Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Carroll County, Iowa

Birth: Apr. 30, 1840, Germany
Death: May 25, 1923 Carroll, IA

Jacob was the son of Stephen and Gertrude Mattes. He married Luzia Meyer on Feb 13, 1873 in Germany. They were the parents of 10 children: Stephen, Mathias, Elizabeth, Mary, Henry, John, Anna, Helana, Elizabeth, and Lucy.