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Tom Hanks

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Jacob Mefford

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Tom Hanks — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 72 
  • Father:
  • Johannes Meffert 
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • Oct 1764 
  • Birth Location:
  • Frederick County, Maryland 
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  • Death Date:
  • 14 Dec 1844 
  • Death Location:
  • Campbell County, Kentucky 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Eleanor -----
  • Marriage Date:
  • 20 Aug 1793 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Scott County, Kentucky 
  • Children:
  
  

  Jacob Mefford

  John Mefford (Ahnentafel No:36 )

  • Notes: 

  • Revolutionary War veteran

    D.A.R. #A077156

• Sources for Jacob Mefford

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A077156.
  • ² Revolutionary War Pensions, W9562, Pension file for Jacob and Eleanor Mefford.
  • ³ United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872, Payment record for Jacob Mefford, death date of 14 DEC 1844.
  • ⁴ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, KY, Census of pensioners, 1840, p. 161, Campbell County.
  • ⁵ Ancestry.com, "Tom Hanks Surprised by Ancestry® Discovery That He’s Related to Mr. Rogers, His Onscreen Character", (accessed 11/20/2019).