U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dumire, Jacob (1817-1897) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Tucker County, West Virginia From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time. by Hu Maxwell Kingwood, W. Va.; Preston Publishing Company, 1884. Pages 392-393 Jacob Dumire was born in 1817, son of John Dumire, of German descent. In 1812 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Emanuel Pifer. Their children are: Andrew L., Minerva J., John W., Oliver K., Anzaletta C., George M., and Florence E. He is a farmer, and lives 5 miles from St. George, on Limestone; his farm contains 150 acres, of which two-thirds is improved. His orchard is a good one, and he nearly always has apples and cider all winter. He has held many offices in the county, among which are justice of the peace, school offices and deputy sheriff twice. During the war he was a strong supporter of the Union cause, and led many Yankee scouts through the county. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Tucker County, WV (Pages 101-102, Line No. 12) FULL-NAME: Jacob Dumire BIRTH-DATE: October 30, 1817 AGE-AT-DEATH: 80 years DEATH-DATE: November 21, 1897 DEATH-PLACE: St. George MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer PARENTS: John and Elizabeth CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cancer INFORMANT: G. M. Dumire, son ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Tucker County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/tucker/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------