From Memorial and Genealogical Record of Dodge and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin, publ. 1894 - Page 171-172 JACOB WEBER. This gentleman is one of the old settlers of Watertown, Wis., and is now passing the sunset of his life in a comfortable and attractive home within the borders of Jefferson County. Honorable and upright in every walk of life, his long career has been without a blot or blemish to mar its whiteness. He was born in Prussia, August 25, 1822, a son of Christian and Catherine (HENRICH) WEBER, who were also born in Prussia, where the father worked at the tailor's trade. In 1837, with his wife and four children, he embarked for the United States and until 1845 followed his trade in Northampton, Mass. He then came to Wisconsin and settled on a 180 acres tract of land, which had been entered by the subject of this sketch in 1844. On this farm he resided until his death, which occurred February 1, 1883, his birth having occurred on December 25, 1797. He became a Democrat in politics and in his religious views was a Calvinist. His wife was born May 7, 1798, and died December 3, 1888, having become the mother of twelve children, seven of whom reached maturity: Jacob; Ellen; John, who became a member of Company E, served in the Twentieth Wisconsin Infantry during the war as captain of his company and was a number of times wounded (he lost his right leg in an engagement and died a few days later; he left a wife, two sons and a daughter); Catherine, Betsey, Mary and Christina. Five children died in infancy. The early education of Jacob WEBER was acquired in the Fatherland, but when his parents came to this country he accompanied them. At the age of fifteen years he entered a woolen factory, as a spinner, and followed that occupation until he came West in 1844. He came to Milwaukee from Buffalo by boat, and as above stated, entered a tract of land and the following year he was joined by the other members of the family. He lived on this farm until November 1854, when he came to Watertown and embarked in mercantile pursuits, which he has followed up to the present time. In addition to this, in 1870 he began dealing in lumber and has since conducted an extensive business, and was for some time connected with a milling company. In all his operations he has always shown the same honorable spirit, and the success which he has attained shows that "honesty is the best policy," and that he is a man of keen commercial instincts and good judgment. He was married to Miss Welhelmina GLOGER, a native of Germany, and daughter of Ernest and Johanna GLOGER, and was one of their five children. In 1840 the GLOGERS came to the United States and lived for a short time at Troy, then moved to Northampton. They came to Dodge County, Wis., in 1849 and in 1860 located in the town of Emmet, where the father died at the age of seventy-six years and the mother at the age of seventy-eight years. To Mr. and Mrs. WEBER ten children have been born, eight of whom arrived at mature years: John, Johanna, Lena, Augusta, Mary, Nora, Frank, and William. Mr. WEBER has held various township and county offices, has held the position of school commissioner and has served as alderman of Watertown, and was elected to the various positions he filled on the Democrat ticket. He voted for Abraham Lincoln and Gen. Grant, but since then has been a Democrat politically. Mr. WEBER is a highly honored citizen of Jefferson County, and counts his friends by the score. Since November 24, 1887, he has been a widower. Submitted by Carol