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Florence "Esther" Wilcox Jacobs

Birth	:	2 Apr 1916 Adams County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	4 Apr 2011 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial	:	Shelton Cemetery, Hall County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7725780, -98.7135790
Description	:	A 95-year resident of Wood River, Esther Wilcox Jacobs died on Monday, April 4, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Las Vegas. Family members gathered there from several states to celebrate her 95th birthday on April 2. Esther was born in 1916 on a farm near Kenesaw and walked one mile to and from a country school from first through eighth grade regardless of the weather. She drove a horse and buggy to secondary school and then graduated from Kenesaw High in 1934. Following graduation, she worked for a widower with three children - keeping house,... Read More	A 95-year resident of Wood River, Esther Wilcox Jacobs died on Monday, April 4, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Las Vegas. Family members gathered there from several states to celebrate her 95th birthday on April 2. Esther was born in 1916 on a farm near Kenesaw and walked one mile to and from a country school from first through eighth grade regardless of the weather. She drove a horse and buggy to secondary school and then graduated from Kenesaw High in 1934. Following graduation, she worked for a widower with three children - keeping house, doing the laundry and cooking all of the meals for the family and harvesters for $2.50 a week. She then worked in Shelton for $10 a week - considered good pay for the 1930s. Esther moved in 1936 to Cheyenne, Wyo., and worked at the Shy Ann restaurant. J.H. "Jake" Jacobs, a Nebraska resident, had followed her to Cheyenne from Nebraska, and they married in July of that year. They decided to return to Nebraska and hitchhiked because they had no money for transportation. The couple farmed north of Wood River, where they raised potatoes. In 1950, they purchased a residence at the west edge of Wood River. A family member described her as a strong, independent woman who "took care of things herself, doing painting, wallpapering, varnishing and helping her husband farm potatoes." She loved plants and gardening and prided herself on not having a lot of weeds, said her daughter Lee Ann Eliakis. "She was the champion weed puller of Wood River. She was a great lady." Esther worked at the ordnance plant near Grand Island during the Korean War from 1951 to 1956 and then for the Maxon Drug Store in Wood River from 1956 to 1964. She was an active member of St. George Orthodox Christian Church in Kearney. Survivors include one brother, C.E. Wilcox of Nebraska; two daughters, Arla Beth (Leo) Gehle of Wood River and Lee Ann (Varthie) Eliakis of Las Vegas; grandchildren, Shelly Gehle, Kevin Gehle and John Eliakis; great-grandchildren, Kayla Gehle and Corbin Gehle; and many nieces and nephews.

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Florence "Esther" Wilcox Jacobs's memorial is located at: Shelton Cemetery, Hall County, USA.
When did Florence "Esther" Wilcox Jacobs death?
Florence "Esther" Wilcox Jacobs death on 4 Apr 2011 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Latitude: 40.7725780
Longitude: -98.7135790

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Ray Wilcox

(1882 - 1976)

Florence Ellen Clark Wilcox

(1889 - 1964)

Spouse

John H. “Jake” Jacobs

(1912 - 1995)

Siblings

Edna Estella Wilcox Woodman

(1908 - 1999)

Elinor Orrilla Wilcox Ramsey

(1910 - 2010)

Clifford Albert Wilcox

(1912 - 1977)

Charles E. “Charlie” Wilcox

(1921 - 2019)

Dale Ronald Wilcox Sr.

(1927 - 2003)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Wood River, Hall County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8073600, -98.6543160

2. Susan C Seawell Haile Gravesite
Kenesaw, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6553200, -98.7133700

3. Susan O. Hall Gravesite
Kenesaw, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6554000, -98.7242000

4. Wood River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8218994, -98.5693970

5. Saint Paul Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6553001, -98.7628021

6. Riverside Cemetery
Gibbon, Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7557983, -98.8756027

7. Wood River Mennonite Church Cemetery
Wood River, Hall County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8887460, -98.6262510

8. Cameron Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9024680, -98.6514320

9. Meyer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6696300, -98.5827800

10. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9162896, -98.7776927

11. Concordia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6556015, -98.5811005

12. Kenesaw Cemetery
Kenesaw, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6035995, -98.6603012

13. Holy Family Cemetery
Heartwell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5960999, -98.7605972

14. Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9533060, -98.7601110

15. Burgess Cemetery
Poole, Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8993710, -98.8956640

16. Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9161239, -98.8728585

17. Poor Farm Cemetery
Kearney, Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7722220, -98.9697790

18. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9160995, -98.8981018

19. Alda Cemetery
Alda, Hall County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8594017, -98.4749985

20. Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery
Hastings, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6844100, -98.4711600

21. Sodtown Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9639015, -98.8155975

22. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8944016, -98.9424973

23. Dow Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8946050, -98.9436760

24. Rosedale Cemetery
Doniphan, Hall County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7125015, -98.4353027