The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-16
TULSA LOSES ITS
OLDEST CITIZEN
.Toel C. Jackson Passes
Away at the Ripe Old
Age of 101
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Retained Mental Faculties
and Interest in Life to
the Very End

,ru'sa's oldest citizen passed on
last week one hundred and one
wears OF living were brought to an
,ra only by an accident tho Fourth
~ Julv that hastened the death Of
r1el C.. Jackson, direct descendant
a. Andrew Jackson and sturdy vet
e-an Of the Civil war. Funeral serv-
ices are TO be held Sunday in the
family home at Grenola. and inter
nsnt made there.
Jack-on's life exemplified the the
Org that man is as old as he feels
that age is not measured by years
trp 20 the very last he retained his
mental faculties and evinced a keen
interest In all phases Of current
events and In people. lie was very
much alert 20 the passing OF the
old era and the coming OF the new,
and was sensitive to the changes
taxing place, lacking the allen feel
ins that many older people gave to-
wards the new generation and show
,re instead quick understanding
Of and sympathetic in their mode
O, living and problems. a man of
exemplary habits, he was strong
and well until the fatal accident the
Fourth when ne fell and broke his
hS and otherwise injured himself
Kfng his more than five score
Wars he always contributed his full
part az a good citizen in the COM
munities IN which he lived and pos
sessed many of the sterling qualities
fHI -
Jackson.
Jackson died AZ tho home OF his
daughter. Mrs. i. /. Brown, 1912
West Eastou. at o'clock Thursday
evening. He Is survived by two sons
and five daughters, George Jack
son OF III Paso Texas, John r. Jack
son OF StoninRton. Colo, Mrs. p. I.
Brown OF Tulsa, Mrs. Sallie Mann Of
Lawrence. Kan, Mrs. Nellie Bart
lett o. Parsons. Kan, Mrs. Anna
Taylor OF Oswego, Kan, and Mrs.
Melissa George Of Slater, Mo. He
leaves. too. two sisters. Mrs Mamie
Bruce OF Oakland. Cal and Mrs.
Ella Pollette OF Los Angeles
Born March I, 1921 IN Kentucky,
he afterwards lived in Missouri and
Kansas, coming to Oklahoma nine
years ago. Two years ago he moved
r,
Mrs. Brown. w. Il. Brown, who is
well known in Tulsa banking circles.
is his grandson.
During his 99th year, Jackson had
the best garden OF anyone IN rrv-
ing place. II was his delight 20
work IN II. and he used 10 say that
the secret OF his long life and his
energy lay in the fact that he was
always temperate and moderate in
all things. He exploded several
popular theories by reason of the
fact that he used tobacco, but never
70 excess, and ate what he wanted,
always temperately. He had won
dertul mind, and remembered clear
iy things tnat took place 50 years
), ,'g9; %,., =. No. ., =. ,o,,.,.,., -
drive an OK team from Independ-
ence. Mo. 70 Santa Fe, New Mex,
and made the entire trip on foot. II
took him nearly three months. At
Santa Fe he took another position
driving a mule team into Mexico.
going first To Chihuahua and then
on into Mexico City. This trip he
made several times, each trip re-
qulring nearly a month. When he
returned from Mexico he brought
with him in his wagon cargo OF
Mexican dollars, 10 or II sacks in
AZ each sack containing about
5000.
Jackson was married IN 40. Dur
ing the Civil war he was n union
soldier in the state troops Settling
first in Winfield. Cowley county he
moved afterward TO Grenola, Kan
the family home. His wife died
about six years ago.