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William R. Jacob (Jefferson County, KY, physician )

b. 1829-12-27 d. 1867-07-27

Louisville, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Son of John J. Jacob and Lucy Donald Robertson Jacob. Married to Maria B. Hall in Jefferson County on June 16, 1858. Father of Sallie K. Jacob and Elizabeth Jacob. Physician in Louisville in 1850. Employed John Hughes as a servant in 1850. Physician in Louisville in 1860. Employed Margaret Conroy as a domestic servant in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Jefferson County in 1860. Physician in Louisville in 1861.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, p. 42B
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, p. 134
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, p. 32.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482708, p. 86.
Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1861 p. 131
Find A Grave, "William R. Jacob (1829-1867)," Memorial #150270343, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150270343 (accessed July 16, 2019).
Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016153, Jefferson County Deaths, File #13046.

Citation

Jacob, William R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205168 (November 12, 2026).

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