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- THE TIMES RECORD NEWSPAPER, ALEDO, MERCER COUNTY, ILLINOIS
OBITUARY FOR FLORENCE MAE HAND JACOBS JUHL
10 SEPTEMBER 1975
"MRS. FLORENCE JUHL, ALEDO -- Mrs. Florence Juhl, 81, of 101 Northwest5th St., Aledo, died this morning at Mercer County Hospital. FuneralServices will be held at 2 Saturday afternoon at Olin Funeral Home,New Boston, with the Rev. Dale Brehmer, pastor, of the First UnitedPresbyterian Church, Aledo, officiating. Burial will be in the NewBoston Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home in New Bostonafter 1 tomorrow afternoon. Memorials may be made to the First UnitedPresbyterian Church of Aledo. The former Florance Hand was born May2, 1894 in New Boston, the daugher of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hand. Shewas educated in New Boston and in 1914 was married to Lewis Jacobs,who died in 1918. In 1919 she married Andrew Jacobs, who diedseveral years ago. On Oct. 28, 1935, she married Peter Juhl. He diedin 1970. She moved to Aledo following his death.
Survivors include five sons, Wilbur Jacobs, of Davenport, SamuelJacobs, of Rock Island, Dwaine Jacobs of Portland, Ore., FranklinJacobs of Andalusia, and George Juhl, of Rock Island; two daughters,Pauline Graber, of Bloomdale, Ohio and Mrs. Nellie Lacaci of Chicago;16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.She was preceded in death by two sons, six stepchildren, two brothers,and one sister." [Transcribed 17 April 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
FUNERAL HOME NOTE: "In Memory of Florence May Juhl, Date of Birth May2, 1894, Date of Death September 10, 1975, Time and Place of Services,Saturday, September 13, 2:00 P.M., Olin Funeral Home, New Boston,Illinois, Clergyman Rev. Dale Brehmer, Organist Mrs. Shirley Dunn,Place of Interment New Boston Cemetery, Pallbearers Fred Jacobs, ArtJacobs, Jack Jacobs, Burto Harris, Earl Brown Sr., Earl Brown Jr."[Transcribed 17 April 2006, SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler & FamilyGenealogist; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
She had two brothers and one sister as per her obituary in 1975, butonly one of the brothers-Clyde-is known at present (Update, Charles isanother brother). Florence was married briefly to Lewis Jacobs, m.1914 d. 1918, and became a widow within just a few years with herfirst marriage. She then subsequently married her first husband'sbrother Andrew Jacobs, m. 1919, divorced bef. 1934. Florence hadnine children listed according to her son George Juhl's birthcertificate, six were still living in 1975; Wilbur (w. Betty,Davenport, IA), Franklin (w. Virginia, Andalusia, IL.), Samuel (w.Marie, Rock Island, IL-Marie is deceased.), Charles Dwayne (Portland,Oregon & Santa Barbara, CA., deceased), Nellie (Chicago, IL.), Pauline(h. Cook, Graber, of Bloomdale, Ohio).
"Including this child, how many children born alive to this mother? 9; How many of these children are now alive? 9." as of May 1937 onGeorge's birth certificate. This number also includes George. Two ofthe children George doesn't remember anything about. However, theywere living when George was born. It can only be surmised then thatthey must have both died prior to George being old enough to rememberthem.
After Florence married Peter Juhl, George Peter Juhl was born to them,and they remained married and together until their deaths. She againbecame a widow after 35 years of marriage, and lived another fiveyears after her husband Peter had died in 1970.
Florence and Peter lived in Joy, Illinois for many years where Georgehad gone through all his years of school. Most of Florence's childrenby her first two marriages were nearly all grown and out from home bythe time George was in high school. She had one sister who survivedher when she died. The sister lived in Chicago, Illinois. At thistime there is not too much known about her family by her son Georgeother than he thinks she is of Dutch descent, and at one time thefamily lived in South Dakota prior to her being born in MercerCounty, Illinois. Besides her children, she had 16 grandchildren, and27 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Methodist Church inJoy, Illinois where George was baptized until Peter had a stroke andafter his death she subsequently moved to Aledo, Illinois. In Aledo,she attended the First United Presbyterian Church.
Florence is buried next to Peter in the New Boston Cemetery in NewBoston Township, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois.
Conversation with George Peter Juhl, son of Florence M. Hand JacobsJuhl: "Mom had a brother named Clyde. He lived in Creve Coeur in thePeoria, Illinois suburb area when I was growing up. I remember alsothat mom's grandfather was from the Peoria area as well. I think thatmom's family were originally in the Dakota's; I can't remember forsure if it was North or South." The census record for Mercer County,New Boston Township, City of New Boston, June 22, 1900 did indicatethat Florence was living with her mother Alice Hand from Ohio, andgrandmother Hannah E. Ross of Pennsylvania, and a brother named Clydewho was three years old at the time. Their birth dates were alllisted as well. [27 Nov 2004, SLJuhl, compiler]
The census for February 9 & 10, 1920, Mercer County, City of NewBoston, both have that Florence's mother is from Iowa, and her fatheris from Illinois. It lists Florence as Head Of House with herchildren Pauline, and Wilbur. Also is listed her brother-n-law Silas,17 yrs. old, a grandmother Lovila, 84 yrs. old, and a brother-n-lawLee, 15 yrs. old, as well. Her husband Lewis Jacobs had just died theyear before in 1919. Florence's daughter Pauline (3 yrs.) and sonWilbur (1 yr.) were living with her and both very young children atthe time. The census lists that their father Lewis Jacobs was born inIllinois. Census dated 9 & 10 Feb. 1920 for City of New Boston,Mercer County, Illinois. [10 April 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
The census for April 03, 1930, Mercer County, New Boston City, NewBoston Township, again Florence is listed as Head Of House along withher children Pauline R., Wilbur S., Samuel, and Charles D.; the onlydiscrepancy noted in this census is that it's known that Florence wasmarried only twice by this time, however, there is three differentstates listed for "Place of Birth of Father", and Samuel's father islisted as being born in Indiana. Unknown where Andrew Jacobs is atduring the census [28 Nov 2004, SLJuhl, compiler].
In 1915, it's documented in the Mercer County Almshouse RegisterIndex, 1859-1949 that all of Florence's siblings were admitted at thattime to the facility. It is unknown as to how long they stayed.Clide/Clyde was the oldest at 19 years old.
"1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Florence Jacobs
Home in 1920: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois
Age: 25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Illinois
Mother's Birth Place: Iowa
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 809
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Florence Jacobs 25
Pauline Jacobs 3 10/12
Wilbur Jacobs 1 6/12
Lovila Jacobs 84
Silas Jacobs 17
Lee Jacobs 15
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: New Boston, Mercer,Illinois; Roll: T625_393; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 77; Image:809.
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details onthe contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page:NARA."
"1930 United States Federal Census
about Florence Jacobs
Name: Florence Jacobs
Home in 1930: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Florence Jacobs 35
Pauline R Jacobs 14
Wilber L Jacobs 11
Samuel Jacobs 9
Charles D Jacobs 1 11/12
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer,Illinois; Roll: 539; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 388.0.
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data:United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census ofthe United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives andRecords Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls."
Please check this: CONC in the Juhl Family Records - Private..
- (Medical):Per Florence's son George Peter Juhl.
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