Jacob Books b. 12 Feb 1815 Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania d. 04 Apr 1891 Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

1815 - 1891 (76 years)

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Name	Jacob Books
Born	12 Feb 1815	Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Born	** Looking for names of Jacob's parents and additional siblings. Jacob was part of a "large family," per his obit, and was survived by a brother Daniel. Daniel Books and children of David Books attended his wife's funeral, so assume they are siblings. Obituary states Jacob was from Halifax, but 1810 and 1820 census records don't include likely Books parents in Halifax; more likely they lived in Lower Swatara area.
Gender	Male
Census	28 Aug 1850	Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Census		Middletown Borough, 1850, Portsmouth ward Jacob Books, age 37; Sarah, 31; James Daviss, 14; Mary Catharine, 5; Hannah R, 2; Ann Elizabeth G, 2; Mary Jane G, 3mo
Census	24 Jul 1860	Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Census		Middletown Borough, 1860 845.121: Jacob Books, age 45, Innkeeper; Sarah A, 45; Ann A, 12; Eliza, 9; Louisa J, 7; Georgeanna, 3; Sarah E, 3/12; David More, 52
Census	13 Jul 1870	Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Census		Middletown Borough, 1870 227.254: Jacob Books, age 54, works on R.R.; Sarah, age 53, keeping house; Georgeann, age 13, at home; Sarah, age 10, at home.
Church Membership	09 Jun 1878	Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Census	2 Jun 1880	Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Census		Middletown Borough, 1880 25.25: Jacob Books, age 65, laborer; Sarah A (wife), age 65; Carrie Wise, age 3, granddaughter
Died	04 Apr 1891	Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Died		Obituary Jacob Books Middletown Journal, 10 Apr 1891
Buried	10 Apr 1891	Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Buried		tombstone Sarah A. Books · Born May 30, 1815 · Died May 25, 1888 · Aged 72y.11m.25d. - - Jacob Books · Born Feb.12, 1815 · Died Apr.4, 1891 · Aged 76y.1m.22d.
Person ID	I000649	Strausstown Roots \| KaMaMaBaHe
Last Modified	4 May 2011

Father	Father Books, b. estimated 1775
Mother	Mother (Books), b. estimated 1775
Family ID	F48543	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Ann Moore, b. 30 May 1815, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 25 May 1888, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years)

Children

	1. Mary Catherine Books, b. 08 Apr 1845, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 04 Nov 1856, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 11 years)
+	2. Hannah Retta Books, b. 23 Apr 1848, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Apr 1912, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years)
	3. Mary Jane Books, b. about 1850, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. died young
+	4. Elizabeth Books, b. 04 Oct 1850, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Dec 1891 (Age 41 years)
	5. Louisa J Books, b. about 1853, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Feb 1867, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 14 years)
	6. Sarah E Books, b. 11 Aug 1855, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Aug 1855, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)
	7. David E Books, b. about 1855, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 11 Jun 1857, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 2 years)
+	8. Georgianna Books, b. 11 Feb 1856, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 11 Oct 1877, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 21 years)
+	9. Sarah Elizabeth Books, b. 03 Mar 1860, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Aug 1929, Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 8 May 2010

Family ID F00237 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S153] Middletown Journal (Reliability: 3), 10 Apr 1891.
Jacob Books.
Death Comes to the Relief of a Suffering Man. The End of a Useful Life.
Jacob Books, whose illness was noticed in the columns of the Journal for several weeks past, died at the residence of his son-in-law, William C. Barr, on Saturday afternoon, April 4th, 1891. He was born near Halifax, Dauphin county, Feb. 12, 1815. About 50 years ago he came to Middletown, where he was married to Mrs. Sarah (Moore) Davis, of Halifax. Mrs. Davis was the widow of George Davis and mother of John Davis, both of whom are well known in Middletown, He is the father of 9 children, three of whom survive him, and reside in Middletown as follows: Mrs. William Fratts, of Catharine street; Mrs. William C. Barr, of Spring street; and Mrs. Charles Ulrich, of Catharine. Mrs. John Wise, who died some years ago, was also a daughter. The remaining 5 children died in their younger years. When Mr. Books first came to this place he was employed as a farm laborer. He afterwards became proprietor the Cross Keys Hotel, which in the primitive days of Middletown, was a popular resort for those engaged in rafting on the Susquehanna river, the hotel being situated on Susquehanna Street. He then became an employee of the Pennsylvania railroad, filling various positions of trust and responsibility for nearly a quarter of a century.
Mr. Books was held high in the estimation of his employers and when his health began to fail the company appointed him watchman, at the passenger station of this place, the position being created for his own special benefit. But age and ill health began to prey upon him and he was forced to retire from the service of the railroad company entirely and remain at the home of his daughter, where he was kindly cared for during the last days of his life. He was a quiet even dispositioned man and never was known to molest his fellow-man in any way. He has been a member of the M.E. church for more than 15 years and during that time has lead an upright Christian life. He was also a member of the P.R.R. relief association.
Three daughters, one brother, Daniel, who resides at Zion's View, York county, and several grand children survive him. His brother being the only one living of a large family.
His funeral was held this afternoon in the Bethel church, Rev. G. W. Getz officiating. Rev. S. H. Evans assisted in the services. Interment in the Middletown cemetery.
[S250] Middletown Library.
Jacob Books, born in Lancaster, now Dauphin County, was father of 6 children, including John Books who married Elizabeth Ulrich. John and Elizabeth were parents of 10 children, some of whom settled in Middletown.
RR929: restricted reserved folder; included in stack of Middletown Cemetery Association burial record folders. Folder contains short biographies (surnames A to C) of several Middletown families. Author unknown. No sources listed for the Books family bio. No additional information.

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