CHARLES M. JACOBSON. druggist,
Wayne City, was born May 24, 1831, in Saxony, Germany.
His
father, Frederick Jacobson, was
also a native of Germany, where he
learned and followed the cabinetmaker's trade. He came to the
United States about the year 1835, settling in New York; from there he
went to Cincinnati, Ohio, then to Belleville, IL, where he worked at
his trade for a number of years and finally moved to St. Louis, where
he died.
The mother of our subject was Hannah
Jacobson, born in
Germany. She died in Louisville, KY., while visiting her
daughter. She was the mother of six children - Frederick, Sophia
Shaeffer, Amanda Brown,
Charles M., Albert and Aurora Smith.
Our
subject spent most of his youth in Belleville and St. Louis. In
the former place he went to school mostly, and also learned the
carpenter trade, following it about often years, after which he farmed
about nine years in Jefferson County, and then went to Belle Rive,
where he learned the drug business with Dr. Eaton. After two
years, he went into partnership with S.C.
Guthrie, which he continued
two years.
In May 1882, he came to Wayne County, IL, where
he entered the drug business, which he continues to the present day,
keeping also groceries, queensware, and all kinds of liquors. He
has two partners - N.G. and A. Jenkins.
Our subject was married,
October 24, 1850, in Belleville, IL, to Miss Emily F. Skinner, born in
1833 in Belleville, IL. She is a daughter of William and
Elizabeth (Akens) Skinner, an old pioneer of St. Clair
County.
Eight children now living were the result of this happy union - Morris
W., Edward C., Emily, Alfred F., Alonzo L., Franklin Q., Richard l.,
and Raymon.
Mr. Jacobson is a member of the I.O.O.F. and the Iron
Hall fraternity. In politics, he is a Democrat.