Abram Jackson (1832 - 1911)

Born Apr 1832 in Southers, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Fincham) Jackson — married about Mar 1853 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

Died 6 Mar 1911 at age 78 in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Death

Death:

Date: 6 Mar 1911

Place: Lorain, Lorain, Ohio

Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage following a fall from a streetcar

Christening

Christening:

Date: 26 Jul 1835

Place: Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England^[2]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 9 Mar 1911

Place: Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio^[3]

User ID

User ID: B5F32787A5FBBB478FE1CEFFFEB64B0034FA

Baptism

Baptism:

Date: 1835

Place: Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England^[4]

Census

Census: living with paternal grandmother

Date: 1841

Place: Littleport, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England^[5]

Census: agricultural laborer

Date: 1851

Place: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England^[6]

Census: Carpenter

Date: 1860

Place: East Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan^[7]

Census: Farmer

Date: 1871

Place: Caradoc, Middlesex West, Ontario, Canada^[8]

Census: Farm laborer

Date: 1880

Place: Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio^[9]

Census: Farmer

Date: 1900

Place: Russia Township, Lorain, Ohio^[10]

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1853

Event

Event:

Type: Obituary

Date: 10 Mar 1911

Place: The Oberlin Tribune^[11]

Marriage

User ID: 5C8B0396CBDF0347AEEA508B6CDD5A1FA9EA

Husband: Abram Jackson

Wife: Hannah Fincham

Marriage:

Date: ABT Mar 1853

Place: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Jackson-12761 was created by Leslie R. through the import of Jackson.ged on Feb 1, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S325 Page: source film no. 2206071 ref. no. 11-2
3. ↑ Source: #S381 Page: Section D Lot 025 Grave 03A
4. ↑ Source: #S141
5. ↑ Source: #S32 Page: E.D. 11 folio 49 p3 Note: Aged 9.
6. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: p150 Note: Aged 18. Living with parents. Data: Text: Francis Jackson, head, 48, farming steward, born in Camb. Littleport CONT Mary Jackson, wife, 44, born in Lincon. Long Sutton CONT Ab. Jackson, son, 18, Ag. Labr., born in Norfolk Southers CONT Ann Jackson, 15, seess [?] maker, born in Norfolk Hilgay CONT E. Jackson, 13, born in Norfolk Hilgay CONT R.Jackson, 10, born in Norfolk Hilgay CONT S. Jackson, 7, born in Norfolk Hilgay CONT J. Jackson, 5, born in Cambs. Littleport CONT Mary Gothard, visitor, widow, 79, born in Cambs. Abubeach [?] CONT Robt Rendle, lodger, unmarried, 39, born in Norfolk wilton CONT John Smith, lodger, unmarried, 24, born in Suff. Helnathan CONT Abm. Gathercole, lodger, unmarried, 18, born in Suff. Lakenheath
7. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: p607 Note: Aged 28, born in England. CONT Real estate valued at $700; personal estate worth $250 Data: Date: 6 Jun 1860
8. ↑ Source: #S46 Page: District 7 Sub-district E p40 Note: Aged 39, born in England. CONT Methodist. Data: Date: 1871
9. ↑ Source: #S229
10. ↑ Source: #S242 Page: 217A
11. ↑ Source: #S47 Data: Text: DEATH RESULTS FROM ACCIDENT CONT CONT Oberlin Resident Died in Lorain Hospital After a Fall From Car CONT CONT Abram Jackson Fatally Injured on Erie Avenue -- Funeral Services Held Here Thursday. CONT CONT Abram Jackson, highly respected resident of this place, died Monday morning in St. Joseph's hospital in Lorain from the effects of a fall from a car on West Erie Avenue in that city Saturday night. CONT CONT Mr. Jackson had been in Cleveland during the day and was returning to Lorain where he and his wife have been living with their daughter during the winter months. No one on the car saw him fall but a man on the street saw him come head foremost from the car vestibule and went at once to his assistance. The car was changing from the double to the single track and it is thot [sic] that the unfortunate man lost his balance when the car swung around and was precipitated head foremost to the pavement below. CONT CONT He was picked up unconscious and taken at once to St. Joseph's hospital. It was found that his skull had been fractured by the fall. After being in the hospital a few hours Mr. Jackson rallied long enough to telll his own name but after that remained unconscious until the end which came at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning. CONT CONT Mr. Jackson was born near Cambridge, England in 1832 and was in his seventy-ninth year at the time of his death. He came to America in 1853 and for a year or two resided in Cleveland. He then went to Canada for a number of years but returned to Cleveland in 1876. In 1880 he moved his family to Oberlin and had been a resident of this place ever since, residing at 249 North Main street. CONT CONT Mr. Jackson had not come of age when he married and two weeks after the wedding he andhis wife set sail from Liverpool to make a home for themselves in the new world. CONT CONT He was a faithful member of the Second Congregational church of which he served as sexton for several years. He was known for his kindly disposition and his deep sympathy for those in misfortune or affliction was well known. His wife has been in poor health for some time and his sudden death at Lorain came as a severe shock to her. She is now in a very critical condition at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Crocker at 1136 Ninth street. CONT CONT Short funeral serrvices were held at the Crocker home Thursday forenoon and the remains were brot [sic] to Oberlin on a special car. The funeral services were held in the Second Congregational church at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. N. Pierce. A quartet furnished the music. The funeral was largely attended by friends and citizens of this place. The remains were laid to rest in Westwood cemetery. CONT CONT Mr. Jackson is survive by his wife and seven children : A. .F. Jackson of Groveland street, Eugene Jackson of Cleveland, Mrs. S. J. Crocker of Lorain, Mrs. Dell Broadwell of Union street, William Jackson of Cleveland, George Jackson of Athens, O., and Mrs. V. A. Wood of Ridgefield Park, N. J. Date: Fri 10 Mar 1911
12. ↑ Source: #S269 Page: v4a p631 Data: Date: Jun 1853

• Source: S141 Title: Cambridgeshire Baptism Index 1831-37 Publication: http://www.cfhs.org.uk/BaptismIndex/index.html
• Source: S180 Title: 1860 U.S. Federal Census
• Source: S229 Title: 1880 U.S. Federal Census
• Source: S242 Title: 1900 U.S. Federal Census
• Source: S32 Title: 1841 UK Census
• Source: S325 Title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Author: FamilySearch Labs
• Source: S33 Title: 1851 UK Census
• Source: S381 Title: Westwood Cemetery Records (Oberlin, Ohio)
• Source: S46 Title: 1871 Census
• Source: S47 Title: The Oberlin Tribune Italicized: Y