Jacob Heim III 
M, (13 April 1837 - 22 March 1898)
- Relationship
- 8th great-grandson of Eberlin Haim
Jacob Heim III was born on 13 April 1837 at Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Jacob Heim and Regina Rachael Steiger. Jacob Heim III married Maria Christine Schäfer, daughter of Friedrich Schaeffer and Elizabeth Guinter-Strobel, in 1860.2 Jacob Heim III died on 22 March 1898 at Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 60 years, 11 months and 9 days. He was buried in the Blooming Grove Cemetery, located in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
He This family is listed as 'Family L14' on the Blooming Grove, Stammbaum Wäldchen (Family Tree Little Woods) that was originally printed about 1860 - 1862. The one used for this record is currently in the possession of Frederick and Zella Stablerr. The Blooming Grove Historical Socitey also has one on display at their musuem. The beginning reads, 'With approximately 20 family trees of families who largely live in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and who still have living parents at the turn of the century, mostly from Mühringen and Eßlingen in Würtemberg, and who have moved here.'.'.'.'
From 'History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania', by John F. Meginness ed., (1990 edition, prepared by Lycoming County Historical Society; Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1892), page 1183.
Jacob Heim, Jr., was born, April 13, 1837, in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Jacob and Regina (Staiger) Heim. He was educated at the township schools, and at a German school which originated and supported the lcal inhabitants. He is what might be termed a self-made man, is naturally of a studious and thinking turn of mind, and has the respect of all who know him. He settled on the farm where he now resides in 1860, and was united in marriage the same year to Mary Schaefer, who was born in Hepburn Township, November 15, 1836. To this union have been born four children. Mr. Heim and his wife are members of the Dunkard church in Hepburn Township. Politically he is a Democrat, and has served his party as a committeeman. He was elected a Justice of the Peace for Hepburn Township in 1882 and was re-elected in 1887 and 1892. He was Farmer, Justice of the Peace.
He This family is listed as 'Family L14' on the Blooming Grove, Stammbaum Wäldchen (Family Tree Little Woods) that was originally printed about 1860 - 1862. The one used for this record is currently in the possession of Frederick and Zella Stablerr. The Blooming Grove Historical Socitey also has one on display at their musuem. The beginning reads, 'With approximately 20 family trees of families who largely live in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and who still have living parents at the turn of the century, mostly from Mühringen and Eßlingen in Würtemberg, and who have moved here.'.'.'.'
From 'History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania', by John F. Meginness ed., (1990 edition, prepared by Lycoming County Historical Society; Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1892), page 1183.
Jacob Heim, Jr., was born, April 13, 1837, in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Jacob and Regina (Staiger) Heim. He was educated at the township schools, and at a German school which originated and supported the lcal inhabitants. He is what might be termed a self-made man, is naturally of a studious and thinking turn of mind, and has the respect of all who know him. He settled on the farm where he now resides in 1860, and was united in marriage the same year to Mary Schaefer, who was born in Hepburn Township, November 15, 1836. To this union have been born four children. Mr. Heim and his wife are members of the Dunkard church in Hepburn Township. Politically he is a Democrat, and has served his party as a committeeman. He was elected a Justice of the Peace for Hepburn Township in 1882 and was re-elected in 1887 and 1892. He was Farmer, Justice of the Peace.
Children of Jacob Heim III and Maria Christine Schäfer
- Regina Elizabeth Heim+ (5 Sep 1862 - 21 Apr 1936)
- Sarah Rebecca Heim (26 Jun 1866 - 23 Oct 1889)
- Matilda Heim+ (26 Jun 1866 - 15 May 1948)
- Ezra B. Heim+ (16 May 1869 - 2 Sep 1945)
Last Edited=26 May 2004
Citations
- [S14] John F Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Baltimore, Maryland: prepared by Lycoming Historical Society; Gateway Press, Inc., 1990 reprint of 1892 original), p. 1183.
- [S68] Thomas J. S. Heim, The First Three Generations of the Frederick Shafer Family in America 1817 - 1965 (West Chester, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1966), p. 10.