Jacob Kelberer
b. 3 November 1828, d. 19 September 1864
- Father: Frederick Kilberer
- Jacob Kelberer was born on 3 November 1828 in Württemberg.
- Jacob Kelberer arrived circa 1846.
- He married Rosina Zeifang say 1855.
- Jacob Kelberer and Rosina Zeifang appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Anna Kelberer.
- He was a carpenter, according to the 1860 census.
- In service to the Grand Army of the Republic, Jacob Kelberer enrolled at age 33 on 26 August 1862 as a private, and joined Company B, 151st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on 22 October 1862.
- He enlisted just 17 days after his brother Michael was killed at Cedar Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia.
- Jacob Kelberer died on 19 September 1864 at age 35 in Opequon, Frederick County, Virginia, while serving with Company B, 151st New York Infantry Regiment, GAR.
- Rosina Zeifang became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 12 Mar 2014
Family: Rosina Zeifang b. 14 May 1830, d. 23 February 1918
- Anna Kelberer+ b. 23 March 1857, d. 20 July 1913
- Johann Friedrich Kilberer b. 2 July 1860, d. 1873
- Jacob Ruopp Kelberer+ b. 7 May 1863, d. 23 May 1953