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Hillbillies & Vikings
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Jacob Gygax
1819 - 1895 (~ 76 years)-
Name Jacob Gygax [1] Baptism 2 May 1819 Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland 
[1] - Witness Role: Child: [I2111] Jacob GYGAX
Gender Male Occupation 1847 [1] listed as a baker next to his engagement date in church book in city records Marriage Groom 30 Jun 1847 Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland [1] - Old documents sometimes refer to the country as the "Republic of Bern."
Witness Role: Principal: [F413] ...of Jacob GYGAX and Elizabeth LÜTHI
Witness Role: Bride: [I2925] Elizabeth LÜTHI
Witness Role: Groom: [I2111] Jacob GYGAX
Census 1850 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [2] - Witness Role: Principal 2: [I2925] Elizabeth LÜTHI
Witness Role: Head of Household: [I2111] Jacob GYGAX
1850 Census, Muskingum, Jacob
Keywords: PictureNaturalization 2 Feb 1852 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [3] Census 1860 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [4] 
1860 Census, Muskingum, Zanesv
Keywords: PictureCensus 1870 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [5] - Household Gender Age
Jacob Gigax M 51y
Elizabeth Gigax F 50y
Charles Gigax M 22y
Mary Gigax F 19y
1870 Census, Muskingum, Zanesv
Keywords: PictureAnecdote - After coming the the USA, the spelling of the last name was changed in this branch of the family from GYGAX to GIGAX. Other branches maintained the Old World spelling.
Death 9 Aug 1895 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [7] Person ID I2111 Hillbillies & Vikings Last Modified 5 May 2023
Father Jacob Gygax, c. 18 Jan 1789, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland d. 26 Mar 1868, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland (Age ~ 79 years) Mother Katherina Nuchow, c. 7 Feb 1787, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland d. 27 Dec 1841, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland (Age ~ 54 years) Marriage 4 Mar 1809 Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland - Witness Role: Bride: [I3299] Katherina NUCHOW
Witness Role: Groom: [I2112] Jacob GYGAX
Family ID F414 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Lüthi, b. 1819 d. 1888, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 69 years) Marriage 30 Jun 1847 Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland [1] - Old documents sometimes refer to the country as the "Republic of Bern."
Witness Role: Bride: [I2925] Elizabeth LÜTHI
Witness Role: Groom: [I2111] Jacob GYGAX
Children + 1. Charles Jacob Gigax, b. 1848, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 1885, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 37 years)2. Mary Gigax, b. 1850, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Family ID F413 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jun 2022
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Notes - Research Note:
Title: Occupation
Type: Tasks
For Person: Record: "Jacob GYGAX"
Date: February 17, 2012
Status: open
Designed: February 17, 2012
Last Edited: February 17, 2012
Keyword:
Task Description
Status
Date Completed
Find the original source material from Bleienbach so that occoupation can be properly entered.
Person: Record: "Jacob GYGAX"
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Reference Your Name Here. "Jacob Gygax". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I2111&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).
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