Jacob or Big Jake PLETCHER
November 1870 Herald of Truth: On the 13th of October, in Elkhart Co., Ind., JACOB PLETHER, aged 80 years, 7 months and 2 days. funeral services by J. Nusbaum, Eli Mishler, S. Yoder and D. Brenneman, from Rom. 4:8. Also October 26th, Barbara [Nestlerode] Pletcher, consort of the above, aged 72 years , 10 months and 1 day. Funeral services by Jacob Wisler and D. Brenneman from Rev. 14:13. Their whole posterity consists of 17 children, 100 grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren. The aged father and mother have for many years been faithful memberrs of the Mennonite church. So eager has been their desire after the bread and water of life, and so earnest have they been in their efforts to serve God to the end, that feeble old age did not restrain them from atending the service of God in the sanctruary. Many have doubtless been enocrouaged to faithfulness by their example. The mind of the true worshipper in the sanctruary has been elevated and prompted to bless God at the entrance of the aged father and brother with a staff in each hand assisted by kind friends, and followed by the aged sister, whose bodily form was bowed down in such a manner that she "could in no wise lift up herself." One glimps of the aged mother would naturally lead the mind of the Bible Sutdent to think of the daughter of Abraham who was bound and bowed down for eighteen years and in a miraculous manner was loosed, and made straight, by the power of the Savior. Many relatives and friends followed their bodily remains to their last resting place.
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Jacob Pletcher joined the Civil War on Aug. 22, 1862, in Co. D in 100th Reg. Indiana Volunteers. Being of the Mennonite faith, his faMily were against his going. He was in the process of building a barn, and had to leave half way thru, according to faMily stories. This left Cyrene to finish the job.
Jacob served for 15 Months. He becaMe ill in Sept. 1863 with typhoid fever at Black River, 18 Miles froM Vicksburg, and was sent to MeMphis, Tenn. where he died on Nov. 11,1863.
Article by Devon Rose tells this story of Pletcher's:
"ApproxiMately 100 years ago, a Man with the last naMe of Pletcher lived at the saMe location where Rose does now. It is docuMented that in 1863 Pletcher was suMMoned to fight in the Civil War. Because his wife was pregnant, he did not want to leave her and he paid SOMeone to go in his place.
Later that saMe year, Pletcher began building a large barn on
After his wife had their child, Pletcher did fight in the Civil Pletcher never returned has not been docuMented. Mrs. Pletcher barn. FroM that barn Made of walnut caMe the expensive elegant now uses to Make each cUStOM piece of doll furniture on display shop area ---Birds Eye View, Wakarusa"
his farMland. War. Why finished the wood that Rose in the gi ft
"ENLISTMENT RECORD" Jacob Pletcher, enrolled as a Private of CoMpany D, 100th RegiMent of Indiana Volunteers at Fort Wayne, IN on 22nd day of Aug. 1862 by Capt. Johnson, and he was Mustered into the Military at Indianapolis, IN on the 10th day of Sept. 1862, for the terM of three years by Capt. Miller. Age: 38, Eyes: Hazel, Hair: Brown, Height: 5 ft., 9 1/2 inches, CoMplexion: Light, Nativity: Ohio, Occupation: Far_er, Died at MeMphis, Tenn. on Nov. II, 1863.
Carl L. and Elaine D. (Grove) Rhodes 552 So. Nappanee, Nappanee, IN 46550 Phone 219 773-2992
He married Barbara Nestlerode or Neiswander 1814 at Centre, Pennsylvania . Barbara Nestlerode or Neiswander was born at Beech Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania 25 Dec 1797 daughter of Christian Nestlerode and Anna Margaret Bott .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Catherine Pletcher
born 15 Apr 1815.
Israel Pletcher
born 23 Mar 1816.
Elizabeth Pletcher
born 18 Jan 1817.
Samuel Pletcher
born 13 Jun 1819.
Mary Pletcher
born 1822.
Jacob Pletcher, Civ War Vet
born 9 Jun 1823.
Anna Pletcher
born 1825.
Christian Pletcher
born 31 Dec 1825.
Margaret Pletcher
born 1827.
John Pletcher
born 3 Aug 1829.
Henry Pletcher
born Feb 1832.
Catherine (Polly) Pletcher
born 8 Sep 1835.
Jacob or Big Jake Pletcher died 13 Oct 1870 at Olive, Elkhart, Indiana .
Barbara Nestlerode or Neiswander died 26 Oct 1870 at Olive, Elkhart, Indiana .