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Moses Franklin Jacobs 1874 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1874

Birth Location: Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 19 Feb 1961

Death Location: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Father: Christian Jacobs

Mother: Genevive Mesnard

Spouse(s): Clara BASHAW

Children(s): Goldie Jacobs, Sylvia Jacobs, Baby Jacobs

Moses Franklin Jacobs was born in 1874 in Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States, the child of Christian Charles Jacobs and Genevive Jane Mesnard. In 1880, Moses Franklin Jacobs resided in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA. In 1900, Moses Franklin Jacobs resided in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA. Moses Franklin Jacobs married Clara Elizabeth BASHAW, and had children including Goldie Jacobs, Sylvia Cecilia Jacobs, Baby Jacobs. Moses Franklin Jacobs passed away in 1961 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Moses Franklin Jacobs was born in 1874 in Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States, the child of Christian Charles Jacobs and Genevive Jane Mesnard.
  • In 1880, Moses Franklin Jacobs resided in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1900, Moses Franklin Jacobs resided in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA.
  • Moses Franklin Jacobs married Clara Elizabeth BASHAW, and had children including Goldie Jacobs, Sylvia Cecilia Jacobs, Baby Jacobs.
  • Moses Franklin Jacobs passed away in 1961 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Jacobs
1847 – 1909
Birth Location: Erie, Monroe, Michigan, USA
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Genevive Mesnard
1848 – 1921
Birth Location: Michigan, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara BASHAW
1880 – 1972
Birth Location: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, United States
CB

Children(s)

Goldie Jacobs
1897 –
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
GJ
Sylvia Jacobs
1899 – 1977
Birth Location: Michigan, United States of America
SJ
Baby Jacobs
1902 – 1902
Birth Location: Michigan
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Moses Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Moses Jacobs
1874 – 1961
Birth Place: Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Parents
Christian Charles Jacobs
1847 – 1909
Erie, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Genevive (Jane) Mesnard
1848 – 1921
Michigan, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Antonia Jacobs
Elizabeth Dusseau
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Moses (Franklin) Jacobs (3 Aug 1874 – 19 Feb 1961) m. Clara (Elizabeth) BASHAW (13 Oct 1880 – 22 Apr 1972)
  1. 1. Goldie Jacobs (May 1897 – )
  2. 2. Sylvia (Cecilia) Jacobs (5 June 1899 – 30 March 1977) m. Rudolph (P.) Ingraham m. Carl (Henry) Layman (19 September 1901 – 21 July 1949)
    1. 1. Sylvia (C) Layman (abt 1922 – )
    2. 2. Carl (H) Layman (abt 1923 – )
    3. 3. Wilbur (Moses) Layman (abt 1926 – 6 May 2000) m. Virginia (Alice) WOHLGAMUTH (22 Apr 1926 – 8 December 2022)
      1. 1. Joyce (A) Layman (abt 1950 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (Michael) Layman (15 Aug 1946 – ) m. Linda (Marie) Brandon (15 Jul 1947 – )
        1. 1. Kelly (Marie) Layman (9 Apr 1971 – ) m. Warren (D) Smith (abt 1967 – )
      3. 3. Anne (Gale) Layman
      4. 4. Jeanne Layman
    4. 4. Wilma (Mae) Layman (20 Jun 1928 – 18 Dec 1993)
  3. 3. Baby Jacobs (1902 – 11 Sep 1902)

Moses Jacobs's Timeline

11 Records

1874
3 Aug 1874
Birth of Moses Franklin Jacobs in Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States
1880
1880
Age 6
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 43
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Monroe County, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Summerfield, Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Summerfield, Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan
Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 66
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Summerfield Twp, Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Summerfield Twp, Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Moses Franklin Jacobs resided here in Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1961
19 Feb 1961
Age 87
Death of Moses Franklin Jacobs in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Monroe County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: 596; Page: 614B; Enumeration District: 188

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: 733; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240733

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: T624_664; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374677

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Monroe County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Monroe County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: T625_786; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 126

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Summerfield, Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2340748

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01792; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 58-48

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Summerfield Twp, Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01792; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 58-48

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan, 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: Summerfield, Monroe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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