The article summarises the current knowledge of the family history of CarlRobertJakobson (1841-1882), who was one of the leading figures of the Estonian National Awekening.
CarlRobert's father Adam Torb (later: Jakobson) (1817-1857) was an illegitimate child, whose mother Ann came from Haanja, Rõuge parish.
CarlRobert's mother Elise Mikhailov (1816-1876) was an ethnic Latvian from Valga.