of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
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Jacob Williams
Jacob Williams⚭ Margaret Schaefer
childrenJacob Williams
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
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What the record says
Native of Germany.
Came to America about age thirteen and grew to manhood in Quincy, Illinois, where he died (c.1890s).
Father of Jacob Williams, sheriff of Des Moines County.
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