Jacob STOCKERT

Jacob Stockert, farmer and stockman of Cincinnati Township, ex-Commissioner of Highways on the Republican ticket, and for fifteen years owner and operator of a threshing machine and feed mill in Tazewell County, was born in Hainstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, February 24, 1850, and in 1854 came to America with his parents, Jacob and Maria C. (Swinn) Stockert, on the steamer "City of Manchester." Jacob Stockert was born in Germany, May 13, 1817, and on this side of the water lived first in Boonsville, Mo., finally locating near Pekin, Ill., where he engaged in farming, continuing to follow that occupation until his death on December 16, 1891. His wife died in 1861. The subject of this sketch conducted the old homestead for a number of years, and on June 11, 1878, married Fannie Grubb, who was born May 14, 1860: she has borne him nine children: George J., Mary K., Maggie, Jacob, Henry, Herman, Martin, Charles and Wilhelm. His farm of 180 acres is on Section 12, Cincinnati Township, and at first consisted of fifty-seven and a half acres, for which he paid $16 per acre. Mr. Stockert is an admirer of high-grade stock, from which he derives his chief source of revenue. He keeps abreast of the times, profiting by the researches of those who study and write for the advancement of agricultural science, and in all ways endeavors to make his home surroundings not only profitable, but enjoyable. He is a member of the St. Paul Evangelical Church. Mrs. Stockert is a daughter of Andrew and Barbara (Maurer) Grubb; the former, a farmer by occupation, died young, and is survived by his wife. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County - page 1087

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