Untitled From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 889

R. S. JACOBS, one of the enterprising business men of Clifton township, Grant county, is the proprietor of a flourishing harness and saddlery establishment, and was born in Canton, Fulton Co., Ill., in 1833, a son of George and Elizabeth (JOHNSTON) JACOBS, natives of Franklin county, Penn., who came to Illinois in 1828, and settled at Canton, but in 1844 removed to Linden, Iowa county, and opened up a farm. Here the father died in 1876, aged seventy-six. The family were among the first settlers of the township. Of their children, we have record of John, who died young; Cyrus and George, both deceased; R. S., our subject; Sarah Ann and Mamie, both deceased; Susan, now Mrs. MARSDEN; Eliza; Nathan, a resident of Linden, served three years in the 30th Wis. V.I., during the Civil war.

Our subject was reared and educated in Linden, and engaged in farming for several years, then, in 1881, came to Livingston and learned the trade of saddler and engaged in business for himself. At the first call, in April, 1861, Mr. JACOBS responded, enlisting at Mineral Point, Wis., in Co. I, 2d Wis. V.I., for ninety days, and then re-enlisted at Madison, Wis., for three years or during the war, being in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, participating in the battles of Bull Run, South Mountain, White Sulphur Springs, Gainesville, and was honorably discharged in 1863. After this he returned to Linden and took up his ordinary pursuits.

In 1865 Mr. JACOBS married Miss Nancy VICKERMAN, born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Job and Rebecca (TYLER) VICKERMAN, natives of Pennsylvania and pioneers of Linden, both of whom are now deceased. Six children have been born of this union: Elizabeth, wife of Mr. ANDREWS, of Clifton township; Mary Lois, now Mrs. PRIOR; George, a teacher; John; Amy; and Rex. Mr. JACOBS is a member of George F. Legate Post, G.A.R., at Mineral Point. Steadfast in his support of the Prohibitionist party, Mr. JACOBS has been honored by appointment to the school board; he is a justice of the peace, and in every walk of life proves that he is an honest man and a loyal citizen.



This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck