Jacob GHEORGHIU

1885 - 1964  (79 years)

• Name	Jacob GHEORGHIU
  Born	28 Oct 1885	St Gheorge, Romania   [1]
  	St Georghe is also listed on maps as Sfintu Gheorghe or Sfantu Gheorghe.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Bef Aug 1915	Pensacola, Escambia, FL   [1]
  	Jacob was on a merchant marine ship docked in Pensacola when he got in a fight with the 1st mate. He thought that he had killed the 1st mate and he jumped ship. The Greek community hid him from the athorities. He had visited Pensacola in 1913 and had asked for the hand of Bertha Seiffert. He left FL in Aug 1915 and came to Houston with Bertha.
  Name Variation	George Jacob Sr
  	Name was changed when he immigrated to USA.
  Occupation	Between 1916 and 1917  [2, 3]
  	Owned Jacob's Cremery
  Residence	Between 1916 and 1917	Houston, Harris, TX   [2, 3]
  Occupation	Between 1918 and 1920	Goose Creek, Harris, TX   [1, 4]
  	Worked in oil field
  Residence	Between 1918 and 1920	Goose Creek, Harris, TX   [1, 4]
  Occupation	Between 1922 and 1926  [5]
  	Bread salesman, Texas Bread Co
  Residence	Between 1922 and 1926	925 Robbie St, Houston, Harris, TX   [5]
  Occupation	1932	Houston, Harris, TX   [6]
  	Vice President at Main Baking, Inc., 2203 N. Main
  Died	06 Nov 1964	Houston, Harris, TX
  Person ID	I25	Polish Texans
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2014

  
  

  Family	Bertha Clara Mary SEIFFERT,   b. 12 Jul 1900, Pascagoula, Jackson, MS ,   d. 23 Apr 1982, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 81 years)
  Married	05 Aug 1915	Pensacola, Escambia, FL
  Children	+ 1. Theodora Mary JACOB,   b. 02 Oct 1918, Houston, Harris, TX ,   d. 11 Oct 2005, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 87 years) + 2. Freida Georgie JACOB,   b. 19 Oct 1924, Houston, Harris, TX + 3. Living
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Oct 1885 - St Gheorge, Romania Immigration - Bef Aug 1915 - Pensacola, Escambia, FL Married - 05 Aug 1915 - Pensacola, Escambia, FL Residence - Between 1916 and 1917 - Houston, Harris, TX Occupation - Worked in oil field - Between 1918 and 1920 - Goose Creek, Harris, TX Residence - Between 1918 and 1920 - Goose Creek, Harris, TX Residence - Between 1922 and 1926 - 925 Robbie St, Houston, Harris, TX Occupation - Vice President at Main Baking, Inc., 2203 N. Main - 1932 - Houston, Harris, TX Died - 06 Nov 1964 - Houston, Harris, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Rip & Maria Smock Wedding Walter (Rip) Smock and Maria Jacob Wedding - September 9, 1950 From left to right; Top row; Agnes Smock, George Jacob Sr., Bertha Jacob, Maria Jacob Smock, Walter A. Smock, Robert E. Wick, George Jacob Jr, Carl Curry Front row; Freida Wick, unknown, Sharon Curry, Daria Curry

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Verbal - Maria Jacob Smock, Maria Doloris Jacob. [S47] Houston TX Phone Book, Fall 1916. [S46] Directory - Houston, 1917. [S48] Verbal - Teddy Jacob Gutkowski. [S46] Directory - Houston, 1922-1926. [S47] Houston TX Phone Book.