Jacob Poths
1828-1895
Born: Germany
Died: Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA
<p>The entrepreneurial spirit of Jacob Poths begain to florish just ten short years after he arrived in Chicago in 1849 from his native country of Frankfort Germany. Those next ten years from 1859 until 1871 Jacob built a small enterprise of seven liquor and wine wholesale stores as well as a saloon on the north side of Chicago. Until one night fire broke out in Chicago on October 8, 1871 and swept it all away. Very little servived the great Chicago fire that day and many were killed. Fortunately no one of Jacob's family was hurt and they went on to build a wealth of family history.</p><p>1859-1860 191 South Wells</p><p>1859-1860 306 South Wells</p><p>1860-1862 191 South Wells</p><p>1864-1865 163 West Randolph</p><p>1865-1866 48-50 LaSalle Poths and Schweitzer (Henry)</p><p>1866 58-60 LaSalle Jacob Poths Saloon</p><p>1868 268 South Wells</p><p>1870-1871 270 South Wells </p>