Person Sheet
NameJacob Mickley
Birth27 Mar 1794
DeathApr 1880
FatherJohn Jacob Mickley III (1766-1857)
MotherEva Catherine Schreiber (1761-1846)
Misc. Notes
Date of death given as 7/2/1888 and 6/2/1888
Soldier in the War of 1812. Active in Whig and Republican politics. Involved in the erection of the Whitehall German Reformed Church - known as “Mickley’s Church”
There is an account of a John Jacob Mickley in Lambert & Reinhard, p. 255. Account of an Indian raid. Don’t know if this is the same family.
More on the Mickley family can be found in
The eldest son of John Jacob Mickley, Jr., was Jacob Mickley, who was born March 27, 1794, and died June 2, 1888. He married Miss Anna Kern. Jacob Mickley served in the War of 1812 as a member of Capt. John Rube's company. He enlisted as a private when eighteen years of age, and was later commissioned Second Lieutenant of a troop of cavalry belonging to the Sixty-eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia. He was discharged from service August 3, 1828. The Mickley family were all Whigs in politics until the organization of the Republican party, since which time they have always cast their votes for its candidates. At the time of his death, Jacob Mickley was one of the last survivors of the War of 1812 in this county. He was looked upon as a man of sterling integrity and great worth, and was widely known throughout this section of the country. He aided in the organization of the Mickley Church. He was active in school matters, took a great interest in political affairs, and contributed liberally of his means toward charitable and religious purposes. He was one of the original stockholders of the Lockridge Iron Company, now the Thomas Iron Company.
Soldier in the War of 1812. Active in Whig and Republican politics. Involved in the erection of the Whitehall German Reformed Church - known as “Mickley’s Church”
There is an account of a John Jacob Mickley in Lambert & Reinhard, p. 255. Account of an Indian raid. Don’t know if this is the same family.
More on the Mickley family can be found in
The eldest son of John Jacob Mickley, Jr., was Jacob Mickley, who was born March 27, 1794, and died June 2, 1888. He married Miss Anna Kern. Jacob Mickley served in the War of 1812 as a member of Capt. John Rube's company. He enlisted as a private when eighteen years of age, and was later commissioned Second Lieutenant of a troop of cavalry belonging to the Sixty-eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia. He was discharged from service August 3, 1828. The Mickley family were all Whigs in politics until the organization of the Republican party, since which time they have always cast their votes for its candidates. At the time of his death, Jacob Mickley was one of the last survivors of the War of 1812 in this county. He was looked upon as a man of sterling integrity and great worth, and was widely known throughout this section of the country. He aided in the organization of the Mickley Church. He was active in school matters, took a great interest in political affairs, and contributed liberally of his means toward charitable and religious purposes. He was one of the original stockholders of the Lockridge Iron Company, now the Thomas Iron Company.