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- [S06807] 1850 U.S. Census, U.S. Census Bureau, Shelby Twp., Tippecanoe Co., Indiana (Reliability: 3).
Jacob Shambaugh, Age - 57, Place of birth - Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Shambaugh, Age - 39, Place of birth - Ohio
Susan Shambaugh, Age - 18, Place of birth - Indiana
Nancy J. Shambaugh, Age - 15, Place of birth - Indiana
Jacob Shambaugh, Age - 14, Place of birth - Indiana
Sarah A. Shambaugh, Age - 14, Place of birth - Indiana
Abraham Shambaugh, Age - 2, Place of birth - Indiana
- [S03360] Ancestry World Tree, Jan Farrenburg (janfarrenburg@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 3).
Name: Nancy J. Shambaugh
Birth: 3 Feb 1835 in Tippecanoe County, IN
Father: Jacob Shambaugh, Sr. b. 18 Sep 1791 in Berks County, PA
Mother: Sarah Hoobler b. 2 Sep 1797 in Cumberland County, PA
Marriage: Nelson Musselman Jakes
- [S11544] Lafayette Journal & Courier Newspaper Index, Joan Rodenberger (Reliability: 3).
Jakes, Mrs. Nancy S. d - 11 Dec 1927 at Otterbein, Indiana
- [S11545] The Downs Family of Virginia, Ohio and Indiana, George Gilbert McCarthy, (1982) (Reliability: 3).
Here is what the book has to say about Henry Jakes and Margaret Downs:
"Margaret was born Apr. 22, 1801 at Ross County, Ohio, and died Aug. 8, 1860 at Carroll Co., Ind. She married Henry Jakes on Aug. 14, 1828 at Ross Co., Ohio. The parents of Henry Jakes have not been identified. Henry was born Jan. 4, 1800 in Maryland, and died June 1, 1872 in Indiana. The Jakes family moved to Tippecanoe County in the 1850's. Later they moved to Carroll County, Ind. Margaret is buried at the Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Henry's burial place is not definitely known, but it may be at the Masonic Cemetery in Delphi, Carroll County.
Their children are named and the marriage date for Nelson Jakes and Nancy Shambaugh is Nov. 18, 1858. They are buried at Montmorenci Cemetery, Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County. Nelson served in Co. D, 10th Indiana Regiment in the Civil War.
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