Jacob GHEORGHIU

1885 - 1964  (79 years)

• Name	Jacob GHEORGHIU
  Birth	28 Oct 1885	St Gheorge, Romania   [1]
  	St Georghe is also listed on maps as Sfintu Gheorghe or Sfantu Gheorghe.
  Gender	Male
  Name Variation	George Jacob Sr
  	Name was changed when he immigrated to USA.
  Immigration	Bef Aug 1915	Pensacola, Escambia Co, 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.
  Occupation	Between 1916 and 1917  [2, 3]
  	Owned Jacob's Cremery
  Residence	Between 1916 and 1917	2311 Preston, Houston, Harris, TX   [2, 3]
  Occupation	Between 1918 and 1920  [1, 4]
  	Worked in oil field
  Residence	Between 1918 and 1920	Goose Creek, 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]
  	6 Nov 1964	Houston, Harris, TX
  Person ID	I25	Main Tree
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Theodore GHEORGHIU,   b. Abt 1860, Romania
  Mother	Maria KOVALENKA,   b. Abt 1860, Russia
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Clara Mary SEIFFERT,   b. 12 Jul 1900, Pascagoula, Jackson Co, MS d. 23 Apr 1982, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 81 years)
  	05 Aug 1915	Pensacola, FL
  Children	+ 1. Theodora Mary JACOB,   b. 02 Oct 1918, Houston, Harris, TX d. 11 Oct 2005, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 87 years)   2. Sister Clara Augusta Louise JACOB,   b. 13 Jul 1920, Houston, Harris, TX d. 01 Feb 1983, St. Dominic Villa, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 62 years) + 3. Daria Hedwig Elizabeth JACOB,   b. 23 Feb 1922, Houston, Harris, TX d. 25 May 2012, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 90 years) + 4. Frieda Georgie JACOB,   b. 19 Oct 1924, Houston, Harris, TX d. 15 Jul 2016, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 91 years) + 5. Maria Doloris JACOB,   b. 04 Nov 1928, Houston, Harris, TX d. 8 Dec 2024, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 96 years) + 6. George JACOB, Jr,   b. 24 Aug 1931, Houston, Harris, TX d. 21 Mar 2022, CA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Oct 1885 - St Gheorge, Romania Immigration - Bef Aug 1915 - Pensacola, Escambia Co, FL - 05 Aug 1915 - Pensacola, FL Residence - Between 1916 and 1917 - 2311 Preston, Houston, Harris, TX Residence - Between 1918 and 1920 - Goose Creek, TX Residence - Between 1922 and 1926 - 925 Robbie St, Houston, Harris, TX - 6 Nov 1964 - Houston, Harris, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George Jacob George Jacob in Downtown Houston - circa 1930; George Jacob Sr (Jacob Gheorghiu) standing next to his bread truck in downtown Houston Texas
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Jacob Gheorghiu - 1913
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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