In the 1850 census, we learn the name of Jacob’s wife, Elizabeth, and the names of their nine children, the youngest of whom, Marshall, was born after the last decennial federal census. [3] Jacob is 52 years old in this census and Elizabeth is 48. Their eldest child, Wesley, was born in Kentucky, as were Jacob and Elizabeth, but the rest of their children were born in Indiana. Given this information, we search even older census records, hoping to learn when the family arrived in Rush County.

In the 1830 census, Jacob and his family are already present, as is another household of Daubenspikes [sic], this one headed by a man named Peter. They are living in very close proximity to one another, likely making Peter a relative of Jacob’s - perhaps a brother or a cousin. [4] [5]

Peter was between 20 and 30 years of age in 1930, [6] and in 1829, he married Ruth Kitchen in Rush County, Indiana. [7] At the time of the 1840 census, Peter and his family had moved to Pike Township in Marion County, Indiana. [8] This leads me to the conclusion that the “Mr. Dobinspeak” in the dead-letter-warning-list from The True Republican was Jacob and not Peter.

Sources:

[1] “List of Letters” The True Republican (Rushville, Indiana), Fri, Jan 7, 1842, Page 3

[2] Jacob Dobenspec household. Year: 1840; Census Place: Union, Rush, Indiana; Roll: 93; Page: 136; Family History Library Film: 0007729, Ancestry, digital image, accessed 7 Apr 2021.

[3] Jacob Daubinspeck household. Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, Rush, Indiana; Roll: 170; Page: 521b, Ancestry, digital image, accessed 7 Apr 2021.

[4] Jacob Daubinspike household. Year: 1830; Census Place: Rush, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 26; Page: 299; Family History Library Film: 0007715, Ancestry, digital image, accessed 7 April 2021.

[5] Peter Daubinspike household. Year: 1830; Census Place: Rush, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 26; Page: 299; Family History Library Film: 0007715, Ancestry, digital image, accessed 7 Apr 2021.

[6] Ibid.

[7] Peter Dobbinspeck. Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013., Family Search, index entry, accessed 7 Apr 2021.

[8] Peter Dobinspike household. Year: 1840; Census Place: Pike, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 88; Page: 260; Family History Library Film: 0007727, Ancestry, digital image, accessed 7 April 2021.

[9] Jacob Daubenspeck. Find a Grave, digital image, accessed 9 Apr 2021 from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70028541/jacob-daubenspeck.

[10] “Biography of H.E. Daubenspeck,” accessed 9 Apr 2021 from http://www.onlinebiographies.info/in/rush/daubenspeck-he.htm, citing Gary, A., & Thomas, E. (Eds.). (1921). Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Historical Publishing Company.

[11] Gary, A., & Thomas, E. (Eds.). (1921). Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Historical Publishing Company, page 415. Internet Archives, digital image, accessed 9 Apr 2021 from https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor01gary/page/n447/mode/2up?q=%22jacob+daubenspeck%22.

[12] Ibid, page 422.

[13] Ibid, page 417.

[14] Ibid, page 418.

[15] Ben Davis Creek Christian Church. (Aug 29, 2020). Digital image, accessed 9 Apr 2021 from https://www.facebook.com/BenDavisCreekChristianChurch/photos/3264684026980487.

[16] Daugherty, E. (n.d.). Pioneer preachers - Benjamin Franklin. Retrieved 9 Apr 2021 from https://ohiovalleyrestorationresearch.com/preacher-profiles/45-pioneer-preachers-benjamin-franklin

[17] Franklin, Joseph and Headington, J.A. (1879). The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. St. Louis, MO: J. Burns, publisher, pages 138 - 140. Internet Archives, digital image, accessed 9 Apr 2021 from https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofbenja00franrich/page/138/mode/2up

[18] Beers, J.H. (1879). Atlas of Rush County, Indiana: to which are added various general maps, history, statistics, illustrations. Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co., page 44. Digital Image, accessed 18 Apr 2021 from https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/HistAtlas/id/1786
[19] Franklin, Joseph and Headington, J.A. (1879). The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. St. Louis, MO: J. Burns, publisher, pages 138 - 140. Internet Archives, digital image, accessed 9 Apr 2021 from https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofbenja00franrich/page/138/mode/2up

[20] Beers, J.H. (1879). Atlas of Rush County, Indiana: to which are added various general maps, history, statistics, illustrations. Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co., page 47. Digital Image, accessed 18 Apr 2021 from https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/HistAtlas/id/1786

[21] Beers, J.H. (1879). Atlas of Rush County, Indiana: to which are added various general maps, history, statistics, illustrations. Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co., page 73. Digital Image, accessed 18 Apr 2021 from https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/HistAtlas/id/1786

[22] Eleventh Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and the Report of Prof. E.T. Cox, State Geologist. (1869) Indianapolis: Alexander H. Conner, printer. page 392. Digital image, accessed 18 Apr 2021 from https://books.google.com/books?id=K6IZAQAAIAAJ

[23] Gary, A., & Thomas, E. (Eds.). (1921). Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Historical Publishing Company, page 415. Internet Archives, digital image, accessed 18 Apr 2021 from https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor01gary/page/n83/mode/2up?q=%22daubenspeck%22

[24] Jacob Daubenspeck. Find a Grave, digital image, accessed 18 Apr 2021 from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70028541/jacob-daubenspeck.