You mentioned that he was a Chicago firefighter. You might try contacting
The Chicago Fire dept and see if they can steer you into any info. If he
collected social sec. or paid into it you may be able to get those records.
Generally they have a lot of info. Call your local Social Security office
and they can tell you how to go about seeing if he had a social security
number. Good Luck,
Debbie
-----Original Message-----
From: Shweika(a)aol.com [mailto:Shweika@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 1998 1:51 PM
To: INSTARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INSTARKE-L] HELP!: JACOBSEN, Jens of Knox Indiana
I have just received info from my grandfather's marriage
application (dated
Oct. 1927) that his father (aka. my brick wall) was living in
Knox, Indiana,
and is listed as a "farmer". (very big grin!)
Previously, all that was known about him is that his name was
Jens JACOBSEN,
b.abt.1864 in Denmark, emmigrated to Chicago, married and
fathered 7 children,
was a Chicago Firefighter, then moved to a farm along a river in Indiana
sometime after his wife, Sophia, died in November of 1918. It is possible
that he remarried, and it is possible that he died in Knox, Indiana. My
father remembers meeting him only one time around 1940 or so.
How can I learn more about my great-grandfather?
* is it possible to find property tax records for the 1927?
* what about a listing of registered voters?
* what about obituaries for 1940s?
* is there a death index available for 1940s?
How can I learn about Starke County?
* what "main" rivers run thru the county?
* where is the county seat / county courthouses?
ANY assistance would be GREATLY appreciated!
Angel Jacobsen-Shweika
Centreville, Virginia
Please visit my genealogy website: <A HREF="http://www.jacobsen-
shweika.com/genealogy/index.htm">JACOBSEN Jenealogy Journal</A>
www.jacobsen-
swheika.com/genealogy
Co-coordinator for:
<A
HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcook/cook.htm">Cook County Illinois
USGenWeb</A>
& I'm a Volunteer for: <A
HREF="http://www.genserv.com/">
GenServ: The GEDCOMs database</A>
Family Research:
JACOBSEN, NELSON, CHRISTENSEN, CROSS (Cook Cnty, IL & Starke Cnty, IN &
Denmark & Norway)
TURLEY, MENDENHALL (lots of places: England & MI, IN, KY, VA, MO,...)
OSTHEIMER, KILLIAN, MARSH, SCHAFF (Tippecanoe Cnty, IN & Germany
& Ireland)