Jacob Harris obituary fromThe San Francisco Call, May 6, 1901, p. 5 c. 3:

 

AGED PIONEER DIES After CHURCH SERVICE

Jacob Harris, One of the Earliest Settlers of Sonoma County, Passes Away.

SANTA ROSA, May 5. -- Jacob Harris, one of the oldest residents of this city and earliest pioneers of the State, died suddenly this afternoon on Fourth street. He was returning from church, and stepped into a store. There he fainted and died. He had been in California over fifty years. In early days he was prominently identified with the business of Sonoma County and was widely known and respected.

 

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