Background
Diehl, Jacob was born on February 20, 1884 in at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Luther and Martha Ellen (Kuhn) Diehl.
Diehl, Jacob was born on February 20, 1884 in at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Luther and Martha Ellen (Kuhn) Diehl.
Bachelor of Arts, Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) College, 1903. Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1930. Student at Gettysburg Theological Seminary, 1907, Leipzig University, 1908-1909 and 1914.
Doctor of Divinity, Carthage (Illinois) College, 1920.
Ordained ministry Lutheran Church, 1910. Pastor Saint John's Lutheran Church, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, 1909-1915, Trinity Lutheran Church, Carthage, Illinois, 1915-1922. Professor religious education, Carthage College, 1920-1922.
Pastor Trinity Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1924-1929.
Acting president, Susquehanna University, 1927-1928. President Carthage College, 1929-1933.
Director Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Company. Special representative Board of Pensions, United Lutheran Church.
Served as chaplain, First lieutenant, United States Army, Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, February 1918-January 1919. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Alpha Tau Omega, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sara Matilda Klapp, April. Children: Dorothea Prieson, Sara Matilda, William Adolph, Marian Louise.