A little more about Jacob

Jacob Ross Woodruff

How did we choose the first name?

1. I liked how it sounded and once I told Victoria, she loved it.
2. The English translation of Jacob is James, which is Connor and Uncle Danny’s middle name.  I was considering James as a first name, but liked how Jacob “sounded”.
3. I am not big into nicknames, but I like “Jake” — for now he will be Jacob.
4. Jacob was a twin, my father was a twin, and to this date I still think there are two inside of Mommy.

How about Ross, the middle name?

1. Simple enough…it is Papa’s (Victoria’s father) middle name.
2. Papa is such a big part of Connor’s life and will be a big part of Jacob’s life as well!  So, I felt the best way to honor an exceptional grandfather was to give Jacob part of his name.
3. Where does Ross come from?
   1. Jacob’s grandfather (Papa):  Gene Ross Shelton
   2. Papa’s great grandfather:  Wheeler Ross Wilkerson
   3. That is where Papa got his middle name from.  (That would be Jacob’s great-great-great grandfather.)
   4. Wheeler Ross Wilkerson was Papa’s father’s mother’s father.  (I know that is a mouthful.)
   5. So basically here is how it was passed down:
      1. Wheeler Ross Wilkerson (Papa’s great grandfather)
         1. Marjorie Elizabeth (Wilkerson) Shelton  (Papa’s grandmother)
            1. Jean Marcel Shelton (Papa’s father)
               1. Gene Ross Shelton (Papa)
                  1. Victoria Louise (Shelton) Woodruff (Mommy)
                     1. Jacob Ross Woodruff

Here is more about Jacob from the web:

From Wikipedia

http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Jacob.html