Gold pocket watch of Titanic victim John Jacob Astor IV sells for $800K at Chicago auction

A gold pocket watch that John Jacob Astor IV was wearing on board the Titanic when the ship sank in 1912 sold at auction ...

John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life.

John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic, died when the ship sank in April 1912. His young, pregnant ...
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John JACOBS OBITUARY

JACOBS, John, III John Jacobs, III, 92, of Essex died peacefully at Essex Meadows on Saturday (October 6, 2012) surrounded by his nine children. John “Jake” Jacobs was an entrepreneur, inventor, ...