Romie Jacks was a scion of one of California's leading "Forty Niner" families. He was also a wealthy land and public utilities owner, and at his death owned 'The Uplands', the former showplace residence and fabulous estate of Charles Templeton Crocker in Hillsborough. He was the son of David Jacks, Scotsman pioneer who came to Monterey in 1849 and made his fortune on vast land holdings throughout the Monterey bay area, including the site of Fort Ord Army site, and properties between Monterey and Salinas and Monterey and Watsonville, along with huge cattle ranches. He and his family "rubbed shoulders" and were friendly with other early California families of which include the Floods, Fairs and Crockers. He lived in Monterey until 1942 when he moved to Hillsborough. With his father, they were the orginators of Monterey Jack cheese. He carried on an extensive cattle and land brokerage business until December of 1947 when he and his wife were involved in a serious auto crash on the Bayshore Highway in San Carlos and he had only returned home one month prior to his death.
Romie Jacks was a scion of one of California's leading "Forty Niner" families. He was also a wealthy land and public utilities owner, and at his death owned 'The Uplands', the former showplace residence and fabulous estate of Charles Templeton Crocker in Hillsborough. He was the son of David Jacks, Scotsman pioneer who came to Monterey in 1849 and made his fortune on vast land holdings throughout the Monterey bay area, including the site of Fort Ord Army site, and properties between Monterey and Salinas and Monterey and Watsonville, along with huge cattle ranches. He and his family "rubbed shoulders" and were friendly with other early California families of which include the Floods, Fairs and Crockers. He lived in Monterey until 1942 when he moved to Hillsborough. With his father, they were the orginators of Monterey Jack cheese. He carried on an extensive cattle and land brokerage business until December of 1947 when he and his wife were involved in a serious auto crash on the Bayshore Highway in San Carlos and he had only returned home one month prior to his death.
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