JACOB NAU - Biography

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This biography appears on page 632 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.

JACOB NAU, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Franksville; was born in Bavaria, Aug.
30, 1820; came to America, June 24, 1839, and located in New York;
remained six years, then returned to Germany on a visit, where he
remained for a few months, and again came to America. Married, Sept. 23,
1848, at Albany, N. Y.; Mrs. Nau was born Jan. 1, 1825, in Bavaria: they
have four children- Caroline, Jacob I., Philippina and Peter H. Mr. and
Mrs. Nau are members of the Primitive Church; he has held various
positions in the Church, as class leader, exhorter, etc., and was
finally licensed by them to preach, in which capacity he has always
officiated gratuitously. He owns 116 acres in Secs. 28 and 29, which he
values at $75 per acre.