In the book Harguess Hope, by Angelina Prieur Rediger.
Jacob Hargis is referred to as Jacob W Hargis on PP# KY 5 of Hargusee Hope. On PP# KY-8, Angelina states " Jacob Hargis son of John Louis and Elizabeth Weddington settled in Breathitt county. He was born in 1828, named from Elizabeth's father Jacob Weddington. "
Since the author states that his name was Jacob W. on one reference and later says who he was named after on another, though I have no other records stating so, I assume his middle name was Weddington. All other records I have simply refer to him as Jake Hargis or Jacob Hargis.

Jacob Weddington Hargis was the son of John Louis Hargis 1802-1886 and Elizabeth Weddington 1805-1843. Jacob first married Lucinda South about 1849 and together had 5 children, John R., Sarah J., James H., Unnamad Child that may have died at birth and Thomas T.
After Lucinda's death, Jacob married Nancy Jane Calhoun 1842-1919 of Breathitt County, Kentucky about 1860. Together they had an additional 8 children, Louisa, Marcie, Mary Ann, Amandy, William Norvell, Florence Bell, Robert Clifford and Harve Sanders. Jacob served in the Confederate Army during the civil war in the 5th infantry and the 10th Calvary regiments along with his brother Thomas Frazier of the same regiments who was captured. I assume the flag on his grave was placed there by the sons and daughters of the confederacy. Photograph was taken around the 4th of July. He was a farmer by trade.

Nancy and husband Jacob Hargis were originally buried in the Hargis Family Cemetery located off Paragon-Craney Road and Upper Lick Fork Creek. There were 28 cemeteries relocated in order to make way for the Cave Run Lake Project in 1971. The Hargis Cemetery contained 145 graves, several of which were unmarked, probably due to the cemeteries close proximity to the creek which flooded occasionally and wash away some of the markers. The flood of 1939 also removed the home of William Norvell Hargis and family living near the cemetery.

Nancy and Jacobs graves were moved to Alfrey Cemetery. Others were moved to various cemeteries around Morehead, Kentucky.