William Gates Rose
(1875-1932)
Sarah Ann Commons
(1874-)
Sarah Mae Rose
(1905-1958)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Kenneth Jacobs

2. August Sheeler

Sarah Mae Rose 1 3 4 5

  • Born: 28 Mar 1905, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA 1 4
  • Marriage (1): William Kenneth Jacobs on 11 Nov 1920 in , Schuylkill, PA 1
  • Marriage (2): August Sheeler on 15 Jan 1927 in , Schuylkill, PA 2
  • Died: 10 Sep 1958, Farnhurst, New Castle, DE at age 53 3 4 6
  • Buried: 13 Sep 1958, New Castle: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: K2T3-1HN.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: on 11 Nov 1920 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 1

2. Census in 1930 in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill, PA. 7 The 1930 census recorded renting for $15 a month a home on Main Street in Seltzer City in Norwegian Township the household of August Sheeler, miner in coal mine, 28, living with wife May, laundress for private family, 25; step son William Jacobs, 8; and father-in-law William Rose, laborer in coal mine, 55, widowed and sister-in-law Grace, presser in shirt factory, 16. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except August's parents in Lithuania, and William's father in Germany.

3. Residence: on 6 Aug 1941 in Seltzer, Schuylkill, PA. 8

4. Residence: 308 Killoran Drive, Collins Park, DE on 11 Jun 1954 in Collins Park, New Castle, DE. 9 10

5. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: obituary of Mrs. August Sheeler on 11 Sep 1958 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 6 Mrs. August Sheeler, 53, of Delaware, former resident of Seltzer City, died Wednesday evening at the Delaware State Hospital, Farnhurst, Del.
A native of Pottsville, she was the former Mae Rose, daughter of the late William and Sarah Cumming Rose. She had been a resident of Delaware for four years. While residing in this are she was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Pottsville.
Surviving are her husband, August; a brother, William Rose, Pottsville; one sister, Mrs. Ray Greenawalt, of Lancaster, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
.

6. Obituary: News Journal: obituary of Mae Rose Sheeler on 12 Sep 1958 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 3 SHEELER -- In Farnhurst, Del., on September 10, 1958. Mae Rose, wife of August Sheeler, formerly of Pottsville, Pa., aged 53 years. Funeral services will be held at the Gebhart Funeral Home, New Castle, Del., on Saturday morning, September 13, at 11 o'clock. Internment at Gracelwan Memorial Park. No viewing this evening.


Sarah married William Kenneth Jacobs, son of William James Jacobs Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Beach, on 11 Nov 1920 in , Schuylkill, PA.1 (William Kenneth Jacobs was born on 11 Dec 1897 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 11 12 13 14 15 16 17, christened on 8 May 1898 in Shenandoah: All Saints Episcopal Church, Schuylkill, PA,13 14 died on 16 Dec 1946 in New Castle, New Castle, DE 12 13 14 15 18 and was buried on 19 Dec 1946 in Tamaqua Twp.: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 12 13 14 15.)


Sarah next married August Sheeler on 15 Jan 1927 in , Schuylkill, PA.2 (August Sheeler was born on 31 Dec 1901 in Seltzer, Schuylkill, PA,19 20 died on 24 Feb 1974 in Tampa, Hillsborough, FL 19 20 and was buried in Tampa, Hillsborough, FL 20.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMC1-TKV William J Jacobs in entry for William K Jacobs and Sarah Mae Rose, 11 Nov 1920; citing , Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 2131501.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMZS-8Q3 August Sheeler and Sarah Jacobs, 15 Jan 1927; citing Marriage, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.

3 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 12 Sep 1958, page 29. Obituary of Mae Roae Sheeler.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135108781.

5 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMZ8-WLZ William G Jacobs and Catherine M Meyers, 11 Nov 1949; citing Marriage, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.

6 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 11 Sep 1958, page 30, obituary of Mrs. August Sheeler.

7 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH4Y-J3L August Sheeler, Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 4B, line 82, family 75.

8 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMZ4-L6H William G Jacobs and Dorothy Seitzinger, 6 Aug 1941; citing Marriage, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.

9 FamilySearch.org, Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974, Certificate 1705. William G. Jacobs, father W. K. Jacobs, mother Mae Rose, spouse Catherine Meyers Jacobs, informant.

10 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 12 Jun 1954, page 21. Obituary of William G. Jacobs.

11 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah Ward 3, Series: T623 Roll: 1484 Page: 202.

12 FamilySearch.org, Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FNT4-CJM William J. Jacobs in entry for William K. Jacobs, 16 Dec 1946; citing New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Hall of Records, Dover; FHL microfilm 1944091.

13 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 563. PA > Schuylkill > Shenandoah > All Saints Episcopal Church > Baptism William Kenneth Jacobs.

14 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), William K. Jacobs.

15 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166436565.

16 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 16 Dec 1946, page 4. Obituary of William K. Jacobs.

17 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHVG-X2N2 William Jacobs, 1897.

18 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 188148003 William K. Jacobs, b. 11 Dec 1897, d. 16 Dec 1946.

19 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 25 Feb 1974, page 20. Obituary of August Sheeler.

20 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33413122.


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