Jacob Kepler Ish

ISH, Jacob Kepler, died in a Soldier’s Home in Texas in 1909, was born April 23, 1831 in Washington County, Arkansas, the son of John Ish, born in Tennessee, the son of John Ish who lived in Pennsylvania.. His mother’s maiden name was Cynthia Edmiston, daughter of David Edmiston and his wife Ann Brevard, who lived in North Carolina. Mr. Ish was educated at Cane Hill, was a Democrat and a Cumberland Presbyterian and served with the 34th Arkansas Infantry. He married Della Standifer in Texas. Their children were John Ish, McGregor, Texas, Standefer Ish, Mary (deceased) and Mrs. Myrta Hodges, Waco, Texas. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]