Jacob IMEL
JACOB4 IMEL (HENRY JR.3, HENRY SR.2, IMEL1) was born June 19, 1836 in Fayette Co., Pa, and died November 03, 1913. He married MARY JANE STEYER April 05, 1860, daughter of ABSALOM STEYER and JULIE BRANT. She was born February 22, 1835 in Somerset Co. Pa., and died January 09, 1913. Notes for JACOB IMEL: Jacob accompanied his father to Carroll County, Illinois, in 1864, and lived nnear Fulton, Illinois. But in 1871 he returned to Fayette County, Pa where he lived until his death. He was living at Indian Head, Pa when his brother James died in Illinois in 1913. He was listed in the 1880 Soundex as living in Saltlick Twp., Fayette County, Pa. His will is dated March 7, 1910 (Will Book 18, Page 35, Fayette County, PA.) In his Will, his wife Mary Jane was to have the home and care provided by sons, if she survived her husband. The sons, Absalom and Jacob H. were to pay each "dauter" $500 for the home farm. Daughters named were Julia, Sarh, and Mary. Jacob resided in Saltlick Twp. at the time of his death, where he bought land in 1875. The 1880 Cennsus lists Jacob in Saltlick Twp. He is age 43; Mary Jane is 45; Julia Ann is 17; Sarah Amanda is 15; Absalom is 12; Mary is 7. Visiting them at the time is Henry Imel, Jr. from Nebraska, Jacob's father. More About JACOB IMEL: Burial: Sparks Cemetery, Indian Head, Fayette Co., Pa More About MARY JANE STEYER: Burial: Sparks Cemetery, Indian Head, Fayette Co., Pa Children of JACOB IMEL and MARY STEYER are: 8. i. JULIA ANN5 IMEL, b. November 08, 1862; d. 1950. ii. SARAH AMANDA IMEL, b. August 12, 1864; d. August 08, 1959; m. JACOB JACK WHETSEL, December 25, 1888; b. June 28, 1864; d. December 26, 1895. iii. ABSOLAM IMEL, b. March 24, 1868, Illinois; d. January 06, 1928.
Mary Imel was given a vase by the Rev. Michael Earhart when he preached at Donegal, PA in the Mt. Zion Lutherahn CHurch. He ws the grandfather of Amelia Earhart, the famous flyer. Amelia's father also attended this church.
He married Mary Jane Steyer 5 Apr 1860 . Mary Jane Steyer was born at Somerset, Pennsylvania 22 Feb 1835 .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Julia Ann Imel
born 8 Nov 1862.
Sarah Amanda Imel
born 12 Aug 1864.
Absalom Imel
born 24 Mar 1868.
Mary Imel
born 13 Feb 1873.
Jacob Henry Imel
born 17 Oct 1880.
Jacob Imel died 3 Nov 1913 at Fayette, Pennsylvania .
Mary Jane Steyer died 9 Jan 1913 at Fayette, Pennsylvania .