Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
NameHenry Benjamin JACOBS [933]
Birth29 Nov 1888, Portsmouth, Ohio, USA [933], [929], [934]
Death22 Apr 1957 [935]
Occupation1917: Demonstrator, Cadillac Motor Car Co.; 1924: Automobile Salesman [2473], [933]
Spouses
Birth18 Aug 1890, Janova, Lithuania [928], [929]
Death6 Mar 1971, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
BurialBeth Shalom Cemetery, 1501 Anderson Rd., Shaler Township, PA
MotherBasa “Bessie“ GUTMAN (~1862-1929)
Marriage12 Jun 1924, Durban, Durban, Natal, South Africa [933]
Divorcebef 24 Sep 1931 [929]
Notes for Henry Benjamin JACOBS
1917: Living at 3120 Broadway, New York, New York. [2473]

1920: Henry’s sister, Yetta ENGELMAN, was living at 8 Forbes Terrace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the same time, [Rosamond] Hilda GRABOWSKY was living with her sister, Eva SIMON, at 19 Forbes Terrace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is almost certainly where Henry and Hilda met.

12 June 1924: At the time of his marriage to Rosamond Hilda KING (nee GRABOWSKY) he was living at the Claremont Hotel in Durban, Natal, South Africa. [933] Rosamond’s brother, Jack GREENE, managed this hotel.

19 Aug 1924: On the manifest of the S.S. Olympic, he gave his address as 3405 Broadway, New York, New York. [2474]

23 Dec 1929: Living at 575 W. 183rd St., New York City, New York, but not listed at this address in the April 1930 U.S. Census.

3 Sep 1932: Living in Washington, D.C.

9 Jun 1933: Living at 205 East 176th St., New York, New York.
Last Modified 27 Feb 2021Created 26 Apr 2021 by Miriam Alexander Baker