Jacob Stearns

Born: Wednesday, August 10, 1881 in Jackson County, Illinois

Died: Thursday, December 28, 1950 in Jackson County, Illinois

Buried: Dutch Ridge M. Baptist Cemetery, Jackson County, Illinois

Lived: 69 years 4 months 18 days

Parents

Father:  John Dump Stearns (1843/IL - 1893/IL)

Mother:  Lucinda Serena Butcher (1843/IL - 1908/IL)

  (see also: Pedigree for Jacob Stearns)

Siblings

Brother:   Walter Stearns ♂ (1873/IL - 1957)

Brother:   John Calvin Stearns+ ♂ (1874/IL - 1954/IL)

Brother:   James Edward Stearns+ ♂ (1880/IL - 1922/IL)

Sister:   Ida Ann Stearns (Albert Edward) Nance+ ♀ (1883/IL - 1943/IL)

Sister:   Mary Emilee Stearns (Alvah James) Nance+ ♀ (1886/IL - 1961)

  (see also: Cousins for Jacob Stearns)

Spouse

Name:   Myrtle Idell Grimes (1888/IL - 1919/IL)

  Date: 04/14/1906 (age: 24 years 8 months 4 days) - 04/10/1919 (death/spouse, 12 years 11 months 27 days)

  Place: Jackson County, Illinois

Children

Son:   Lawrence Jacob Stearns+ ♂ (1908/IL - 1969)

Daughter:   Mildred Helen Stearns (James Wesley) Penrod+ ♀ (1912/IL - 1998/IL)

Son:   Herbert Leo Stearns ♂ (1915/IL - 2003/IL)

  (see also: Descendants of Jacob Stearns)

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