Fred S. Jacobson Biography


	This biography appears on page 1197 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				FRED S. JACOBSON. 

	Fred S. Jacobson, who has been a resident of Minnehaha county for 
more than four decades, is widely recognized as one of the foremost 
citizens and prosperous agriculturists of Split Rock township, owning 
two hundred acres of valuable land on section 13. His birth occurred in 
Sweden on the 20th of August, 1862, his parents being Lars and 
Christina Jacobson, who emigrated to the United States in 1868 and took 
up their abode in Dekalb county, Illinois. The father, a blacksmith by 
trade, there secured employment in the railroad shops of Sycamore. 
Subsequently he removed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he worked in the 
shops and thence made his way to Sioux City. In 1873 he came to 
Minnehaha county, South Dakota, homesteading one hundred and sixty 
acres in section 13, Split Rock township, where he spent the remainder 
of his life and devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits. 
His demise, which occurred on the 10th of May, 1904, was the occasion 
of deep and widespread regret, for he had won many friends in the 
community which had been his home for more than three decades. 

	Fred S. Jacobson, a little lad of six when brought to the new 
world, was reared under the parental roof and attended the common 
schools in the acquirement of an education. On reaching his majority he 
undertook the management of the home farm. He was married at the age of 
twenty-five and immediately following that important event in his life 
located on his present home farm, which he had purchased about four 
years previously. He now owns two hundred acres of land comprising one 
of the best improved farms in Split Rock township, and in its operation 
is meeting with a gratifying and well merited measure of success. 

	In 1887 Mr. Jacobson was united in marriage to Miss Emily Nelson, 
of Split Rock township, who is a native of Sweden. Her father, Nils 
Pearson, brought his family to the United States and first took up his 
abode in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, whence he subsequently came to South 
Dakota, settling among the pioneer residents of Split Rock township, 
Minnehaha county. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson have been born four 
children, two of whom survive, namely: Charlie, who assists his father 
in the operation of the home farm; and Esther, who gave her hand in 
marriage to Carl Joneson, of Valley Springs township. 

	Mr. Jacobson is a stanch republican in politics and for many 
years past has been a factor in the local ranks of the party. He was 
made road overseer when but eighteen years of age and has served in a 
public capacity almost continuously since. For twelve years he acted as 
school treasurer and for the past ten years has been a member of the 
town board. Mr. Jacobson has been a persistent advocate of and an 
untiring worker for good roads and has been largely instrumental in the 
building of better bridges. I;raternally he is identified with the 
Modern Woodmen of America, while his religious faith is indicated by 
his membership in the Swedish Lutheran church. His long residence in 
Split Rock township and Minnehaha county has brought him a wide 
acquaintance in this part of the state and has demonstrated his worth 
to his fellow citizens, who entertain for him high respect and regard.