Waterloo Region Generations
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John George Jacobs

Male 1903 - 1998  (95 years)


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  • Name John George Jacobs 
    Born 19 Jun 1903  Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194172708 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-489773 
    Died 17 Oct 1998  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Kingwood Reformed Mennonite Cemetery [Roeser's Hill], Wellesley Twp., Waterloo, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I489773  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johannes "John" Jacobs,   b. 22 Jan 1872, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1960, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann Schneider,   b. 28 Aug 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1976  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1900  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F300955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fannie Rebecca Fogelsonger,   b. 22 Sep 1912, Washington, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 2001, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F300503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JACOBS, John G. - Suddenly, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at Stratford General Hospital, John George Jacobs of 105 Princess St., Millbank.

      Born in Mornington township, 95 years ago, son of the late John Jacobs and the late Lydia Schneider.

      Mr. Jacobs was a member of the North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church.

      Beloved husband of Fannie (Fogelsonger) (Krause) Jacobs of Millbank; dear father of John and his wife Wilma Jacobs of Brampton and Dorothy Denstedt; step-father of Joann and her husband Ronald Yost of RR 2, Wellesley, Jan and his wife Nancy Krause of Cheaning, Mich.; brother of Bill Jacobs of Milverton; dear grandpa of Vanessa Jacobs and Cameron Jacobs; step- grandpa of Carol and Michael Stumpf, Brian and Heather Yost and Amy Krause also by five grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren and six step-greatgrandchildren.

      Predeceased by one brother, Roy Jacobs; one sister, Mabel Scott and one great-grandson, Michael Krause.

      Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St., W. in Wellesley, where family and friends will be received today (Monday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at the North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, at 2 p.m., Pastors Ed Bankert and Walter Roth will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kingwood Reformed Mennonite Cemetery.

      Memorials to the Heart and Stroke of Ontario would be appreciated, as expressions of sympathy.

      The Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Oct 19, 1998 Page 11

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      NameJohannes Jacob
      Age28
      Birth Dateabt 1872
      Birth PlaceWilmont
      Res; Michigan - laborer
      Marriage Date15 Apr 1900
      Marriage PlaceWilmot Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father Noah Jacobs
      Mother not known
      Spouse Lydia Snyder
      Age21
      Birth Dateabt 1879
      Birth PlaceWilmont
      Res: Mornington
      Father Siebert Snyder
      Mother Zella Nee Yost Snyder

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jun 1903 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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