James Stark Jacoby.
In old Bourbon County few families have been residents for a longer continuous period than of Jacoby. One of the prominent
representatives in the last century [19th] was James Stark Jacoby. Before Kentucky was admitted to the Union the house was built in which James Stark was born August 25, 1815. His grandfather, Francis Jacoby, was a native of Germany, leaving the country in 1764, bound for America. On the vessel that carried him to England he met Frederika Latsprig, and they were married at Liverpool. The marriage certificate of this pioneer couple is now in the possession of one of their descendants, Dr. D.T. Kelly, a Lexington dentist. Francis and Frederika lived in Virginia until 1785. Then with their son Jacob, who was born in 1779, they came to Kentucky and located in Bourbon County, where Francis died in 1787, his widow surviving him until1822. Their son Jacob lived on the old homestead, and son James Stark, was born in the house built by the family in 1791. This old house, now more than one and a quarter centuries in age, is owned and occupied by a son of James Stark Jacoby, James Luther Jacoby, who was born there in 1854, has lived a bachelor, and has kept up the place with many improvements . Jacob Jacoby died January 28, 1843, and his wife on March 24, 1829. They were buried in a private cemetery .
James Stark Jacoby learned the tailor's trade and was employed in that line at Georgetown and Maysville. Later he returned to the farm, and on January 7, 1836, married Mary Headington, who died young. On October 11, 1849, he married Agnes Lyle Kenney, daughter of William Kenney, whose home was a mile north of the Jacoby farm. Agnes Lyle Jacoby was born October 2, 1826, and survived her husband about thirty years, passing away October 12, 1918. James Stark Jacoby , who died June 17, 1889, was for many years identified with the management of his fine farm of 358 acres five and a half miles west of Paris, on the Lexington Pike. He was a ver progressive citizen , serving as justice of the peace, and school trustee, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Lexington.
In 1860 James Stark Jacoby cast the only republican vote in Hutchison precinct, a fact among others that proved his independent character and the courage of his convictions. Some years previously, in settling a brother's estate in Illinois, he had employed Abraham Lincoln as his attorney. At that time he conceived a strong admiration for the Illinois lawyer. During the Civil War Jacob, brother of James Stark Jacoby, was a Confederate soldier, was captured and was confined at Camp Douglas, Chicago. James Stark Jacoby went to Washington to see Lincoln . A crowd was waiting at the White House, and as soon as the doors were opened to the President's room Mr. Jacoby, taking advantage of the hesitancy of others, stepped in, his card having been sent in advance, and Lincoln recognized him, spoke of their previous relationship in Illinois , and promptly gave him a pardon for his brother, instructing him to take it personally to the Commandant at Camp Douglas, where he secured the release of his brother.
Four of the children of James Stark Jacoby are still living [1922]: Jacob W., whose home is near the old homestead ; James Luther, referred to above; Milton Roland, a sketch of whom appears below; and Mrs. Anna Hay, a widow living in Lexington. Another son,William , died in 1876, at the age of twenty-five, and a son, John Smith Jacoby , died about the same time as his mother.
Source: History of Kentucky, Vol. III
William Elsey Connelley
E.M. Coulter, PH.D
Published: 1922
In old Bourbon County few families have been residents for a longer continuous period than of Jacoby. One of the prominent
representatives in the last century [19th] was James Stark Jacoby. Before Kentucky was admitted to the Union the house was built in which James Stark was born August 25, 1815. His grandfather, Francis Jacoby, was a native of Germany, leaving the country in 1764, bound for America. On the vessel that carried him to England he met Frederika Latsprig, and they were married at Liverpool. The marriage certificate of this pioneer couple is now in the possession of one of their descendants, Dr. D.T. Kelly, a Lexington dentist. Francis and Frederika lived in Virginia until 1785. Then with their son Jacob, who was born in 1779, they came to Kentucky and located in Bourbon County, where Francis died in 1787, his widow surviving him until1822. Their son Jacob lived on the old homestead, and son James Stark, was born in the house built by the family in 1791. This old house, now more than one and a quarter centuries in age, is owned and occupied by a son of James Stark Jacoby, James Luther Jacoby, who was born there in 1854, has lived a bachelor, and has kept up the place with many improvements . Jacob Jacoby died January 28, 1843, and his wife on March 24, 1829. They were buried in a private cemetery .
James Stark Jacoby learned the tailor's trade and was employed in that line at Georgetown and Maysville. Later he returned to the farm, and on January 7, 1836, married Mary Headington, who died young. On October 11, 1849, he married Agnes Lyle Kenney, daughter of William Kenney, whose home was a mile north of the Jacoby farm. Agnes Lyle Jacoby was born October 2, 1826, and survived her husband about thirty years, passing away October 12, 1918. James Stark Jacoby , who died June 17, 1889, was for many years identified with the management of his fine farm of 358 acres five and a half miles west of Paris, on the Lexington Pike. He was a ver progressive citizen , serving as justice of the peace, and school trustee, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Lexington.
In 1860 James Stark Jacoby cast the only republican vote in Hutchison precinct, a fact among others that proved his independent character and the courage of his convictions. Some years previously, in settling a brother's estate in Illinois, he had employed Abraham Lincoln as his attorney. At that time he conceived a strong admiration for the Illinois lawyer. During the Civil War Jacob, brother of James Stark Jacoby, was a Confederate soldier, was captured and was confined at Camp Douglas, Chicago. James Stark Jacoby went to Washington to see Lincoln . A crowd was waiting at the White House, and as soon as the doors were opened to the President's room Mr. Jacoby, taking advantage of the hesitancy of others, stepped in, his card having been sent in advance, and Lincoln recognized him, spoke of their previous relationship in Illinois , and promptly gave him a pardon for his brother, instructing him to take it personally to the Commandant at Camp Douglas, where he secured the release of his brother.
Four of the children of James Stark Jacoby are still living [1922]: Jacob W., whose home is near the old homestead ; James Luther, referred to above; Milton Roland, a sketch of whom appears below; and Mrs. Anna Hay, a widow living in Lexington. Another son,William , died in 1876, at the age of twenty-five, and a son, John Smith Jacoby , died about the same time as his mother.
Source: History of Kentucky, Vol. III
William Elsey Connelley
E.M. Coulter, PH.D
Published: 1922
James Stark Jacoby.
In old Bourbon County few families have been residents for a longer continuous period than of Jacoby. One of the prominent
representatives in the last century [19th] was James Stark Jacoby. Before Kentucky was admitted to the Union the house was built in which James Stark was born August 25, 1815. His grandfather, Francis Jacoby, was a native of Germany, leaving the country in 1764, bound for America. On the vessel that carried him to England he met Frederika Latsprig, and they were married at Liverpool. The marriage certificate of this pioneer couple is now in the possession of one of their descendants, Dr. D.T. Kelly, a Lexington dentist. Francis and Frederika lived in Virginia until 1785. Then with their son Jacob, who was born in 1779, they came to Kentucky and located in Bourbon County, where Francis died in 1787, his widow surviving him until1822. Their son Jacob lived on the old homestead, and son James Stark, was born in the house built by the family in 1791. This old house, now more than one and a quarter centuries in age, is owned and occupied by a son of James Stark Jacoby, James Luther Jacoby, who was born there in 1854, has lived a bachelor, and has kept up the place with many improvements . Jacob Jacoby died January 28, 1843, and his wife on March 24, 1829. They were buried in a private cemetery .
James Stark Jacoby learned the tailor's trade and was employed in that line at Georgetown and Maysville. Later he returned to the farm, and on January 7, 1836, married Mary Headington, who died young. On October 11, 1849, he married Agnes Lyle Kenney, daughter of William Kenney, whose home was a mile north of the Jacoby farm. Agnes Lyle Jacoby was born October 2, 1826, and survived her husband about thirty years, passing away October 12, 1918. James Stark Jacoby , who died June 17, 1889, was for many years identified with the management of his fine farm of 358 acres five and a half miles west of Paris, on the Lexington Pike. He was a ver progressive citizen , serving as justice of the peace, and school trustee, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Lexington.
In 1860 James Stark Jacoby cast the only republican vote in Hutchison precinct, a fact among others that proved his independent character and the courage of his convictions. Some years previously, in settling a brother's estate in Illinois, he had employed Abraham Lincoln as his attorney. At that time he conceived a strong admiration for the Illinois lawyer. During the Civil War Jacob, brother of James Stark Jacoby, was a Confederate soldier, was captured and was confined at Camp Douglas, Chicago. James Stark Jacoby went to Washington to see Lincoln . A crowd was waiting at the White House, and as soon as the doors were opened to the President's room Mr. Jacoby, taking advantage of the hesitancy of others, stepped in, his card having been sent in advance, and Lincoln recognized him, spoke of their previous relationship in Illinois , and promptly gave him a pardon for his brother, instructing him to take it personally to the Commandant at Camp Douglas, where he secured the release of his brother.
Four of the children of James Stark Jacoby are still living [1922]: Jacob W., whose home is near the old homestead ; James Luther, referred to above; Milton Roland, a sketch of whom appears below; and Mrs. Anna Hay, a widow living in Lexington. Another son,William , died in 1876, at the age of twenty-five, and a son, John Smith Jacoby , died about the same time as his mother.
Source: History of Kentucky, Vol. III
William Elsey Connelley
E.M. Coulter, PH.D
Published: 1922
In old Bourbon County few families have been residents for a longer continuous period than of Jacoby. One of the prominent
representatives in the last century [19th] was James Stark Jacoby. Before Kentucky was admitted to the Union the house was built in which James Stark was born August 25, 1815. His grandfather, Francis Jacoby, was a native of Germany, leaving the country in 1764, bound for America. On the vessel that carried him to England he met Frederika Latsprig, and they were married at Liverpool. The marriage certificate of this pioneer couple is now in the possession of one of their descendants, Dr. D.T. Kelly, a Lexington dentist. Francis and Frederika lived in Virginia until 1785. Then with their son Jacob, who was born in 1779, they came to Kentucky and located in Bourbon County, where Francis died in 1787, his widow surviving him until1822. Their son Jacob lived on the old homestead, and son James Stark, was born in the house built by the family in 1791. This old house, now more than one and a quarter centuries in age, is owned and occupied by a son of James Stark Jacoby, James Luther Jacoby, who was born there in 1854, has lived a bachelor, and has kept up the place with many improvements . Jacob Jacoby died January 28, 1843, and his wife on March 24, 1829. They were buried in a private cemetery .
James Stark Jacoby learned the tailor's trade and was employed in that line at Georgetown and Maysville. Later he returned to the farm, and on January 7, 1836, married Mary Headington, who died young. On October 11, 1849, he married Agnes Lyle Kenney, daughter of William Kenney, whose home was a mile north of the Jacoby farm. Agnes Lyle Jacoby was born October 2, 1826, and survived her husband about thirty years, passing away October 12, 1918. James Stark Jacoby , who died June 17, 1889, was for many years identified with the management of his fine farm of 358 acres five and a half miles west of Paris, on the Lexington Pike. He was a ver progressive citizen , serving as justice of the peace, and school trustee, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Lexington.
In 1860 James Stark Jacoby cast the only republican vote in Hutchison precinct, a fact among others that proved his independent character and the courage of his convictions. Some years previously, in settling a brother's estate in Illinois, he had employed Abraham Lincoln as his attorney. At that time he conceived a strong admiration for the Illinois lawyer. During the Civil War Jacob, brother of James Stark Jacoby, was a Confederate soldier, was captured and was confined at Camp Douglas, Chicago. James Stark Jacoby went to Washington to see Lincoln . A crowd was waiting at the White House, and as soon as the doors were opened to the President's room Mr. Jacoby, taking advantage of the hesitancy of others, stepped in, his card having been sent in advance, and Lincoln recognized him, spoke of their previous relationship in Illinois , and promptly gave him a pardon for his brother, instructing him to take it personally to the Commandant at Camp Douglas, where he secured the release of his brother.
Four of the children of James Stark Jacoby are still living [1922]: Jacob W., whose home is near the old homestead ; James Luther, referred to above; Milton Roland, a sketch of whom appears below; and Mrs. Anna Hay, a widow living in Lexington. Another son,William , died in 1876, at the age of twenty-five, and a son, John Smith Jacoby , died about the same time as his mother.
Source: History of Kentucky, Vol. III
William Elsey Connelley
E.M. Coulter, PH.D
Published: 1922
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