Here is his WWI draft Registration card. I could send you the original off list. It says he has a pregnant wife, was born in Newark, Essex, NJ and is a fireman. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record Name: George Iliff Jacobus City: Jersey City County: Hudson State: New Jersey Birthplace: New York;United States of America Birth Date: 24 Mar 1894 Race: White Roll: 1712211 DraftBoard: 7 Dotty Sprague Cole Lake Mary, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:14 PM Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] George JACOBUS family--1917-1920 > George Iliff JACOBUS was born 24 March 1894 in Newark to Serlena STEWART > and > Augustus JACOBUS. I have a copy of George JACOBUS' WWI draft > registration > card. At the time of registration--1917--he was living in Jersey City, > NJ > with his "pregnant wife". He was a fireman for the P. R. R. (Penna. R. > R.?) > > I cannot find him in the 1920 census. But I did find a Greiner family in > Jersey City, 9 WD. One of the Greiner daughters is a Lillie JACOBUS, 26 > years > old and widowed. With her is her son, George, age 2 years and 3/12 > months. > > My question is--can anyone help me?--is this Lillie Jacobus the widow of > George Iliff Jacobus? Did her perhaps serve in WW I and was killed? > > I would appreciate any help. Thanks. > > Mona, Richmond, IN > > > ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > Use [email protected] to write to the NJHUDSON list. > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the NJHUDSON list, use > [email protected] > >