John T. Brown's Churches of Christ: Engravings & Short Sketches of Some of Our Churches, Ministers & Workers, John T. Brown, ed. (1904), p. 531 WILLIAM W. JACOBS, Kansas, ILL. Born at Ripley, Ohio, September 15, 1844; student of Bible College, Lexington, Ky, and N.W. University, Indianapolis, Ind. Served in the Union Army four years during the rebellion. Has preached and held meetings in almost every State in the Union and Canada. Immersed over two thousand persons. Located in Kansas, ILL. in 1885, where he still lives, and preaches for neighboring churches.