Jacobus Energy, LLC

Jacobus Energy got its start in January, 1919 as Wauwatosa Fuel & Supply Company. Headed by C.C. Jacobus, its business purpose was buying, selling and dealing in coal, animal feed and building or other supplies. Two teams of horses and five employees rounded out the organization. In the 1930s, the business expanded into hauling cement and coal. Under the leadership of Delwin C. Jacobus It grew dramatically in the 1940s, selling retail and wholesale coal, coke, petroleum products, wood and wood fuels. Taking advantage of the building boom that occurred after World War II, the company also sold construction materials such as brick, stone, tile, lumber, and cement. As Milwaukee expanded into the suburbs in the 1950s, the Jacobus Company grew with it. Homes built in outlying areas without gas lines all relied on oil-fired equipment, and Quickflash delivered premium gold home heating oil to tens of thousands of customers. Delwins son, Charles D. Jacobus, Sr., continued to grow t...