Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frances Wisebart Jacobs

American philanthropist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1843

Place of Birth: Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1892

Profession: philanthropist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frances Wisebart Jacobs (March 29, 1843 – November 3, 1892) was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, to Jewish Bavarian immigrants and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She married Abraham Jacobs, the partner of her brother Jacob, and came west with him to Colorado where Wisebart and Jacobs had established businesses in Denver and Central City.
In Denver Frances Jacobs became a driving force for the city's charitable organizations and activities, with national exposure.
Among the philanthropical organizations she founded, she is best remembered as a founder of the United Way and the Denver's Jewish Hospital Association.