Lewis JACOBS family

JACOBS, DENIO, BRUNDIDGE

Posted By: James Butcher (email)
Date: 7/22/2007 at 09:29:15

This JACOBS family settled in the Springville area with the wife/mother having been committed to the Linn County Home for the Insane and most likely died between 1920-1925. Below are some details for the family and seeking the whereabouts of Lavinia/Livinia (Malvina) Jacobs who was born c.1869 in NY (maiden name DeNio), children Walter Jacobs born 1896-1898, sister Jessie born c.1901, and Rosina Jacobs born c.1905 who married 1932 to Edward (Edwin) John Brundidge.

Any help on the above will be greatly appreciated!

Jim

HISTORY TIMELINE:

1905 All living at home in Springville, Linn Co., IA

1910 Livinia was ill by this time and seen in the Linn County Home at Marion.
Children are scattered with Arthur in Polk County working, Orval missing, Walter, Jessie, and Rosina all were at the St. Francis Orphanage in Julien, Dubuque Co., IA.

1915 Lewis is still in Springville and listed as “married” – Livinia listed as Melvina Jacobs, Linn County Home for Incurable Insane.

1920 Orval and brother Walter is living together in Springville. Arthur is in
Lansing, Mower Co., MN and married. Livinia is still in the Home.
Rosina in House of Good Sheperd (Catholic school), Dubuque, Dubuque
Co., IA.

1925 Livinia dead by this time – Lewis shown as “widowed” and living with a Coffock family in the Springville area.

1930 Lewis living with Ed and Malena Michels family. Malena’s mother was also a DeNio and Malena half-aunt to wife Livinia. Rosina is living with brother Arthur who had moved back to Brown Twp. (Springville), Linn Co., IA.

1932 Rosina married Edward (Edwin) Brundidge

1940 Lewis Jacobs dies in Blue Earth Co., Minnesota apparently moved in with son Arthur who dies there in 1971.