Jacob J. Tague		photos courtesy of Dean Johnston [email protected]
Born: 12 Oct 1848 Frankfort, Clinton  Co., IN
Married: 14 Jan 1869 Harlan, Shelby Co., IA
Died: 08 Jun 1926 Harlan, Shelby Co., IA

FATHER

George Washington Tague

MOTHER

Joanna Catterlin

WIFE

Peree Poling

b. 06 Aug 1850 Van Buren Co., IA

CHILDREN

1. Etty Mae Tague b. 01 Mar 1870

2. Charles Edward Tague b. 05 Apr 1872

3. William Robert Tague b. 18 Oct 1874

4. George Martin Tague b. 30 Nov 1875

5. Silas Fredrick Tague b. 05 Sep 1878

6. James Totten Tague b. 30 Mar 1880

7. Elizabeth Lovel Tague b. 10 Mar 1883

8. Harlow J. Tague b. 16 May 1885

9. Anna Viola Tague b. 17 Jun 1887

10. Blanche Mabel Tague b. 10 Apr 1890

11. Tina May Tague b. 24 May 1892

Information from an unpublished book by Blanche E. Tague LaDue

THE GEORGE TAGUE FAMILY
 

JACOB TAGUE
Grandfather was born October 12, 1948 the fifth and last
child of Johana Caterling and George Tague as his Mother died of
childbirth complications. He was given to a kind neighbor who reared
him as her own until 13 years old when his Father, with a new wife.
returned and got him. Life took a disasterous turn for young Jacob
as the new wife also had a 13 year old son and kid fights ensued.
Jacob grew up wild and unsupervised with no family life of value.
At age 21 he and Peree Poling were married. It took several
years before he cut down on his boozing and partying and become a
responsible husband. and father. All his life he remained a "good-time
Joe." He didn't provide education for his children. Instead he
hired them out by the month to some farmers for $l0 to $15 a month
and their board and room. His sons resented their Father's lack of kind
treatment of them and they carried deep scares from it to their
graves.
Attached is Grandfather's obituary which will give a clearer
idea of the man. I remember seeing him when he came to visit us
here at Phoenix. Arizona about 1923 or 1924 and I liked him very
much. He was lots of fun and a jolly fellow.

JACOB TAGUE DIED TUESDAY

Found by Roy Rickel; Death Due Perhaps to Heart Failure.

The community lost, in the death of Jacob Tague, Tuesday evening, one of its best known "characters," a man whose identity had become indelibly linked with the town. The death was wholly unexpected, and until an hour before the living soul had taken leave of mortality, the old gentleman was pursuing his course actively doing life's duties at the age of almost 78.
Mr. Tague, or "Jake," as he was almost universally known in this locality, by young and old alike, was taken to his home at 5:30 Tuesday evening. At 7:30 his lifeless body was found on the floor, cold, near an overturned chair by his son-in-law, Roy Rickel. Death probably occurred around six o'clock.
He was taken home by John Miller, who was told that he could do nothing more. Mr. Tague had been ill all winter and for the past several days had been bothered with difficulty in getting his breath. The seriousness of his condition was not suspected, however.
Funeral Friday at 1 P. M.
The funeral will be held at the Methodist church, tomorrow, (Friday) afternoon, at one o"clock. The body will be interred in the Harlan cemetery beside that of his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lawson have sent word of their inability to be here. No word has been received by the son, Fred who lives at Phoenix, Ariz.
Jacob Tague came to Shelby county as a youth of 13, from the place of his birth, Clinton county, Indiana. He was the youngest of several children born to Mr. and Mrs. George Tague. His mother died when he was but three weeks old, and he was taken into the home of a neighbor widow, Mrs. Hon, with whom he stayed until his father went after him.
Of the original family, the last member is now deceased. The children other than Jacob, were; Ephraim, George, and Mrs. Mary Ann Brown. The father married a second time, and three of the four children born in the second union now are living, They are; Robert of Sioux City; Mrs. Dora Nichols, of California and H. S. Tague of Kirkman. Mrs. Joan Marco, the fourth, is deceased.
In an earlier day, his father was an extensive land owner in Shelby county. Jacob inherited a portion of it but due to improvidence which was not at all consistent with the genorocity and geniality of his nature, it slipped through his fingers.
He was united in marriage to Miss Peree Poling on January 14, 1869. Mrs. Tague died June 20, 1914, and was buried in the Harlan cemetery. Six children survive the parents; George Martin Tague of Menlo; James Totten Tague of Stuart; Silas Frederick Tague of Phoenix, Ariz; Mrs. Roy Rickel and Harlan Tague of Harlan; Mrs. Blanche Lawson of Renton, Washington, and Mrs. Tina Harris of Kirkman. There are 24 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
As a story teller, the deceased had a store or interesting occurrences which could enliven any conversation. Not more that two weeks ago, in commenting upon the primary election he recalled the policy of Lincoln and Douglas, in their presidential campaign, of traveling and speaking together, that their hearers might make their choice.
Lincoln publically called Douglas a "little sawed off runt," and Douglas called Lincoln a "spindle shanked soup bones." He was proud of having shaken the hands of both Lincoln and Douglas as a boy.
He was farmilar with the indian invasion of this territory and told many interesting stories of them.
His apparent physical endurance was a source of wonder to many. A very few years ago, he could turn a handspring with any of the boys and only last year he "brought down the house" at the annual Farm Bureau county picnic with a well-executed jig to fiddle music.
A couple of winters past he stayed with his son Fred at Phoenix, Ariz over the winter. The wonders of the irrigated portions of that part of America were very impressive to him. He carried home, to show what they raised there a few of their large sized grapefruit, two of which the publishers of this paper received.
Mr. Tague was normilly a democrat, but he told us that he voted independently when he thought a candidate of another party was better than his own party's.
When people keep us in mind as we know our passing friend did, his absence means that we will miss him.

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See William B. Tague, son of George W. Tague, and the article in "Shelby County, Iowa History" book, Page 1346 for more information about the family. William B. Tague's father George W. Tague was a brother of Jacob Tague.

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JACOB TAGUE

He was Farmer. He was born on 12 Oct 1848 at Clinton County, Indiana. He appeared on the census of 1850. He appeared on the census of 1860. He Clinton County Court Records: Guardian, John H. Hann; sureties, James G. Fraser & David K. Jacoby; Ward - Jacob C. Teague, one of the minor heir s of Joannah Teague dec'd on 6 Jul 1860. He married Peree POLING (3016), daughter of Martin POLING Sr. (3032) and Peree CARPENTER (3033), on 14 Jan 1869 at Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. He was a well digger in 1880. He died on 8 Jun 1926 at Shelby County, Iowa, at age 77. He was buried on 11 Jun 1926 at Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa.
 

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