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				JOSEPH S. AND LUCY (GILMORE) JACOBUS.

JOSEPH S. JACOBUS was left an orphan by the death of his mother when he was only four years old, 
and instead of spending his early life in the schoolroom he was put when very young at hard work.
That he has risen as he has above the disadvantages which came with this misfortune, is greatly 
to his credit.  He was born in Essex County, N. J., June 3, 1849, and was the son of Gould and 
Jane (Personett) Jacobus.  His father was a turner by occupation and continued to reside in New 
Jersey until Joseph was nineteen years old.
	The subject of this sketch came to Michigan in 1869 and settled in Sidney Township, 
Montcalm County.  His first business here was milling, which he has followed more or less closely
all through his residence in the State, although he has also engaged quite extensively in 
agriculture.  He now has a well-improved farm of eighty acres on which he resides, and which is 
considered one of the finest in the township.  It was his custom to carry on milling in winter 
and farming in summer.  His marriage October 24, 1860, with Lucy Gilmore, has been blessed by 
the birth of one son, Jesse, born September 19, 1871.  He has spent much time in clearing the 
forest in various parts of the county, and is a man of indomitable industry and perseverance.
	Mr. Jacobus is the proprietor of a shingle mill which he is successfully running at 
Sidney Center.  He appreciates for the rising generation the educational advantages which stern 
necessity withheld from him.  An earnest promoter of all school interests he has held the 
position of School Director for two years.  He is a deserving citizen who enjoys the confidence
and esteem of all about him, and his neighbors heartily rejoice in his business prosperity.



This biography is taken from "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF IONIA AND MONTCALM COUNTIES, 
MICHIGAN."  Chapman Brothers.  Chicago, Illinois.  1891.  Pages 378-379.