DEATH COMES TO MR. W. E. JACKSON
Pioneer Succumbs After Log Illness—
After several weeks illness. W. E. Jackson succumbed yesterday morning at his home in Big Horn. The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Congregational church. The service will be under the auspices of the Big Horn Lodge I.O.O.F. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Overman. The Masons, Elks and G.A.R. will send delegations to attend the funeral.
W.E. Jackson was born in Indiana on March 7, 1843, the son of William and Hester Jackson, the father being a native of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born in 1818, his death occurring in Iowa. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1811. She died in Illinois in 1848, the family having settled there a short time before. In 1859 the older Jackson removed his family to Iowa, locating in Page county and there engaged in farming and stock raising and there the son, W.E. Jackson, finished the education in the public schools which he had begun in those of his form residence, and in 1861, when the Civil war broke out, he enlisted in the Union army as a member of Co. A., Fourth Iowa Cavalry. He served faithfully through the war, performing his full share of its arduous duties and bearing the marks of its burdens, having been wounded twice, once near little Rock, Ark., and once at Guntown, Miss. The wound he received at Little Rock was in the wrist and the other was in the breast. The bullet which brought him low on this occasion he carried in his body the remainder of his life. He was discharged at the close of the war as first sergeant. Having risen in this rank by meritorious service, he returned to his Iowa home and a short time afterwards came west to Denver, and for three years was engaged in mining at Central City. He then returned to Iowa and married. From there he went to Kansas and passed seven years in cultivating the soil of Lincoln county, serving also part of his time as sheriff of the county. In 1880 he came to Wyoming and locating near Big Horn, took up a homestead and began to cultivate and improve it. He increased this until at the time of his death he was the owner of 500 acres of valuable land. He always took an earnest interest in the affairs of the state and to the improvement of his neighborhood. He served as county commissioner at Sheridan county and also held the same office in Johnson county before it was divided. In these offices he gave excellent service and general satisfaction, an unusual occurrence, for the office of county commissioner is one of the most difficult and exacting in the gift of the people. As a member of the board he helped to organize Sheridan county and get the new political safely on its feet. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature and in that body actively championed the usury law of the state, which has been a great assistance to the borrowing class. At the end of his term he was appointed the superintendent of the Big Horn forest reserve. This office he filled with diligence, intelligence and with conscientious devotion to his duties until September, 1910, when failing health made it incumbent upon him to give up his position. From that time until his death he lived a retired life on his ranch at Big Horn.
Mr. Jackson was a member of the Elks lodge of Sheridan, the Masonic order, through the blue lodge, and commandery relations. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Big Horn.
In 1894 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Davis, in Iowa, who survive him together with three children, Mrs. L. W. Martin and Frank Jackson of Sheridan and Dr. Edna Caore?, at D……., ?
Funeral home records list cause of death as heart trouble.
Pioneer Succumbs After Log Illness—
After several weeks illness. W. E. Jackson succumbed yesterday morning at his home in Big Horn. The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Congregational church. The service will be under the auspices of the Big Horn Lodge I.O.O.F. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Overman. The Masons, Elks and G.A.R. will send delegations to attend the funeral.
W.E. Jackson was born in Indiana on March 7, 1843, the son of William and Hester Jackson, the father being a native of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born in 1818, his death occurring in Iowa. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1811. She died in Illinois in 1848, the family having settled there a short time before. In 1859 the older Jackson removed his family to Iowa, locating in Page county and there engaged in farming and stock raising and there the son, W.E. Jackson, finished the education in the public schools which he had begun in those of his form residence, and in 1861, when the Civil war broke out, he enlisted in the Union army as a member of Co. A., Fourth Iowa Cavalry. He served faithfully through the war, performing his full share of its arduous duties and bearing the marks of its burdens, having been wounded twice, once near little Rock, Ark., and once at Guntown, Miss. The wound he received at Little Rock was in the wrist and the other was in the breast. The bullet which brought him low on this occasion he carried in his body the remainder of his life. He was discharged at the close of the war as first sergeant. Having risen in this rank by meritorious service, he returned to his Iowa home and a short time afterwards came west to Denver, and for three years was engaged in mining at Central City. He then returned to Iowa and married. From there he went to Kansas and passed seven years in cultivating the soil of Lincoln county, serving also part of his time as sheriff of the county. In 1880 he came to Wyoming and locating near Big Horn, took up a homestead and began to cultivate and improve it. He increased this until at the time of his death he was the owner of 500 acres of valuable land. He always took an earnest interest in the affairs of the state and to the improvement of his neighborhood. He served as county commissioner at Sheridan county and also held the same office in Johnson county before it was divided. In these offices he gave excellent service and general satisfaction, an unusual occurrence, for the office of county commissioner is one of the most difficult and exacting in the gift of the people. As a member of the board he helped to organize Sheridan county and get the new political safely on its feet. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature and in that body actively championed the usury law of the state, which has been a great assistance to the borrowing class. At the end of his term he was appointed the superintendent of the Big Horn forest reserve. This office he filled with diligence, intelligence and with conscientious devotion to his duties until September, 1910, when failing health made it incumbent upon him to give up his position. From that time until his death he lived a retired life on his ranch at Big Horn.
Mr. Jackson was a member of the Elks lodge of Sheridan, the Masonic order, through the blue lodge, and commandery relations. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Big Horn.
In 1894 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Davis, in Iowa, who survive him together with three children, Mrs. L. W. Martin and Frank Jackson of Sheridan and Dr. Edna Caore?, at D……., ?
Funeral home records list cause of death as heart trouble.
DEATH COMES TO MR. W. E. JACKSON
Pioneer Succumbs After Log Illness—
After several weeks illness. W. E. Jackson succumbed yesterday morning at his home in Big Horn. The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Congregational church. The service will be under the auspices of the Big Horn Lodge I.O.O.F. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Overman. The Masons, Elks and G.A.R. will send delegations to attend the funeral.
W.E. Jackson was born in Indiana on March 7, 1843, the son of William and Hester Jackson, the father being a native of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born in 1818, his death occurring in Iowa. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1811. She died in Illinois in 1848, the family having settled there a short time before. In 1859 the older Jackson removed his family to Iowa, locating in Page county and there engaged in farming and stock raising and there the son, W.E. Jackson, finished the education in the public schools which he had begun in those of his form residence, and in 1861, when the Civil war broke out, he enlisted in the Union army as a member of Co. A., Fourth Iowa Cavalry. He served faithfully through the war, performing his full share of its arduous duties and bearing the marks of its burdens, having been wounded twice, once near little Rock, Ark., and once at Guntown, Miss. The wound he received at Little Rock was in the wrist and the other was in the breast. The bullet which brought him low on this occasion he carried in his body the remainder of his life. He was discharged at the close of the war as first sergeant. Having risen in this rank by meritorious service, he returned to his Iowa home and a short time afterwards came west to Denver, and for three years was engaged in mining at Central City. He then returned to Iowa and married. From there he went to Kansas and passed seven years in cultivating the soil of Lincoln county, serving also part of his time as sheriff of the county. In 1880 he came to Wyoming and locating near Big Horn, took up a homestead and began to cultivate and improve it. He increased this until at the time of his death he was the owner of 500 acres of valuable land. He always took an earnest interest in the affairs of the state and to the improvement of his neighborhood. He served as county commissioner at Sheridan county and also held the same office in Johnson county before it was divided. In these offices he gave excellent service and general satisfaction, an unusual occurrence, for the office of county commissioner is one of the most difficult and exacting in the gift of the people. As a member of the board he helped to organize Sheridan county and get the new political safely on its feet. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature and in that body actively championed the usury law of the state, which has been a great assistance to the borrowing class. At the end of his term he was appointed the superintendent of the Big Horn forest reserve. This office he filled with diligence, intelligence and with conscientious devotion to his duties until September, 1910, when failing health made it incumbent upon him to give up his position. From that time until his death he lived a retired life on his ranch at Big Horn.
Mr. Jackson was a member of the Elks lodge of Sheridan, the Masonic order, through the blue lodge, and commandery relations. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Big Horn.
In 1894 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Davis, in Iowa, who survive him together with three children, Mrs. L. W. Martin and Frank Jackson of Sheridan and Dr. Edna Caore?, at D……., ?
Funeral home records list cause of death as heart trouble.
Pioneer Succumbs After Log Illness—
After several weeks illness. W. E. Jackson succumbed yesterday morning at his home in Big Horn. The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Congregational church. The service will be under the auspices of the Big Horn Lodge I.O.O.F. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Overman. The Masons, Elks and G.A.R. will send delegations to attend the funeral.
W.E. Jackson was born in Indiana on March 7, 1843, the son of William and Hester Jackson, the father being a native of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born in 1818, his death occurring in Iowa. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1811. She died in Illinois in 1848, the family having settled there a short time before. In 1859 the older Jackson removed his family to Iowa, locating in Page county and there engaged in farming and stock raising and there the son, W.E. Jackson, finished the education in the public schools which he had begun in those of his form residence, and in 1861, when the Civil war broke out, he enlisted in the Union army as a member of Co. A., Fourth Iowa Cavalry. He served faithfully through the war, performing his full share of its arduous duties and bearing the marks of its burdens, having been wounded twice, once near little Rock, Ark., and once at Guntown, Miss. The wound he received at Little Rock was in the wrist and the other was in the breast. The bullet which brought him low on this occasion he carried in his body the remainder of his life. He was discharged at the close of the war as first sergeant. Having risen in this rank by meritorious service, he returned to his Iowa home and a short time afterwards came west to Denver, and for three years was engaged in mining at Central City. He then returned to Iowa and married. From there he went to Kansas and passed seven years in cultivating the soil of Lincoln county, serving also part of his time as sheriff of the county. In 1880 he came to Wyoming and locating near Big Horn, took up a homestead and began to cultivate and improve it. He increased this until at the time of his death he was the owner of 500 acres of valuable land. He always took an earnest interest in the affairs of the state and to the improvement of his neighborhood. He served as county commissioner at Sheridan county and also held the same office in Johnson county before it was divided. In these offices he gave excellent service and general satisfaction, an unusual occurrence, for the office of county commissioner is one of the most difficult and exacting in the gift of the people. As a member of the board he helped to organize Sheridan county and get the new political safely on its feet. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature and in that body actively championed the usury law of the state, which has been a great assistance to the borrowing class. At the end of his term he was appointed the superintendent of the Big Horn forest reserve. This office he filled with diligence, intelligence and with conscientious devotion to his duties until September, 1910, when failing health made it incumbent upon him to give up his position. From that time until his death he lived a retired life on his ranch at Big Horn.
Mr. Jackson was a member of the Elks lodge of Sheridan, the Masonic order, through the blue lodge, and commandery relations. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Big Horn.
In 1894 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Davis, in Iowa, who survive him together with three children, Mrs. L. W. Martin and Frank Jackson of Sheridan and Dr. Edna Caore?, at D……., ?
Funeral home records list cause of death as heart trouble.
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