 1873, died 18 Aug 1955; married Arthur Rayburn.
12-4. Lenora (Nora) Jacobs, born 23 Sep 1876, died 7 May 1956; married on 26 Sep 1900, Alex Allison.
12-5. Lydia Jane Powers Jacobs, born 24 Mar 1879, died 23 Jun 1965.
12-6. Grace Ellen Jacobs, born 15 Sep 1881, died 3 Dec 1955; married on 24 Feb 1904, Joseph Hertel.  They had one known child, Virginia Adaline Hertel.
12-7. Edwin Jacobs, born 1 Sep 1884, died 13 Sep 1884.
k. Additional information for descendants of Carter H. Jacobs, Sr., from Lou and Sharon Mountford. (Lou and Sharon Mountford; "Mountford Home Page"; mountford.net/genweb/, 2009.)

This extract has been reformatted, numbered, and obvious typographical errors have been corrected, which do not affect content.  (Tim Mattingly, "Mattingly/Chapman Ancesters", www.gencircles.com/users/gurney3/1/data/627, 2002.)
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Additional Citations:

5. 1820 US Census Population Schedule for Floyd County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 44, (microfilm: roll M33_22; img. 53).

6. 1830 US Census Population Schedule for Perry County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 351, (microfilm: roll M19_40; img. 694).

7. 1840 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 251, (microfilm: roll M704_107; img. 240).

8. 1850 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 216A, (microfilm roll M432_195; img. 429).

9. 1860 US Census Population Schedule for Carter County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC:  pg. 196, (microfilm roll M653_361; img. 197).

10. Death Records, Carter County, Grayson, KY, 1858, pg. unk., (Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY, (microfilm: roll 994030; img. 892)).

11. Database of Illinois Death Certificates, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL, 2014.  ("Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950", www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/idphdeathindex.html)

12. Oakland Cemetery, Carter County, Kentucky (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1981479&CScn=Oakland&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1010&, continuously updated).

13. Ancestral File: 528F-13, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT, continuously updated.

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