BIO:  Jacob S. Koch, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Newberry Township, Pg 155

JACOB S. KOCH was born March 26, 1823, in Newberry Township, York Co., Penn., and 
is the ninth of the eleven children of Daniel and Mary (Stair) Koch, natives of 
York County, Penn., and of German descent.  He remained on the home farm until he 
was twenty-six years of age, when he began for himself, first working on a farm, 
and then farming for himself, which occupation he followed until 1868, when he 
engaged in milling, and followed that for three years.  He next engaged as 
foreman in the manufacture of cigars, employing from four to eight hands, and 
making about 335,000 cigars annually.  In 1849 he married Ann Fry, a daughter of 
Conrad and Nancy (Burger) Fry, natives of York County, Penn.  They have had 
eleven children:  Henry (deceased), Daniel (deceased), Benjamin, Samuel 
(deceased), Silas, Rosetta, Paul, George, Mary, Kate and Reuben.  Mrs. Koch is a 
member of the Church of God.  Mr. Koch is a strong advocate of temperance, and 
was a member of the S. of T. until the order went down.