Person:Benjamin Jacobs (4)

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Benjamin Jacobs
  • HBenjamin Jacobs1885 - 1953
  • WHulda Baum1888 - 1946
m. 1 Sep 1912
  1. Leo Jacobs1913 - 2006
  2. Alfons 'Al' Jacobs1918 - 1995
  3. Ruth Yvonne Jacobs1923 - 1974
Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Jacobs
Gender Male
Birth? 30 Mar 1885 Wewern, Rhineland, Germany[1940 Census]
Marriage 1 Sep 1912 Trier, Germanyto Hulda Baum
Death[3] 1953 Cook County, Illinois
Burial? 1953 New Light Cemetery, Lincolnwood, Cook, Illinois, United States
References
  1.   United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).

    1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Name: Benjamin Jacobs
    Age: 55
    Estimated birth year: abt 1885
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Germany
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Street: N Honore Street
    House Number: 7321
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Trier, Germany
    Residence in 1935: Trier, Germany
    Resident on farm in 1935: No
    Citizenship: Having first papers
    Sheet Number: 8B
    Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 212
    Occupation: Butcher
    House Owned or Rented: Rented
    Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 50
    Attended School or College: No
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
    Duration of Unemployment: 7
    Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 24
    Income: 350
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members: Name Age
    Benjamin Jacobs 55
    Hulda Jacobs 51
    Leo Jacobs 26
    Ruth Jacobs 17
    Alfons Jacobs 21
    Siegmund Kaufmann 58 [Cousin]
    Eva Kaufmann 51 [Cousin]
    Delphina Rosenthal 29 [Cousin]

  2.   National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).

    Name: Benjamin Jacobs
    Arrival Date: 13 Dec 1938
    Birth Date: abt 1885
    Birth Location: Germany
    Birth Location Other: Wawern
    Age: 53
    Gender: Male
    Ethnicity/ Nationality: German;Hebrew (German)
    Place of Origin: Germany
    Friend's Name: Mr. L Bonem
    Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France
    Port of Arrival: New York, New York
    Ship Name: Bremen

    Image:Ship Passenger List Benjamin Jacobs family 1938.gif

  3. Find A Grave.

    Benjamin Jacobs
    BIRTH unknown
    DEATH 1953
    BURIAL: New Light Cemetery
    Lincolnwood, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132308604/benjamin-jacobs

  4.   Illinois. Circuit Court (Henry County). Naturalization records, 1856-1954. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986).

    Name: Benjamin Jacobs
    Gender: Male
    Record Type: Petition
    Birth Date: 30 Mar 1885
    Birth Place: Wewern Rheinland Germany
    Arrival Date: 13 Dec 1938
    Arrival Place: New York, New York
    Spouse: Hulda
    Petition Number: 300639

    Image:Benjamin Jacobs Naturalization Petition 1943.jpg