Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-28
MANY PEOPLE PAY TRIBUTE TO
A NOBLE WOMAN.


blest and purest of the woman pioneers
of this territory was laid to rest yes.
terday afternoon at 3 o clock when the
remains of Mrs. Louise Jackson were
inferred in the Citizens cemetery.
The funeral procession was one Of
the largest ever seen here, and In the
large gathering that surrounded her
grave, and witnessed the benedictions
Of the Congregational church pro.
nounced by Rev. r. W. Rogers, fearful
eyes and sorrowful countenanccs bore
mute evidence of the sincere sorrow Of
all ut teh death Of this charitable and
pure woman, and the high esteem and
respect in which she was held in the
entire community.
Although she had reached the age Of
6s years, her demise was entirely un-
expected, as up to the time when she
was stricken down, apparently by n
stroke Of apoplexy, on Monday morn
ing last at IL o'clock, she had been
in the enjoyment Of good health. While
sitting on the porch Of her home at
Kirkland in company with her daught-
err Pearl, she suddenly fell, uttering n
shrill scream, and never spoke again
until death relieved her Of her suffer
Il .u.. ~ s,1n,L tLaN p,akt
husband Solomon Jackson, and her SON
in.law, +. T.. Kirkland, who were about
two miles distant from the family resi-
doncc at the time she was stricken
down, on returning home an hour later,
realizing her serious condition imme-
diately sent to Prescott formcdical AS
sistance, but her spirit had departed
from its earthly home before the
arrival Of the family physician and
her son Clarence, who accompanied
him on the southbound from here.
When the sad news Of hcr death
reached the surrounding settlements
men. women and children hurried TO the
Jackson home by all means and kinds
Of conveyance, some walking man,
miles on foot, 10 extend their sympa
thics TO her sorrowin9 husband and re
latives and take last fond look at the
face Of their pure and noble neighbor
whose acts o. charity and sympathetic
manners had brought sunchinc e
many Of their homes during the pas
thirty-onc years Of her residence
among them.
Mrs. Louise Jsekson was born II
Indiana in 1888. Her maiden name
was Lynch. At an early age she NOV
ed with her parents to Nashville
Schuyler county, Illinois, where sh,
first met solomon Jackson, whom sh'
later married in California, and wh'
and Jackson families were among ,
party of twenty-five families tina
crossed the plains together, leavin,
Rushville in the month Of January an'
arriving Ia California in the followin,
September.
; At the time of her marriage TO Mr.
Jackson in 1853 he was engaged IL
; hydraulic mining on the Feather rive
but subsequently moved to Sonomi
county, where they made their hom'
until 1875, when they moved TO Kirk
land valley in this county. which ha
since been their place of residence.
Besides her husband, who is nov
about 20 years of age, all Of her chill
dren, numbering thirteen, eight son
and five daughters, survive her. He
sons are Columbus. a resident Of Lo
| Angeles, who was unable to be presen
on account Of the death of his wife
who recently succumbed to an opera
ton, and was buried on the day of hi
mothers death; James Wesley, n resi-
dent Of Kirkland; Lester, who il
, mining engineer located at the Lo
Reyes mine in the interior Of Mexico
. and who could not get here in less tina
FIVE days; Robert L., who is residen
of Phoenix; Ezra, also at the Lo
Reyes mine In Mexico, and unable (
A be present at tho funeral services; ]
B. NJ, who arrived here from Lon
A Beach yesterday; Burt, resident.
n Kirkland, and Clarence, a resident
}. this city.
: Her daughters are Mrs. j. /. Robert
/. from whose home in Prescott the II
q neral took place; Mrs. Linnie Comfor
!. of Los Angeles, who was 30 PROSTATE
:, by the sad news of her mothers deaf
y that il was deemed advisable not
!. allow her to come here; Mrs. II. v
Clark, of Williamson valley; Mi
Pearl Jackson, who was with her M