Jacob Crossley 1826-1897

Jacob Crossley 
son of George & Leah (Welliver) Crossley
Born May 16 1826
Died Dec 23 1897
Married

Anna 
daughter of
Born Oct 28 1831 
Died  Feb 28 1876

one researcher lists Anna's last name as Workman, but I cannot find any source yet..

Children:

Lidia Crossley 1853 – 

Noah John Crossley 1854 – 1869

Lydia Jane Crossley 1854 – 1927

Catharine Crossley 1855 – 

Sarah Crossley 1858 – 

Margaret Crossley 1862 – 1892

Ellen Crossley 1863 – 

William Henry Crossley 1865 – 1901

Hannah D. Crossley 1868 – 1886

George Dallas Crossley 1870 – 1878

Charles A. Crossley 1874 – 

Hiram Elmer Crossley 1875 – 

Lydia Jane Crossley married Isaac Confer. Jane's death certificate lists Jacob Crossley as her father.

Buried in the same cemetery (Longs Church, Montour Co PA) as her and Issac, is Jacob Crossley  Born May 16 1826, died Dec 23 1897

Find A Grave lists his wife as Annie, and the tombstone beside this one is - 

Annie Crossley born Oct 28 1831 died Feb 28 1876

Military Record 

Name: Jacob Crossley

Side: Union

Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania

Regiment Name: 9 Pennsylvania Cav.

Regiment Name Expanded: 9th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (92nd Volunteers)

Company: F

Rank In: Private

Rank In Expanded: Private

Film Number: M554 roll 24

1890 Veterans Census

Corporal Company G Name of Regiment: 19 US Inf  Date Of Enlistment: 21 Oct 1861   Date of Discharge: 21 Oct 1864 length of service, 3yrs

Census Records

Name: Jacob Crossley

Age: 24

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826

Birth Place: Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania

Family Number: 20

Household Members:

Name Age

Geo Crossley 46

Leah Crossley 42

Jacob Crossley 24

Eli Crossley 17

Mary Crossley 22

Hannah Crossley 14

Esther Crossley 11

Sarah Crossley 7

Rebecca Crossley 5

John D Crossley 2

Geo W Crossley

In 1860, same county, with his wife Annie

Name: Jacob Crossley

Age in 1860: 34

Birth Year: abt 1826

Home in 1860: West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Post Office: Danville

Value of real estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Jacob Crossley 34

Ann Crossley 34

Noah Crossley 8

Lidia Crossley 7

Catharine Crossley 5

Margaret Crossley 4/12

John Barnhart 17

1864 Tax List

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 about Jacob Crossley

Name: Jacob Crossley

State: Pennsylvania

Tax Year: 1864

Roll Title: District 13; Monthly and Special Lists; Jan-Dec 1864

NARA Series: M787

NARA Roll: 61

1870

Name: Jacob Crossly

Birth Year: abt 1826

Age in 1870: 44

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1870: West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Household Members:

Name Age

Jacob Crossly 44

Annie Crossly 38

Jane Crossly 16

Sarah Crossly 12

Ellen Crossly 7

William Crossly 5

Hannah Crossly 2

1880

Name: Jacob Crosley

Home in 1880: Valley, Montour, Pennsylvania

Age: 54

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania

Neighbors: View others on page

Occupation: Lime Burner

Marital Status: Widower

Race: White

Gender: Male

Household Members:

Name Age

Jacob Crosley 54

Hannah D. Crosley 12

Wm. H. Crosley 14

Chas. A. Crosley 6

Hiram E. Crosley 5

Occupation - Lime Burner
Burned lime (a powder) was the chief component of plaster and was widely sought after by the building industry. Lime kilns were used to burn the lime rock. Kilns were stone towers from 28 to 36 feet high and about 8 feet in diameter on the inside. There were usually three flues extending up the tower. Near the bottom was a hopper with an iron door. To charge a kiln, a cord or more of wood is first placed in the bottom, and then the lime rock is thrown in from the top till the kiln is full. The fires are then lighted in the flues which are kept continually full of wood. The heat expels the carbonic acid from the rock, leaving the lime. Every six hours the lime, which continually falls down into the hopper, is drawn out through the iron door by means of long iron rods bent into a hook at the end and is immediately put into casks and headed up ready for shipment. The kilns are ranged along a side [hill], so they can be approached on the upper side by teams, cars, etc. for the purpose of charging them at the top, while on the lower side immense sheds are erected, reaching about two thirds of the height of the kiln, and under these sheds the lime is drawn, put into casks, and stored till time for shipping. The kilns are kept running night and day, Sundays as well as week days from February till December, and 12 hours is a day’s work. Good wages are paid but the work is arduous, and the confinement close and continuous. It takes about six men to a kiln, and a kiln on the average will burn 20,000 casks of lime a year and one cord of wood will burn 20 casks of lime. (Industrial Journal, Aug. 8, 1890)