Background
Jacoby, Ludwig Sigmund was born on October 21, 1813 in Altstrelitz, Germany. Son of Samuel and Henrietta (Hirsch) Jacoby.
Jacoby, Ludwig Sigmund was born on October 21, 1813 in Altstrelitz, Germany. Son of Samuel and Henrietta (Hirsch) Jacoby.
He had studied medicine, and on his arrival in the United States in 1838 he settled as a physician in Cincinnati.
Ludwig Jacoby felt compelled to do mission work and Nast sent him west. Ludwig married Joanna Margaretha Theresia Amelia Nuelsen (1814-1889) in 1839 in Saint Louis, Missouri. There, for 22 years, he labored as presiding elder, editor, publishing agent, and superintendent.
In 1872 he returned to the United States, was stationed at Saint Louis, and in 1873 was made presiding elder of the Saint Louis district.
Married Amalie T. Nuelson, September 1840, 8 children.