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JACOB BRODBECK, Company "E"


COMPLETE SERVICE RECORD - National Archives.

Jacob Brodbeck, the son of John Brobeck, was born in Switzerland in August 1836. He married Amelia Smaltz (1843-1911) and their children were Fred, Henry, Emily, John Jacob and William.

1880 Census, Hughestown Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Jacob Brodbeck, Head, 42,
Emily, Wife, 36
Frederick, Son, 13
Henry Brodbeck, Son, 11,
Amelia, Dau, 6,
Jacob Brodbeck, 4

1900 Census, Hughestown Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
31 Centre St.
Jacob Brodbeck, Head, 63, b Aug 1836 Switzerland, Married 39 yrs, Car Carpenter, Immig 1835 [conflicts with birthdate]
Amelia Brodbeck, Wife, 56, b Aug 1843, 9 children/5 living, b Switz., Immig 1835 [conflicts with birthdate]
William Brodbeck, Son, 17, b May 1873, b Pa, Coal Laborer


The Civil War service medal, issued by the State of West Virginia for Jacob Brodbeck, was claimed from the West Virginia State Archives in 2011 by Gary Brodbeck, gr-gr-grandson.


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