The Shemwell Family

Herman JacobsAge: 79 years19011981

Name
Herman Jacobs
Given names
Herman
Surname
Jacobs
Birth October 11, 1901 21 23
Death of a motherLena M Stephens
September 11, 1905 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentJoseph Johnson JacobsMary Earl “Mollie” CherryView this family
July 20, 1908 (Age 6 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
MarriageLoise Irene ReedView this family
June 18, 1921 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lena Jenelle Jacobs
December 5, 1925 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 3, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Patsy Ruth Jacobs
May 20, 1937 (Age 35 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Preston Jacobs Brooks
June 27, 1952 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 fatherJoseph Johnson Jacobs
February 9, 1958 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 23, 1981 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
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
himself
Herman Jacobs
Birth: October 11, 1901 21 23Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1981Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry - View this family
father
step-mother
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
Family with Loise Irene Reed - View this family
himself
Herman Jacobs
Birth: October 11, 1901 21 23Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1981Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
wife
Loise Irene Reed
Birth: October 18, 1899 22 19Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States
Death: July 6, 1984Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
Marriage: June 18, 1921Bosque, Texas, United States
5 years
daughter
Lena Jenelle Jacobs
Birth: December 5, 1925 24 26Iredell, Bosque, Texas, United States
Death: February 23, 2017Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
11 years
daughter
Patsy Ruth Jacobs
Birth: May 20, 1937 35 37Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: August 5, 1992Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herman Jacobs - Household

Beckville, Panola, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Jacobs, HermanheadMW28M19TNTNTNVice PresidentBank
Jacobs, Loise IwifeFW30M21TXTXTX
Jacobs, Lena JdaughterFW4-3mSTXTNTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Jacobs - Household

Washington Street Beckville, Panola, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Jacobs, HermanheadMW38MTNSame PlaceActive Vice PresidentBank
Jacobs, Loise IwifeFW40MTXSame Place
Jacobs, JenelledaughterFW14STXSame Place
Jacobs, Patsy RdaughterFW2STX
Reed, Augustopher Efather in lawMW63DTXSame PlaceLaborerShoe Repairing