Obituary of George H. Jackson
Submitted by: S.K. Martin-Quiatte

This information is provided to the Louisiana Genealogy   Project by S. K. Martin-Quiatte


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Taken from the "Opelousas Courier", December 9, 1876

GEORGE H. JACKSON

On Wednesday, 29 November 1876, at 11:30 o'clock, George H.. Jackson a colored man very
highly esteemed by the white people of this parish, St. Landry, departed this life in the 57th year
of his age.  He was a native of Missouri and was brought to Louisiana when he was five years
old.  In antebellum times he was the slave of Jonathan Harris, a resident of St. Landry Parish,
and was for many years his most favored body servant and confidential friend.  In later years
Jackson was engaged as a brick mason, which trade he learned and was pretty much his own
master in that period proceeding the late war.  He was elected to the Constitutional Convention
in 1867 and continued to reside in St. Landry Parish until about 1868, when he then moved to
New Orleans.  From there he moved to Baton Rouge where he resided until his death.  In the
latter part of 1868 he was placed in charge of the State House grounds where Baton Rouge first
became acquainted with him.  In 1872 he joined the people in their conservative move to redeem
the State from Radical rule.  As he had lived all his life, he went to the grave honored and
respected by the best people in his community.  He leaves a wife, several children and
grandchildren to mourn his loss.  His remains were attended to the grave by a very large
concourse of white and colored citizens..  It was probably on of the largest funeral processions
ever witnessed in Baton Rouge.