Frances J Jacobs (née Bixler) c1865 - 1899

The child of William Bixler (a laborer) and Rachel Sargent,

Frances Bixler, the third cousin three-times-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Indiana, USA c. 1865 was married twice - to John Young (on Oct 2, 1882 in Allen, Indiana) Jacobs1. She had 2 children, both with Jacobs: Alice and William. On Jun 1, 1880, she lived in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana2 which is where she died on Dec 26, 1899 (typhoid pneumonia).

Parents

1. William Green was born on May 6, 1830
2. Rachel was born on Aug 26, 1845

Children

1. Alice was born c. 1881
2. William was born c. 1888

Citations

1. United States Marriages - Findmypast
2. Us Census 1880 - Findmypast (was age 14 and the daughter of the head of the household)

Notes

From The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Thursday, 28 February 1889, page 4:

"Frances Young yesterday filed a complaint for divorce from John Young, alleging cruelty and adultery. The complaint is M. V. B. Spencer.".

Media

Frances Bixler

Francis Bixler - Death Certificate

Frances Bixler - death notice

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