Deck, Jacob William

1860 - 1940  (79 years)

• Name	Deck, Jacob William  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	24 Jul 1860	Alsace, Lorraine, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	9H59-241
  Occupation	Founded meat market in 1892
  Residence	1910	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Residence	1920	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Residence	1930	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	1940	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Death	25 Feb 1940	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I21788	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Fessler, Annie,   b. 6 Feb 1863, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 26 Nov 1936, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1882	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Children	1. Deck, Mabel Henrietta Louisa,   b. 1882, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA d. Nov 1965, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)  [natural]   2. Deck, William H,   b. 1 Aug 1887, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA  [natural]   3. Deck, Herman Bernard,   b. 31 May 1907, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. DECEASED, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  [natural]   4. Deck, Raymond  [natural]   5. Deck, Margaret  [natural]   6. Deck, Jacob William Jr  [natural]
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jul 1860 - Alsace, Lorraine, France Marriage - 15 Mar 1882 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Residence - 1910 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Residence - 1920 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Residence - 1930 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Burial - 1940 - Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - 25 Feb 1940 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  History of Cooper County, Missouri by WF Johnston

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Deck - The meat market conducted by Jacob Deck is one of the best established and yell conducted business concerns of Boonville and has been in continuous operation by its proprietor since 1892. Jacob Deck was born in Alsace-Lorraine, July 24, 1860, and came to America with his father in the spring of 1869. John and Anna Marie Deck, his parents, were of French origin. The mother died in her native land and John Deck located in Kansas City after coming to this country and for a while worked as a laborer in the city. He later engaged in farming in Douglas County, Kansas, and died in Eudora, within eight miles of the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Jacob Deck was reared in Kansas City and on the farm in Douglas County, Kan. Forty-three years of his life have been spent in the meat market business and prior to locating in Boonville he followed his trade in Kansas City and in Atchison, Kan. He has prospered since coming to Boonville and is regarded as one of the city's substantial citizens. Mr. Deck was married in 1882 to Miss Anna Fessler, who was born and reared in Boonville and is a daughter of John Fessler, who located in this city prior to the Civil War. Eight children have been born to Jacob and Anna Deck, six of whom were reared to maturity as follows: Mrs. Joseph Keithley, Kansas City; William H., druggist, Pilot Grove, Mo.; Mrs. Margaret Gilman, of Sedalia, Mo.; Jacob, employed in Swift and Co's office, Kansas City; Raymond is his father's assistant; Herman is attending school. Mr. Deck and the members of his family worship at the Evangelical church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. Independence in politics and voting has been his rule for many years, but he has not neglected the duties of citizenship and has served as city alderman for six years.

  
  

• Sources

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