Jacob Edward Erb was born on the family farm in Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota, about 2-3/4 miles straight south of the town of Lewiston, to Catherine Mary (née FERCIOT) and Peter Frederick ERB.
He was the ninth of eleven children, and moved with his family, first to New Richland Township, in south-eastern Waseca County, Minnesota, in 1878, and then on to Dows Township in northwestern Cass County in the state of North Dakota, in 1882.
At the age of 20 he married Isadore Jane "Dora" FURLONG on 22 November 1892, and the couple had 13 children (11 boys and 2 girls).
In 1903, Jacob and Dora and family moved to Ward County, North Dakota, about four miles south of the town of Ryder to homestead the land that they were farming. In July of 1909 he obtained an additional 160 acres through a Federal Land Patent (NE 1/4 of Section 19, Range 151-North, Township 86-West).
Jacob, along with his older brother (of five years) Peter Frederick Jr., (who later moved to the south in northwestern McLean County, four miles north and two miles west of the town of Emmet-just southwest of Blue Hill; with his family), sold farm implements to other neighboring farmers.
He invented an attachment for disk harrows that was used for scraping and pulverizing, he filled for and received U.S. Patent 1,032,998.
Jacob was very active in the local community affairs of southwestern Ward and northwestern McLean county and the town and township of Ryder. He served one term in the North Dakota legislature during the beginning of World War I, 1916-1917. Jacob was a founding member and active elder in the Calvary Presbyterian Church of Ryder.
He died suddenly at the age of 55 from a rapid case of spinal meningitis.
*(NOTE: If you have any additional details about Jacob & Dora PLEASE let me know!...)
He was the ninth of eleven children, and moved with his family, first to New Richland Township, in south-eastern Waseca County, Minnesota, in 1878, and then on to Dows Township in northwestern Cass County in the state of North Dakota, in 1882.
At the age of 20 he married Isadore Jane "Dora" FURLONG on 22 November 1892, and the couple had 13 children (11 boys and 2 girls).
In 1903, Jacob and Dora and family moved to Ward County, North Dakota, about four miles south of the town of Ryder to homestead the land that they were farming. In July of 1909 he obtained an additional 160 acres through a Federal Land Patent (NE 1/4 of Section 19, Range 151-North, Township 86-West).
Jacob, along with his older brother (of five years) Peter Frederick Jr., (who later moved to the south in northwestern McLean County, four miles north and two miles west of the town of Emmet-just southwest of Blue Hill; with his family), sold farm implements to other neighboring farmers.
He invented an attachment for disk harrows that was used for scraping and pulverizing, he filled for and received U.S. Patent 1,032,998.
Jacob was very active in the local community affairs of southwestern Ward and northwestern McLean county and the town and township of Ryder. He served one term in the North Dakota legislature during the beginning of World War I, 1916-1917. Jacob was a founding member and active elder in the Calvary Presbyterian Church of Ryder.
He died suddenly at the age of 55 from a rapid case of spinal meningitis.
*(NOTE: If you have any additional details about Jacob & Dora PLEASE let me know!...)
Jacob Edward Erb was born on the family farm in Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota, about 2-3/4 miles straight south of the town of Lewiston, to Catherine Mary (née FERCIOT) and Peter Frederick ERB.
He was the ninth of eleven children, and moved with his family, first to New Richland Township, in south-eastern Waseca County, Minnesota, in 1878, and then on to Dows Township in northwestern Cass County in the state of North Dakota, in 1882.
At the age of 20 he married Isadore Jane "Dora" FURLONG on 22 November 1892, and the couple had 13 children (11 boys and 2 girls).
In 1903, Jacob and Dora and family moved to Ward County, North Dakota, about four miles south of the town of Ryder to homestead the land that they were farming. In July of 1909 he obtained an additional 160 acres through a Federal Land Patent (NE 1/4 of Section 19, Range 151-North, Township 86-West).
Jacob, along with his older brother (of five years) Peter Frederick Jr., (who later moved to the south in northwestern McLean County, four miles north and two miles west of the town of Emmet-just southwest of Blue Hill; with his family), sold farm implements to other neighboring farmers.
He invented an attachment for disk harrows that was used for scraping and pulverizing, he filled for and received U.S. Patent 1,032,998.
Jacob was very active in the local community affairs of southwestern Ward and northwestern McLean county and the town and township of Ryder. He served one term in the North Dakota legislature during the beginning of World War I, 1916-1917. Jacob was a founding member and active elder in the Calvary Presbyterian Church of Ryder.
He died suddenly at the age of 55 from a rapid case of spinal meningitis.
*(NOTE: If you have any additional details about Jacob & Dora PLEASE let me know!...)
He was the ninth of eleven children, and moved with his family, first to New Richland Township, in south-eastern Waseca County, Minnesota, in 1878, and then on to Dows Township in northwestern Cass County in the state of North Dakota, in 1882.
At the age of 20 he married Isadore Jane "Dora" FURLONG on 22 November 1892, and the couple had 13 children (11 boys and 2 girls).
In 1903, Jacob and Dora and family moved to Ward County, North Dakota, about four miles south of the town of Ryder to homestead the land that they were farming. In July of 1909 he obtained an additional 160 acres through a Federal Land Patent (NE 1/4 of Section 19, Range 151-North, Township 86-West).
Jacob, along with his older brother (of five years) Peter Frederick Jr., (who later moved to the south in northwestern McLean County, four miles north and two miles west of the town of Emmet-just southwest of Blue Hill; with his family), sold farm implements to other neighboring farmers.
He invented an attachment for disk harrows that was used for scraping and pulverizing, he filled for and received U.S. Patent 1,032,998.
Jacob was very active in the local community affairs of southwestern Ward and northwestern McLean county and the town and township of Ryder. He served one term in the North Dakota legislature during the beginning of World War I, 1916-1917. Jacob was a founding member and active elder in the Calvary Presbyterian Church of Ryder.
He died suddenly at the age of 55 from a rapid case of spinal meningitis.
*(NOTE: If you have any additional details about Jacob & Dora PLEASE let me know!...)
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