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Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs 1883–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1883

Birth Location: Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1954

Death Location: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Palmyra Gibbs

Spouse(s): Franklin Jacobs

Children(s): Walter Jacobs, Marie Jacobs, Charles Jacobs, Raymond Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Bruce Jacobs, Zora Jacobs, Robert Jacobs, Marie Jacobs

In 1883, Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs entered the world in Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Edwards And Palmyra Isabelle Gibbs. In 1910, Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs resided in Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs married Franklin Andrew Jacobs, and had children including Bruce Harold Jacobs, Charles Edward Jacobs, Marie Delight Jacobs, Mary Bell Jacobs, Raymond Zaring Jacobs, Robert W Jacobs, Walter Lee Jacobs, Zora Ethyl Jacobs. Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs passed away in 1954 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1883, Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs entered the world in Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Edwards And Palmyra Isabelle Gibbs.
  • In 1910, Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs resided in Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs married Franklin Andrew Jacobs, and had children including Bruce Harold Jacobs, Charles Edward Jacobs, Marie Delight Jacobs, Mary Bell Jacobs, Raymond Zaring Jacobs, Robert W Jacobs, Walter Lee Jacobs, Zora Ethyl Jacobs.
  • Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs passed away in 1954 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edwards
1842–1905
Birth Location: Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA
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Palmyra Gibbs
1842–1926
Birth Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
PG

Spouses(s)

Franklin Jacobs
1881–1939
Birth Location: Monroe County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Walter Jacobs
1907–1958
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
WJ
Marie Jacobs
1914–1982
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
MJ
Charles Jacobs
1906–1981
Birth Location: Ellettsville, Moroe, Indiana, USA
CJ
Raymond Jacobs
1910–1967
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
RJ
Mary Jacobs
1912–1992
Birth Location: Mulberry, Clinton, Indiana, USA
MJ
Bruce Jacobs
1918–1971
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
BJ
Zora Jacobs
1920–1994
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
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Robert Jacobs
1916–1916
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
RJ
Marie Jacobs
1914–1982
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
MJ

Theresa Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Theresa Jacobs
1883–1954
Birth Place: Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Edwards
1842–1905
Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Palmyra (Isabelle) Gibbs
1842–1926
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Noel Edwards
1805–1876
, , Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Jane) Milburn
1815–1887
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1776–1863
Martha Weeks
1781–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Edwards
1755–1823
Sarah Bennett
1750–1823

Theresa Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Theresa (Ruth (Ressie)) Jacobs (15 Jun 1883–7 May 1954) m. Franklin (Andrew) Jacobs (21 Feb 1881–23 Sep 1939)
  1. 1. Walter (Lee) Jacobs 1907–1958 m. Mary (Catherine) Morris 1906–1993
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Jacobs 1935–2015
    2. 2. Robert (Wendell) Jacobs 1931–2018
  2. 2. Marie (Delight) Jacobs 1914–1982
  3. 3. Charles (Edward) Jacobs 1906–1981
  4. 4. Raymond (Zaring) Jacobs 1910–1967
  5. 5. Mary (Bell) Jacobs 1912–1992
  6. 6. Bruce (Harold) Jacobs 1918–1971
  7. 7. Zora (Ethyl) Jacobs 1920–1994
  8. 8. Robert (W.) Jacobs 1916–1916
  9. 9. Marie (Delight) Jacobs 1914–1982

Theresa Jacobs's Timeline

3 Records

1883
15 Jun 1883
Birth of Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs in Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs resided here in Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1954
7 May 1954
Age 71
Death of Theresa Ruth (Ressie) Jacobs in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1883
    Event Place: Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1374384
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1954; Roll: 05

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bloomington Ward 1, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1374384

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1954
    Event Place: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1954; Roll: 05

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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