Judith Mostyn White Family - Person Sheet
Judith Mostyn White Family - Person Sheet
NameAdolph L JACOB, G Grandfather
Spouses
1Lillian Mae FRANKLIN, G Grandmother
FatherBenjamin FRANKLIN (1827-1907)
MotherSarah HEIDENHEIM (1841-1909)
Marriageabt 1882, Troy?, Rensselaer, NY, USA
Web Notes notes for Adolph L JACOB
1858 -He was born in Germany. According to the 1920 US census for his daughter, Carrie, and his son, Samuel, German was his mother tongue.
1878 -He became a naturalized US citizen on 31 Oct at the Court of Common Pleas, Jersey City, NJ. His naturalization is recorded at the NJ State Archives, Trenton, films of Hudson Co, Box 1313982, #1-55. It states in part: #690, Hudson Common Pleas, In the Matter of the Application of Adolph Jacob To become a Citizen of the US, Filed Oct 31, 1878, Hudson Co, NJ, Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In the Matter of Adolph Jacob On his Naturalization. I, Adolph Jacob Do declare on oath that I am a native of Germany, that I have resided within the US for 5 years, and that for 1 year at least I have resided within the State of NJ; and that at the time I so arrived in the US I had not attained my 18th years; and that it is bona fide my intention, and has been for the last 3 years, to become a Citizen of the US, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to . . . the Emperor of Germany, and I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the US, and that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to . . . the Emperor of Germany of whom I was a subject. Sworn in open Court, this 31st day of October 1878, Adolph Jacob. Before me, John P. Ruhoff?, Judge. Simon Marks being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is a citizen of the US, that he is well acquainted with the above named Adolph Jacob, and that the said Adolph Jacob has resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the US for 5 years at least, and for 1 year at least within the State of NJ, and that during the same period he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles and Constitution of the US, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same; and he further saith that at the time the said Adolph Jacob arrived in the US he had not attained his 18th year. Sworn in Open Court this 31st day of October, 1878, Simon Marks.
I checked the Jersey City, NJ City Directories from 1874-1884 and he only appears in the 1881-82 directory, page 178 as: Jacob, Adolph, cigarmkr, 92 Cook.
The following listings in the Troy, NY, City Directories show his changes of address:
Year Listing
1882 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, bd 138 Fourth St
1883 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, h 92 Congress St
1884 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, h 92 Congress St
1885 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, h 92 Congress St
1886 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, 720 River St, h 92 Congress St
1887 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, 720 River St, h 715 River St
1888 Jacob, Adolph L, cigar manuf. 720 River, h 742 do.
1882 -Based on the birth date of his first child, he probably married Lillian Mae Franklin this year. He was boarding at 138 Fourth St, Troy, his father-in-law's house.
1883-1886 -His home at 92 Congress St was right next to his father-in-law's place of business. His daughter, Sarah, was born 16 Aug 1883 in Troy. His daughter, Carrie, was born there on 13 Nov 1885. The following is contained with his naturalization papers: State of NJ, Hudson Co, ss. Adolph Jacob being duly sworn, on his oath says that I am the identical Adolph Jacob named in the Record of Naturalization in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Co of Hudson dated the 31st day of Oct 1878, that I was naturalized by said Court on the 31st day of Oct in the year 1878, that I received at the time of my naturalization, a certificate thereof, which has been lost or destroyed, and after diligent search I am unable to find. Sworn and subscribed this 22 day of Oct 1883 at Jersey City before me, Louis L?, Notary Public. Signed Adolph Jacob.
1888 -His son, Samuel Jacobs, was born on 15 July in Troy. He is listed in the Troy, NY City Directory as a cigarmaker at 720 River St, Troy, with a house at 742 River St, Troy. The city directory leaves the "s" off Jacobs. He is also listed in the business directory under cigar manufacturers at 720 River St.
1889 -He is listed in the Troy, NY City Directory as a cigar manufacturer at 720 River St, Troy, with a house at 742 River St, Troy. The city directory leaves the "s" off Jacobs. He is also listed in the business directory under cigar manufacturers at 720 River St.
1890 -He is listed in the Troy, NY City Directory as a cigar manufacturer at 720 River St, Troy, with a house at 731 River St, Troy. The city directory leaves the "s" off Jacobs. He is no longer listed in the business directory under cigar manufacturers.
1891 -He is not listed in the Troy, NY City Directory, but his wife is listed as boarding at 2437 Sixth Ave, her father's house. Presumably he went ahead to Boston to get a job and find a place to live while she and the children stayed with his father-in-law.
1892 -He registered to vote in Boston on 15 Oct. His registration is located at the Boston City Archives, Register of Naturalized Voters, ward 13, #28, p 54. It states: Registered on 15 Oct 1892, ward 13, precinct 8, letter V, p 447, Adolph Jacob, residence on 1 May, 328 W Broadway, age 34, place of birth Germany, occ cigar maker, refused to state his place of business, naturalized 31 Oct 1878 at Com Pleas Ct, Jersey City, NJ, residence at date of registration 328 W Broadway. He signed his name Adolph Jacob.
He appears in the Lists of Qualified Male Voters, Boston, at the Boston Public Library, 9317.446A5, as follows:
year ward-prec listing
1892 13 - 8 V447, Jacob Adolph, 328 W Broadway
1893 15 - 5 N195, Jacob Adolph, 45 Mercer St
1894 15 - 5 M203, Jacob Adolph, 45 Mercer St
1895 15 - 5 G195, Jacob Adolph, 45 Mercer St
1896 15 - 2 R188, Jacob Adolph, 109 Mercer St, 6 yrs res in state, 6 yrs res in city, 5 yrs res in ward, age 39, 5'7", 149 lbs
1897 15 - 2 X210, Jacob Adolph, 100 Mercer St, 7 yrs res in city, age 40, 5'7", 149 lbs
1893 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 328 W. Broadway.
1894-96 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory, as a cigarmaker with a house at 45 Mercer St, Boston. His son, Benjamin Franklin Jacobs, was born Feb 2, 1894 at 45 Mercer St, Boston.
1897 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 100 Mercer St, Boston
1898-1900 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 110 Mercer St, Boston. #110 Mercer St was skipped over in the 1900 US Census.
1901-1903 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 178 L St, South Boston.
1904-06 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 637 E Sixth St, South Boston.
1907 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 637 E Sixth St, South Boston. His wife is not listed, but one of the Samuels on p. 896 might be his son.
1908 -His son, Samuel, married Rebecca DeLaFuente. He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 561 E Seventh St, South Boston. His wife Lillian is listed as a dressmaker at the same address, and one of the Samuels on p. 910 might be his son.
1909 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 168 O St, South Boston. His wife is not listed. His son Samuel is listed as boarding at 8 Bower St, Roxbury, the home of his in-laws.
1910 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 168 O St, South Boston. 168 0 St = at the corner of O St and E 7th St, Ward 14. His wife, Lillian, is listed as a dressmaker at the same address. His son, Samuel, is listed as a machinist at 709 E Seventh St, South Boston. 709 E 7th St = E 7th St between Monks and Peters, Ward 14. He is listed at the National Archives, Microfilm T624, Roll 619, in the 1910 US Census taken on 21 April 1910 in MA, Suffolk County, e.d. #1475, sheet 9A, line 21 as Adolph Jacobs, living at 168 O St, Boston, [his wife is listed as head of the household - very unusual!] white male, age 52, married for 27 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, immigrated to the US in 1872, naturalized, native language English [a surprise, I would have expected German, this is probably sloppy work on the part of the census taker], no profession, unemployed all during the year, able to read and write, renting his home, living with his wife, Lillian, his daughter, Sadie, his daughter, Carrie A, his son, Benjamin, and two boarders, Joseph D. Brown who appears to be the father of the other boarder, and Henry A. Brown. This Henry Brown became his wife's second husband.
1911 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 168 O St, South Boston. His wife, Lillian, is listed as a dressmaker at the same address. His son, Samuel, is listed as a machinist at 709 E Seventh St, South Boston.
1913 -Listed in the Boston City Directory p 985 as Jacobs, Adolph, bds 53 L, SB. He died 1 Nov. His death certificate, #9858 is recorded at the MA Registry of Vital Statistics, Deaths, 1913, v 19 p 259. It says Adolph Jacobs died on 1 Nov 1913, white male, married, age 55, his wife's name is not given, residence 168 O St, S Boston, MA, he was a cigar maker, died at Boston City Hospital, admitted to the hospital 30 Oct 1913, born in Germany, his father, [no first name given] Jacobs was born in Germany, and his unnamed mother was born in Germany, he died of lobar pneumonia after 7 days, E W Wilson, MD, buried at Mt Hope Cemetery, J E Nolan, undertaker [398 W Broadway, SB]. His obituary is in the Boston Globe, Sunday 2 Nov, p19 col 4; Monday morning, 3 Nov, p14, col 7; in the Monday evening Globe p 14, col 6:
JACOBS-At Boston City Hospital, Nov 1, Adolph, beloved husband of Lillian M. Jacobs (nee Franklin). Funeral from his late residence, 168 O st Tuesday at 1:30 pm. Late member of the Workingmen's Sick & Death Branch 11. Funeral private.
His gravestone says JACOBS on the top, and on the front it says:
FATHER ADOLPH JACOBS 1858-1913 AT REST
1878 -He became a naturalized US citizen on 31 Oct at the Court of Common Pleas, Jersey City, NJ. His naturalization is recorded at the NJ State Archives, Trenton, films of Hudson Co, Box 1313982, #1-55. It states in part: #690, Hudson Common Pleas, In the Matter of the Application of Adolph Jacob To become a Citizen of the US, Filed Oct 31, 1878, Hudson Co, NJ, Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In the Matter of Adolph Jacob On his Naturalization. I, Adolph Jacob Do declare on oath that I am a native of Germany, that I have resided within the US for 5 years, and that for 1 year at least I have resided within the State of NJ; and that at the time I so arrived in the US I had not attained my 18th years; and that it is bona fide my intention, and has been for the last 3 years, to become a Citizen of the US, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to . . . the Emperor of Germany, and I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the US, and that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to . . . the Emperor of Germany of whom I was a subject. Sworn in open Court, this 31st day of October 1878, Adolph Jacob. Before me, John P. Ruhoff?, Judge. Simon Marks being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is a citizen of the US, that he is well acquainted with the above named Adolph Jacob, and that the said Adolph Jacob has resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the US for 5 years at least, and for 1 year at least within the State of NJ, and that during the same period he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles and Constitution of the US, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same; and he further saith that at the time the said Adolph Jacob arrived in the US he had not attained his 18th year. Sworn in Open Court this 31st day of October, 1878, Simon Marks.
I checked the Jersey City, NJ City Directories from 1874-1884 and he only appears in the 1881-82 directory, page 178 as: Jacob, Adolph, cigarmkr, 92 Cook.
The following listings in the Troy, NY, City Directories show his changes of address:
Year Listing
1882 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, bd 138 Fourth St
1883 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, h 92 Congress St
1884 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, h 92 Congress St
1885 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, h 92 Congress St
1886 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, 720 River St, h 92 Congress St
1887 Jacobs, Adolph L, cigarmaker, 720 River St, h 715 River St
1888 Jacob, Adolph L, cigar manuf. 720 River, h 742 do.
1882 -Based on the birth date of his first child, he probably married Lillian Mae Franklin this year. He was boarding at 138 Fourth St, Troy, his father-in-law's house.
1883-1886 -His home at 92 Congress St was right next to his father-in-law's place of business. His daughter, Sarah, was born 16 Aug 1883 in Troy. His daughter, Carrie, was born there on 13 Nov 1885. The following is contained with his naturalization papers: State of NJ, Hudson Co, ss. Adolph Jacob being duly sworn, on his oath says that I am the identical Adolph Jacob named in the Record of Naturalization in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Co of Hudson dated the 31st day of Oct 1878, that I was naturalized by said Court on the 31st day of Oct in the year 1878, that I received at the time of my naturalization, a certificate thereof, which has been lost or destroyed, and after diligent search I am unable to find. Sworn and subscribed this 22 day of Oct 1883 at Jersey City before me, Louis L?, Notary Public. Signed Adolph Jacob.
1888 -His son, Samuel Jacobs, was born on 15 July in Troy. He is listed in the Troy, NY City Directory as a cigarmaker at 720 River St, Troy, with a house at 742 River St, Troy. The city directory leaves the "s" off Jacobs. He is also listed in the business directory under cigar manufacturers at 720 River St.
1889 -He is listed in the Troy, NY City Directory as a cigar manufacturer at 720 River St, Troy, with a house at 742 River St, Troy. The city directory leaves the "s" off Jacobs. He is also listed in the business directory under cigar manufacturers at 720 River St.
1890 -He is listed in the Troy, NY City Directory as a cigar manufacturer at 720 River St, Troy, with a house at 731 River St, Troy. The city directory leaves the "s" off Jacobs. He is no longer listed in the business directory under cigar manufacturers.
1891 -He is not listed in the Troy, NY City Directory, but his wife is listed as boarding at 2437 Sixth Ave, her father's house. Presumably he went ahead to Boston to get a job and find a place to live while she and the children stayed with his father-in-law.
1892 -He registered to vote in Boston on 15 Oct. His registration is located at the Boston City Archives, Register of Naturalized Voters, ward 13, #28, p 54. It states: Registered on 15 Oct 1892, ward 13, precinct 8, letter V, p 447, Adolph Jacob, residence on 1 May, 328 W Broadway, age 34, place of birth Germany, occ cigar maker, refused to state his place of business, naturalized 31 Oct 1878 at Com Pleas Ct, Jersey City, NJ, residence at date of registration 328 W Broadway. He signed his name Adolph Jacob.
He appears in the Lists of Qualified Male Voters, Boston, at the Boston Public Library, 9317.446A5, as follows:
year ward-prec listing
1892 13 - 8 V447, Jacob Adolph, 328 W Broadway
1893 15 - 5 N195, Jacob Adolph, 45 Mercer St
1894 15 - 5 M203, Jacob Adolph, 45 Mercer St
1895 15 - 5 G195, Jacob Adolph, 45 Mercer St
1896 15 - 2 R188, Jacob Adolph, 109 Mercer St, 6 yrs res in state, 6 yrs res in city, 5 yrs res in ward, age 39, 5'7", 149 lbs
1897 15 - 2 X210, Jacob Adolph, 100 Mercer St, 7 yrs res in city, age 40, 5'7", 149 lbs
1893 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 328 W. Broadway.
1894-96 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory, as a cigarmaker with a house at 45 Mercer St, Boston. His son, Benjamin Franklin Jacobs, was born Feb 2, 1894 at 45 Mercer St, Boston.
1897 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 100 Mercer St, Boston
1898-1900 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 110 Mercer St, Boston. #110 Mercer St was skipped over in the 1900 US Census.
1901-1903 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 178 L St, South Boston.
1904-06 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 637 E Sixth St, South Boston.
1907 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 637 E Sixth St, South Boston. His wife is not listed, but one of the Samuels on p. 896 might be his son.
1908 -His son, Samuel, married Rebecca DeLaFuente. He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 561 E Seventh St, South Boston. His wife Lillian is listed as a dressmaker at the same address, and one of the Samuels on p. 910 might be his son.
1909 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 168 O St, South Boston. His wife is not listed. His son Samuel is listed as boarding at 8 Bower St, Roxbury, the home of his in-laws.
1910 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 168 O St, South Boston. 168 0 St = at the corner of O St and E 7th St, Ward 14. His wife, Lillian, is listed as a dressmaker at the same address. His son, Samuel, is listed as a machinist at 709 E Seventh St, South Boston. 709 E 7th St = E 7th St between Monks and Peters, Ward 14. He is listed at the National Archives, Microfilm T624, Roll 619, in the 1910 US Census taken on 21 April 1910 in MA, Suffolk County, e.d. #1475, sheet 9A, line 21 as Adolph Jacobs, living at 168 O St, Boston, [his wife is listed as head of the household - very unusual!] white male, age 52, married for 27 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, immigrated to the US in 1872, naturalized, native language English [a surprise, I would have expected German, this is probably sloppy work on the part of the census taker], no profession, unemployed all during the year, able to read and write, renting his home, living with his wife, Lillian, his daughter, Sadie, his daughter, Carrie A, his son, Benjamin, and two boarders, Joseph D. Brown who appears to be the father of the other boarder, and Henry A. Brown. This Henry Brown became his wife's second husband.
1911 -He is listed in the Boston City Directory as a cigarmaker with a house at 168 O St, South Boston. His wife, Lillian, is listed as a dressmaker at the same address. His son, Samuel, is listed as a machinist at 709 E Seventh St, South Boston.
1913 -Listed in the Boston City Directory p 985 as Jacobs, Adolph, bds 53 L, SB. He died 1 Nov. His death certificate, #9858 is recorded at the MA Registry of Vital Statistics, Deaths, 1913, v 19 p 259. It says Adolph Jacobs died on 1 Nov 1913, white male, married, age 55, his wife's name is not given, residence 168 O St, S Boston, MA, he was a cigar maker, died at Boston City Hospital, admitted to the hospital 30 Oct 1913, born in Germany, his father, [no first name given] Jacobs was born in Germany, and his unnamed mother was born in Germany, he died of lobar pneumonia after 7 days, E W Wilson, MD, buried at Mt Hope Cemetery, J E Nolan, undertaker [398 W Broadway, SB]. His obituary is in the Boston Globe, Sunday 2 Nov, p19 col 4; Monday morning, 3 Nov, p14, col 7; in the Monday evening Globe p 14, col 6:
JACOBS-At Boston City Hospital, Nov 1, Adolph, beloved husband of Lillian M. Jacobs (nee Franklin). Funeral from his late residence, 168 O st Tuesday at 1:30 pm. Late member of the Workingmen's Sick & Death Branch 11. Funeral private.
His gravestone says JACOBS on the top, and on the front it says:
FATHER ADOLPH JACOBS 1858-1913 AT REST