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Jacob Taggart Stern

Birth	:	2 Jul 1814 Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	11 Aug 1892 Logan, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5475006, -82.4107971
Plot	:	section 2
Description	:	J. T. STERN, farmer, was born in Chester county, Pa., in 1814; moved to Ia. in 1857 and settled on his present farm, in La Grange township, Harrison county, of 200 acres of well improved land, forty acres of it good timber. He was reporter for the Government Signal Service, Washington, D. C., for twenty years. He married Millicent B. FLETCHER, of Lincolnshire, Eng., and has two sons and one daughter. His son Almor is county auditor. "per verbatim" transcription; source: "History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth: A Comprehensive Compilation of Progressive ...", 1882,... Read More	J. T. STERN, farmer, was born in Chester county, Pa., in 1814; moved to Ia. in 1857 and settled on his present farm, in La Grange township, Harrison county, of 200 acres of well improved land, forty acres of it good timber. He was reporter for the Government Signal Service, Washington, D. C., for twenty years. He married Millicent B. FLETCHER, of Lincolnshire, Eng., and has two sons and one daughter. His son Almor is county auditor. "per verbatim" transcription; source: "History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth: A Comprehensive Compilation of Progressive ...", 1882, page 336 ************************************************************************************ JACOB T. STERN, better known as "'Father Stern," has been a resident of Harrison County just a third of a century, coming as he did from the old Keystone state, and locating in Harris Grove, or what has come to be known as the "Linnwood Farm," April 30, 1857. A brief sketch of his eventful career, can find no more appropriate place than upon the pages of a history of the county in which he has lived so long; where he has accomplished so much for himself and for others, and where he surrounded by a multitude of friends, whose name is Legion. Mr. Stern comes from good old Quaker stock and was born in Kennett, Chester County, Pa., July 2, 1814. His father was John Stern and his mother Phoebe (McFarland) Stern, who were both native of Pennsylvania and the parents of fifteen children, twelve of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. None ever came farther West than Ohio, except our subject, Jacob T. Mr. Stern attended the same school which Bayard Taylor, the distinguished poet and traveler did. Very early in life our subject was bereft of his parents, the father dying when he was but six year of age. His mother died one year prior. He was placed in the family of a Quaker, Lewis Pusey, who was quite wealthy and with whom he remained nine years. He then went with his brother George to learn the trade of a house-plasterer, following the same for four years, attending school during the winters. He worked at his trade in Chester County and near Philadelphia, until 1853, after which he followed farming four years, then went west. He went to St. Louis by railway and from that city by water to Florence Neb., and soon came to this county. He was married September 30, 1841, to Millicent B. Fletcher, who was born in Lincolnshire, England, January 27, 1820. Her father was John Fletcher, a native of England, as was also his wife. The father died February 9, 1874, and the mother, Lydia, died October 23, 1885, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. Our venerable subject and his estimable wife are the parents of five children -- Amy Ann, born October 10,1842, died January 26, 1874, wife of H. S. Milliman. Ettie R. born March 4, 1844, wife of J. C. Milliman, died January 14,1883. Ernest died in infancy; Almor, born April 21, 1854, is now are a resident and highly-respected business man of Logan, and is engaged in the loan and abstract business. Willis L., born June 11, 1860, is also a resident of Logan. Politically, our subject is a firm believer in the principles of the Republican party, and is always ready to give an intelligent reason for the political hope within him. In religious matters both Mr. and Mrs. Stern hold the generally accepted faith of the Quaker church. In looking over the long list of pioneer farmers of Harrison County, no one name stands out in more prominence than does that of "Father Stern." Observing the improvements made on "Linnwood Farm" and a knowledge of the fact that this man has been not only a scientific but practical agriculturist, one sees the necessity of coupling intelligence with manual labor in order to become a successful farmer. The numerous Farmer's Clubs found in this county, owe their origin and excellent workings to Mr. Stern, who has labored in season and out of season for their success. During a period of thirty-one years he has been a weather and crop reporter from Harrison County to the Smithsonian Institute and War Department, a table of which is given elsewhere in this work. Having become well advanced in years and been quite successful in farming, he very wisely left his farm and moved to the village of Logan, where he will probably spend the remainder of his days. While time has made it inroads upon this grand old pioneer, yet his mental faculties are but little impaired. The newspaper files of the county as well as of the Eastern journals, together with the Agricultural Society, Old Settler's Association, etc., have all felt the influence and sentiment of this man's practical talks and pen sketches. In the days of Abolition he was a strong anti-slavery advocate, making himself felt in the debating club, and was prominent in be "under-ground railroad" service, (assisting slaves from this country into Canada) and was a personal friend of the abolition agitators including Fred Douglass, who sent him letters of congratulation, upon his Golden Wedding anniversary occasion, which took place September 30, of the present year. Mr. and Mrs. Stern, by reason of their genial whole-souled manners have become very popular in all parts of Harrison County, and indeed their exemplary lives shine forth with a brilliancy which may well be patterned after by the rising generation, as theirs has been a life of true nobility, of which the world has none too many. source of portrait and biographical sketch: "History of Harrison County, Iowa", 1891, biographical sketch on pages 297 - 298, portrait on page 296 ************************************************************************************ JACOB T. STERN No nobler character ever lived within the borders of Harrison county than the man whose name heads this memorial. He usually was known as Father Stern and was the father of the well-known Almor and Willis L. Stern, of Logan. He was proprietor of Linnwood Farm, at Harris Grove, where he settled April 30, 1857. The Stern family is descended from good old Quaker stock, and Jacob T. Stern was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1814, the son of John and Phoebe Stern, who reared a family of fifteen children, twelve of whom reached manhood and womanhood. Jacob T. Stern attended school with the noted traveler and poet, Bayard Taylor. He was left an orphan at the age of six years and was placed in a Quaker family of wealth, with whom he remained nine years. He mastered the plasterer's trade, followed this for a time and then turned his attention to agriculture, farming in Pennsylvania until 1853, in which year he came west as far as Florence, Nebraska, soon thereafter arriving in Harrison county, where he became a highly successful, scientific and practical farmer. In 1841 Mr. Stern married Millicent B. Fletcher, who was born in England in 1820. To this union were born five children, Amy Ann, Ettie R., Ernest, Almor, Willis L. Mr. Stern voted with the Republican party, always being able to give a good reason for doing so. Both he and his estimable wife were of the Friends (Quaker) faith. He was the founder of the now numerous farmers' clubs found within Harrison county, as he organized the first one in his home township La Grange. For more than a third of a century he was the local weather forecaster and crop reporter for the Government, under direction of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, D. C. After his decease his wife took the daily observations, and when she passed away the son, Willis L., took the instruments and has ever since kept the record. Father Stern was a fine writer, and his articles were seen in many eastern and western papers and magazines. In the days of the abolition sentiment (before the war) he was a strong anti-slavery advocate and a vigorous debater on that theme. He also was a conductor on the underground railroad and helped many a slave escape to the north into Canada. He was a personal friend of Frederick Douglass, who sent him congratulations on his golden wedding anniversary, which was celebrated September 30, 1891. He died in the nineties, mourned by the entire community, for indeed Father Stern was one of the world's noblemen. source of biographical sketch: "History of Harrison County, Iowa: its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families", 1915, pages 660 - 661

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Jacob Taggart Stern's memorial is located at: Oak Grove Cemetery, Logan, Hocking County, USA.
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Jacob Taggart Stern death on 11 Aug 1892 in Logan, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 39.5475006
Longitude: -82.4107971

Family Members:

Spouse

Millicent Beet Fletcher Stern

(1820 - 1904)

Children

Amy Stern Milliman

(1839 - 1874)

Ettie R. Stern Milliman

(1844 - 1883)

Almor Stern

(1854 - 1935)

Willis L. Stern

(1860 - 1937)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oak Grove Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5475006, -82.4107971

2. Old Logan Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5439987, -82.4073105

3. Kachelmacher Mausoleum
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5327350, -82.4072210

4. Old Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5685310, -82.4143295

5. Bright Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5664635, -82.3860474

6. Glaze Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5718880, -82.3852768

7. Green Township Cemetery
Green Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5248940, -82.3696290

8. Smith Chapel Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5244930, -82.3687340

9. Vine Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5786705, -82.4464722

10. Shaw Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5060997, -82.4057999

11. Knollwood Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5624410, -82.4629620

12. Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery
Marion Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5888600, -82.4302100

13. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5834999, -82.4436417

14. Rhodes and Huddle Cemetery
Falls Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5817210, -82.3688040

15. Scotts Creek Cemetery
Falls Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5028000, -82.4389038

16. Nunemaker Cemetery
Falls Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5669580, -82.3511720

17. Hocking County Home Cemetery
Green Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5041920, -82.3717820

18. Antioch Cemetery
Enterprise, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5573300, -82.4799700

19. Mount Tabor Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
Marion Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6009660, -82.4274840

20. Dunkard Cemetery
Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6046982, -82.3914032

21. Dawley Wood Cemetery
Enterprise, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5731670, -82.4818100

22. Fellowship United Methodist Cemetery
Maysville, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5550600, -82.3307000

23. Union Cemetery
Logan, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5200790, -82.4841730

24. Mount Zion Brethren Cemetery
Marion Township, Hocking County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6109400, -82.3971100