Crawford County KS Archives Obituaries.....Jackson, Ed Elmo September 22, 1922
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The News-Journal (Mulberry, KS) Fri Sep 29, 1922 pg 1

               Ed Jackson Killed
   Word was received here last Friday morning 
that E. E. Jackson a well known miner who had
lived and worked in Mulberry for several years,
had been killed by a fall of rock or a cave-in
of the slope mine which he and his stepson,
Roy Griffith were working near the town of
Quenemo, Kansas. At the time the accident 
occured he and Roy Griffith both were at work
in the mine. Roy saw the mass of rock start to
fall and saved himself by rushing under the
shoulder of the wall at one side, and afterwards
dug his way out. Aid was sought at once and the
body of Jackson was recovered as soon as possible.
   His stepdaughter, Miss Elizabeth Griffith has
contributed the following obituary and account
of the accident.
  Ed Elmo Jackson was born in Missouri, August
17th, 1877, and died Septembe 21, 1922, aged
45 years one month and six days. He leaves to
mourn his departure his widow, two step daughters,
a step son, and a daughter, by a former marriage,
Miss Bernice Jackson, of Boulder, Colorado. For
several years before his death he resided at
Mulberry, until last March when he and Mrs.
Jackson moved to Quenemo, where he and his step-
son, D. R. Griffith were developing a slope
mine. He and Mr. Griffith were working side by
side when the accident occured. Mr. Griffith
happened to glance upward and saw the top
caving in. Before he could warn Mr. Jackson it
had hit him, killing him instantly. Mr. Griffith
rolled out under the shoulder of the wall in
time to save himself. It was a miracle that he
was saved, but he escaped without injury. The
two men were alone in the slope when the accident
occured. Mr. Emery Cowden was on the outside 
getting a load of coal. About twelve tons of
rock fell. Mr. Jackson's body was not recovered
until 9:30 that night. He was killed at 2 o'clock.
   Mr. Jackson was a capable man in many ways,
and was influentiall with his fellow workers. He
was one of the Four Minute speakers here during
the war and helped put over the Red Cross and
Liberty Bond drives. He was a speaker in the
campaign of the last presidential election; and
made a tour over the state of Kansas, speaking 
in behalf of the Democratic party. He was a 
deputy organizer of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen of the state of Kansas, holding his
membership in Mulberry. He was married to Mrs.
Clara Griffith of this city, on the 10th day
of January, 1921 at Girard, Kansas. The funeral
was at the home Saturday, September 23rd, and
the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at
Pomona, Kansas.


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