Louisa Henriette (Alsmiller) Jacobs (1865 - 1944)

Born 3 Apr 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of George Rudolph Jacobs — married 28 Mar 1889 in Louisville, Kentucky

Died 11 May 1944 at age 79 in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Biography

Louisa "Lula" Henriette Alsmiller (or Allsmiller) Jacobs (3 Apr 1865 - 11 May 1944);

Baptized on 23 Apr 1865; Godparents are Louise Spreen and Gottlieb Spreen;

Louisa was listed as a weaver at Eclipse Woolen Mills in the 1886 Louisville City Directory, boarding at 928 Washington St.;

Married George Rudolph “Rudy” Jacobs, (5 Sep 1861 - 2 Dec 1915), on 28 Mar 1889, who was a plumber;

Daughter, Edna Jacobs Frederick (9 Jul 1891 – 18 Apr 1974), who lived with Charles and Charlotta Alsmiller acc. to 1900 and 1910 Census;

George Jacobs is listed in 1894 Louisville City Directory as a plumber at W. H. Matlack, res. 928 Washington St.;

Louise (age 56, widow) and daughter, Edna (28), lived with sisters, Anna C. (48) and Mamie H. (34), at 923 E. Main St. (1920); Louise is listed as a seamstress for the government.

Louise was living with her daughter, Edna, in Ft. Wayne, Ind. at the time of her death. She was buried on 5? May 1944 in Eastern Cemetery: W/2 of E/2 Lot 8, Range 5, Section B. George was buried on 4 Dec 1915 in Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, on "Louise H. Jacobs" lot.

??? Who is Louise S. Allsmiller?? Louise S. Allsmiller married Edward D. Niemeier on 9 Sep 1914 in the presence of Anna Allsmiller and William Stauble in Louisville, Kentucky; according to Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 for Louise S. Allsmiller; Jefferson; 1914

Sources

Family info.

Baptism: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZP-K1S1?i=380 (page 381);

George Jacobs obit: The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky); 03 Dec 1915, Fri., Page 10

Louise "Lula" Alsmiller Jacobs: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1944; Roll: 05; Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Louise Jacobs burial info: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C399-T9WQ-B?i=2931&cc=3019662 (page 2932).

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6K-9XH?cc=1488411&wc=QZJP-KJ2%3A1036472601%2C1036713301%2C1038573601%2C1589332282 : 14 December 2015), Kentucky > Jefferson > Louisville Ward 2 > ED 51 > image 15 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/63014108/louise-h.-jacobs : accessed 23 May 2021), memorial page for Louise H. “Lula” Alsmiller Jacobs (3 Apr 1864–11 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63014108, citing Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Rhonda (contributor 47055071) .

Year Range: 1889 Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.

Year Range: 1914 Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.