Rebekah Jacobs

1827 - 1889  (61 years)   Has 9 ancestors and 25 descendants in this family tree.

Lewis Jacobs

Abt 1792 - 1853  (61 years)

Birth	Abt 1792	Spitalfields, London, England
Died	Between Jul 1853 and Sep 1853	Westminster, London, England
	Age: 61y
Father	Philip Jacobs,   b. Abt 1771, London, England
Mother	Unknown [Jacobs]
Family	Milcah Levy,   b. Abt 1796, Middlesex, England
Married	13 Sep 1815	London, England
Children	1. Jane Jacobs,   b. Abt 1819, Westminster, London, England   2. Rachel Jacobs,   b. Abt 1820, Westminster, London, England   3. David Jacobs,   b. Abt 1824, London, England   4. Marian Jacobs,   b. Abt 1826, London, England   5. Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England   6. Joseph Jacobs,   b. Abt 1828, London, England   7. Amelia Jacobs,   b. Abt 1830, Middlesex, England   8. Solomon Jacobs,   b. Abt 1832, Middlesex, England   9. Judah Jacobs,   b. Abt 1834, Middlesex, England   10. Leah Jacobs,   b. Abt 1836, Middlesex, England   11. Samuel Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839, Middlesex, England

Milcah Levy

Abt 1796 - 1867  (71 years)

Birth	Abt 1796	Middlesex, England
Died	2 May 1867	London, England
	Age: 71y
	Cause: Chronic Asthma
	Address: 90 Copenhagen Street, Islington
Father	Jacob Levy
Mother	Elizabeth [Levy],   b. Abt 1766, London, England
Married	Bef 1792
Family	Lewis Jacobs,   b. Abt 1792, Spitalfields, London, England
Married	13 Sep 1815	London, England
Children	1. Jane Jacobs,   b. Abt 1819, Westminster, London, England   2. Rachel Jacobs,   b. Abt 1820, Westminster, London, England   3. David Jacobs,   b. Abt 1824, London, England   4. Marian Jacobs,   b. Abt 1826, London, England   5. Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England   6. Joseph Jacobs,   b. Abt 1828, London, England   7. Amelia Jacobs,   b. Abt 1830, Middlesex, England   8. Solomon Jacobs,   b. Abt 1832, Middlesex, England   9. Judah Jacobs,   b. Abt 1834, Middlesex, England   10. Leah Jacobs,   b. Abt 1836, Middlesex, England   11. Samuel Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839, Middlesex, England

Isaac Harris

1822 - 1909  (86 years)

Birth	2 Aug 1822	England
Died	24 Mar 1909	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Buried	1 Apr 1909	Evanston, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
	Address: Walnut Hills Jewish Cemetery
Father	Michael (Meir or Myer) Harris,   b. Abt 1781
Mother	Simha (Harris),   b. Abt 1786, Middlesex, England
Married	31 Dec 1807	London, England
Family	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England
Children	1. Possible Harris   2. Possible Harris   3. Possible Harris   4. Louis Harris,   b. 1 Aug 1848, Holborn, London, England   5. Amelia M Harris,   b. May 1851, Ohio, USA   6. Sarah Harris,   b. 20 Oct 1852, Kentucky, USA   7. Abraham Harris,   b. 11 Aug 1854, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   8. David Harris,   b. Abt 1856, Ohio, USA   9. Simeon Harris,   b. May 1858, Ohio, USA   10. Joseph Harris,   b. 7 Jun 1860, Ohio, USA   11. George W Harris,   b. Jan 1862, Ohio, USA   12. Bernard Harris,   b. Abt 1863, Ohio, USA   13. Louis Harris,   b. Abt 1865, Ohio, USA   14. Sheba Florence Harris,   b. 20 Apr 1869, Ohio, USA

Possible Harris

Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Possible Harris

Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Possible Harris

Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Louis Harris

1848 - 1884  (35 years)

Birth	1 Aug 1848	Holborn, London, England
	Address: 10 Warwick Court
Died	24 Jan 1884	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Jan 1884	Evanston, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
	Address: Walnut Hills Jewish Cemetery
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Amelia M Harris

1851 - 1931  (80 years)

Birth	May 1851	Ohio, USA
Died	18 Aug 1931	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Address: 69th East 69th Street
Buried	Aug 1931	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Address: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England
Family	Alexander H Hart,   b. 1849
Children	1. Catherine M Hart   2. Female Hart   3. H Clarence Hart,   b. 1878, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sarah Harris

1852 - 1930  (77 years)

Birth	20 Oct 1852	Kentucky, USA
Died	21 Jul 1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Buried	Jul 1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Address: Oak Woods Cemetery
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Abraham Harris

1854 - 1929  (75 years)

Birth	11 Aug 1854	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Died	21 Nov 1929	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Buried	Nov 1929	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Address: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England
Family	Sarah Peck,   b. 1858

David Harris

Abt 1856 -

Birth	Abt 1856	Ohio, USA
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Simeon Harris

1858 -

Birth	May 1858	Ohio, USA
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Joseph Harris

1860 - 1887  (27 years)

Birth	7 Jun 1860	Ohio, USA
Died	16 Jun 1887	Missouri, USA
Buried	Jun 1887	Evanston, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

George W Harris

1862 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Jan 1862	Ohio, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England
Family 1	Priscilla Cohen
Married	12 Jul 1892	Hamilton, County, Ohio, USA
Children	1. Priscilla G Harris,   b. 14 Jul 1893, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   2. Albert L Harris,   b. Sep 1896
Family 2	Erna Krohn,   b. Abt 1876, Ohio, USA
Married	25 Jun 1900	Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Children	1. Marjorie Harris,   b. 14 Jul 1902, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   2. Thomas J Harris,   b. Abt 1907, Ohio, USA   3. Rachford George Harris,   b. 6 May 1912

Bernard Harris

Abt 1863 -

Birth	Abt 1863	Ohio, USA
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Louis Harris

Abt 1865 -

Birth	Abt 1865	Ohio, USA
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

Sheba Florence Harris

1869 -

Birth	20 Apr 1869	Ohio, USA
Father	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Mother	Rebekah Jacobs,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England

• Name	Rebekah Jacobs
  Birth	14 Mar 1827	London, England   [1, 2]
  	Note that tombstone gives date of birth as Purim March 14 1827. This could actually be March 13 in western calendar. In Hebrew Calendar the date is 14 Adar 5587 Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Westminster, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 15y
  	Address: Tyler Street
  	Living with maternal grandmother and uncle Lewis Levy
  Passenger List	27 Jun 1850	New York, USA   [4]
  	Age: 24y
  	Ship: Prince Albert Husband, Isaac listed as Jos
  Census	25 Jun 1860	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Age: 33y
  	Whole family are listed as born in England
  Census	9 Jun 1870	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Age: 42y
  	Keeps House
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Age: 54y
  	Keeping House
  Ancestor Count	9
  Descendant Count	25
  Reference Number	BR 1719a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	117F831E61594850A35E7679AEE5F3403988
  Death	7 Jan 1889	Ohio, USA   [1, 8]
  	Age: 62y
  	Cause: Cerebral Apoplexy
  	Address: West 7th Street
  	The word 'Germany' refers to place of birth and is incorrect. Image courtesy of Anne Harris-Piccoli Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4714	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Lewis Jacobs,   b. Abt 1792, Spitalfields, London, England d. Between Jul 1853 and Sep 1853, Westminster, London, England (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Milcah Levy,   b. Abt 1796, Middlesex, England d. 2 May 1867, London, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1815	London, England   [9, 10]
  	Groom's Hebrew name was Eliezer Lipman Bride's Hebrew name was Malkah Note that according to FindMyPast, Boyd's Marriage Index records the year as 1819. Great Synagogue gives 1813
  Family ID	F1275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac Harris,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England d. 24 Mar 1909, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England   [11]
  Notes	Had 14 children - Sheba was the last according to a letter written by Sheba in 1947 [12]
  Children	1. Possible Harris   2. Possible Harris   3. Possible Harris   4. Louis Harris,   b. 1 Aug 1848, Holborn, London, England d. 24 Jan 1884, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Age 35 years)   5. Amelia M Harris,   b. May 1851, Ohio, USA d. 18 Aug 1931, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 80 years)   6. Sarah Harris,   b. 20 Oct 1852, Kentucky, USA d. 21 Jul 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 77 years)   7. Abraham Harris,   b. 11 Aug 1854, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 21 Nov 1929, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years)   8. David Harris,   b. Abt 1856, Ohio, USA   9. Simeon Harris,   b. May 1858, Ohio, USA   10. Joseph Harris,   b. 7 Jun 1860, Ohio, USA d. 16 Jun 1887, Missouri, USA (Age 27 years)   11. George W Harris,   b. Jan 1862, Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown   12. Bernard Harris,   b. Abt 1863, Ohio, USA   13. Louis Harris,   b. Abt 1865, Ohio, USA   14. Sheba Florence Harris,   b. 20 Apr 1869, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F1558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Mar 1827 - London, England Census - Age: 15y,Address: Tyler Street - 6 Jun 1841 - Westminster, London, England Marriage - Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846 - St James, Westminster, London, England Passenger List - Age: 24y - 27 Jun 1850 - New York, USA Census - Age: 33y - 25 Jun 1860 - Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Census - Age: 42y - 9 Jun 1870 - Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Census - Age: 54y - 7 Jun 1880 - Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death - Age: 62y,Cause: Cerebral Apoplexy,Address: West 7th Street - 7 Jan 1889 - Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Isaac & Rebecca Harris Photo courtesy of Christine Harris

  
  

• Sources

  [S6102] Tombstone - Harris, Rebecca (nee Jacobs), 15 Mar 2025. [S2553] 1841 Census - HO 107/0735 B01 F005 P02 - Levy, Lewis, 21 Mar 2011. [S2553] 1841 Census - HO 107/0735 B01 F005 P02 - Levy, Lewis, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S3112] Passenger List - Harris, Isaac - Jacobs, Rebecca, New York, 1850, 3 Apr 2016. [S3113] 1860 Census - Ohio - Harris, 3 Apr 2016. [S3114] 1870 Census - Ohio - Harris, 3 Apr 2016. [S3115] 1880 Census - Ohio - Harris, 3 Apr 2016. [S3222] Death Entry - Jacobs, Rebecca, 2 Jul 2018. [S2244] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Lewis [Z071] & Levi, Malcha, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Bef 6 Nov 2019. GSM 165/*1* [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 12 May 2013, 1846 AMJ St James Westminster 1 137. [S6146] Letter from Sheba Harris, 18 Mar 2025.