He was born on 10 July 1839 (8, 12; 2 (25 in 1865), 6 (20 in 1860), 7 (40 in 1880), 8 (60 in 1900), 9 (10 in 1850)). He was born in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12). He was born to John J Topper and Martha Magdalena Sanders (12).
In 1850, he was living in Carroll County, Maryland (9). He was living with John and Martha Topper (9). He had attended school within the year (9).
In 1860, he was living in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a laborer (6). He was living with John and Martha Topper (presumably his parents) (6).
In 1863/65, he married Julia Ann Krise (8, 12). They had nine children (12):
When he was enlisted, he was a laborer (2).
His younger brother, Pius Francis Topper, also served in the Civil War, but in the Confederate Cavalry (11) He served in the 6th Virginia Cavalry, fought at Fairfield on 3 July 1863, and was killed at Luray, Virginia, on 22 September 1864 (11).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was drafted (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 2, 3, 4 [64]). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (2). His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district (2). He was a private in company A (1, 13).
He was mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 3, 4). He was a private, in company A (13).
Based on their children's birthplaces, they moved from Pennsylvania to Maryland sometime around 1868/70 (7).
In 1870, he was living in Emmitsburg District, Frederick County, Maryland (10). He was a farmer, and owned $2700 in real estate, and $650 in personal property (10). He was living with his wife Julia and four children (10).
In 1880, he was living in Emmitsburg District, Frederick County, Maryland (7). He was a farmer (7). He was living with his wife Julia, nine children, and his father John (7).
On 6 December 1889, he applied successfully from Maryland for a pension (3, 5).
In 1890, he was living in Emmittsburg District, Frederick County, Maryland (4).
In 1900, he was living in Emmitsburg District, Frederick County, Maryland (8). He was a farmer (8). He was living with his wife Julia, and three children (8). Julia had had three children, all of whom were living (8).
He died on 19 October 1903, in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland (12).
Contact Sabrina at [email protected] about him.
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 155 (Jacob Topper)
3 pension index, by regiment (Jacob Topper)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Maryland, Frederick County, Emmittsburg District, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 85, page 2 (Jacob G [?] Topper)
5 pension index, by name (Jacob Topper)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Liberty Township, post office Fairfield, page 372 = 52 [?] handwritten, microfilm series M653, film 1057 (Jacob Topper)
7 1880 US census, Maryland, Frederick County, Emmitsburg District, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 75, microfilm series T9, film 510, page 210 = 4D handwritten (Jacob O Topper)
8 1900 US census, Maryland, Frederick County, Emmistburg District precinct 1, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 12, microfilm series T623, film 622, page 185 = 13B handwritten (Jacob Q [?] Topper)
9 1850 US census, Maryland, Carroll County, District No 1, microfilm series M432, film 289, page 312 (Jacob Topper)
10 1870 US census, Maryland, Frederick County, Emmitsburg District, microfilm series M593, film 586, page 268 = 33 [?] handwritten (Jacob Topper)
11 e-mail, Marie Inyang, April 2006 (which cites Gettysburg Gazette 13 July 2004) (Jacob Topper)
12 'Jacob Ignatius Topper', on TopperTree.org (viewed 5 Nov 2007) (Jacob Ignatius Topper)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jacob Topper)
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| Dwellings visited | 214 | ||||
| Families visited | 218 | ||||
| Name | John J Topper | Martha " | William " | Jacob " | Pim [?] " |
| Age | 49 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 8 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Laborer | Laborer | |||
| Real estate owned | 600 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling number | 352 | ||
| Family number | 380 | ||
| Name | John J. Topper | Martha " | Jacob " |
| Age | 59 | 57 | 20 |
| Sex | m | f | m |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Laborer | Laborer | |
| Value of real estate owned | |||
| Value of personal estate | 140 | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Dwelling-house number | 263 | |||||
| Family number | 269 | |||||
| Name | Topper Jacob | - Julia | - Annia [?] | - Jacob | - Julia | - John |
| Age | 30 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | ||||
| Real estate value | 2700 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 650 | |||||
| Birthplace | " " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " " | " " | " " | " " | Maryland |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Feb | |||||
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| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||
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| name | Topper Jacob O. | - Julia A. | - Jacob F. A. | - Anna M | - Julia C | - John D. | - James L. | - Mary A. | - William J. | - Henry P. | - Morris A. | - John J. |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| age | 40 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1/12 | 79 |
| month born if born in year | Apr | |||||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | Son | Son | Father | |
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| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Laborer | At Home | At Home | At Home | ||||||
| months unemployed | 3 | |||||||||||
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| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Md |
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| dwelling number | 217 | ||||
| family number | 219 | ||||
| name | Topper Jacob Q [?] | - Julia A [?] | - Annie M | - William N [?] | - Maurie A [?] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| birth date | July 1839 | July 1839 | Apr 1866 | Feb 1876 | Apr 1881 |
| age | 60 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 20 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 36 | 36 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | ||||
| # of children living | 3 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| occupation | Farmer | ||||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||||
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| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 15 [?] |