Jacob Friedrich Franck

Vital Information

Born

1824-03-22, Nordheim, Brackenheim, Württemberg, Germany

Died

1889-11-02, Logan Township, Gloucester County, NJ

Age at Death

65

Occupation

Farmer

Burial

Bridgeport Cemetery (Saint Pauls Cemetery), Bridgeport, Gloucester County, New Jersey

Notes

Kevin's paternal great-great-grandfather. Born 22 Mar 1824 in Nordheim, Württemberg, Germany. Christened 25 Mar 1824 in Nordheim. Died 2 Nov 1889 in Logan Township, Gloucester, NJ. German immigrant. Married Mary Magdeline Bundes (ID 71). 7 children. Parents: Johannes Franck (ID 162, 1788–1853) and Christine Friederike Rudolph (ID 163, 1787–1857), married 25 Nov 1817. Jacob was 4th of 7 children. FamilySearch PID: KZ2R-8GZ. Also listed as 'Jacob Franks' and 'Jacob Frank' in American records. OCCUPATION: Farmer (confirmed by 1853 Germans to America Index and 1880 US Census). IMMIGRATION: Probable arrival 30 April 1853 via ship Persian departing Havre (Le Havre, France). Father Johannes died 18 Feb 1853 — Jacob may have emigrated shortly after. RESIDENCE HISTORY: 1860 census — Woolwich Township, Gloucester, NJ; 1880 census — Upper Penns Neck, Salem, NJ (adjacent to Logan Township area); death 1889 — Logan Township, Gloucester, NJ. Confirmed burial: Bridgeport Cemetery (Saint Pauls Cemetery), Bridgeport, Gloucester County, NJ (FindAGrave #118358287). HEADSTONE NOTE: Grave headstone records birth year as 1823; christening record (more authoritative) gives 22 Mar 1824. CAROLINE FRANK NOTE: 1860 census does NOT show Caroline in the household — she would have been ~4 if born 1856. Either died before June 1860 or birth year is incorrect. FamilySearch lists 0 sources for Caroline (G6GK-939). 1870 CENSUS: Not yet found in indexed records. May be unindexed or surname variant not surfacing.

Sources

FamilySearch KZ2R-8GZ (2 sources: Germany, Births and Baptisms 1558-1898; Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1500-1971); NJ Deaths and Burials 1720-1988; Find a Grave Index; Find a Grave Memorial #118358287 (Bridgeport Cemetery); United States, Census, 1860 — Woolwich Twp, Gloucester, NJ (FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:MFHY-V4Q, Source ID 194); United States, Census, 1880 — Upper Penns Neck, Salem, NJ (FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:MN8B-CHH, Source ID 190); United States, Germans to America Index, 1850-1897 — probable immigration 30 Apr 1853, ship Persian (FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:KD3V-VMM, Source ID 191)

Research Leads

• ☐ Verify immigration — confirm Jacob Frank on ship 'Persian', Havre departure 30 Apr 1853 matches our Jacob against original passenger list image; FamilySearch collection 1849782 shows no image available for this index entry
• ☐ Find 1870 census for Jacob in Salem or Gloucester County, NJ — not found in indexed records; may require browsing microfilm images directly
• ☐ Find marriage record for Jacob Franck and Mary Bundes — not found in NJ marriage indexes; possibly married in Germany before emigrating ~1852-1853, or in NJ 1853-1855
• ☐ Investigate Caroline Frank (FamilySearch G6GK-939) — absent from 1860 census despite supposed 1856 birth; check NJ death records 1856-1860 Gloucester County for Caroline Frank/Franck
• ☐ Research Johannes Franck's parents: Jacob Friederich Franck (97LY-JVS, 1764–1832) and Anna Margaretha Mack (MRBZ-6BF, 1764–1834) — gen 6 from Kevin, low priority
• ☐ Explore timing of emigration: father Johannes died 18 Feb 1853, Jacob arrived 30 Apr 1853 — ~10 weeks later. Did other siblings also emigrate?