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Jacob Henry SAMMIS (b 1866)

Jacob Henry Sammis was born on 23 Jul 1866 in Huntington Township, Suffolk County, New York. He was the fifth son and the sixth child of Edgar Arthur Sammis and Jane Place Titus. With the birth of a younger sister Cora in 1870 his parent's family was complete.

Edgar and Jane appeared with their children in the 1870 US Census in Huntington Township. Edgar gave his occupation as farmer. Jane was reported to be keeping house. Six children were enumerated, Willard, age 14, Frank, age 12, Theodore, age 10, Esther, age 8, Edgar, age 6, Jacob, age 3 and Cora, age six months. The elder four children were in school. Jacob and his sister Cora were still too young for school. The household received help from a 19-year old domestic servant named Bridget Garoy, a native of Ireland.

By the time of the 1880 census in June of that year, Jacob's family was still largely intact and still in Huntington Township. Willard was no longer at home, but all of the other children were. Jacob's elder brothers Frank and Theodore were already farming. Esther had finished her schooling, but the youngest three children, Edgar, Jacob and Cora were all in school that year. Jacob was age 14.

Jacob married Carrie Moore Howell on 05 Jun 1889 in Bay Shore, New York. He was age 21, she was age 22. Jacob followed his father into farming. When the 1900 US Census was enumerated eleven years later, Jacob and Carrie were living on a rented farm in Brookhaven Township (still Suffolk County, New York). There were three children in the household that year, G Clifton, age 9, Vera M, age 7 and Lillian A, age 2. There was also a black servant. Charles Hobson, living with them and working as a farm hand.

By 1910, Jacob and Carrie had settled in Huntington Village. The 1910 US Census found them on West Neck Avenue. They would remain there for the balance of their lives. All three children were still at home and in school in 1910. In 1915, all three were still at home, but son Clifton was working as a surveyor and daughters Vera and Lillian were in school. Clifton married in 1916 and was out of the home by 1920, but both daughters were still single and at home that year. Vera was working as a bank clerk. Both daughters married and left home during the next decade. Lillian married first, in 1922. Vera married in 1923. Vera and her husband Joseph Baumer were living with her parents in 1925.

Curiously, in May 1910, Jacob told the census enumerator that he was a retired farmer, but in June 1915 and again in January 1920, he acknowledged that he was farming. In fact, it wasn't until 1925 that he would provide an occupation other than farming. In 1925 he was working in real estate. In 1930, he reported that he was the president of Huntington Mortgage. In 1940, he gave his occupation simply as real estate broker. It does appear that Jacob was determined by the age of 40 to leave farming behind and pursue a career in real estate. He obviously managed that transition. His son-in-law Byron would follow him into Long Island real estate.

Jacob died in Huntington on 07 Mar 1946. He was age 79 yrs, 7 months and 12 days. He was buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery in Huntington (Suffolk) New York. His wife Carrie lived on until 1953.

Sources:

1870 US Census, Household of Edgar Sammis (b 1829): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1870; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 502A. Content: The 1870 US Census of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York on 18 Jun 1870 shows dwelling (454/486) with a household composed of (1) Edgar Sammis, age 40, male, farmer, born NY, citizen, (2) Jane P Sammis, age 38 female, keeping house, born NY, (3) Willard W Sammis, age 14, male, at school, born NY, (4) Frank C Sammis, age 12, male, at school, born NY, (5) Theodore P Sammis, age 10, male, at school, born NY, (6) Esther S Sammis, age 8, female, at school, born NY, (7) Edgar A Sammis, age 6, male, born NY, (8) Jacob P Sammis, age 3, male, born NY, (9) Cora A Sammis, age 6/12, female, born NY, (9) Bridget Garoy, age 19, female, white, domestic servant, born Irleand, parents foreign born, cannot write.

1880 US Census, Household of Edgar Sammis (b c1830): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1880; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 935; Page: 235B; Enumeration District: 319. Content: The 1880 US Census of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York on 01 Jun 1880 shows dwelling (324/387) with a household composed of (1) Edgar Sammis, male, age 50, married, farmer, born NY, parents born NY, (2) Jane P Sammis, female, age 48, wife, married, keeping house, born NY, parents born NY, (3) Frank C Sammis, male, age 22, son, single, farmer, born NY, parents born NY, (4) Theodore P Sammis, male, age 20, son, single, farmer, born NY, parents born NY, (5) Esther Sammis, female, age 18, daughter, single, at home, born NY, parents born NY, , (6) Edgar A Sammis, male, age 16, son, single, at school, born NY, parents born NY, (7) Jacob H Sammis, son, age 14, at school, born NY, parents born NY, (8) Cora A Sammis, female, age 10, daughter, born NY, parents born NY, Note: Willard was not at home in 1880 and I cannot find him in the 1880 Census. He would have been 24 and may well have already married Phoebe Smith. Willard died in 1892.

1889 New York marriage index record for Jacob H Sammis and Carrie M Howell: Citation: Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index. Content: An 1889 New York marriage index record shows that Jacob H Sammis and Carrie M Howell were married on 05 Jun 1889 in Bay Shore, New York.

1900 US Census, Household of Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0742; FHL microfilm: 1241165. Content: The 1900 US Census of Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, New York on 07 Jun 1900 shows a rented farm dwelling (104/107) with a household composed of (1) Jacob Sammis, head, male, born July 1867, age 32, married 10 years, born NY, parents born NY, farmer, able to read/write, (2) Carrie Sammis, wife, female, born Nov 1866, age 33, married 10 years, 3 children, 3 living, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, (3) G Clifton Sammis, son, male, born Nov 1890, age 9, single, born NY, parents born NY, (4) Vera M Sammis, daughter, female, born May 1893, age 7, single, born NY, parents born NY, (5) Lillian A Sammis, daughter, female, born June 1897, age 2, single, born NY, parents born NY, (6) Charles Hobson, servant, black, male, born Oct 1878, age 21, single, born Virginia, parents born Virginia, farm laborer, able to read/write. Note: Brookhaven Township covers a substantial portion of Long Island. The town stretches from the north shore to the south shore of Long Island. Unfortunately, the census record does not give any hint as to the location of their farm within Brookhaven Township other than its designation as within Election district 5 and census enumeration district 742.

1910 US Census, Household of Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T624_1083; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 1362; FHL microfilm: 1375096. Content: The 1910 US Census of Town of Huntington, Village of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, Woodbury Road on 03 May 1910 shows dwelling (480/620), owned mortgage free, with a household composed of (1) Jacob H Sammis, head, male, age 42, marriage, first, 20 years, born NY, parents born NY, retired farmer, able to read/write, (2) Carrie M Sammis, wife, female, age 43, marriage, first, 20 years, 3 children, 3 living, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, (3) G Clifton Sammis, son, male, age 19, single, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, attended school, (4) Vera M Sammis, daughter, female, age 17, single, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, attended school, (5) Lillian A Sammis, daughter, female, age 12, single, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, attended school.

1915 NY Census, Household of Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 13; Assembly District: 02; City: Huntington; County: Suffolk; Page: 18. Content: The 1915 New York Census of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, West Neck on 01 Jun 1915 shows a household of (1) Jacob H Sammis, head, male, age 50, born US, citizen, farmer, (2) Carrie H Sammis, wife, female, age 50, born US, citizen, housewife, (3) G Clifton Sammis, son, female [sic], age 25, born US, citizen, surveyor, (4) Vera M Sammis, daughter, female, age 21, born US, citizen, school, (5) Lillian A Sammis, daughter, female, age 17, born US, citizen, school.

1917 New York land map showing property of Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Collection Number: G&M_12; Roll Number: 12. Content: A 1917 New York land map shows that Jacob Sammis owned 56 acres of land between Huntington (State) Rd and Pinelawn Road, and just to the south of Highville Road in Melville.

1920 US Census, Household of Jacob Sammis (b c1868): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1920; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1269; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 181. Content: The 1920 US Census of Huntington Township, 13th ED, Suffolk County, New York on 31 Jan 1920 shows a farm (154/172) , owned mortgage free, on West Neck Avenue with a household composed of (1) Jacob Sammis, male, head, age 52, married, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a farmer on a general farm, (2) Carrie H Sammis, female, wife, age 53, married, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, (3) Vera M Sammis, female, daughter, age 25, single, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a bank clerk, (4) Lillian A Sammis, female, daughter, age 21, single, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY.

1925 New York State Census, Household of Jacob H Sammis (b 1866): Citation: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 13; Assembly District: 02; City: Huntington; County: Suffolk; Page: 17. Content: The 1925 New York Census of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York on 01 Jun 1925 shows a dwelling on West Neck Avenue with a household composed of (1) Jacob H Sammis, head, male, age 58, born US, citizen, occupation: real estate, own account, (2) Carrie Sammis, wife, female, age 59, born US, citizen, housewife, (3) Joseph Baumer, head, male, age 35, born US, citizen, post office [clerk], wage earner, (4) Vera Baumer, wife, female, age 32, born US, citizen, housewife.

1930 US Census, Household of Jacob Sammis (b 1866): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 2341385. Content: The 1930 US Census of Huntington Township, Suffolk County, New York on 10 Apr 1930, 116 West Neck Avenue, owned and valued at $10,000 with radio, shows dwelling (169/180) with a household composed of (1) Jacob H Sammis, head, male, age 64, married at age 23, can read/write, born NY, parents born NY, president of Huntington Mortgage, veteran status unrecorded, (2) Carrie M Sammis, wife, female, age 64, married at age 23, can read/write, born NY, parents born NY.

1940 US Census, Household of Jacob Sammis (b 1866): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02785; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 52-93. Content: The 1940 US Census of Huntington Township, Suffolk County, New York on 29 Apr 1940, 116 West Neck Avenue, shows dwelling 270, owned and valued at $4,000 with household composed of (1) Jacob Sammis, head, male, age 72, married, completed grade 8, born NY, same house in 1935, real estate broker, own account, (2) Carrie Sammis, wife, female, age 72, completed 4 yrs high school, born NY.

1946 Death Index Record for Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index. Content: A New York death index record shows that Jacob H Sammis, age 79, died on 07 Mar 1946 in Huntington, New York.

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