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[addy=932 N Illinois St
FS has daur as Caroline Carnes - I read name as Gerrie, but it's not clear]

Thanks for your help MarieCeleste.

My friend said the story was Alfred was adopted after his father died in a factory explosion. Perhaps it was just his sisters who were adopted after their mother died.

Rose

No idea if this is the right location, but it's a possible:

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
Name: Mary Jacobs
Date: 3 Jun 1892
Location: St. Joe County
Gender: Female
Race: White
Source Location: County Health Office, South Bend
Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-17 on page 160 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

Different version of Mary & Frank's marriage with a bit more info:

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Mary Shulemire
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1887
Marriage County: Boone
Estimated Birth Year: 1868
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Father Name: Philip
Mother Name: Christena Cantansen **
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-20
OS Page: 205

(** Although the 1880 census shows Mary's mother as Mary, she is Mary C on her remarriage to George Hull, which could be Christena)

Corresponding record for Frank:

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Frank Jacobs
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1887
Marriage County: Boone
Estimated Birth Year: 1861
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Father Name: John
Mother Name: Mariah Stum
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-20

Putting this as a reference in case the two missing sisters turn up with any of Mary's family later on (but they could be with Frank's family or might not even have lived):


1880 United States Federal Census about Mary A. Shulmire
Name: Mary A. Shulmire
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: Lebanon, Boone, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Mary C. Hull
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At Home
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:


Household Members:
Name Age
George Hull 40 - chairmaker, b Ohio
Mary C. Hull 45 - b Germany
Mary A. Shulmire 12
Lewis Shulmire 23 - brick mason, b Ind.

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941

Name: Frank Jacobs
Spouse Name: Mary Shulemire
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1887
Marriage County: Boone
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Records 1844 - 1920 Inclusive Vo
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-9
OS Page: 306

At first I thought this might have been Mary's death, given that Emma was used on one of the birth records above. But the death date doesn't tie in with a child born Dec 1891 and Frank saying he was a widower in 1900. Will still leave here, even if for elimination.

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920

Name: Mary E. Jacobs
Date: 16 Mar 1901
Location: Washington
Age: 35 Yr
Gender: Female
Race: White
Source Location: City Health Office Washington, Indiana
Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-18 on page 37 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

Thanks MarieCeleste. I think that clears up the confusion.

He must have 2 sisters but who knows what their names were?

Rose

Think this might be the answer to the birthdate confusion - I think someone may have told him his sister's birthdate was his!

Indiana Births, 1880-1920
Name: Jacobs
Father: Frank
Mother: Emma Shulmire << just to confuse things!
County: Boone
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 May 1889 <<
Reference: Boone County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - K Inclusive
Book: R-25
Page: 25

this is the other one:

Indiana Births, 1880-1920
Name: Jacobs
Father: Frank
Mother: Mary Schulmyer
County: Boone
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1891
Reference: Boone County, Indiana Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - K Inclusive
Book: R-25
Page: 44

Might be understandable how confusion arose if they didn't record first names.

Also share Rose's concern about varying birth dates - think there's a few loose ends to tidy up.

Where does the middle name of Sanders come from - it's not on the marriage record?

Meanwhile, here's some further info from that WW1 draft registration, in case it's relevant later:

The draft registration was dated 5 June 1917 and at that time he was living at 149 Casper Street, Detroit, MI. He had a wife and 1 child (neither named). His employer was the Michigan Dodge Bus Manufacturing Co (can't make out the town, but it's in Michigan).

He wanted exemption on the grounds of dependants (doesn't say if it was granted).

He was of medium height and build, had blue eyes, brown hair and wasn't bald.

** The other thing is that on the marriage record the mother's name is Mary Willson, whereas on that birth record the surname is Shulmire. Perhaps she married twice?

Thanks MGNV.

Rose

Magnify 4 clocks, then save image


http://www.archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu389unit#page/n953/mode/1up
http://www.archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po368unit#page/n42/mode/1up
[addy=721 North New Jersey St, Center Twp]
http://www.archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu809unit#page/n708/mode/1up
[addy=779, Wabash Ave, Detroit]
http://www.archive.org/stream/michigancensus00reel1057#page/n848/mode/1up
[addy=7044 Senator Ave]

I'm also concerned there are 2 birth dates listed: 20 Jan 1888 and 23 May 1889

Who is the mother for the child born 23 May 1889?

Rose

Thanks.

I can see 2 other female Indiana births with the Jacobs surname and Shul*mire for the MMN. Are there any more details available? Trying to figure out when Mary died.

Thanks,

Rose

California Death Index, 1940-1997 about Ella A Jacobs
Name: Ella A Jacobs
Social Security #: 370229529
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1893
Birthplace: Illinois
Death Date: 30 Apr 1974
Death Place: Alameda


Social Security Death Index about Ella Jacobs
Name: Ella Jacobs
SSN: 370-22-9529
Last Residence: 94618 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States of America
Born: 24 Aug 1893
Died: Apr 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

That's great.

Doesn't look like he was adopted at birth then. Perhaps the Wishmire's took him in as he is living with them in 1910, and that's where the "adoption" story came from.

Rose

Yes Frank is widowed in 1900. He is a day labourer.

This birth tallies with the California death record, and the father's name on the 1900:

Indiana Births, 1880-1920 about Jacobs
Name: Jacobs
Father: Frank
Mother: Mary Shulmire
County: Boone
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1888
Reference: Boone County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - K Inclusive
Book: R-2
Page: 141

1910 United States Federal Census about Alferd S Jacobe
Name: Alferd S Jacobe
[Alferd S Jacobi]
[Alferd S Jacobs]
Age in 1910: 20
Birth Year: 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Greenville, Floyd, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jacob Jacobe
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Laura Jacobe
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Jacobe 61
Laura Jacobe 52
William Jacobe 35
Alferd S Jacobe 20
Ruth Jacobe 19
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Arthur Jacobe 15
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Thanks everyone.

Birth date is all over the place but that looks to be him.

Is Frank widowed in 1900?

Rose