Jacob Bomgardner was born March 11, 1811 in Virginia to Peter Herman Bomgardner and Sarah Foster.
He married Wealthy "Netty" Glenn
They had two children:
m. Sarah Ermaline Hatfield
Anna Eliza Belle Bomgardner
m. James Thomas Lee
He died April 2, 1893 in Palco, Rooks County, Kansas and is buried in Pleasantview Cemetery.