Francis Elsworth Jobes

Brief Life History of Francis Elsworth

When Francis Elsworth Jobes was born on 28 May 1910, in United States, his father, Lawrence B. Jobes, was 32 and his mother, Cora Cox, was 32. He lived in Pompton Lakes, Passaic, New Jersey, United States for about 20 years and Wanaque, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1940. He died on 18 March 1966, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Francis Elsworth Jobes
1910–1966
Marian Esther Fredericks
1917–1995

Sources (4)

  • Frances Jobes, "New Jersey State Census, 1915"
  • Francis Jobes in household of Lawerence Jobes, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Frances Jobes in household of Lawrence B Jobes, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1911

The Standard Oil Company had reached a point of almost complete monopoly, managing over 90% of oil flows in the United States. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was a large, integrated association that produced, transported, refined, and marketed the product. In 1911, the Supreme Court declared that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. As a result, it was split into 34 smaller companies.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English (Northumberland and Durham): variant of Job , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Jobe .

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

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