Raymond Backus Jacobs (1885 - 1954)

Born 28 Apr 1885 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Jun 1954 at age 69 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

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Biography

Facts

NAME
Raymond Backus Jacobs ^{[1] [2] [3]}
Ramond B. Jacobs ^{[4] [5]}
Raymond B. Jacobs ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

SEX
Male

BIRTH
ABT 1885; Massachusetts, United States ^[7]
APR 1885; Massachusetts, United States ^[4]
28 APR 1885; Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ^[3]
28 APR 1885; Massachusetts, United States
28 APR 1885 ^[2]
ABT 1886; Massachusetts, United States ^{[10] [5] [8]}
24 JUL 1893 ^[1]

DEATH
22 JUN 1954; Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States ^[9]

EDUCATION
HS - 3 ^[11]

OCCUPATION
1910; Secretary, manufacturer ^[7]
1918; Secretary, for Jacob Mfg Co. ^[2]
1920; Manufacturer, factory machines ^[10]
1930; Proprietor, Fruit Pres. Plant ^[5]
1940; Horticulturist, own flower farm ^[8]

RESIDENCE
1900; Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ^[4]
1908; Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ^[6]
1910; West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ^[12]
1918; 10 Beverly Rd., Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ^[2]
1920; 10 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ^[10]
1930; 4108 Palmarito St., Coral Gables, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States ^[5]
1935; Erwin Road, Dade Co., Florida, United States ^[8]
1940; Erwin Road, Dade Co., Florida, United States ^[8]

FIRST FAMILY
Husband
Raymond Backus Jacobs
Wife
Gladys White
Marriage
ABT 1907 ^[7]
JAN 1907 ^[13]
Divorce
1918 ^[14]

SECOND FAMILY
Husband
Raymond Backus Jacobs
Wife
Florence Kibbe
Marriage
BET 1920 AND 1930

Research Notes

He was married, but lived alone in the 1920 census.

From the "Miami Herald," July 30, 1926, p. 11,

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Jacobs, 1259 N. W. Fifty-seventh street, former residents of Hartford, Conn., have moved to their new home in Allapattah. Mr. Jacobs has sold his interests in Hartford and will make Miami his future home.

In the 1930 census, he lived in Coral Gables, Dade, FL with a new wife, Florence K., b. abt 1889 in MA. Her first marriage was at age 32, so she might have married Raymond in 1921.

From "The Miami Herald," FL, Wednesday, June 23, 1954, p. 31,

Raymond B. Jacobs, 69, of 7810 SW 47th ave., died Tuesday. He came here 28 years ago from West Hartford, Conn.

Survivors are his wife, Florence, a son, Gerald B., of Springfield, Mass., and two sisters.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Title: FindaGrave , Page: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/JACOBS/2002-03/1015466687
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: Title: "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" , Page: for Raymond Backus Jacobs. , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: Title: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index" , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: Title: "1900 Census" , Page: Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Co., Roll T623_138, p. 4B , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: Title: "1930 Census" , Page: Coral Gables, Dade, Florida; Roll: 311; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0099; Image: 642.0; FHL microfilm: 2340046 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: Title: obituary , Page: of Mrs. Arthur I. Jacobs, "The Hartford Courant," Hartford, Connecticut, Aug. 4, 1908
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Source: Title: "1910 Census" , Page: Connecticut, West Hartford, Hartford Co., Roll T624_132, p. 43B , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Source: Title: "1940 Census" , Page: Dade, Florida; Roll: T627_582; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13-88 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Source: Title: obituary , Page: of Raymond B. Jacobs, "The Miami Herald," FL, Wednesday, June 23, 1954, p. 31
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Source: Title: "1920 Census" , Page: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_180; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 218 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
11. ↑ Source: Title: "1940 Census" , Page: Dade, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00582; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13-88 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
12. ↑ Source: Title: "1910 Census" , Page: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 43B; Enumeration District: 0243; FHL microfilm: 1374145 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
13. ↑ Source: Title: "Norwich Morning Bulletin," Norwich, Connecticut , Page: May 14, 1919, p. 8 , Repository name: www.GenealogyBank.com
14. ↑ Source: Title: "Norwich Morning Bulletin," Norwich, Connecticut, Repository name: www.GenealogyBank.com