Hillbillies & Vikings

This site is focused broadly on all descendants of John Denboe, an indentured servant who came to the Crown Colony of Maryland in about the year 1664. Also, it maintains a special emphasis on the descendants of John Denbow (1797-1862) and his brother Bazeleel (1795-1857), early pioneers in the hills of Southeastern Ohio, as well as the descendants of Jón Jónsson (1841-1934) of Dalasýsla, Iceland, who was an Icelandic immigrant to Canada and now has progeny throughout North America.

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Name Jacob Gygax [1]

Gender Male

Baptism 2 May 1819 Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland [1]

Occupation 1847 [1]

listed as a baker next to his engagement date in church book in city records

Census 1850 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [2]

1850 Census, Muskingum, Jacob Gigax.jpg

Naturalization 2 Feb 1852 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [3]

Census 1860 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [4]

1860 Census, Muskingum, Zanesville (Jacob Gigax).jpg

Census 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, Zanesville (Jacob Gigax).jpg

AncestorInterest 1

Anecdote

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.

BirthOrder 4

Cleaned N

CW Service ?

DescendantInterest 1

My Ancestors ?

PRIVATE ?

Record ID Number 2111

Died 9 Aug 1895 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA [7]

Siblings 5 Siblings

	1. Elizabeth Gygax , b. 1809, Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Barbara Gygax , b. 1811, Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland , d. 16 Sep 1831, Switzerland (Age 20 years)
	3. Frederick Gigax , b. 1816, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland , d. 6 Jan 1899, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years) ▻ Anna B. Gilgen , m. 19 Feb 1842
	4. Jacob Gygax , d. 9 Aug 1895, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA ▻ Elizabeth Lüthi , m. 30 Jun 1847
	5. Johannes Gygax , b. 1823, Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Anna Elizabeth Gygax , b. 9 Jul 1826, Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ François Maria Sitone , m. 31 May 1852

Person ID I2111 Hillbillies & Vikings

Last Modified 1 Mar 2015

Father	Jacob Gygax, d. 26 Mar 1868, Bleienbach, Launek, Republic Of Bern
Mother	Katherina Nuchow, d. 27 Dec 1841, Bleienbach, Launek, Republic Of Bern
Married	4 Mar 1809	Bleienbach, Launek, Republic Of Bern
Family ID	F414	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Lüthi, b. 1819, d. 1888, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 69 years)

Married 30 Jun 1847 Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland [1]

Old documents sometimes refer to the country as the "Republic of Bern."

Age at Marriage He was ?? - She was 28 years and 6 months

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 , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 28 Apr 2021

Family ID F413 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference Your Name Here. "Jacob Gygax". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I2111&tree=tree1 (accessed January 27, 2023).

Sources

[S55] Church and City Records. Records from the City of Bleienbach, Switzerland; Record Type: Birth and Christening Records.
[S51] Federal Government. 1850 United States Federal Census for Jacob Gygax family; Record Type: U.S. Census; Household: Jacob Gygax; Date: 1850; Record Info: Zanesville, Line# 15, Dwelling# 2472, Family# 2485; Film: Film# 444710, Image# 00302. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX34-N24, Name: Jacob Gigax, Residence: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, Age: 31 years, Calculated Birth Year: 1819, Birthplace: Germany, Gender: Male, Film Number: 444710, Digital GS Number: 4093957, Image Number: 00302, Line Number: 15, Dwelling House Number: 2472, Family Number: 2485.
[S57] Sylvia Smedley Hargrove & Hilda Yinger. Muskingum County Footprints; Article Title: An Index: Declaration of Intention for Naturalization, Muskingum County, Ohio, 1809-1899; Date: not dated; Series: 1809-1899; Volume: Vol. 1.
[S67] Federal Government. 1860 United States Federal Census (Jacob Gygax); Record Type: U.S. Census; Household: Jacob Gygax Jr.; Date: 1860.
[S69] Federal Government. 1870 United States Federal Census; Record Type: U.S. Census. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6VG-5M6, Name: Jacob Gigax, Estimated Birth Year: 1819, Gender: Male, Age in 1870: 51y, Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White, Birthplace: Switzerland, Home in 1870: Ohio, United States, Collection: United States Census, 1870.
[S1] Carl Jón Denbow. Personal knowledge of Carl J. Denbow; Subject: First- or very reliable second-hand information; Compiler: Carl J. Denbow; Location: P.O. Box 5714, Athens, Ohio 45701-5714.
[S34] Jlona Gygax-Sidler. Correspondence with Jlona Gygax-Sidler of Switzerland; Recipient: Carl J. Denbow; Date: 2 oct 1955; Author Address: Osteria degil Amici, 6918 Figno, Switzerland.