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Jacob Berkowitz

Jacob Berkowitz

Male 1906 - 1985  (79 years)

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  • Name Jacob Berkowitz  [1, 2] 
    Born 07 Jun 1906  Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1910  Mattoon Ward 3, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Died 27 Oct 1985  Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Passed away at Barnes Hospital in St Louis, Buried Dodge Grove Cemetary in Mattoon, Illinois
    Buried Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I5814  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree | Rofheart - Rofes and related families
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 

    Father Nathan Berkowitz,   b. 22 Aug 1866, Budapest, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1928, 1311 Charleston St, Mattoon, Coles, Ill Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Esther Goldberg,   b. Sep 1865, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Oct 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 12 Aug 1889  Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • Marriage between Esther Rofhert nee Goldberg and Nathan Berkowitz
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate    		 Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Family ID F1759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel Bernice Bucholz,   b. 29 Jul 1911, Utica, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Jan 1996, Mattoon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Ann Berkowitz  [natural]
     2. Judy Berkowitz  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F1369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 07 Jun 1906 - Terre Haute, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 1985 - Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Chicago Tribune obit    		Chicago Tribune obit

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Mattoon Ward 3, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T624_236; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374249.

    2. [S265] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S142] Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97, Wisconsin Historical Society, (Name: Wisconsin Historical Society; Location: Milwaukee, WI; Date: 2012;), Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97., Winconsin Marriages pre 1907 - Vol. 4 , Page 97.
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Rofhert
      First Name: Esther
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Berkowitz
      First Name: Nathan
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97

    4. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 409; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240409.

    5. [S143] Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97, Winconsin Historical Society, (Name: Wisconsin Historical Society; Location: Milwaukee, WI; Date: 2012;), Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97., Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Milwaukee, Vol.# 18, Page# 143.
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Rofhert
      First Name: Esther
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Berkowitz
      First Name: Nathan
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97