Jacob Erb and Elizabeth Becker

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Husband Jacob Erb ¹

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           Born: 7 Mar 1781 1
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           Died:  - Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, PA
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         Father: Christian Erb (1755-1812) 2
         Mother: Anna Bomberger (1752-1823) 1

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Wife Elizabeth Becker ³

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Children

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1 F Ann Erb ³

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         Spouse: Christian Kauffman (      -      ) 3

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2 M Henry Erb ³

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Spickler (      -      ) 3

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3 F Sarah Erb ^{3 4}

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         Spouse: Joseph Bomberger (      -      ) 3 4

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4 F Eliza Erb ³

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         Spouse: Elias Eby (      -      ) 3

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5 F Catharine Erb ³

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         Spouse: David Witwer (      -      ) 3

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6 M Levi Erb ^{5 6}

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         Spouse: Mary Wissler (      -Bef 1883) 6 7

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7 F Virginia Erb ³

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8 F Mary Erb ³

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         Spouse: Elias Bomberger (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Erb

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He resided the greater part of his life on the old family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, subsequently moving with his son Henry to Penn township, and afterwards into Manheim township, about one mile north of Lancaster, where he died. He was an active business man in the earlier part of his life and carried on farming and distilling.
His wife, dying young, left him a family of seven small children to raise, which parental duty he performed in the most commendable manner, never marrying a second time.
He no doubt inherited his mother's taste as to dress, and was known as "gentleman Erb." He became a member of the Legislature in 1833-34 and 1834-35, serving two terms. He was elected on the Anti-Masonic ticket, but declined to follow the ultra men of that party in their extreme measures (of whom Thaddeus Stevens, at that time also in the House, was one), and became classed with those calling themselves National men.

1 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 195.

2 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 194.

3 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 196.

4 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 782.

5 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 183, 196.

6 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 707.

7 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 183.