Jacobs, Amelia (Mrs. Louis) 1862-1952

JACOBS, ANDERSON

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:33

Jaocbs, Amelia Maria nee Anderson 1862-1952 buried in Grace Hill Hawarden IA.

See the obit of her husband Louis Henry Jacobs
1859-1918

Find a Grave lists Amelia Jacobs born 24 Jun 1862 died 23 Oct 1952 husband Louis Henry Herman Jacobs. Children Peter Jacobs, Albert William Jacobs, Dewey Jacobs, Elsie Jacobs, Harriet Jacobs, Harry Jacobs, Howard Jacobs, Anna M. Wendel, Agnes Jacobs and Mary Anna Wendel

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Hawarden Independent of Oct 30, 1952 page one.

Resident Here For 70 Years Dies at Age 90 Mrs. Amelia Jacobs, 90, a resident of this vicinity for almost 70 years, died last Thursday at the Hawarden hospital following a long illness.

A native of Denmark, Mrs. Jacobs came to America at the age of 21. She made the trip to the United States alone, locating at Ireton, where her brothers lived. She had 84 descendants.

She was born June 24, 1862, and was married in 1886 to Louis Jacobs. All her wedded life was spent on the Jacobs farm northeast of Hawarden. Following- the death of her husband in 1918, she moved to Hawarden. She was a member of the Methodist church.

Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. John Wendel of Montrose, S. D., and Mrs. Jake Wendel of De Smet, S. D.; four sons, William and Dewey of Hawarden, Albert of Randolph, Minn., and Peter of Northfield, Minn.; 32 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. Her husband and six children preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Methodist church, Kev. B. Roy Brown officiating. Mrs. Lewis Andrews, sr., of Hudson with Mrs. P. W. Peters a^ accompanist sang "In the Garden," "In The Sweet Bye and Bye" and "God Be With, You Till We Meet Again." Burial was in Grace Hill cemetery under the direction of the Barnard Funeral home. Those who came from a distance for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jacobs, Mrs. M. E, Maltby and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Growth of Northfield MN; Mrs. Norman Ohmann of Cannon Falls MN; Mrs. Edwin Volbert of Rosemount MN; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wendel and sons, Clarence, Lawrence and Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wendel and Mrs. John Huszenga and Ronnie of De Smet, S. D. Mrs. Howard Nelson and Lester of Oregon; Mrs. Hovland of Beresford; Mrs. Anna Larson, Andrew Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Larson, Mrs. Francis Jacobs, Loa Jacobs and Louis Jacobs of Sioux Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wm. Jacobs and family of Elko, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. John Wendel Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wendel, Walter Wendel, Fern Wendel and Albert McCabe of Montrose, SD and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Laurenson of Vermillion SD.