Bernard Jacob

Bernard Jacob is # 1368 on the 1907 Wooster Roll where he is identified as the son of Mrs. Lizette Jacob # 1366 who was only age 15 when Bernard was born. Bernard's traditional name is recorded as "Wassaiasiige" (not completely legible on original handwritten roll) meaning "Sunshine" but more than one word has been translated as "sunshine" on the Wooster Roll so the name and translation require scrutiny and comment by those with expertise in nuances of the Anishinaabemowin language and Potawatomi culture.

In 1907 when Bernard Jacob was age 45 he was living with his 4 daughters at Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island, Ontario where he held full rights in Canada. No wife's name is recorded so presumably she was deceased by 1907.

Manitowaning is the principal community in the township of Assiginak and features an excellent natural harbour. "Founded" in 1836 as a centre of Manitoulin Island's Aboriginal education, Manitowaning was a regular port of call for schooners and steamboats from many points on the Great Lakes. As of 2016 the old steamboat wharf is now part of the community's Museum Heritage Complex, home of the SS Norisle. Cardwell Street in Manitowaning continues east of the community, becoming the primary access road to the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.