Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 680
JACOB PROBASCO

Jacob PROBASCO, the son of Samuel and Anna (HODGSON) PROBASCO, (whose sketch is above) will form the subject of this notice.

Jacob was born in La Salle County, IL, July 23, 1858, and was reared midst the scenes of farm life, and received his education in the public schools of the Prairie State. In the autumn of 1878, he came to Harrison County, Iowa, and has been identified with her interests ever since. Upon coming to the county, he first located on a farm, belonging to his father, situated on section 22, of Harrison Township, where he spent about three years, after which he purchased eighty acres on section 35, where he made his home until 1888, and then removed to one of his father's farms nearer town, and on section 15, which he still (1891) operates, carrying on extensive farming as well as the breeding of fancy stock. They keep on hand an average of fifty head of high grade draft horses; and at this time have five head of high bred stallions - Norman and Clydesdales, two having been imported...

Our subject was united in marriage November 20, 1878, to Adeline ELBERT, daughter of Noah and Elizabeth (REYNOLDS) ELBERT, the former a native of Ohio, and the latter of Pennsylvania, but now reside in Harrison Township. Mrs. PROBASCO was born in Knox County, Ohio, April 21, 1860. They have a family of three children -- Anna E., born Nov 19, 1879; Leonard B., Jul 23, 1883, and Laura V., Jan 11, 1885. (data as of 1891).

Noah ELBERT, father of Mrs. PROBASCO, was born in Ohio, July 4, 1824. He is a son of George and Margaret ELBERT, and was reared to farm life and was married in May, 1852 to Elizabeth REYNOLDS, who was born in Washington County, Penn., December 7, 1822. She is the daughter of Thomas and Sarah (HORTUPEE) REYNOLDS. After Mr. ELBERT was married, he lived in Ohio for several years, after which he made his home in Illinois until 1880, since which time they have lived in Harrison County, Iowa. They are the parents of ten children -- David B.; William E.; Sarah E., wife of David GOODRICH; Mary A., wife of Jacob PROBASCO; John P.; Olive M., deceased; Ellen, wife of George ROSENBAUGH; and three, who died in infancy. Mr. ELBERT, in his polictical choice, voted the Democratic ticket.

Jacob PROBASCO, the subject of this sketch, affiliates with the Democratic party. He has been a member of the School Board and is a thorough-going business man in all that that term implies.   Harrison Township is noted for its fine horse-farms, and none have produced better stock than has our subject whose animals are known far and near.

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