Sacramento County
Biographies
JULIUS S. JACOBS
So much of his life has been passed within
sight of some of the western mountains and within sound of the busy hum of
western industry that Mr. Jacobs feels himself to be a typical Californian in
everything except the accident of birth. The vast resources of our commonwealth
have awakened his admiration. The business possibilities he believes to be
unsurpassed by those of any section of the United States. The climate offers
further inducements to residential permanency. All in all, the country
possesses exceptional charm, and he has not been dilatory in recognizing its
attractions. Since he was brought to the coast during his early childhood he
has resided in Yolo and Sacramento counties, has received their educational advantages,
enjoyed the friendship of many of their most worthy citizens and has become an
important factor in commercial affairs in the village of Folsom, where he has
his home.
A number of successive generations of the
Jacobs family lived in New York City. Samuel Jacobs, who was born in the
eastern metropolis, received his education there and entered into its business
circles. Through diligent application and energetic mastery of business details
he rose in the commercial world until he was widely known and respected as the
head of an extensive wholesale house. The failure of his health caused him to
retire from the many activities that had engaged his attention. Accompanied by
his wife and son, Julius S., he came to California in 1884, in the hope of
being physically benefited by the change. However, the hope was not destined to
be fulfilled, and in that year, 1884, his death left the family alone on the
western coast. Friends had given them of help and sympathy in their
bereavement, and they had become attached to their surroundings. No return was
made to the east, and Mrs. Jacobs still resides in Sacramento. She was a native
of New York, and bore the maiden name of Anna Gratz.
From New York City, where he was born
April 2, 1882, Julius S. Jacobs was brought to California at the age of two
years. His early recollections are of Yolo county,
where he attended the Woodland grammar and high school. At the age of seventeen
years he completed the course of high school study and took up the task of
earning a livelihood. Various occupations have since then engaged his
attention. For seven years he held an important position as clerk to one of the
justices of the supreme court. Of recent years he has
acted as manager of the grocery business owned by Senator Philip C. Cohn, of
Folsom. In this responsible post he has proved efficient and trustworthy,
resourceful and energetic. Among the business men of Folsom his standing is
high, and his credit is excellent in the banking institutions of the country.
Wherever he is known, there he is also honored and esteemed. By his
marriage, December 27, 1906, to Miss Dora Fannie Cohn (who is the daughter of
Senator P. C. Cohn, she being a native of Sacramento county),
he has two daughters, Alice and Dorothy. Politically he votes with the
Republican party. In fraternal connections he holds
membership with Sacramento Lodge No. 6, B. P. O. E.; Washington Lodge No. 20,
F. & A. M., in Sacramento, the Knights of Pythias
and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Folsom and the Eagles of Sacramento.
Among the members of all these organizations, as among the people in business
circles, he has an established reputation for trustworthiness and honesty as
well as for the kindred business qualifications that ensure commercial
progress.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 850-851. Historic
Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.