Her Social Security Number was 503-36-7784. The nationality of
Josephine Zavarine Jumping Eagle was Oglala Lakota Sioux.
1,3 She was enrolled as a member of the after 1914 at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA; Josephine was enrolled as 4/4 Oglala Lakota Sioux.
1 Josephine was born at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Wounded Knee Creek, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, on January 8, 1914.
1,2,3 She was the daughter of
Oliver Jumping Eagle and
Mamie Amelia Rocky Bear.
1 Also known as Oglala Woman She was given the Indian of Oglala Wiyan by Chief James Red Cloud.
1 Josephine, an unknown person 's child, resided with an unknown person The allotment that Mamie received from Rocky Bear when she turned 18. For that reason the land was always called Rocky Bear Land. He ranched on the land on Wounded Knee Creek and lived their most of his life. Grandpa Jumping Eagle always grew about two acres of bottomland garden. Another 40 acres was reserved for wheat along the hill. The rest he used for horses and hay because it was so hilly and rocky. The house was a two room log cabin with no water or electricity. This was good for those days, 1910's, considering a lot of people were still living in tents made of canvas. It even had a floor. A water pump was later drilled. My (William C. Jacobs) description is from the late 40's. Straight ahead out the front door was the outhouse, whose location varied over the years. The faced east with the white bluffs toward porcupine Butte. Off to the right and further away was the corrals. The wagon trail came south from the road and farm equipment was to the right towards the shoe (hill). Towards the back of the house was th chicken coop and storage shed. In back was the cellar full of fresh or canned vegetables. Off to our northwest is where the Black Elk's lived. The old man lived in the tent because he prefered it. Down the hill to the northeast was the vegetable garden, along the path to the swimming pool (creek). All the meats had to be keep in the creek, because there were no refrigeration.
After Granpa retired, all travel was by horse and wagon. I (William C. Jacobs) rode to Pine Ridge once and it was a bumpy ride. Lightning and Rummy was our team and was a part of the family.
Between 1909 to 1928, Grandma Mamie was busy raising thirteen kids plus two adopted. There were daily chores of cooking, going to get water, chopping wood, sewing clothes and many more that was gradually taken over as the kids grew up. It was lucky or necessary during the winter time to send the kids to Boarding School, because they had only two rooms. During the summers, they set up a tent or two.
In the 20's Tuberculosis struck the family. Josephine and Lorraine caught it. Oliver and Mamie decided to send one to Iowa for treatment and cure the other the Indian way. Lorraine died in 1928. Mom (Josephine) just about died in Iowa, because the T.b.. was in her bones, but pulled through. She was released in 1930. Later Sophie came down with T.b.. and was too small to fight it. She died in 1931., at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 4 miles north of Wounded Knee, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, after 1915.
1 She was homestead applicat'n on May 7, 1918 at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA;
From: SDGENWEB File -- Shannon Co. SD -- Federal Land Records
[EMAIL:]ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sd/shannon/land/[:EMAIL]Key to Case Types
253000- Indian Patents
PA - Patent
06 - 6th Principal Meridian -- located south of Yankton - not used by east River counties
NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE
JUMPING-EAGLE 06 038 N 043 W 027 160 253400 PA 629258 05/07/1918
JOSEPHINE.
4 Josephine was ill at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Wounded Knee Creek, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, circa 1920. Josephine's earliest memory was of her and her sister catching tuberculosis. In those days, the Indians didn't have much trust in the government. Gramppa Jumping Eagle decided to send only one daughter to a sanitarium in Iowa and keep one home to be cured the "Indian Way". Josephine was the chosen one, her sister got to stay home, but later died. Josephine had tuberculosis of the lungs and bones and barely survived herself. She may have gotten T.B from old man Black Elk, whom she carried food to when he was sick and prefered to lived in a tent alone. When Josephine's Grandfather Jumping Eagle had died, old man Black Elk adopted her father Oliver as was Indian tradition. So when old man Black Elk died, Oliver adopted Ben Black Elk, Black Elk's son. Josephine considered the Black Elk's as cousins, as they did her. All her blood cousins died from T.B. Josephine spent five years at the sanitarium. After she was well she received a third grade education in Iowa. More important though was the education she received from the lady in the bed next to her, who taught her how to be a lady in the white world, speech, manners, etc. Josephine always said she went to the third grade, but she seemed to be much more educated. She was released and returned home to Pine Ridge a young lady with a zest for life..
1 She married an unknown person before 1932.
1 As of 1933,her married name was Jacobs.
1,2 She married
Charles Frederick Jacobs at
Chadron, Dawes Co., Nebraska, USA, in 1933.
1,2,3 Josephine, as
Charles Frederick Jacobs's wife, resided with him Between 1934 and 1939, Josephine and Charley had a baby each year. During most of this time, they lived out of railroad boxcars that were brought in for the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp..) workers.
After working for the CCC Charley got a job at the Pine Ridge Hospital as a maintenance man and bought a two-room house. With seven kids and Dad (William C.) on the way, he strengthened what he bought and added a big kitchen, and added rooms as the family grew. Josephine would say, "If this house ever burnt down, we could rebuild it with the nails that Charley used.", at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, circa 1934.
1 Josephine, as
Charles Frederick Jacobs's wife, resided with him Between 1934 and 1939, Josephine and Charley had a baby each year. During most of this time, they lived out of railroad boxcars that were brought in for the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp.) workers.
After working for the CCC Charley got a job at the Pine Ridge Hospital as a maintenance man and bought a two-room house in southeast Pine Ridge. With seven kids and me (William C.) on the way, he strengthened what he bought and added a big kitchen, and added rooms as the family grew. Josephine would say, "If this house ever burnt down, we could rebuild it with the nails that Charley used.", at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, after 1934.
1 She was listed as residing with her husband
Charles Frederick Jacobs on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on January 1, 1937 at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA.
3 She resided at
Oakland, Alameda Co., California, USA, after 1944, When they returned to California in the Fall of 1944, Charley had another job in the Oakland Shipyards. They lived in Government housing on Hunter's Point. William started kindergarden that Fall and the kids liked to get into trouble. They liked hiding in the clothes racks when they went to the area department stores. Dad remember's throwinf rocks at the railroad maintenance building with a lot of windows and breaking them out. Josephine always talked about the kids filling the government man's gas tank with rocks too. Gas was rationed in those days. He was mad.. Josephine, as
Charles Frederick Jacobs's wife, resided with him 1945-1953 Charley and his family moved home after the war and Charley returned to his job at the Pine Ridge hospital. He was good with his hands and could fix anything. His first chore was to add two bedrooms to the house. He spent a lot of time under his pickup which none of us kids took an interest to his disappointment. We did help him with the addition to the house, and the following summer, dug out the basement. He cemented it. We got our own water pump in '48, but it froze up during the winter of '49. The following summer, Charley dropped the pump six feet underground, hooked up an electric motor, and ran pipes into the house. With a flick of a switch and a five minute wait, we had running water. No more going after water. They used have to carry it from John Adam's pump and after that ran dry, from Johsie Means's place.
Chopping wood and feeding the stove was an ongoing chore. Hunting for wood was an autumn adventure. Every couple years we dug a hole for the toilet, and filled up the old. He always did the work, but shared with the kids. One of his projects was to get hot running water in the house. He bought a steel water tank and ran water through the wood stove by pipes into the tank. The idea failed but he later used the tank.
In 1951, Holy Rosary Mission won the state championship and Ronnie was named to the all-state team. Us boys were getting into our teens, and were mischievous, if not wild. Mom was in her early forties. We were into boxing and doing good, but were little over-confident. Chuck got in trouble and was sent to the reformatory. Sissy begins running away from school. Up to this point, Dad only drank about twice a year. This mild mannered man was mean when he got drunk. He was only 5' 6", but he backed off the town bully, they remembered him from his CCC days. Although he never came after us kids, we slept with our windows open. His drinking became more frequent. We would make trips to visit Chuck in Englewood, Co. That year, Pine Ridge decided to send a team to the Golden Gloves. We won four of seven weigh classes, and took second in two others. Dad would come to all our fights, bringing Grampa and Gramma Jumping Eagle. With the potato harvest, Dad tried to make home made whiskey in the unused water tank. Grampa came to live with us that winter, and he lived in the basement with the water tank. All his friends came to visit him and they talked and sany about old times. When Dad found out the most of his green whiskey was gone, he was mad. Him and Ogden Wilson finished it of f. Mom and Dad decided it was time to get away from Pine Ridge for all concerned. He put in for the Relocation Program, and we moved to California in August 1953., at
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, after 1945.
1 She traveled with
Charles Frederick Jacobs to Colorado in 1952. During the summer of '52, Dad couldn't afford a vacation. His solution was a working family vacation in Colorado. The whole family went picking, and could visit Chuck. He got out after serving 18 months..
1 Josephine, as
Charles Frederick Jacobs's wife, resided with him, at
Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., California, USA, on 8, 1953. 1953-1958 Until we went to California, we didn't know what poor was. Dad always had a job where there was no jobs. We were as well or better of f than our neighbors. Our first house was two bedroom duplex in Hollywood. After a month on his promised job, Dad was laid off. He went out to the local 'Friendly" Bar and got drunk. He was able to get another job the following week from whence he retired, and only drank socially after. Every year after, Charley and Josephine would go on vacation to Pine Ridge, taking different routes. Charley formed a close relationship with his daughter Ann. He drank socially one night a week and just about never got drunk. He saw his kids get married and have 25 grandchildren of 33..
1 She resided at
Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California, USA, after 1972, After her husband died, she continued to live in Glendale, raising Lester and looking after Vae Rose and her family. When Lester moved to Colorado with his mother, Mom moved to Gardena to be closer to Ann and Oliver. After much persuasion, and having her car stolen, she moved in with Oliver and Julie..
Delmas Jumping Eagle, Josephine Jumping EagleJacobs, unknown (ca 1985)
She resided on December 22, 1988, 1988 when the maternal instinct struck Ginger & William Jacobs , it was decided to wait until they had a permanent home, and was to include a separate entrance for his mother. They moved in five days before Christmas, 1500 square feet for each..
1 She resided at
Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA, after 1988. Mom said this would be her last home, and so it turned out to be. Her last four years were spent gardening, reading, looking for sales, looking after other people, taking drives in the Black Hills or Badlands, Everything went well, she had her place downstairs (1500 sq. ft.) and we had our place upstairs (1500 sq. ft.) except when we were on the road, then she had the whole place. Things went well until I let family move in..
1 Chuck Jacobs, Josephine (Jumping Eagle) Jacobs, & Bill Jacobs.
Josephine died on May 16, 1993 at age 79.
1,5 Her funeral was held at
St. Agnes Catholic Hall, Manderson, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA, on May 19, 1993.
1,5 Her body was interred in 1993 at
Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California, USA, at Rose Hill Cemetery.