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Bernard “Barney” Jacobs

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Bernard “Barney” Jacobs

Birth
Saint Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
Death
7 Aug 1940 (aged 76)
Napa, Napa County, California, USA
Burial
Napa, Napa County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 104; grave 746
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Barney was son of J. Nicholas Jacobs & Anna Schneider. He married Anna Marie Wittman on July 10, 1888. Parents of 9.

He lived a long time in Uniontown, Washington. While in Uniontown, Washington, he played a baritone in the Uniontown Military Band in 1886. After his brother, Peter died in 1895, he bought the saloon from Peter's widow in 1898. He was partners with his brother George & Joseph Portz. Joseph Portz bought them out in 1899. Barney was a councilman in Uniontown in 1899 and the first mayor in 1900-1901. He lived in Lewiston, Idaho in 1910. Some time during the 19 teens, he & his family moved to Big Timber, Montana. Family lore states that either farm failure or sheer wanderlust dictated the frequent moves. At some point, he moved to Napa, California, where he lived out the rest of his life.

Children:
Laura Susanna Jacobs Sanman 1889-1923
Nicholas Stephen Jacobs 1890-1971
Ann Marie Jacobs Courtney Claxton 1892-1982
Ralph Henry Jacobs 1894-1975 (died in Napa, CA)
Bernard Joseph Jacobs 1896-1965
Katie Jacobs 1898-1898
William Jacobs 1900-1989 (died in Clarkston, WA)
John A. Jacobs 1903-1970 (died in Mendocino, CA)
Edward Joseph Jacobs 1905-1980

Barney was son of J. Nicholas Jacobs & Anna Schneider. He married Anna Marie Wittman on July 10, 1888. Parents of 9.

He lived a long time in Uniontown, Washington. While in Uniontown, Washington, he played a baritone in the Uniontown Military Band in 1886. After his brother, Peter died in 1895, he bought the saloon from Peter's widow in 1898. He was partners with his brother George & Joseph Portz. Joseph Portz bought them out in 1899. Barney was a councilman in Uniontown in 1899 and the first mayor in 1900-1901. He lived in Lewiston, Idaho in 1910. Some time during the 19 teens, he & his family moved to Big Timber, Montana. Family lore states that either farm failure or sheer wanderlust dictated the frequent moves. At some point, he moved to Napa, California, where he lived out the rest of his life.

Children:
Laura Susanna Jacobs Sanman 1889-1923
Nicholas Stephen Jacobs 1890-1971
Ann Marie Jacobs Courtney Claxton 1892-1982
Ralph Henry Jacobs 1894-1975 (died in Napa, CA)
Bernard Joseph Jacobs 1896-1965
Katie Jacobs 1898-1898
William Jacobs 1900-1989 (died in Clarkston, WA)
John A. Jacobs 1903-1970 (died in Mendocino, CA)
Edward Joseph Jacobs 1905-1980

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  • Created by: Carol S
  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108701107/bernard-jacobs: accessed ), memorial page for Bernard “Barney” Jacobs (13 Apr 1864–7 Aug 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108701107, citing Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa County, California, USA; Maintained by Carol S (contributor 46785739).