Jacob and Laura had fourteen children; the first was born in 1890 and the last in 1919. By the 1920 census, only six were still at home, the rest were already out on their own.
The children in birth order are: Arthur, Burl, Roscoe, Gaylord, Eldon, Doris (sometimes spelled Dorris), Thomas, Henry, Dorothy, Irvin, Elma, Mark, Osa, and Nada. Two, Art and Doris, had no children and the rest bore 37 grandchildren for Jacob and Laura. Some of the older grandchildren are the same age and the two youngest daughters of Jacob and Laura because of the 29 years that separate the oldest from the youngest!
My next fourteen posts will be a short biography of what I know about Jacob and Laura's children. If there are family members who have more information, I would love to hear about it. Please send me any stories that you might know.
