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Harrison Orange “Harry” Jacobs

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Harrison Orange “Harry” Jacobs

Birth
Kent, King County, Washington, USA
Death
24 Aug 1994 (aged 90)
King County, Washington, USA
Burial
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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No obits available in the online Seattle Times for 1994.

Mother's obit:
The Seattle Daily Times, March 21, 1952, page 29:
Mrs. Harry R. Jacobs
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Jacobs, 78, who came to this area with her family in 1890, will be held at 11 o’clock tomorrow forenoon in the West Home Chapel. Cremation will follow. She died Wednesday.
Mrs. Jacobs was the widow of Harry R. Jacobs, son of a pioneer family which came to Seattle in 1869. Mrs. Jacobs, a daughter of the late William Young, resided in the White River Valley near Kent until 1909, when she and Mr. Jacobs moved to Seattle. They returned to their valley farm for some years before making Seattle their permanent home about 15 years ago. Mr. Jacobs died November 27, 1950.
Mrs. Jacobs was born at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, April 27, 1873.
Mrs. Jacobs was a member of Seattle Chapter No. 1 of the Daughters of Pioneers of Washington, and of the First Methodist Church.
Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Jessie Sutherland, Seattle; two daughters, Mrs. Mark L. Doyle and Mrs. Evan Nelsen, both of Seattle; two sons, Rolland D. Jacobs of Los Angeles, and Harrison O. Jacobs, at the family home, 2328 46th Ave. S. W., and three grandsons.

Father's obit:
The Seattle Daily Times, November 27, 1950, page 45:
H. R. Jacobs, Pioneer of Seattle, Dies
Harry Rolland Jacobs, 86, a pioneer Seattle resident who came to Seattle when he was 5 years old, died in his home, 2328 46th Ave. S. W., this morning.
Mr. Jacobs, born in Waldo Hills, Oregon, came here with his parents, Judge and Mrs. Orange Jacobs, in 1869. His father was territorial chief justice and a former King County Superior Court Judge.
Mr. Jacobs, whose first home was at Fourth Avenue and Spring Street, attended the old North and Central Schools and the University of Washington.
In 1895, Mr. Jacobs married Helen Young and moved to a ranch near Kent.
Until his retirement about seven years ago, Mr. Jacobs was chief segregation clerk in the King County Treasurer’s Office.
Surviving besides the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Mark L. Doyle and Mrs. Evan M. Nelsen, both of Seattle; two sons, Rolland Jacobs, Los Angeles, and Harry Orange Jacobs, Seattle, and three sisters, Mrs. Estelle Clark, Miss Donna R. Jacobs, and Miss Jessica Jacobs, all of Seattle.

No obits available in the online Seattle Times for 1994.

Mother's obit:
The Seattle Daily Times, March 21, 1952, page 29:
Mrs. Harry R. Jacobs
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Jacobs, 78, who came to this area with her family in 1890, will be held at 11 o’clock tomorrow forenoon in the West Home Chapel. Cremation will follow. She died Wednesday.
Mrs. Jacobs was the widow of Harry R. Jacobs, son of a pioneer family which came to Seattle in 1869. Mrs. Jacobs, a daughter of the late William Young, resided in the White River Valley near Kent until 1909, when she and Mr. Jacobs moved to Seattle. They returned to their valley farm for some years before making Seattle their permanent home about 15 years ago. Mr. Jacobs died November 27, 1950.
Mrs. Jacobs was born at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, April 27, 1873.
Mrs. Jacobs was a member of Seattle Chapter No. 1 of the Daughters of Pioneers of Washington, and of the First Methodist Church.
Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Jessie Sutherland, Seattle; two daughters, Mrs. Mark L. Doyle and Mrs. Evan Nelsen, both of Seattle; two sons, Rolland D. Jacobs of Los Angeles, and Harrison O. Jacobs, at the family home, 2328 46th Ave. S. W., and three grandsons.

Father's obit:
The Seattle Daily Times, November 27, 1950, page 45:
H. R. Jacobs, Pioneer of Seattle, Dies
Harry Rolland Jacobs, 86, a pioneer Seattle resident who came to Seattle when he was 5 years old, died in his home, 2328 46th Ave. S. W., this morning.
Mr. Jacobs, born in Waldo Hills, Oregon, came here with his parents, Judge and Mrs. Orange Jacobs, in 1869. His father was territorial chief justice and a former King County Superior Court Judge.
Mr. Jacobs, whose first home was at Fourth Avenue and Spring Street, attended the old North and Central Schools and the University of Washington.
In 1895, Mr. Jacobs married Helen Young and moved to a ranch near Kent.
Until his retirement about seven years ago, Mr. Jacobs was chief segregation clerk in the King County Treasurer’s Office.
Surviving besides the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Mark L. Doyle and Mrs. Evan M. Nelsen, both of Seattle; two sons, Rolland Jacobs, Los Angeles, and Harry Orange Jacobs, Seattle, and three sisters, Mrs. Estelle Clark, Miss Donna R. Jacobs, and Miss Jessica Jacobs, all of Seattle.



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