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Bertha Jacobs 1885–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1885

Birth Location: Russia

Death Date: 6 August 1966

Death Location: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Mayshe Knishevitsky

Mother: Chaye (?)

Spouse(s): Oscar Fisher

Children(s): Doris Fisher, Sophie Fisher, Rose Fisher

Bertha Jacobs was born in 1885 in Russia, the child of Mayshe Knishevitsky And Chaye Sorke Furie Fornoy Maizel. In 1935, Bertha Jacobs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. In 1940, Bertha Jacobs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Bertha Jacobs married Oscar Fisher, and had children including Doris Fisher, Rose Fisher, Sophie Edith Fisher. Bertha Jacobs passed away in 1966 in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Jacobs was born in 1885 in Russia, the child of Mayshe Knishevitsky And Chaye Sorke Furie Fornoy Maizel.
  • In 1935, Bertha Jacobs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Bertha Jacobs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Bertha Jacobs married Oscar Fisher, and had children including Doris Fisher, Rose Fisher, Sophie Edith Fisher.
  • Bertha Jacobs passed away in 1966 in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Jacobs
1885–1966
Birth Place: Russia
Parents
Mayshe Knishevitsky
1834–1899
Krynki, Lubelskie, Poland
Chaye (Sorke Furie Fornoy (?) Maizel) (?)
–1900
Grodno, Belarus
Grandparents
Zelig Knishevitsky
1810–1869
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Jacobs's Descendants

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Bertha Jacobs (4 Dec 1885–6 August 1966) m. Oscar Fisher (22 Mar 1881–5 Aug 1944)
  1. 1. Doris Fisher 1919–2008
  2. 2. Sophie (Edith) Fisher 1912–1994
  3. 3. Rose Fisher 1915–1995

Bertha Jacobs's Timeline

4 Records

1885
4 Dec 1885
Birth of Bertha Jacobs in Russia
Russia
1935
1935
Age 50
Bertha Jacobs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 55
Bertha Jacobs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1966
6 August 1966
Age 81
Death of Bertha Jacobs in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America
Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Russia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01000; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103-2472
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 349-28-4287; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: 1951-1953

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01000; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103-2472

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01000; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103-2472

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1966
    Event Place: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 349-28-4287; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: 1951-1953

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