Person:Jacob Mincks (1)

Jacob's daughter Malinda was born in Fayette County and sons Josiah and Jacob in Ohio. This places the family in Ohio between 1807 and 1809. Jacob is first found on an 1810 Trumble County, Ohio tax list. This marked his first venture west.

Josiah is born in Trumbull County, Ohio July 27, 1890 and Jacob Jr. is born in Trumbull County, on January 6, 1811. By the time his son, Thomas is born on July 7, 1813, the family is back in Fayette County. They remain there through the births of the next two children, James on June 18, 1815 and Sarah on September 21, 1817. The reason for the return to Pennsylvania is not clear but one possibility is the illness of Jacob's grandfather Johann Nicholas who made his will in 1811 and died in 1815. Another possibility of course is just the difficulty of the raw frontier. By 1820,Jacob's desire to move westward must have resurfaced once again and he is found on the Greene County, Pennsylvania census for that year. Greene is west of Fayette County and was set off from Washington County in 1796. It bordered Virginia (West Virginia today) and was one of the counties involved with the land dispute between Pennsylvania and Virginia. Jacob appears with all the family intact which is an accomplishment given the tough journey across the mountainous terrain. Ahead of him lay comparatively easy going through the Ohio Valley, a favorite route of many pioneers.

Jacob and Sarah are found in Greene County again in 1830 and in Rush County, Indiana between 1840 and 1850. it is likely Jacob moved to Rush County for the opening of the land rush of 1837.

Jacob died in Rush County in 1851. The following was taken from the Rush County Indiana - (Complete Rec. Probate - Book #10, 1853-1854) "George Pugh app. administrator July 15, 1851 of the estate of Jacob Minks deceased. who died June 29, 1851. The widow Sarah relinquishes her right as admx. Danie Brown and Robert Gardner were the appraisers of the personal property. In final settlement of this estate Michael, James and Jacob Minks Jr., Perry and Sarah Cooper, and William and Leannah Tate receive equal amounts. Malinda True receives a lesser sum. Oct. term 1853"

Jacobe Minks 29 Jun 1851 age 72y 1m 23d

Goddard/Pleasant Ridge Cemetery GODDARD/PLEASANT RIDGE LOCATION: Walker Twp., NE corner, WE ¼, Section 8, Range R9E/Township T13N. 10 feet South of CR150South. 150 feet x 100 feet in good condition, no enclosure, sign not installed yet. NOTE: In March 1999 the cemetery was still being used with 3 new graves in it. It had a small stone building that looked like a place to hold a "grave side service" (was not a tomb).

1840 U.S. Census - Rush County, IN, Rushville Township Minks, Jacob - 1 male 10-15 - 1 male 15-20 - 2 males 20-30 - 1 male 60-70 - 1 female 10-15 - 1 female 50-60

1850 Census - Rush County, In - 97th District, Page 437 Jacob Minks, age 71, 1000 acres, born in Pennsylvania Sarah Minks, age 64 (Juo?) Minks, age 20, born in Pennsylvania