Jackson Surname Obituaries, Warren County, Ohio

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George Jackson (1838-1896)

DEATH BY LIGHTNING
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GEORGE JACKSON IS STRUCK DOWN AT HIS HOME IN HARLAN TOWNSHIP SATURDAY EVENING.
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Saturday afternoon, at about half past three, Mr. George Jackson was killed by lightning on his farm near Level in Harlan Township. With a number of his neighbors who had gathered, Mr. Jackson was engaged in a game of base ball in an open field away from any tree or other object that might attract lightning. There was but little sign of an approaching storm, and but few clouds were visible. A flash and a report, and the entire company was stunned; but recovering and looking about, they were horrified to find Mr. Jackson, who was some distance from the rest, lying prone upon the ground. Hasty examination showed that the deadly bolt had struck the unfortunate man on the head and had passed down his body and into the ground, tearing off one of his shoes.

The sad duty of breaking the awful news to the members of his family was performed, and the body removed to the residence. But one of the saddest tasks was yet to be done. A daughter of Mr. Jackson was here attending the Normal, and that morning a sister had come over to enjoy the reunion on Saturday night and remain over Sunday. A neighbor arrived here that evening, informed the young ladies of the death of their father, and took them to their home.

The funeral occurred from the late residence Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, after which the remains were taken to Blanchester for burial.

Mr. Jackson was born in Harlan Township on December 27, 1838, and lived there all his life. He was twice married. His first wife was Julia A. Flesher, by whom he had two children, a son and a daughter. The second wife was Miss Hill, who, with five daughters and two sons, survives him. Deceased was a kind husband and father, and a good neighbor and well known. He was the most extensive stock raiser in Warren County, his specialty being short-horn cattle. His herd usually won first prize wherever exhibited, that including nearly all the fairs in Southern Ohio.

Source: "Death By Lightning," obituary, Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), June 25, 1896
Copy from the Obituary Collection at the Warren County Genealogical Society,

16 Jan 2014 Charlene Frey email:
As a child, I remember my father and uncles talking about their great Uncle George Jackson being struck by lightning on a clear and cloudless day; and how the lightning struck the top of his head and went out through his feet blowing off one of his shoes. How odd! His chances of being stuck by lightning on a sunny day would be one in a million. That was the reason that my father's family believed that the time of a person's death was determined at birth.

The obituary states that "a daughter of Mr. Jackson was here attending the Normal, and that morning a sister had come over to enjoy the reunion on Saturday night and remain over Sunday." The daughter could have been Caroline "Carrie" Jackson, who would have been 21 years in 1896. The "music" article mentioned that Caroline Jackson had studied under Prof. Benjamin Lewis at National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio; so it probably could have been her.

On the 1867 wall map, George Jackson's farm was aside of his father Jacob Jackson's farm. (Military Survey #1499.) George Jackson was born on Dec 27, 1838, and died on June 20, 1896, at 57 years, 5 months, and 23 days. He is buried in Blanchester Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery, Clinton County, Ohio. (See Find A Grave Memorial# 104792988)

by
Charlene Frey
17 January 2014

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