Person:Jacob Wissler (2)

Research Notes

Not to be confused with: Jacob Whisler (3) , husband of Sarah Jackson, also of Wayne and Hamilton counties in Indiana.

• Jacob's family used the spelling "Wissler" on his headstone, therefore it is listed as the preferred spelling on this page. As can be seen from other sources, however, the surname was spelled in various ways throughout the records.
• In 1840 census, Jacob is listed next to Daniel Waltz, Jr. and Sr. - possible family connection (brother and father) to his wife Sarah Waltz.
• cos1776 Note: For 1850 census, previous notes said "Abington Twp, Wayne, Indiana p. 301", but this is not where I found Jacob and Sarah - see citation - they are in Washington Twp, Wayne, Indiana.

1. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M704).

   Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 98; Page: 365; Image: 744; Family History Library Film: 0007731.
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   Name: Jacob Whisler
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Washington, Wayne, Indiana
   Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 ... [Husband: Jacob Wissler]
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 ... [Dau: Naomi, b. 1838]
   Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 ... [Wife: Sarah Waltz]
   Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
   Total Free White Persons: 3
   Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3

2. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

   Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M432_180; Page: 301A; Image: 609.
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   Name: Jacob Whisler
   Age: 35
   Birth Year: abt 1815
   Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Home in 1850: Washington, Wayne, Indiana
   Gender: Male
   Family Number: 198
   
   Household Members: Name Age
   Jacob Whisler 35
   Sarah Whisler 34
   Naomi Whisler 10
   Joseph Whisler 8
   Mary Whisler 6
   Levi Whisler 4
   Wm H Whisler 2

3. ↑ Hamilton, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693).

   Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: M653_263; Page: 25; Image: 25; Family History Library Film: 803263.
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   Name: Jacob Whisler
   Age in 1860: 45
   Birth Year: abt 1815
   Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Home in 1860: Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Arcadia
   
   Household Members: Name Age
   Jacob Whisler 45
   Sarah Whisler 44
   Joseph Whisler 18
   Mary E Whisler 17
   Lovie Whisler 10
   Henry Whisler 12
   Jacob Whisler 10
   Daniel Whisler 5

4. ↑ Hamilton, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593).

   Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: M593_319; Page: 119B; Image: 242; Family History Library Film: 545818.
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   Name: Jacob M Whistler
   Age in 1870: 56
   Birth Year: abt 1814
   Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Home in 1870: Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Noblesville
   
   Household Members: Name Age
   Jacob M Whistler 56
   Sarah Whistler 54
   Levi Whistler 23
   Henry Whistler 22
   Jacob Whistler 19
   Daniel Whistler 15
   Susan Ishmon 13
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   [cos1776 Note: here Jacob uses his middle initial "M", possibly to distinguish himself from another Jacob W Whisler, who also lives in Hamilton County.]

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Hamilton, Indiana, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9).

   Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: 281; Family History Film: 1254281; Page: 324D; Enumeration District: 035; Image: 0297.
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   Name: Jacob M. Whisler
   Age: 67
   Birth Year: abt 1813
   Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Home in 1880: Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Sarah Whisler
   Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Occupation: Farming
   
   Household Members: Name Age
   Jacob M. Whisler 67
   Sarah Whisler 65
   Levi Whisler 35
   Daniel Whisler 25
   Addie Whisler 4
   Cora Whisler 4
   Sina Fundra 12

6. ↑ Fox, Henry Clay. Memoirs of Wayne County and the city of Richmond, Indiana: from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Wayne County. (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1912)
   Vol 2, p 237.

   Jacob, born Jan. 25, 1813, died in Hamilton county, Indiana, at the age of eighty-six. ...

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Obituary, in Unknown Newspaper.

   Jacob M Whistler was born in Lancaster, Penn, Jan. 25, 1813, being the second child of a remarkable family of 14 children. In 1822 with his parents he emigrated to Wayne County, Indiana. In 1838 he was united to marriage to Sarah Waltz. This marriage proved a happy union of fifty years, being finally broken on earth by the death of his wife in Nov 1888. In the year of 1851 with his family, he moved to Hamilton county, and settled on a farm northwest of Millesburg. He then became one of the pioneers of this township, and a witness and participant in its birth and development from the swampy roadless wilderness to the new pretty farms and villages. The deceased was a quiet, kind and generous father and husband being well liked by his neighbors for his quiet and kind disposition always ready to help the sick and needy. He passed quietly away from this life August 17, 1898, after a lingering illness of several months, aged 85 years, 9 months, and 22 days. He leaves to mourn therr loss seven brothers and sisters, the oldest being now 88 years, five sons, one daughter, 26 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren and a host of friends and other relatives. Interment took place with Dunkard cemetery, one half mile east of Arcadia. Funeral services conducted by Elder Elias Smeltzer.
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   [Note: clipping located in a binder titled "Hamilton Obituaries, 1883-1949" in North Hamilton Library, Cierco, Indiana.]

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} 35389471, in Find A Grave
   includes headstone photo.

   Same stone as wife Sarah.
   
   Inscription: JACOB M. WISSLER DIED AUG. 17, 1898 AGED 85Y. 7M. 23D.
   
   [Note: cites obituary above. Caution: as of Sep 2014, incorrectly lists birthdate as 24 Jan 1813.]