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Hanss Jacob Koger in the Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 Record Image Index-only record Report issue Name: Hanss Jacob Koger Gender: Male Birth Date: 24 Jul 1710 Baptism Date: 25 Jul 1710 Baptism Place: Evangelisch, Auggen, Loerrach, Baden Father: Joss Koger Mother: Anna Leienbergerin FHL Film Number: 1189425 Reference ID: 2:L9WG5S Birth: Jul. 24, 1710 Baden-Württemberg, Germany Death: Jul. 13, 1783 Henry County Virginia, USA Jacob Koger, Sr. was borm in Schresheim, Baden, Germany and he and his younger brother, Michael, came to American on the ship, Morton House, and landed at the Port of Philadelphia on August 24, 1728. The family tradition tells that Jacob Koger's passage was paid to this country by a man named Harmon, with the understanding that Jacob Koger would work for this Harmon for at least two years, without pay, so that Harmon would be repaid for the funds that he had advanced for the passage. Apparently Jacob Koger lived up to this agreement. During the indenture period, Jacob never had any real problems with his employer. One story, though, tells how one time, when he and Harmon were driving Harmon's oxcart to the mill, Jacob, at the reins, fell asleep in the hot sunlight, and the cattle left the road and gathered in a field under the shade of a tree. Harmon, seeing what had happened, yelled to Jacob: "Wake up there Yockob! Wake up! (Yockob was the original pronunciation for Jacob) Jacob was startled, but still managed to get the cattle back onto the road. The story states that Jacob was careful not to get sleepy again. While still in Pennsylvania, about 1737, Jacob Koger married Lucinda Crum. They had a large family. Family links: Spouse: Lucinda Crum Koger (1710 - 1781) Burial: Koger Family Cemetery Henry County Virginia, USA Created by: Helen L. Smith Hoke Record added: Aug 09, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 9296668