Jacob L. Barringer
The grandfather of the above was of German birth; came to America just previous to the Revolutionary War, and settled near Philadelphia, where he bought two large farms. These he sold some time afterward, and took his pay in Continental script, which was good at that time, but before be disposed of it was not worth a dollar. It was here that Jacob Barringer, the father of Jacob L., was born in 1778. From there they removed to Virginia, and married Lucinda Linsey, and moved to Williamsport, Maryland, previous to the war of 1812. It was here in 1818 that Jacob L. was born, and in 1820 was taken to Virginia, where he remained till 1831, when he came to Montgomery County, Ohio, lived there till 1838, when they removed to Miami County. It was after this that Jacob L. learned the brick mason trade in Springfield, Ohio; worked at his trade a few years. In 1842 he married Susan Black, and moved to Clarke County, Ohio, lived there a few years, then returned to Miami County, where he remained until 1851, when he came with his wife and three children to Shelby County, and located on section 12, Perry Township, where he bought eighty acres of land in the woods. He has made of this piece of land a fine home with good buildings. Mrs. Barringer died July 15, 1881, having raised a family of six children, whose names are as follows: Jane, Oscar J., John A., Jacob I., William T., and Henrietta F.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883