Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Loucks, Jacob H. May 6, 1836 - 
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JACOB H. LOUCKS, Postmaster and merchant at Sylvester, Hinton Tp., was born in 
Lewis Co., N.Y., May 6, 

1836.  He is a son of Daniel and Mary (Cook) Loucks, natives of New York, who 
came to Michigan in the 

spring of 1867, with their son.  The mother died March 1, 1871; the father, 
July 23, 1878.  In 1867 Mr. 

Loucks came to Michigan and settled at first in Ionia County, where he lived 
two years and then bought 40 

acres of land in a primeval condition in Gratiot County.  He built a frame 
house and went on with the work 

of putting the land under cultivation.  He lived on the place 13 years, then 
rented it and moved to Hinton 

Tp.  In the spring of 1882 he bought out the stock of general merchandise of 
Geo. W. Streeter, and has 

since carried on that business.  In politics Mr. Loucks is independent.  While 
a resident in gratiot 

County he held the office of Justice of the Peace three years.  He was married 
in Copenhagen, Lewis Co., 

N.Y., Jan. 6, 1865, to Sarah A., daughter of Justus and Cynthia C. (Leonard) 
Belcher.  Her parents were 

natives of New York, where her father died, in April, 1881.  The mother is 
still living there.  Mrs. 

Loucks was born Sept. 11, 1844.  She has become the mother of three children, 
born as follows:  Mary C., 

Nov. 21, 1866; Martha A., Feb. 28, 1871; Geo. J., Nov. 15, 1874.

Mr. Loucks was appointed Postmaster by President Arthur, in July, 1882.

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1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co., MI.

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