Ok. It took me awhile to sort this out & summarize.
Thomas Bellis Jacobson was the son of Arthur Elmer Jacobson & Irene Bellis. He was descendent of American Revolutionary war veteran and applied for membership in SAR while living in Great Falls in 1949-50.
His SAR # 69293.
If you want that application info I can give it to you, his revolutionary war ancestor was on his mother Irene's side of family... Listed marriages back generations to Ezekiel Ayers, Ensign in New Jersey militia, born 1754 Hackettstown NJ, d 1835 NJ. I followed some censuses back few generations to be certain. I have that detail with marriages.
That SAR app had Thomas's birth date 2 Dec 1927, Miles City.
Additional info--
*Irene Bellis was with her mother Helena Abraham Bellis & sister Mabel (a stenographer) in Jamestown North Dakota City Directory in 1912; where Irene was the Elk County Auditor.
*Younger sister Helen Genevieve Bellis Brotzman-age 30 divorced- married James Elwood Fugett in 1933 Miles City. With brother in law AE Jacobson as witness.
*1937 Mrs AE Jacobson director of MacDowell Music Club for Boys of Miles City.
Irene M & Arthur E Jacobson are buried Miles City, Custer Co cemetery. A double grave marker Jacobson:
Arthur E
b Nov 19, 1890
d Feb 29, 1964
Irene M
b Oct 6, 1892
d Jan 1, 1958
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1940 MT Miles City
Jacobson
Arthur 49 bornMinnesota, manager wholesale grocery, college 2nd year, owned home valued $1,000, salary of $5,000 lived same house (believe number is 601 South Cottage)
Irene 46 born New York
Dorothy W 19 MT
Thomas 12 MT
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WWI Draft registration, Burleigh Co, ND
Arthur Elmer Jacobson age 26
19 Nov 1890 born SD
Traveling salesman Bismarck wholesale grocery
Dependent wife
Med height, stout build, Brown eyes, dark brown hair
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South Dakota births
Arthur Elmer Jacobson 19Nov 1890 Brown County
Father Thomas Jacobson, mother Mary Jane Fletcher
1900 North Dakota Kensal Stutsman
Thos Jacobson 40 Iowa, parents born Norway
Mary 43 Wisconsin, parents born England
Married in 1884
Hilda R 15
Edith E 11
Arthur E 9
Ethel M 7
Censuses 1910-1930 North Dakota, Fairmont, Richland
Thomas & Mary Jacobson. He was retail merchant, lumber yard. Daughter Ethel teacher. Daughter Edith married Byhre- 1957 California death cert confirms mother Fletcher, father Jacobson.
Richland Co, Fairmont cemetery
Mary Jane Jacobson 1856-1932
Thomas Jacobson 1860-1934
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Back to Thomas Bellis Jacobson, radio personality, booming baritone host of night beats WHB Radio Kansas City. Apparently committed suicide Aug 1960 at age 33.
First marriage:
Custer County, Miles City
Marriage cert no. 247, no. 8332
17 August 1947
Thomas Jacobson, white, Miles City resident, born Miles City, 19 yrs old, not previously married
Father AE Jacobson
Mother Irene Bellis
Joyce Bernice Treat, white, Miles City, born Miles City, 19, not prev married
Father Robert A Treat
Mother Bernice M Brooks
**Joyce Bernice Allan obit, died April 29, 2008
Says married first time to Thomas Jacobson date as above.
Sons--Thomas Jacobson of Austin MN, Andrew Jacobson of Great Falls, MT
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Did not see marriage for Nadine Rashleigh later Breen. But her name is listed as Mrs Nadine Jacobson in Butte newspaper 1956 included in list of ladies at luncheon.
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Another Marriage
13 September 1955
Wadena, Minnesota
Thomas Bellis Jacobson
Constance Joan Koch
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