Jackson Smith 1842-1925

SMITH, TEMPLETON, STILLMAN, WILSON, MONDELL, JACKSON

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Obituary Jackson Smith

Jackson Smith, son of Thomas A. and Beulah Templeton Smith, was born at Millhall, Penn., Nov. 25, 1842 and died at his home in Waukon, Iowa, April 8, 1925 at the age of 83 years, 4 months, and 13 days.
He was the last living member of a family of ten children, all of whom reached maturity except a twin brother who died at the age of three years. In his early childhood he came with the family to Cedarville, near Freeport, Ill., and in 1855 he moved to Allamakee County where the parents located on a farm in Center township. Here he grew to manhood early assuming the responsibilities of the home and the farm.
In 1878 he moved to Waukon where he was one of the first to become identified with the creamery enterprise of Allamakee county, this being his major interest during the years of his active business life.
On October 19, 1869 he was married to Mary A. Stillman and to them were born five children, all living, Ethel Estella and Boyd Wilson, at home, Theo. Templeton at Owatonna, Minn., Arthur Mondell at Stockton, Ill., and Ray Jackson at Traer, Iowa. His beloved wife died April 5, 1916. During her long and severe sickness he spent his whole time tenderly caring for her. The last years of his life were spent about the house, his special delight being in cultivating the lawn and garden. For more than fifty years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which institution he has had a dominating interest second only to that in his home.
Mr. Smith was a man of modest and quiet tempermament whose character was above reproach. The memory of his upright Christian life is of greater value to the children whom he, with the departed mother, guided through childhood to Christian womanhood and manhood, than any other heritage. He is among the last of that sturdy band of pioneers who toiled and sacrificed to lay the solid foundation upon which the superstructure of church and state has been built. He died as he lived, with unshaken faith in his omnipotent Redeemer.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Gammons, pastor of the Methodist church, were held at the home at 1:30 p.m. Friday. There was a large attendance of mourning relatives and friends and the floral offerings were many and beautiful. Burial took place in Oakland Cemetery.

Allamakee Journal
Column 3 Page 4
Wed 15 Apr 1925
Vol XLIV No 24