Biographies:  P. D. JACOBSON, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI 

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P. D. Jacobson, president of the Jacobson Mercantile Co., Rice Lake, has been
one of the real commercial builders of the county, and has been an active 
leader in business affairs in Cumberland and Rice Lake. He was born in Norway,
Jan. 13, 1850, son of Jacob and Petra (Peterson) Jacobson, who spent the span
of their years in that country. The subject of this sketch received a good
preliminary education in his native land, and came to America in 1879. From 
Red Wing, Minn., he went to Baldwin, St. Croix County, this state. It was on 
March 28, 1882, that he reached Barron county, and located in Cumberland. For 
three years he was employed by the Beaver Lake Lumber Company, and then 
rented the Winsor Hotel, which he conducted two years. In 1886 he formed a 
partnership with C. F. Dahl, and engaged in the furniture business at 
Washburn, but after a year sold out to his partner and returned to Cumberland, 
erected a store, and engaged in the furniture business and funeral directing. 
In 1913, with his son, John J., he purchased the Benson Brothers mercantile 
establishment at Rice Lake, and established the Jacobson Mercantile Company 
which is now one of the leading establishments in the place. In 1918 the 
concern was incorporated with P. D. Jacobson as president, Carl Jacobson as 
secretary and treasurer, John J. Jacobson as manager, and Hans Jacobson as 
one of the directors, the three young men having active charge of the 
business. In addition to the business at Cumberland already mentioned, Mr. 
Jacobson had a drug department at Cumberland for twelve years, having a 
licensed pharmacist in charge of that branch of his concern. While in that 
place he also took an active part in public affairs, serving as village 
trustee and treasurer, and as town supervisor. His financial holdings include 
stock in the Island City State Bank at Cumberland. He has large tracts of 
wild land in Washburn and Douglas counties, in this state, and until recently 
was the owner of a fine farm in Cumberland Township, this county, originally  
preempted by the pioneer, John Gunderson. Mr. Jacobson was married, March 18,  
1881, to Marie Stene, who died Nov. 3, 1893, leaving four children: John J., 
born Feb. 1, 1884; Carl, born July 25, 1886; Hans, born Oct 14, 1890, and  
Elling, who was born Jan. 8, 1883, and died Feb. 4, 1894. Mr. Jacobson was
married in 1895 to Martha Walstrom, and this union has been blessed with 
seven children: Mary, born April 22, 1896, now wife of Laren Peterson; Elling, 
born May 17, 1901, now traveling with the Hoppe Concert Co.; Helen, born Aug. 
14, 1903, now taking a commercial course in Minneapolis; Pearl, born Aug. 18, 
1905; Eleanore, born June 29, 1906; Clarence, born Feb. 17, 1908, and Lloyd,
born Dec. 27, 1910. The family residence is at 136 West Douglas street. Mr.
Jacobson is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodman. He 
affiliates with the Norwegian Lutheran church.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pg. 231