Biographical Sketch of Joseph JACOBS; Chester County, PA

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Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania,
comprising a historical sketch of the county", by Samuel T. Wiley and edited by
Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1893, pp.
547-548.

"JOSEPH JACOBS, one of the successful business men of the great Chester valley, 
and postmaster of Aldham since 1888, is a son of George and Mary Anna (McCool) 
Jacobs, and was born in Plymouth township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, 
December 29, 1839.  He grew to manhood on the farm, received his education in 
the public schools of East Whiteland township, and was engaged successively in 
farming in Charlestown and East Whiteland townships until 1886.  In that year he 
came to Aldham and established his present general mercantile business.  He has 
a good store building and a heavy stock of goods, and enjoys a large trade.  On 
his East Whiteland farm of ninety-five acres is situated one of the finest flint 
quarries in the county.  This quarry is now operated by Breeder, Adamson & Co., 
of Philadelphia.  Mr. Jacobs is a democrat in politics, has served as postmaster 
at Aldham since 1888, and is now tax-collector in Charlestown township.  He 
served in a regiment of Pennsylvania militia during Lee's invasion of the State 
in 1863.  He is kind a courteous, has become justly popular, and has achieved 
well merited success in his line of business.

"On February 24, 1862, Mr. Jacobs was united in marriage with Sarah K. Detwiler, 
daughter of Henry and Catherine Detwiler.  Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have six 
children, two sons and four daughters: George, Katie E., H. H., Blanche, Jennie 
and Lulu.  The two sons are managing their father's farm in East Whiteland 
township.

"James Jacobs is of German descent.  His paternal grandfather came from one of 
the provinces of Germany, and settled in Montgomery county, where his occupation 
was that of lime burner until his death at an advanced age.  He married and 
reared a family of three sons and two daughters: George, Robert, Joseph, 
Katharine and Ann.  Joseph Jacobs (father) was born September 15, 1810, and died 
April 11, 1889.  He followed lime burning and farming, and a few years before 
his death engaged int he general mercantile business at Aldham.  He was a 
democrat in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was 
also a member of Sugartown Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  George 
Jacobs was a man of influence and high standing in his community, and served as 
supervisor of East Whiteland township, and after removing into Charlestown, as 
tax collector of that township.  He married Mary Ann McCool, and to their union 
were born eight sons: Samuel, Charles, Robert, George, William, John, Morgan, 
and Joseph.  Mrs. Jacobs was a daughter of Samuel and Hesther McCool, and died 
in September, 1876, when in the sixty-fourth year of her age."