Jacob William Youphes
DAVIS
(b.
14 May 1831
,
Riga, Latvia, Russia
d.
20 January 1908
,
San Francisco, California, USA
)
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Jacob William Youphes DAVIS was born 14 May 1831 in Riga, Latvia, Russia
Jacob William Youphes DAVIS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacob William Youphes married Mary J Annie PACKSHER (PARKSHER) 3 January 1865 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Mary J Annie PACKSHER (PARKSHER) was born 21 December 1843 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Mary J Annie died 14 September 1912 in San Francisco, California, USA.
Jacob William Youphes DAVIS died 20 January 1908 in San Francisco, California, USA.
Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908) was a tailor in Reno, Nevada, who is credited with inventing the modern riveted blue jean in 1871. While working in his shop on Virginia Street, he developed the idea of using copper rivets to reinforce stress points on work pants—specifically pocket corners and the base of the button fly—after a customer requested a more durable pair of trousers for her husband.
Because Davis lacked the $68 needed to file for a patent, he wrote to his fabric supplier in San Francisco, Levi Strauss. The two men partnered and were granted U.S. Patent No. 139,121 for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings" on May 20, 1873. This date is widely considered the "birthday" of blue jeans.
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Jacob William Youphes DAVIS was a Tailor, Inventor and Entrepreneur known as inventor of jeans.
Jacob William Youphes DAVIS was a Tailor, Inventor and Entrepreneur known as inventor of jeans.
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