Johanne Eckert was born 1873, likely near Chemnitz, Germany. Approximately 1895 she married Hermann Jacobi. The couple had one child, Elsbeth ("Elsie") Jacobi, in 1897. Hermann died of an aneurysm when Elsie was 9 months old. Following Hermann's death, Johanne contracted tuberculosis and briefly relocated to a sanitarium in Switzerland to recuperate. Following her return to Germany, Johanne experienced a falling-out with her family and decided to immigrate to the United States in 1901. Johanne and Elsie would never go back to Germany. In the United States Johanne found a housekeeping position and later married one of her employer's sons, Edward Marshall. The couple had one child, Marguerite Marshall, in 1903. Elsie and Marguerite never married and never lived apart, occupying the home at 67 Pleasant Street, Holliston, Mass., for most of their lives, first with their parents then on their own. Marguerite briefly visited Germany in 1933. Their German relatives corresponded often throughout the years leading up to and following World War II from cities and regions such as Chemnitz, Mainz, Glückstadt, Bergen, and others. Letters in English often note the economic and social conditions of the regions, especially correspondence from 1946 and 1947. Johanne Marshall died in 1940, followed in 1941 by her husband, Edward Marshall. Marguerite died in 1992, having spent nearly 80 years in the home, Elsie Jacobi-Marshall died in 1995.