Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-25
MRS. "sToNEwALL" JACKSON.

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CHARLOTTE y. c.. March 2+-Slra
Mary Anna Jackson. widow Of Thomas
J. StonewalD Jackson, tho famous
Confederate general. died at AGO o'clock
at her residence. 300 West Trade Street,
aged eiyhty-thrcc years. Her death fol-
Owed An illness of several months. and
since last summer /; had been n cues
lion Of how long she could bear up
lnder the weight Of years and an in
cnrahlc malaiy. She had rallied time
and again IN the past six months. grew
cheerful and was able TO sit out on her
porch. but heart trouble. aggravated
hY age. became too great burden, and
after sinking rapidly Yesterday and last
night she died this morning She will
DC buried In Lexington, Va, beside her
llustrious husband.
FANoRITE HYMNS WILL. NE
SUNG Az HER FUNERAL.
Funeral services will be held from
the First Presbyterian Church In this
city tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. -. II. Rolston. u. D..
her pastor. Three favorite hymns OF
Mrs. Jackson will he sung: How Firm
a Foundation" Il Heard the Voice Of
Jesus Say" My Faith Looks Up TO
Thee"
Or. Robert H. Morrison. her only
surviving brother. arrived here yester-
day. Al her bedside also were her sis
tor. Mrs. Laura NJ. Brown. OF this city,
and her granddaughter. Mrs. f. X. Pres
ton, with whom she lived
Members OF the Mecklenburg Camp,
FAIA
funeral services In body. and a de-
tachment from the camp will accom-
pnny her body to Lexington The
Stonewall Jackson chapter. L. ID. G., and
the Julia Jackson. Childrcn's chapter,
VIII also be present en- masse at the
funeral.
Born in Mecklenburg County. near
Charlotte. most OF Mrs. Jackson's life
was spent In this city She was
daughter Of Rev. Robert Hall Morrison,
D. D., and Mary Graham Morrison. and
vas educated at Salem Academy and
College, the Moravian School at Win
ston-Salcm. y. G.. After graduating
there In lS4s. she went to the home Of
her parents In Lincoln County, where
she lived until her marriage to Pro-
fessor Thomas J. Jackson, of Virginia
Military Institute, July l6. 1857. AT tho
time the wedding was one OF grea, In
terest. Jackson's fame as an officer of
the Mexican War was still bright In
This section.
GOES TO LEXINGTON
WITH SOLDII:R-HtS SBAND
Immediately after the wedding Mrs
Jackson went with her husband to
Lexington. Va, where they lived until
the call TO arms was sounded by Vir-
p!nia. With the departure OF her hus-
band for the front. she returned to
Charlotte, where her parents were then
living. One child born in Lexington,
died In infancy. The only other child,
Julia Jackson, was born in Charlotte in
1862. and died some years ago
Although making several trips to
see the husband and father, Mrs Jack
son and daughter remained here. AZ
ter General Jackson's death, her home
became permanent. and Miss Julia
jackson. growing into womanhood be-
came the bride Of Captain w. f. Chris
tan. now OF Richmond. on June
>. 1885. To them were born two
thildren. Julia Jackson Christian,
now Mrs. l.. II. Preston. of this city.
aud Stonewall Jackson Christian. now
lieutenant in the United States Army,
Jackson Is survived by these two
grandchildren. and one great-grand-
child, Anna Jackson Preston. sister,
Mrs. Laura NJ. Brown. also survives.
Lieutenant Jackson Christian recently
visited his grandmother In Charlotte.
with his bride, and is now on his way
back to his army post.
Mrs. Jacksons life in Charlotte was
characterized by sincere unostenta
i tious picty. and the interest which
she took in the cause for which her
husband died. But. though proud Of
the past, 1t may not be said that
she was forgetful of the future or the
present, for she played no small part
ir healing the wounds made by the
| fratricidal strife OF the sixties
Here she occupied position OF pc
culiar esteem and respect. She had
long been honorary president Of the