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Niagara Gazette - 2/26/1931

William Jacobs was delightfully surprised
on Sunday, the occasion being
his fiftieth birthday. Friends and relatives
were present from Niagara -Falls.
Lewiston. Lockport. Ransomville,
Youngstown. Tonawanda and North
Ridge. The oldest guest was his mother,
Mrs. Minnie Jacobs of Lewiston,
who Is 82 years eld. The youngest one
present was a grand-son. Le Roy Zastrow,
aged two years, of Martinsville.
the three children of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacobs were present, Mrs. Arlene Zastrow,
of Martinsville, with her husband
and four children. Lawrence Jacobs of
Niagara Falls and WUlard Jacobs at
home. .
Two brothers, Frank Jacobs of tho
Million Dollar highway,, and Albert
Jacobs of the Randall road, and four
Isisters. Mrs. Emma Strablow of the
take road. Youngstown. Mrs. Bertha
Simmons of the Ridge road, Mrs. Ella
iDobberteau of Niagara Falls, and Mrs.
Lena Llndhurst of Lewiston.
A most delicious supper was served
to the 52 guests from a beautiful apipolnted
table decorated In pink and
white with a bounteous birthday cake
as a center-piece.
Mr. Jacobs received many beautiful
and useful gifts. After a pleasant
evening the guests departed wishing
ihelr host many more happy birthdays.

Niagara Gazette - 4/1958

JACOBS - William F. At home, North
Ridge, Town of Cambria, April
30. 1958. at 77. Husband of Eva
Lafler Jacobs.- rather of Mrs,
Charles Zastrow. North Rldge.
Lawrence J. .of Niagara Falls. Wlllard
L. Hlajeah. Fla. Brother of
of Mrs. Emma Strablow, Lewtston.
N. Y., Mrs. Chris Sack of Wilson.
N. Y.. Mrs. Bertha Simmons and
Mrs. Herman Llndhurst both of
Raneomvllle. Also survived by 19
grandchlldren and 13 great grandchildren,
Funeral Saturday, May 3.1958
at 2 p.m. from the Hardlson
Funeral Home, 8. Lake St.. Ransomvllle.
Rev. Harold Bllsh ei
North Ridge Methodist Church offlciated.
Interment, North Ridge Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: LAFLER, Eva. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. JACOBS, Arlene H was born on 24 May 1904 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 May 1984 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
2. JACOBS, Lawrence
3. JACOBS, Willard

Frederick married IHRCKE, Wilhelmina Johanna Maria about 1868 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Wilhelmina was born on 17 Sep 1848 in Woldzegarten, Mecklenburg-Schwenn, Prussia; died on 23 Oct 1935 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/24/1935

LEWISTON. Oct. 24.—Mrs. Minnie
Jacobs, 87 years old, died yesterday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Herman Lindhurst, two miles east of
Lewiston on the Ridge road.
Mrs. Jacobs leaves three sons, Frank
and William, of Lockport, and Albert,
of Wilson: four daughters, Mrs. John
Simmons, of RansomvtUe, Mrs. Fred
Strablow, of Voungstown, Mrs. Charles
Dobbertean. of Niagara Falls, and
Mrs. Herman Lindhurst, of the Town
of Lewiston; two sisters, Mrs. Fred
Behnke, of Cambria, and Mrs. George
Dean, of Niagara Falls, 26 grandchildren.
36 great-grandchildren and
three great great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Saturday
at 2 p. m. from the home of the
daughter and at 2:30 o'clock from
8 t Peter's Lutheran church at North
Ridge. Interment will be In North
Ridge cemetery.
Mrs. Jacobs was born in Germany
and had resided In this country for
62 years. She was the widow of Fred
Jacobs, a former well known farmer
of this district For the past 20
years she had made her home with
her daughter. She was a member
of St. Peter's Lutheran church at
North Ridge.