G. H. Jacobs, attorney and
notary public, Guttenberg, was born in
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, in 1838. He came to this
country, and to Clayton County, with his father's family,
in 184. His father settled in Volga Township, where he
died in 1870. Mr. Jacobs is a lawyer by profession; he
was Justice of the Peace for many years, being first
elected when but twenty-one years of age. He has been
notary public for fifteen years. His wife is also a
native of Germany. source: History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 869 |