Individual Details
Jacob Smith
(Abt, 1844 - Aug 14, 1933)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1844 |  |  | ||
| Miscnote | | ||||
| Marriage | 1867 | Mariampol, Lithuania - Ida Szmulson | | ||
| Immigration | Sep 23, 1891 | New York, New York, United States | | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Ida Szmulson | | | |
| Census (family) | 1920 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Ida Szmulson | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Ida Szmulson | | | |
| Death | Aug 14, 1933 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aug 15, 1933 | Machziki Hadas Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Yitzchak Yakov | | |
Families
| Spouse | Ida Szmulson (1848 - 1938) |
| Child | Benjamin Smith (1870 - 1946) |
| Child | Bessie Smith (1871 - 1937) |
| Child | Dora Smith (1871 - 1944) |
| Child | Yetta Dena Smith (1874 - 1965) |
| Child | Isadore S. Smith (1877 - 1946) |
| Child | David L. Smith (1883 - 1954) |
| Child | Ethel Smith (1885 - 1960) |
| Father | Simon Smith (Zelcman) (1817 - 1865) |
| Mother | Dobry z Izreal Gotferstein (1818 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Leya Smith (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Fega Zlota Smith (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Sora Smith (1852 - ) |
Notes
Birth
According to the death certificate of Dora Smith Rosenberg, Jacob Smith was born in Germany.Miscnote
There is another family legend. Sarah Smith Beck Cohen recalled hearing that in a little village in Russia/Prussia/Poland there were two families. In one the widow had a son and in the other the widower had a daughter. The son and daughter grew up together and were married. The son was Jacob Smith and the daughter was Ida Shmuelson. Furthermore, Sarah Smith remembered that her grandmother Ida or mother Celia told her that the mother of the daughter was not Jewish. (It is now known that at least half of the legend is true since Simon Smith was married twice).According to Gloria Schwartz, Jacob Schmidt brought all of his children here one by one. All were here by 1904. He was more of a rabbinical scholar than a rabbi, i.e., he did not lead a congregation. Gloria Schwartz also remembered that there was a Myer and Lena (Lily) Meyers who were from Koenigsberg and were cousins of Ida Smith. They lived on the Northwest side of Chicago around Division Street (This was probably in the 1920's.)
Immigration
On September 23, 1891, Bella Schneid 20 years old along with her father Jankel age 44 (Jacob) having no calling and brother Asriel (Isadore) age 16 arrived in New York on board the S.S. Westernland which departed from Hamburg and stopped at Antwerp. They left Hamburg on September 8, 1891. Jacob was listed as a Handler (merchant) on the manifest and they were listed as residents of Mariampol. A description of the S.S. Westernland is in reference [E-0972]Census (family)
In 1910 they rented a house at 1336 Union in Chicago. Jacob Smith was not naturalized by 1910. He could read and write English. Ida could not. Her spoken language was Yiddish. His occupation was a Rabbi. She bore 7 children of which 7 were still living.Census (family)
According to the 1920 census Jacob and Ida were living with their daughter Ethel and son in law Sam Mendelovitz (Megdal) in Chicago. Jacob was born in 1845 and Ida in 1849. They had both immigrated in 1900 and could speak English.Census (family)
They were living with their son in law Sam Medaovitz [sic] at 1609 South Hamlin. They both were aliens.Death
The following information was in his death certificate: (Isador Smith was the source). Jacob Smith was living at 1629 S. Hamlin Court (?) [with Isador Smith]. He was about 89 years old. His profession was a blacksmith in the wagon maker trade, and he had last worked at this profession in 1893. His birthplace was Mariampol, Lithuania. His father's name was Simon Smith, also born in Mariampol, Lithuania.Burial
It is gate 49 SW.Alt name
This is from the inscription on Dena Smith Berenson's gravestone.Endnotes
1. 1910 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jake [sic] Smith; Film T624-250, ED 510, Sheet 21 (accessed July 23, 1984) [E-0723].
2. 1920 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jacob Smith: Film T625-330, ED 1104, SD 1. Sheet 16B (Originally accessed May 11 1994] [E-0413].
3. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jacob Smith: Film T626-454, ED 874, Sheet 5B (accessed Feb 23 2003) [E-0425].
4. "Mariampol, Lithuania, Vital Marriage Records", online index, JRI-Poland, (http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/index.htm), 1867: Marriage: Estra Szmulson & Jankel Zelcman: Akt 18, Index 25 (accessed Jul 27 2011) [E-1172].
5. "Mariampol Lithuania, Vital Marriage Records", Extracts, Landsmen Quarterly Publication of the Suwalki-Lomza Interest Group for Jewish Genealogy, {abstracted in Vol 19, No. 1-2, page 82, Jul 2009) 1867: Akt 18; marriage of Chaja Szmuelson & Jankel Icho Zelcman [E-1169].
6. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Jankel Schmied [sic] Year: 1891: Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_576; Line: 33; List number: 1473 (accessed June 4 2009) [E-0971].
7. 'Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934", digital images, Ancestry.com , Jankel Schmied: Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 093; Page: 0; Microfilm No.: S_13163 (accessed Jun 4 2009) [E-0971].
8. 1910 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jake [sic] Smith; Film T624-250, ED 510, Sheet 21 (accessed July 23, 1984) [E-0723].
9. 1920 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jacob Smith: Chicago Ward 19; Roll: T625_330; Page: 16B; ED: 1104; Image: 646 [E-0413].
10. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jacob Smithz [sic]: Chicago: Film T626-454, ED: 874, Sheet 5B (accessed Feb 23 2003) [E-0425].
11. Death Certificates, State of Illinois, Dept of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Jacob Smith: Aug 14, 1933 [E-0024D].
12. Death Certificates, State of Illinois, Dept of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Jacob Smith, Aug 14, 1933 [E-0024D].
13. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Yetta Berenson: Emmanual Hebrew Cemetery (accessed July 17 2014) [E-1454].