Jacob Zittle, the second child of Mary Magdalena (née Hiestand) and Michael Zittle, senior, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Zittle family moved to western Maryland between 1796 and 1798, and established Zittlestown in Washington County in the 1810s.
Jacob Zittle and Catharina Schildknecht were married on 29 April 1825 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. The couple lived near Middletown, and became the parents of five children. Jacob Zittle worked as a blacksmith, and by 1850 had acquired land worth $6,200. Prosperous in comparison to his Zittle relations, he left an estate worth more than $18,000 when he died in 1868.
Notes
Catharina "Schilknect" and Jacob Zittle on 29 April 1821 were licensed to be married, according to: Church Record of the Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church at Middletown, near Frederick, Md., Charles T. Zahn, trans. (Westminster, Maryland: 1934), p. 77.
• Alternatively, Catherine "Schilknecht" and Jacob "Little" were married on 25 April 1821, according to: Frederick County, Maryland, Index to Marriage Licenses: Female, 1778-1865, p. 337.
1830 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 61 (written).
[20.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1840 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 185 (printed), p. 10 (written).
[27.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1850 U.S. Census, Middletown Election Dist., Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 314, family 324, lines 1-4, p. 333 (printed), 25 Jul 1850.
1. Jacob Zittle, 55, blacksmith ($6,200), Pennsylvania.
2. Catharine -----, 50, Maryland.
3. Mary -----, 19, Maryland.
4. Horatio -----, 17, blacksmith, Maryland.
• Eldest son William working as a tailor in Middletown. Second son John H. working as a printer in Boonsboro, Maryland.
The 1858 Isaac Bond Map of Frederick County shows "J Zittle" in Middletown District, northwest of Middletown along the National Road.
1860 U.S. Census: not enumerated.
"On the 17th, instant, at his residence, in Middletown, JACOB ZITTLE, a much-respected and esteemed citizen, aged 79 years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Examiner, Frederick, Maryland, 29 Apr 1868, p. 2.)
"At his residence near Middletown, Frederick county, Md., on the 17th ult., Mr. JACOB ZITTLE, father of the editor of the Shepherdstown Va., Register, aged 72 [sic ] years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 13 May 1868, p. 2, col. 3.)
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 15-17.
The rose in full bloom on the headstone signified having lived a full life.
Reviewed 20 May 2023.
Jacob Zittle and Catharina Schildknecht were married on 29 April 1825 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. The couple lived near Middletown, and became the parents of five children. Jacob Zittle worked as a blacksmith, and by 1850 had acquired land worth $6,200. Prosperous in comparison to his Zittle relations, he left an estate worth more than $18,000 when he died in 1868.
Notes
Catharina "Schilknect" and Jacob Zittle on 29 April 1821 were licensed to be married, according to: Church Record of the Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church at Middletown, near Frederick, Md., Charles T. Zahn, trans. (Westminster, Maryland: 1934), p. 77.
• Alternatively, Catherine "Schilknecht" and Jacob "Little" were married on 25 April 1821, according to: Frederick County, Maryland, Index to Marriage Licenses: Female, 1778-1865, p. 337.
1830 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 61 (written).
[20.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1840 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 185 (printed), p. 10 (written).
[27.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1850 U.S. Census, Middletown Election Dist., Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 314, family 324, lines 1-4, p. 333 (printed), 25 Jul 1850.
1. Jacob Zittle, 55, blacksmith ($6,200), Pennsylvania.
2. Catharine -----, 50, Maryland.
3. Mary -----, 19, Maryland.
4. Horatio -----, 17, blacksmith, Maryland.
• Eldest son William working as a tailor in Middletown. Second son John H. working as a printer in Boonsboro, Maryland.
The 1858 Isaac Bond Map of Frederick County shows "J Zittle" in Middletown District, northwest of Middletown along the National Road.
1860 U.S. Census: not enumerated.
"On the 17th, instant, at his residence, in Middletown, JACOB ZITTLE, a much-respected and esteemed citizen, aged 79 years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Examiner, Frederick, Maryland, 29 Apr 1868, p. 2.)
"At his residence near Middletown, Frederick county, Md., on the 17th ult., Mr. JACOB ZITTLE, father of the editor of the Shepherdstown Va., Register, aged 72 [sic ] years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 13 May 1868, p. 2, col. 3.)
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 15-17.
The rose in full bloom on the headstone signified having lived a full life.
Reviewed 20 May 2023.
Jacob Zittle, the second child of Mary Magdalena (née Hiestand) and Michael Zittle, senior, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Zittle family moved to western Maryland between 1796 and 1798, and established Zittlestown in Washington County in the 1810s.
Jacob Zittle and Catharina Schildknecht were married on 29 April 1825 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. The couple lived near Middletown, and became the parents of five children. Jacob Zittle worked as a blacksmith, and by 1850 had acquired land worth $6,200. Prosperous in comparison to his Zittle relations, he left an estate worth more than $18,000 when he died in 1868.
Notes
Catharina "Schilknect" and Jacob Zittle on 29 April 1821 were licensed to be married, according to: Church Record of the Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church at Middletown, near Frederick, Md., Charles T. Zahn, trans. (Westminster, Maryland: 1934), p. 77.
• Alternatively, Catherine "Schilknecht" and Jacob "Little" were married on 25 April 1821, according to: Frederick County, Maryland, Index to Marriage Licenses: Female, 1778-1865, p. 337.
1830 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 61 (written).
[20.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1840 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 185 (printed), p. 10 (written).
[27.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1850 U.S. Census, Middletown Election Dist., Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 314, family 324, lines 1-4, p. 333 (printed), 25 Jul 1850.
1. Jacob Zittle, 55, blacksmith ($6,200), Pennsylvania.
2. Catharine -----, 50, Maryland.
3. Mary -----, 19, Maryland.
4. Horatio -----, 17, blacksmith, Maryland.
• Eldest son William working as a tailor in Middletown. Second son John H. working as a printer in Boonsboro, Maryland.
The 1858 Isaac Bond Map of Frederick County shows "J Zittle" in Middletown District, northwest of Middletown along the National Road.
1860 U.S. Census: not enumerated.
"On the 17th, instant, at his residence, in Middletown, JACOB ZITTLE, a much-respected and esteemed citizen, aged 79 years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Examiner, Frederick, Maryland, 29 Apr 1868, p. 2.)
"At his residence near Middletown, Frederick county, Md., on the 17th ult., Mr. JACOB ZITTLE, father of the editor of the Shepherdstown Va., Register, aged 72 [sic ] years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 13 May 1868, p. 2, col. 3.)
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 15-17.
The rose in full bloom on the headstone signified having lived a full life.
Reviewed 20 May 2023.
Jacob Zittle and Catharina Schildknecht were married on 29 April 1825 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. The couple lived near Middletown, and became the parents of five children. Jacob Zittle worked as a blacksmith, and by 1850 had acquired land worth $6,200. Prosperous in comparison to his Zittle relations, he left an estate worth more than $18,000 when he died in 1868.
Notes
Catharina "Schilknect" and Jacob Zittle on 29 April 1821 were licensed to be married, according to: Church Record of the Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church at Middletown, near Frederick, Md., Charles T. Zahn, trans. (Westminster, Maryland: 1934), p. 77.
• Alternatively, Catherine "Schilknecht" and Jacob "Little" were married on 25 April 1821, according to: Frederick County, Maryland, Index to Marriage Licenses: Female, 1778-1865, p. 337.
1830 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 61 (written).
[20.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1840 U.S. Census, Dist. 3 (Middletown), Frederick Co., Maryland; p. 185 (printed), p. 10 (written).
[27.] Jacob Zittle.
• Seven persons in household.
1850 U.S. Census, Middletown Election Dist., Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 314, family 324, lines 1-4, p. 333 (printed), 25 Jul 1850.
1. Jacob Zittle, 55, blacksmith ($6,200), Pennsylvania.
2. Catharine -----, 50, Maryland.
3. Mary -----, 19, Maryland.
4. Horatio -----, 17, blacksmith, Maryland.
• Eldest son William working as a tailor in Middletown. Second son John H. working as a printer in Boonsboro, Maryland.
The 1858 Isaac Bond Map of Frederick County shows "J Zittle" in Middletown District, northwest of Middletown along the National Road.
1860 U.S. Census: not enumerated.
"On the 17th, instant, at his residence, in Middletown, JACOB ZITTLE, a much-respected and esteemed citizen, aged 79 years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Examiner, Frederick, Maryland, 29 Apr 1868, p. 2.)
"At his residence near Middletown, Frederick county, Md., on the 17th ult., Mr. JACOB ZITTLE, father of the editor of the Shepherdstown Va., Register, aged 72 [sic ] years and 4 days." ("Deaths," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 13 May 1868, p. 2, col. 3.)
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 15-17.
The rose in full bloom on the headstone signified having lived a full life.
Reviewed 20 May 2023.
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[Rose in full bloom]
In memory of
JACOB ZITTLE
Born April 13, 1796
Died April 17, 1868
Aged 72 years & 4 days.
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