Rev. Jacob Funk

M, b. 30 May 1761, d. 22 July 1817
FatherHenry Funck b. 1730, d. 1793
MotherBarbara Schowalter b. c 1741, d. c 1824
ChartsAncestors of Chuck Wolfram
     Rev. Jacob Funk was born on 30 May 1761 in Franconia, Philadelphia County, now Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4 Conflicting evidence states that Jacob was born on 20 May 1761 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. This date is probably incorrect.5,6 Rev. Jacob Funk was also known as Funck.7 He married Mary Shelly, daughter of Christian Shelly and Susanna (?), circa 1784 in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rev. Jacob Funk and Mary lived in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 Rev. Jacob Funk and Mary were Mennonites.1 Rev. Jacob Funk was a Mennonite minister.1,8 He was a farmer in 1786.1,8 He married Martha Brownbach after 1809. Rev. Jacob Funk died on 22 July 1817 1 at home in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania at age 56 years, 1 month and 22 days.8 The cause of Jacob's death was a paralytic stroke, which he suffered the day before he died, while presiding at a funeral in Montgomery County. A hymn was being sung, after he had read the Epistle. He was carried back to his home by the pallbearers.8 He was buried in Vincent Mennonite Church burying ground, formerly known as Rhoade's burying grounds, near Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.9

Family 1

Mary Shelly b. c 1765, d. 27 Apr 1809
Children
  • Elizabeth Funk b. 6 Apr 1785, d. 7 Dec 1867
  • Rev. Henry Funk b. 25 Mar 1787, d. 12 Oct 1826
  • Susan Funk b. c 1789, d. c 1865
  • Mary Funk b. 1791, d. 1870
  • Fannie Funk+ b. 28 Dec 1792, d. 28 May 1885
  • Barbara Funk b. 3 Jun 1795, d. Jul 1884
  • Jacob S. Funk b. 24 Sep 1797, d. 22 Apr 1885
  • John Funk b. 12 Jul 1800, d. 26 Oct 1877
  • Catherine Shelly Funk b. 17 Apr 1803, d. 21 Mar 1862

Family 2

Martha Brownbach

Citations

  1. [S9] A. J. Fretz, The Descendants of Christian and Hans Meyer, 297.
  2. [S41] Robert Lawrence Showalter, Descendants of Showalter,.
  3. [S200] George F. P. Wanger, "Vincent Mennonite Church Burying Ground", 57, date only.
  4. [S53] (Rev.) A. J. Fretz, Funk Genealogical Record, 142, date only.
  5. [S22] Rootsweb World Connect Project, Karon Bosze's Home Page, citing The Ziegler Family and Related Families in Pennsylvania found at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, and a Gedcom by Tom Kirkpatrick, who by her notes cites only the place of birth, and as to the date cites the book by Fretz, who gives the date as the 30th and not the 20th.
  6. [S123] Thera Database, online <http://wc.rootsweb.com/~schwenk>.
  7. [S115] E. Elayne Alexander, "Shelly's Island", 65.
  8. [S53] (Rev.) A. J. Fretz, Funk Genealogical Record, 142.
  9. [S200] George F. P. Wanger, "Vincent Mennonite Church Burying Ground", 57.

Mary Shelly

F, b. circa 1765, d. 27 April 1809
FatherChristian Shelly b. c 1727, d. 1793
MotherSusanna (?)
ChartsAncestors of Chuck Wolfram
     Mary Shelly was born circa 1765 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Mary Shelly was also known as Maria Funkin This is the name on her gravestone.1 She married Rev. Jacob Funk, son of Henry Funck and Barbara Schowalter, circa 1784 in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. As of circa 1784, her married name was Funk. Mary Shelly and Jacob lived in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2 Mary Shelly and Jacob were Mennonites.2 Mary Shelly died on 27 April 1809 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.3,4 She was buried in Vincent Mennonite Church burying ground, formerly known as Rhoade's burying grounds, near Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Rev. Jacob Funk b. 30 May 1761, d. 22 Jul 1817
Children
  • Elizabeth Funk b. 6 Apr 1785, d. 7 Dec 1867
  • Rev. Henry Funk b. 25 Mar 1787, d. 12 Oct 1826
  • Susan Funk b. c 1789, d. c 1865
  • Mary Funk b. 1791, d. 1870
  • Fannie Funk+ b. 28 Dec 1792, d. 28 May 1885
  • Barbara Funk b. 3 Jun 1795, d. Jul 1884
  • Jacob S. Funk b. 24 Sep 1797, d. 22 Apr 1885
  • John Funk b. 12 Jul 1800, d. 26 Oct 1877
  • Catherine Shelly Funk b. 17 Apr 1803, d. 21 Mar 1862

Citations

  1. [S200] George F. P. Wanger, "Vincent Mennonite Church Burying Ground", 57.
  2. [S9] A. J. Fretz, The Descendants of Christian and Hans Meyer, 297.
  3. [S115] E. Elayne Alexander, "Shelly's Island", 65.
  4. [S200] George F. P. Wanger, "Vincent Mennonite Church Burying Ground", 57, "gest 27 Apr 1809."