These comparisons are really helpful
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Besides the mustache I don't think that's him.
It was a long shot on my part.
ScottyB, I wasn't able to find any connection between the Jacoby Bros. and Jacoby of 'Jacoby and Myers'. -maybe
oldstuff will dig up something. She's a pro at this sort of thing.[/QUOTE]
I did not find any connection between the Jacoby brothers and Jacoby and Myers either. Jacoby the lawyer is still living and therefore there is not much on him other than what is related to the law firm.
I have a lot on the Jacoby family from the store:
JACOBY FAMILY
Los Angeles
The brothers Jacoby who ran a store in Los Angeles were:
• Nathan Jacoby, was born in Lobau, West Prussia, Prussia on June 22, 1843. His wife was Bertha. He was the president of the company. Appears in 1880 census at 310 Main Street in Los Angeles. In 1895 he appears in a directory living at 739 S. Hope. He is also listed in 1895 as manager of the juvenile department of the store. In 1897 he appears living at 318 S. Fort St. The store was listed in the directory as men’s and boy’s outfitters. Nathan died in Los Angeles on November 21, 1911 and is buried at the Home of Peace Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
• Morris N. Jacoby was born in 1848 in Germany (Prussia). He died before 1909, his widow was Rosa. Morris managed the shoe department at the store as listed in 1895 directory. He lived at 739 S. Hope in the 1906 directory. He is listed as residing at 691 Westmoreland in 1909 and also appears at that address in 1910.
• Charles Jacoby, born in Prussia in about 1854 and, died in 1895. He is listed as living in New York in 1887, but affiliated with the store, according to a Los Angeles directory for that year. An obiturary article indicates that he was in New York at the time of his death but apparently did not live there as his wife and daughter accompanied his brother Nathan to bring his remains back to Los Angeles.
• Abraham Jacoby was born in June of 1854 in Germany (Prussia) He is listed as living at 444 S. Hill in an 1893 directory. He is listed in the 1895 directory as one of the brothers running the store. At that time, he was also the President of the Board of Trade. In 1895 he lived at 1239 Trenton. His name does appear in an article dated July 1895 which states that he had retired.
• Lesser Jacoby -Born in Prussia in about 1845. He died before 1909. His widow was Lydia. He lived at 301 S. Fort St in 1887. Lesser appears in the 1880 Census next door to Nathan at 309 Main St. Los Angeles. By 1893 he was living at 735 S. Hope.
• Isaac N. Jacoby, born in Prussia in 1840. He is listed as living in San Francisco in 1895 but affiliated with the store. He died in San Francisco in 1902.
FAMILY MEMBERS NOT INVOLVED IN THE STORE WERE
• Herman Jacoby - Born in Germany in about 1841. His wife was Matilda. He had two children, Etta and Nathan. He died in April of 1913 and is buried in the Home of Peace Memorial Park in Los Angeles. He settled in Wilmington and was postmaster there, not involved with the store.
SONS OF THE ORIGINAL BROTHERS WHO ALSO WORKED IN THE STORE
• Jacob B. Jacoby, a son of one of the five brothers, he appears working in the store in a 1909 directory
• Leo Jacoby was born in about 1882 and was the son of Morris Jacoby. He was later Vice pres of store. In 1895 he is listed in a directory as a wrapper in the store. Lived at 691 Westmoreland in 1909.
• Grover Isadore Jacoby was born in 1884. He is a son of one of the original brothers. He appears in the 1895 directory as being a salesman at the store. In the same directory his address is given as 739 S. Hope.
• Phillip S. Jacoby was born in 1870. He may be the son of Isaac Jacoby. He appears in the 1895 directory as a salesman in the store. At that time, he lived at 731 S. Hope.
Maybe some of you can find pictures of some of the houses where they lived.