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Joseph Johnson JacobsAge: 77 years18801958

Name
Joseph Johnson Jacobs
Given names
Joseph Johnson
Surname
Jacobs
Birth April 27, 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageLena M StephensView this family
December 9, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Herman Jacobs
October 11, 1901 (Age 21 years)
Death of a wifeLena M Stephens
September 11, 1905 (Age 25 years)
MarriageMary Earl “Mollie” CherryView this family
July 20, 1908 (Age 28 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 37 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census March 6, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childHerman JacobsLoise Irene ReedView this family
June 18, 1921 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lena Jenelle Jacobs
December 5, 1925 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Patsy Ruth Jacobs
May 20, 1937 (Age 57 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a wifeMary Earl “Mollie” Cherry
September 28, 1957 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death February 9, 1958 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with Lena M Stephens - View this family
himself
wife
Lena M Stephens
Birth: May 7, 1878Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 11, 1905Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 9, 1900Coffee, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
Herman Jacobs
Birth: October 11, 1901 21 23Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1981Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
Family with Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry
Birth: February 8, 1878 36 32Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1957Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Marriage: July 20, 1908Hood, Texas, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Johnson Jacobs - Household

Longview, Gregg, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Jacobs, Joseph JheadMW30M21TNTNTNDriverOil Wagon
Jacobs, Mollie EwifeFW31M11TNTNTN
Jacobs, HermansonMW8STNTNTN

Only married 1 year - Herman is not Mollie's son -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Johnson Jacobs - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Jacobs, J JohnsonheadMW39MTNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Jacobs, MolliewifeFW41MTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Johnson Jacobs - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Jacobs, Joe JheadMW50M21TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Jacobs, Mollie EwifeFW51M37TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Johnson Jacobs - Household

Hood, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Jacobs, Joe JheadMW59MTNRHoodTXFarmerGeneral Farming
Jacobs, Mollie EwifeFW61MTNRHoodTX