Jacob B. Shirk

  General Notes:

The 1925 Iowa State Census for Bandon, Jackson Co., Iowa records Jacob B. (65 - PA) and Cora E. (62 - Iowa) Shirk with their daughters Ruth Shirk (17) and Mary I. Holmes (27). Also in the household is grandson James W. Holmes (3). Next door neighbors include Harlan Shirk (36), Vern Shirk (25), Vern's wife, Bessie Shirk (21), Vern C. Shirk Jr. (5), Harlan B. Shirk (3), Arnold Shirk (2), and Marian C. Shirk (1). Jacob's parents are listed as Elias E. Shirk (PA) and Susan Bear (PA) while Cora's parents are Samuel Schieb (PA) and Mary Trout (PA). Ruth and Mary's parents are listed as Jacob B. Shirk and Cora Schieb while James' parents are James W. Holmes (Idaho) and Mary I. Shirk. Harlan and Vern's parents are listed as Jacob B. Shirk and Cora Schieb while Bessie's parents are listed as John Napier (Kentucky) and Mary Morgan (Kentucky).

Jacob married Cora Etta Schieb. (Cora Etta Schieb was born on 15 Feb 1862 in Nashville, Jackson Co., Iowa and died after 1925 in Bandon, Jackson Co., Iowa.)