JACOBS, Mrs. Anna Catherine 1829 - 1906

JACOBS, MOBURG, JACOBSON

Posted By: Jane Knapp (email)
Date: 7/22/2006 at 09:58:36

"The Fairfield Ledger"
January 31, 1906
Page 6, Column 4

Mrs. Anna C. JACOBS died Sunday morning at her home 4 miles northeast of Salina. She had been a sufferer from paralysis for some time. She was the widow of John JACOBS who died May 1905. Mrs. JACOBS was a native of Sweden and was 75 years of age. She and her husband were among the early Swedish settlers of Jefferson County and had resided here for more than half a century.

They reared a large family and among its surviving members are Mrs. Carl MOBURG of this city, Mrs. Frank JACOBSON of Ottumwa, Henry JACOBS of Galesburg, Illinois, Albert, August and Frank JACOBS of this county. Mrs. JACOBS was a woman of many kind qualities, a good neighbor and a sympathizing friend. There were many people in the community in which she had lived so long who will mourn her death. The body was interred in the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery at Four Corners Tuesday, Rev. J.M. Peresnius conducting the funeral service.

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Newspaper unknown for certain, but likely the "Lockridge Herald" in January, 1906

Mrs. Anna JACOB (sic - JACOBS), widow of John JACOB (sic - JACOBS), died at her home Sunday morning, January 18, 06 (sic - January 28, 1906) at 11 o'clock. She had been in ill health for some time suffering from Paralysis. She was born in Sweden, Jan. 20, 1829 and came to this country in 1851.

Five children, twenty-two grandchildren and one great grandchildren (sic) are left to mourn her. Mrs. Carrie JACOBSON, of Ottumwa, Mrs. Clara MOBURG of Fairfield, Henry, of Galesburg, Frank, August and Albert, of this place, all being present at the bedside of their mother when she passed away.

Mrs. JACOBS was a faithful member of the Swedish Lutheran Church, and to know her was to love her.

Funeral services were held at the Swedish Lutheran Church, Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Persenius.

*Full transcription provided by Jane Knapp, January, 2015, which supercedes the brief extraction originally entered by the Admin.