She was born on the family farm to parents of German descent, the youngest of 10 children and the only child born in Minnesota. Her siblings were all born in Mitchell Co. Iowa. Life on the family farm was not easy and she used to say that their greatest luxury was finally getting running water in the kitchen. When she was old enough, Winifred also worked for other families doing laundry, ironing, and helping to care for their children. She finished 8th grade but always
regretted not being able to study nursing.
When most of her siblings moved to Oregon, Washington, and California, she too left Minnesota and made her home in Aberdeen, Washington.
On March 6, 1920, she married Sigurd Jacobson, a shoe merchant. They had 4 children. Music was an important part of the children's lives, while Winifred and her mother Anna, who also lived with the family, did most of the housework and cooking. She and Sigurd built a cabin at Lake Quinault that was the summer home of most of her extended family. Times were diffucult during the Depression and especially after her husband died suddenly in 1944. Winnie worked caring for children and the elderly for many years.
She was a good cook, made delicious home-made bread and even knew how to make her own soap. She was a warm but strict mother and a wonderful grandmother, who is missed by all.
She was born on the family farm to parents of German descent, the youngest of 10 children and the only child born in Minnesota. Her siblings were all born in Mitchell Co. Iowa. Life on the family farm was not easy and she used to say that their greatest luxury was finally getting running water in the kitchen. When she was old enough, Winifred also worked for other families doing laundry, ironing, and helping to care for their children. She finished 8th grade but always
regretted not being able to study nursing.
When most of her siblings moved to Oregon, Washington, and California, she too left Minnesota and made her home in Aberdeen, Washington.
On March 6, 1920, she married Sigurd Jacobson, a shoe merchant. They had 4 children. Music was an important part of the children's lives, while Winifred and her mother Anna, who also lived with the family, did most of the housework and cooking. She and Sigurd built a cabin at Lake Quinault that was the summer home of most of her extended family. Times were diffucult during the Depression and especially after her husband died suddenly in 1944. Winnie worked caring for children and the elderly for many years.
She was a good cook, made delicious home-made bread and even knew how to make her own soap. She was a warm but strict mother and a wonderful grandmother, who is missed by all.
Family Members
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Levi Carl "Lee" Vohs
1877–1962
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Lydia "Lyd" Vohs Poindexter
1879–1966
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Charlotte A Vohs
1881–1882
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Carolyn Agnes Vohs Isaacson
1884–1970
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Martha Frances Vohs Craig
1886–1978
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George Marton Vohs
1889–1971
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Ethel Helena Vohs Stoy
1891–1973
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Edna Elizabeth "Ed" Vohs Field
1894–1993
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Harriet Laura Vohs Shandera
1897–1993
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