Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-01

The immediate cause of Mrs. Jack
sons death was pneumonia which was
contracted three days before. 1t was
the result Of cold contracted 10 days
ago while she was seated on the front
piazza of her home. Heart trouble,
aggravated by age and attendant in
irmities, were contributing and fun-
damental factors iThis trouble had
-tScsssttS5at.1,d Scssstt5t t.1,d sss Thysfgfans 1n
easiAess for sefera.ye but It DID
not assume serious form until about
eight months ago. Last August she
had an acute attack at Walters Park,
Pa, near Philadelphia, and was taken
to hospital in the latter city for
treatment. When she recovered sum-
ciently she was brought home but she
never regained her full strength al.
though she undertook to attend to her
domestic and other duties until last
fall when her health again failed.
More than once since the incipiency
of her Illness she had suffered at
tacks which had caused her life to be
despaired of, but each time she had
been able to rally her resources.
Her death was very easy-simply
"a sleep and forgetting" She re-
NAMED conscious until the afternoon
before her death. In her last con-
scious moments her thoughts were Of
others. At her bedside when the final
moment came were Mr.. and Mrs. E..
R. Preston, the latter granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Laura Nor
rison Brown, sister Of Mrs. Jackson,
Rev. D. H. Rolston, DID,, pastor Of the
irst Presbyterian church, and the
family physician, DR.. William A. Ora
ham, a kinsman of the distinguished
patient.
The news Of Mrs. Jackson's death
is q shock to the entire South. which
has cherished with sincere ardor the
helpmeet of him who in his lifetime
was the powerful right arm Of the
embattled Southern nation and the
idol of his soldiery. Throughout the
decades that have elapsed since the
close of the great civil conflict. Mrs.
Jackson has held unchallenged the po-
sition Of primacy in the affections OF
this people.
Jackson, when told by his wife that
before the day was over he would b.
with the blessed Saviour in His glory,
said, 81 will be an infinite gamer to
be translated" So with the wife OF
the soldier and saint, from whom he
was torn by the tragedy OF war on
that bright Sabbath morning Of May
10, 1S63-she is IAN infinite gamer to
be translated"
Mrs. Jackson passed to rest and her
infinite reward with the halo Of ma
tion's love and reverence around her
bed. The South bends over her with
hearts ladened with grief and eyes
filled with tears-tears such as she
has not shed since Jackson and Lee
were laid to rest in the little town In
their loved state, immortalized as
their last resting place.
Mrs. Jacksons body was taken to
Lexington. Va and there laid to rest
by the side of her illustrious husband.
The funeral was held at S o'clock
from the First Presbyterian church
and was conducted by the pastor, Rev.
DR.. D. H. Rolston. He was assisted
by Rev. James B. Smith. of Rich
mond, Va. Three favorite hymns Of
Mrs. Jackson were sung. They were
"How Firm a Foundation" 81 Heard
the Voice of Jesus Say" and my
Faith Looks up to Thee" The tribute
of respect that was paid at the funeral
was one Of the most elaborate and i'm
pressiye in the history Of Charlotte.