Crawford County KS Archives Obituaries.....Jackson, Ed Elmo September 22, 1922 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 April 29, 2020, 7:05 am 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/crawford/obits/j/jackson99nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb