Ruth Jacob

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Jacob was born on 18 October 1915, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Thomas Jacob, was 28 and her mother, Emma Dyke, was 25. She lived in Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Kingston Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. She died on 20 December 2004, at the age of 89.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Ruth? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

David Thomas Jacob
1887–1949
Emma Dyke
1890–
Ruth Jacob
1915–2004
Betty Jacob
1921–2001

Sources (5)

  • Ruth A Jacobs, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ruth A Jacob, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Ruth A Jacob, "United States Census, 1930"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Jewish, English, Welsh, German, Portuguese, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Walloon, Breton, Dutch, Flemish, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian: derivative, via Latin Jacob(us), from the Hebrew personal name Ya‘aqob (Yaakov). In the Bible, this is the name of the crafty younger twin brother of Esau (Genesis 25:26), who took advantage of the latter's hunger and impetuousness to persuade him to part with his birthright ‘for a mess of potage’. The name is traditionally interpreted as coming from Hebrew akev ‘heel’: Jacob is said to have been born holding on to Esau's heel. In English usage the name Jacob is regarded as distinct from the name James , but they are of identical origin. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, for example Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Yaqub , Yakub , Yacoub , or Yacob , Slovenian Jakob and Jakop, Czech and Slovak Jakub , and also their patronymics and other derivatives (see examples at Jacobs and Jacobson ). The name Jacob is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Chacko ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.