BIOGRAPHY: Wesley Fox Jackson was a professional photographer. He traveled around surrounding counties making school and family portraits.
Military Service: Served in the United States Army from 25 Apr 1918 until 12 May 1919, World War 1, Private, Honorable Discharge, Service Number: 1 877 033. Source: NA Form 13038 Received from St. Louis, MS Mar 2003.
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Grandma Jackson was a very elegant woman.
Marriage Notes for Wesley Fox Jackson and Mary Lee VIA-367705
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BIRTH: Died at birth - twin of Edith.
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EVEN Very tall, thin man with mustache.
Name Prefix:Elder
BURIAL: Location of graves per O.E. Pilson's book:BURIAL: Located in J.P. Via Orchard, on south side of Road #697, at Peter Via homeplace.
DEATH: Obituary for Ida Lee Atkinson Via, written by her husband, Elder John Peter Via. Copy given to Tangela Jackson Holcomb by Doris Jackson Moore on 15 June 2002. It reads:
DEATH: It becomes my sad duty to write an obituary of mydear wife's death. She was born to Elder J.E. and P.J. Atkinson august 25th 1873 and died May the 24th 1916. She was married to the writer, January 22nd 1896. She joined the church of her membership Spoon Creek and was baptised by Elder S.R. Biggs in November 1893. She loves her church and its welfare as well as anyone I ever saw, ever looking after the house to see that it was kept clean and th epoor unworthy writer and arranging his things for him to go and comfort God's people. I feel to be a poor preacher but surely I had a preachers wife. But she is gone. For some years she had been suffering with her stomach and the Drs. said she had indigestion. Shekept getting worse and was under the care of a Dr. for over a year. Her suffering became so intense that she said for a long time that she had a cancer of the stomach. In January she located a lump in her stomach. The Dr. said it was a tumer, ulcer or might be a cancer. He said he had done all he could for her and advised me to take her to Richmond Va. She said an operation was all that would do her any good but we were poor and it would cost me more than she was worth. I told her no! that if it took everything we had I would spend it on her. So we with the Dr. took the train for Richmond Feb the 14th 1916. The Drs at Johnson Willis Hospital where they diagnosed her case making four ex-Ray picutures but could not locate her trouble,but on the 19th she was carried to the operation table and the sad news, cander of the stomach and a hopeless case. Dear ones I never will be able to tell my feelings. We had lived happily together for over twenty years, but I had never realized what she was worth to m e or how much I loved her until then. We remained in Richmond for three weeks when they thought she could come home. While in Richmond she had many sweet seasons in feasting on the sweet thoughts of Heaven to the extent that she said it was the happiest part of her life. Thoughaway from our the poem says, "Pristines would palaces prove, if Jesus would dwell with me there". After we came home she seemed to improve for awhile, whichmade me hope the good Lord was going to heal her, but she soon took a turn forthe worse. She began having hemmorages and her suffering was indescribable. She bore her suffering with the most paience of anyone I ever saw. She never did murmur but said if she could have all her suffering here it would be enough.Many times she would say Oh, Lord how much longer have I got to suffer here?"She said, "Surely I have been the greatest sinner in the world because I haveto suffer so." I told her no, and referred her to Job and others. Many timesduring her last days she would wake herself singing. Just a few days before she died there was the sweetest singing around her that she ever heard. There were five weeks I never undressed for sleep. She did not want me to leave her for anything. I did about two and half days work during the five weeks. I feelthat all was done for her that the kind Drs, neighbors and friends could do for anyone. She gave her children such good councel talking to them one by one, telling them how they ought to live and act towards each other and how they should heed mother's counsel and mind father when she was gone She said all she mionded dying for was leaving me and the children. Our baby was a little boy five years old who seemed to be the idol of her life. How she would hug and kisshim and say "how bad mother hates to leave her baby". Oh how good and loving he was to her. For two or three years he would neglect his play or the companyof other children rather than leave her alone. But she is gone and how sad the ome is now. I feel my best friend on earth is
Marriage Notes for John Peter Via and Ida Lee ATKINSON-367773
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Marriage Notes for James Reid and Rosa Red JACKSON-367707
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BIOGRAPHY: Also a twin
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BIOGRAPHY: Also a twin
Marriage Notes for Earl Jacob Jackson Twin and Evelyn GILLAND-368016
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