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Jacob Jacobs 1907–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1907

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 January 1987

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Abram-Mejer (KNUSZEWICKI)

Mother: Rose Lipschitz

Spouse(s): Hunde Goldberg

Children(s): Sally Jacobs, Alan Jacobs, Lois Jacobs

Jacob Jacobs was born in 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Abram Mejer Jacobs Knuszewicki And Rose Lipschitz. In 1910, Jacob Jacobs resided in Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Jacob Jacobs resided in Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. Jacob Jacobs married Hunde Goldberg, and had children including Alan Jacobs, Lois Muriel Jacobs, Sally Ellen Jacobs. Jacob Jacobs passed away in 1987 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Jacobs was born in 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Abram Mejer Jacobs Knuszewicki And Rose Lipschitz.
  • In 1910, Jacob Jacobs resided in Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Jacob Jacobs resided in Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • Jacob Jacobs married Hunde Goldberg, and had children including Alan Jacobs, Lois Muriel Jacobs, Sally Ellen Jacobs.
  • Jacob Jacobs passed away in 1987 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abram-Mejer (KNUSZEWICKI)
1876–1962
Birth Location: Russia
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Rose Lipschitz
1878–1970
Birth Location: Russia
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Spouses(s)

Hunde Goldberg
1908–2008
Birth Location: Poland
HG

Children(s)

Sally Jacobs
1932–2025
Birth Location: Cook, Illinois, United States
SJ
Alan Jacobs
1938–2024
Birth Location: Illinois
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Lois Jacobs
1928–1978
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Jacob Jacobs's Ancestors

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Jacob Jacobs
1907–1987
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Abram-Mejer Jacobs (KNUSZEWICKI)
1876–1962
Russia
Rose Lipschitz
1878–1970
Russia
Grandparents
Mayshe Knishevitsky
1834–1899
Krynki, Lubelskie, Poland
Chaye (Sorke Furie Fornoy (?) Maizel) (?)
–1900
Grodno, Belarus
Great-Grandparents
Zelig Knishevitsky
1810–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Jacobs's Descendants

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Jacob Jacobs (21 Oct 1907–9 January 1987) m. Hunde Goldberg (15 Apr 1908–21 Mar 2008)
  1. 1. Sally (Ellen) Jacobs 1932–2025 m. Norman (Abe) Kapson 1931–2005
  2. 2. Alan Jacobs 1938–2024
  3. 3. Lois (Muriel) Jacobs 1928–1978 m. Richard (Manuel) Abrams 1924–2008

Jacob Jacobs's Timeline

8 Records

1907
21 Oct 1907
Birth of Jacob Jacobs in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Jacob Jacobs resided here in Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Jacob Jacobs resided here in Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Jacob Jacobs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 28
Jacob Jacobs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Jacob Jacobs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Jacob Jacobs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1987
9 January 1987
Age 80
Death of Jacob Jacobs in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_984; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 103-1963
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 353-07-2903; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 466; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 1173; Image: 867.0; FHL microfilm: 2340201
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_257; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0720; FHL microfilm: 1374270
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_257; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0720; FHL microfilm: 1374270

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 466; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 1173; Image: 867.0; FHL microfilm: 2340201

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: T627_984; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 103-1963

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_984; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 103-1963

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1987
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 353-07-2903; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
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