Sophia Lucile (Lutz) Jacoby (1869 - 1922)

Born 11 Mar 1869 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Wife of Heinrich Bloess — married 22 Feb 1887 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, United States

Wife of James Calvin Jacoby — married 25 Dec 1902 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri

Died 28 Dec 1922 at age 53 in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, United States

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Research Notes

Her tombstone has her year of birth as 1869, but the early census records would support her year of birth as being 1867.

Biography

Her parents were George and Sophia Lutz.

1880 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS, in George Lutz household, as Sophia Lutz, age 13, born KS. (parents George and Sophia Lutz; he was a feather merchant).

1900 Sedalia. Pettis County, Mo in Sophia Lutz household, as Sophie Bloess, widowed, age 33, born Mar 1867 KS.

1902 Dec 25 married Rev. J. C. Jacoby at Trinity Lutheran Church of Sedalia. That is where Rev. Jacoby was pastor.

1910 Boulder, CO in John C. Jacoby household, as Susan B. Jacoby, age42, born KS, marriedd 7 yrs. He is a minister. Also E. H. Lutz in household, listed as brother-in-law.

1920 Wellington, Summer County, KS in James C. Jacoby household, as Sophia L. Jacoby, age 50, born KS. He is Lutheran minister.

1922 Feb, the Lutheran Church in Wellington, KS gave a farewell reception for Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Jacoby. They will be going to Canon City, CO.

Sophia is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.

Sources

• "Kansas State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6X-T7F5 : 12 March 2020), Sophie Lutz in household of Christ Nelson, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing Census, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, 1, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,208.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF57-YXG : 7 September 2017), Sophia Lutz in household of George Lutz, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 161, sheet 360D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,386.
• Marriage License of Henry Bloess and Sophia Lutz, Pettis County, MO Marriages, Vol ?, page 474
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38W-NXK : accessed 24 June 2020), Sophie Bloess in household of Sophie Lutz, Sedalia Township Sedalia city Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 11B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,881.
• Marriage of Rev. Jacoby and Mrs. Sophia Lutz Bloess, Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo, Friday, Dec. 26, 1902, page 5.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWG-5QP : accessed 24 June 2020), Susan B Jacoby in household of John C Jacoby, Boulder Ward 2, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 2B, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 113; FHL microfilm 1,374,126.
• "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTH-7Z2W : 13 October 2019), Sofia L B Jacoby in household of J C Jacoby, Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States; citing Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States, 185, 26, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFX5-9W9 : accessed 24 June 2020), Sophia L Jacoby in household of James C Jacoby, Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States; citing ED 191, sheet 5A, line 45, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 553; FHL microfilm 1,820,553.
• Wellington Daily News, Wellington, KS, Feb 22, 1922.
• Obituary of Sophia Bloess Jacoby, Wellington Daily News, Wellington, KS, Friday, Dec 29, 1922, page 1.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #115450570