Individual Details

Jacob Hershey ran a mill and farmed. Later, he worked as revenue agent for the United States government. He was a Repubican and was appointed Deputy Collector by President Garfield. After government service he sold fertilizers. He served as scool director. Jacob was an elder in the Church of God.

Birth	4 Jun 1826	, Lancaster, PA
Marriage	23 Dec 1847	Annie Manning

Spouse	Annie Manning (1822 - 1894)
Child	David Hershey (1848 - 1894)
Child	Annie Hershey (1849 - 1894)
Child	Andrew Hershey (1850 - )
Child	Laura Hershey (1851 - )
Child	Henry Hershey (1852 - )
Child	Mary Hershey (1853 - )
Child	Sylvania Hershey (1854 - )
Child	Jacob Hershey (1855 - )
Child	Sarah Hershey (1856 - 1894)

Father	Andrew Hershey (1794 - 1837)
Mother	Annie Hartman (1801 - 1862)
Sibling	Benjamin Hershey (1827 - 1890)
Sibling	Barbara Hershey (1828 - )
Sibling	Annie Hershey (1829 - )