Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
cEO. H. JACKSON DEAD
c,,rer Sheriff and Resident
s Villas County for Past
Twenty-one Years.

ll 5, n on Little st. German
Dis I rast of Eagle River, came
'n' Thursday evening at nine
3 3I,.t he passing peacefully away
o'i V5n presence of the immediate
Wv His death was not unex-
l, ,a+oj hopes for his recovery
pew 'pernicious anemia having
5 aan GIVEN up several months ago.
S ~ oyer a year he had been re-
y. .,jrinc transfusions in hopes that
70 t''' ra7IId build up to his former
strength.
'T T5e body was brought to Eagle
p;ror Thursday evening and rested
NTH tbe Congregational church until
.5e funeral Saturday afternoon.
AZ three o'clock Saturday, after a
.5ort service conducted by the
Pow W. J. Davies, the body of Mr..
I Io,kson was inferred in the village
cemetery.
George H. Jackson was born in
Rack county, Wisconsin, ffty-eight
rp,rs ago on September 18th, 1865.
It an early age he with his par
sn+s moved to Iowa, settling at
md near Waterloo in that state.
After his growth to- manhood he
ras married to Miss Catherine
willis Of Usage, Iowa. For fifteen
Years prior to his coming to Eagle
River he was foreman of a foun-
@v in Waterloo. Married in 1888,
there was born to the union Of the
wesent couple seven children, all
surviving except Pauline who died
several years ago. The children
living are Mrs. John Bode of Chi
cago Arthur, Floyd, Harry, Thel-
ma, lone. All the children except
Mrs. Bode reside at and near the
home on Little St. German lake.
Besides the family there are left
in the Jackson family, five brothers
and two sisters, whose residence
are in California, Iowa and Min
nSOta None of the brothers and
sisters were able to be present at
the funeral
The Jacksons left Iowa in 1902
and settled first in the village;
then on Finley lake near Little St.
Germain lake ten miles west of
Eagle River. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
started farming, later on embark
ing in the summer resort business
on lake Finley. Operating there
for several years they purchased
frontage on Alma and builded a
resort known as the Red Oak re-
sort, Later on they sold to Walter
DeHaaS, and moved a few miles
vest on Little st. German lake
where they purchased the old Car
ley resort. For the past TIVE years
aey have operated a resort for
lght housekeeping. At this home
where Mr.. Jackson passed away
4 Thursday.
Pnor to 1916 Mr.. Jackson was
aaIman Of the town of Farming
ION Tor many years, giving up that
@tltlon after his election fol-
aeltt, which he held for two
eaES' l9l6-19l8, retiring to private
. term.
During the Worlds war there
,S no more hardworking man
%"i george Jackson. While sher-
u ne was also a member of the
Yal'y draft board and council OF
'1elSe IN the county, and did
w .soLlan work for his country. He
aS an American through and
trough, and seen to it that there
s,,' no Sinking of duties during
~ entire war. His strenuous la
WIN WIN brought about the illness
'T T caused his death.
,' NE tribute one may pay to 8
r, I Who gave his all during the
Z ~, regardless of whether he was
Nh tsCelVe remuneration or not
never reach the direct point
"a DS perfect patriotism and be.
Ray, IL america and her boys who
S giving their all for the sake
NJ 1'eeuom from world dominance
4, us best tribute one can give
i memory, and which can vel
tr., assured by the wife and chill
Mo w. II Is that he was a man of honor
bt. VINO never failed the trust OIL
r Nv imposed upon him. In TWEEN.
agnh. years S Of residence in Villas
y, george Jackson can trul1
hi !u 10 have been a mans mar
s, e. L, public and private life