U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaver, Jacob (1810-1884) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 436-437 Jacob Shaver, son of Isaac and Mary (Hyer) Shaver, was born in Rockingham county, Va., and came to Braxton county with his parents when a small boy. Born Feb. 28, 1810. He married Julia Loyd, June 1, 1834, and settled on Shavers fork of Cedar creek, where he cleared a farm, and reared a large family, consisting of eleven boys and five girls. They all lived to be grown men and women. The first death that occurred in the family was Minerva who died with diphtheria when she was in her sixteenth year. The others all lived to bring up families. His boys were Isaac, Harvila, Willis, Harvey F., Franklin, Morgan D., Addison, Wesley, Johnson, Allen and Dexter. The girls were Julia Ann, Gueretia Minerva, Mary, Indiana. In addition to that necessary for the support of his large family. Mr. Shaver always had a surplus from his farm to sell. Mrs. Shaver did her cooking over an open fire as cook stoves in her day were not common. She told Felix Sutton that in the rearing of her family, she had never upset a vessel on the fire, and none of her children were ever burned or scalded. Three of their sons, Willis P., Harvey F., and Morgan D. served through the war in the Union army. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths, Braxton County, WV (Page 54, Line Numbered 22) FULL-NAME: Jacob Shaver BIRTH-PLACE: Rockingham Co., Va. DEATH-DATE: October 16, 1884 at age 74y-7m-18d MARITAL-STATUS: Eliza Shaver OCCUPATION: Farmer PARENTS: Mary A. & Isaac CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Miscellaneous ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------