Anna Louisa Jacobs ³

   FamilySearch ID: L5RN-RVJ.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of 10 Jul 1847 and , , PA. ²

2. She appeared in the household of Rev. Jeremiah Jacobs in a census in 1850 in York, York, PA. ^{4 4} The 1850 census recorded Jeremiah Jacobs, tanner, 36, living with wife Mary Ann, 32; daughter Lannah Augustus, 2; and son Charles C. 1. The next household is Catharine Jacobs, 51, living with Charles, plasterer, 23; and John, 5. [Note: John is Jeremiah's son according to his Michigan death certificate, suggesting that in 1850 he was living with his grandmother Catherine, unless she is Jeremiah's older sister.] Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

A curious issue is this census lists Jeremiah, his wife Mary Ann, and his brother Charles as being "mulatto". In all 1860 and later census records for them they are white, so this may just be an anolomy. It is known that it was up to the census taker to determine what race a person was based on observing the color of their skin, so a person with a dark complexion could be judged mulatto erroneously. Jeremiah's brother, William James Jacobs and Catherine are always recorded as white.

Another issue is the 1850 census suggests Catherine was born about 1799, but that makes her 13 years old when her son William James Jacobs is born in 1812. Either her birth year must be earlier, or, she is the sister of Jeremiah, not the mother.

3. Anna appeared in the household of Rev. Jeremiah Jacobs in a census in 1860 in Woodland Township, Barry, MI. ^{5 5} The 1860 census recorded Jeremiah Jacob, farmer, 43, living with wife Mary A., 41; John, 16; Ann L., 13; Charles C., 11; William W., 10; and Isiah I. V. C., 6. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Jeremiah's farm was valued at $300 and personal estate $250. The post office was Woodland.

4. Census in 1870 in Roxand Township, Eaton, MI. ⁶ The 1870 census recorded Jeremiah Jacobs, baptist clergyman, 52, living with wife Mary, 52; and daughter Ann, teacher, 23. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Jeremiah's real estate was valued at $600 and personal estate $400. The post office was Roxand Centre.

5. Census in 1880 in Roxand Township, Eaton, MI. ⁷ The 1880 census recorded William Jacobs, farm laborer, 28, living with wife Mary E., 16; and Isaac Jacobs, farm laborer, 25. They are living as neighbors to sister Louisa Jacobs, 32, who was living with her husband, Runnels Preston, farmer, 33, and their children: Alice L, 3; and Helen G, 1. William, Isaac, and Louisa and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Everyone else were born in Michigan. Runnels' parents were born in New York.

6. Cause of Death: dropsy, nephritis and heart failure, 1 Jan 1912, Darby Township, Ionia, MI. ³

Anna married David Runnels Preston on 18 Sep 1873 in Charlotte, Eaton, MI.^{1 2} (David Runnels Preston was born on 25 Jun 1846 in Oneida, Eaton, MI ^{1 2} and died on 22 Mar 1933 in Roxand Township, Eaton, MI.)