Jacob Cephas Goble

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 8 Oct 1915 - Westfield, Clark, Illinois, United States
    Christening: 
          Death: 24 Feb 2002 - Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA ( at age 86)
         Burial: 27 Feb 2002 - Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
 Cause of Death: 
Find A Grave ID: 199191830

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Parents

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         Father: Jacob Cephas Goble  {Find A Grave ID: 42935884}
         Mother: Nellie Wolfendale 

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Mary Lou Williams
       Marriage: 8 Dec 1943 - Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States
Marriage Notes 



Per Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
NameJacob C Gable
GenderMale
Age28     Birth Dateabt 1915
Marriage Date8 Dec 1943
Marriage PlaceMatagorda, Texas, USA
SpouseMary Lou Williams
GenderFemale
Age26     Birth Dateabt 1917
Film Number004173598

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Notes

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General:

Per WWII Draft Registration 10/16/1940
Jacob Cephas Goble is 25 years old, born Oct 8, 1915 in Westfield, Illinois. He resides at 1420 Seventh, Charleston, Coles, Illinois, and his phone number is Charleston 1120. The person who will always know his address is his mother, Mrs. Nellie Goble, same current address. Jacob works for Miller - Jones Shoe Company, 16th and Broadway, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois. He is described as white race, 5'9" tall, 160 lbs., gray eyes, brown hair, light brown complexion.

Per U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
NameJacob Cephas Goble [Jake C Goble]
GenderMale
RaceWhite
Birth Date8 Oct 1915
Birth PlaceWestfield, Illinois
Death Date24 Feb 2002
Father Jacob C Goble
Mother Nellie Wohlford
SSN324140030
Disability StatusDisability Denied - No Record of Type.
NotesOct 1938: Name Listed As Jacob Cephas Goble;
02 Mar 2002: Name Listed As Jake C Goble

Per Findagrave
Jacob C. Goble VVeteran
Birth 8 Oct 1915 Westfield, Clark County, Illinois, USA
Death 24 Feb 2002 (aged 86) Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Burial Roselawn Cemetery Charleston, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Plot Section B Lot 228
Memorial ID 199191830

Per Southern Illinoisan Carbondale, Illinois 2/26/2002
Jacob C. 'Jake' Goble [photo]
MURPHYSBORO - Jacob C. "Jake" Goble, 86, died at 11:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002 in the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Crenshaw Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to TIP Hospice, Jehovah's Witnesses or the United Methodist
Church.
Mr. Goble was in sales and management, both retail and wholesale. He managed radio stations in Iowa and central and Southern Illinois from 1950 to 1980, when he retired. His most enjoyable years in
radio were spent in Effingham, Charleston and Du Quoin. He especially enjoyed his 12 years at WDQN in Du Quoin.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7190, American Legion Paul Stout Post 127 and BPOE Elks 572. He was a member of Murphysboro Senior Citizens and Greater St. Louis Major League Baseball since 1970. Jake served in Rennes,
France, as supply sergeant for the 199th General Hospital in World War II.
He was born Oct. 8, 1915, in Westfield to Jacob C. and Nellie (Wohlford) Goble.
He married Mary L. Williams on Dec. 8, 1943, in Bay City, Texas. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Gary Watson of Columbus, Ohio, and Barbara and O.K. VanSlett of Charleston, SC; one son and daughter-in-law, Lt. Col. Jacob
F. and Toni Goble of Enon, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Bill Richards of San Antonio, Texas; and one brother-in-law and wife, Don and Paula Williams of Port
Lavaca, Texas.
His parents and five stepsisters preceded him in death.

Per U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019
NameJacob C Goble
Death Age86
Birth Date8 Oct 1915
Death Date24 Feb 2002
Interment PlaceIllinois, USA
Cemetery AddressW Rt 316 Charleston, IL 61920
CemeteryRoselawn/Mound Cemeteries
NotesUS Army World War II

Per U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
NameJacob C Goble
RaceWhite
Marital StatusSeparated, with dependents (Separated)
RankPrivate
Birth Year1915
Nativity State or CountryIllinois
CitizenshipCitizen
ResidenceColes, Illinois
Education4 years of high school
Civil OccupationSalespersons
Enlistment Date20 Mar 1942
Enlistment PlaceChicago, Illinois
Service Number36396206
BranchBranch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
ComponentSelectees (Enlisted Men)
SourceCivil Life
Height 68
Weight152