Jacob James Verhalen
Born: April 15, 1875
Marriage: January 7, 1902
Death: May 16, 1953
Jacob and Olive with (L-to-R): Bruce, Dolores, Connie, and Don
Father: Herman Verhalen
Mother: Katharina Koenen
Spouse: Olive Ketterhagen
Children:
Germaine “Jimmie” Anna Catherine Verhalen Schelvan
Elden James Verhalen (1908 – 2003)
Edgar “Eddie” Charles Verhalen (1910 – 1991)
Walter “Red” Anthony Verhalen (1912 – 2003)
Myra Dorothy Verhalen Weber Reich (1914 – 1998)
Leroy Fredrick Verhalen (1919 – 1972)
LaVerne “Vern” John Verhalen (1923 – 1991)
About Jacob
The 1880 census shows Jacob with his family in Muskego, Wisconsin. They are in Franklin, Wisconsin, in 1885, and the 1905 census shows Jacob as a boarder with a family in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1940, he and Olive and their two oldest children are living in Lyons township in Walworth county, Wisconsin.
Jacob is buried with his wife Olive in Franklin, Wisconsin, at St Martin of Tours Cemetery (formerly Sacred Hearts Cemetery).
