Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: E. Gilbert Jackson

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Winneconne Local May 24, 1917 p.1

Former Resident Dies

E. Gilbert Jackson, prominent former resident of Winneconne for the past
twelve years, and who disposed of his property here last fall so as to take
up his residence with his son Harvey G. Jackson at Omaha, Nebraska, died at
the advanced age of seventy-nine years on Friday, May 18 at Omaha.

Mr. Jackson came here from Oshkosh. He went west on two different occasions
for a short time, but soon found his health was better in Winneconne and
returned.  But the love for his son and thinking he had fully recovered
health, caused his departure to Omaha, although his many friends here
regretted to see him go.  Their attachment to him had become fast and
sincere and at times enquired regarding his health and hoped for his return
to Winneconne, and now they mourn a dear friend and neighbor.  the funeral
took place Monday at Neenah.

Deceased was retired lumberman.  He was born in Bristol, Kenosha county,
Wis., May 31, 1838, and resided at different periods in his life at
Menasha, Evanston, Ill., Marinette and Oshkosh, moving to Winneconne in
1905.  He married Miss Eliza Mitchell, daughter of Thomas Mitchell of
Kaukauna, in 1864, who survives with their sons, Harvey G, Mr. Jackson's
brother, the late Andrew Jackson, was leading Oshkosh citizen.  Andrew
Jackson's widow, Mrs. Rebecca E. Doe Jackson, and other relatives from this
city went to Appleton today for the services.

E. Gilbert Jackson was a prominent member of the Masonic order and of the
G.A.R.  He received the thirty-third degree in Masonry in 1888 and interest
in the Grand Army was founded on two periods of service in the civil war.
While serving as assistant to his father in the government land office at
Menasha in the spring of 1861, he enlisted in Company E., Sixth regiment,
Wisconsin infantry, and proceeded with the troops to Virginia.  In January,
1862, he suffered from illness and was discharged, returning home to
Wisconsin.  In May, 1864, he re-entered the union army as Lieutenant in
Company D, Forty-first Wisconsin and served until the muster out of that
regiment in September 1864.  Two years later he became interested in
Wisconsin pine lands and afterwards engaged in lumbering, which occupied
his attention for many years.