Charles Jackson

1863 - 1949  (86 years)

• Name	Charles Jackson
  Birth	17 Mar 1863	Wingham, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	133807280
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  _UID	B85391CF8CE2432A84366BC25728A3E93815
  Death	15 Oct 1949	Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	Charles Jackson, Early Calgarian, Dies Today Established Homestead in West End in 1882; Was Past President of Old Timers' Association Charles Jackson, 86, well-known Calgary pioneer and past president of the Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eva Lapp, 1711 29th St. S.W. Mr. Jackson, who had been ill since the spring, died on a corner of the homestead he established in 1882. His daughter's house was built on a corner of his original property which originally occupied "Shaganappi Point" now part of the Municipal golf course and the Killarney municipal subdivision. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Mr. Jackson came directly to Calgary on coming west in '82. In 1884 he started the city's first milk delivery, and was one of the early supporters of the Salvation Army when it first came to Calgary in 1887. Mr. Jackson was the only original member of the Army's citadel corps to celebrate the 60th anniversary in Calgary, celebrated in October, 1947. He was a member of the Army bank for many years and donated the site now occupied by the Booth Memorial Home. A familiar figure in Stampede parades, Mr. Jackson continued to drive the old steamer automobile which had once made him famous as "the first man in Calgary to own a car." During his many years in Calgary, he farmed for several years and later was engaged in real estate business. During the past few years he had continued to make his home here, although he had spent much time traveling through the United States and Eastern Canada. His wife, Mary Jane, died in Calgary in April, 1933. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eva Lapp, Calgary, and Mrs. William Meaker, Lethbridge; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, October 15, 1949, page 15 Alberta Death Reg. #006-513
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I39904	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Abraham "Abram" Jackson,   b. Apr 1835, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Dec 1918, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Mary James,   b. 14 Feb 1836, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Jan 1908, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1857	Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F7389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Kadey,   b. 1861, Warwick, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Apr 1933, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1895
  Children	1. Living + 2. Pansy A. Jackson, of Calgary,   b. 7 Aug 1908   d. 25 Mar 1981, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 72 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F13405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Death - 15 Oct 1949 - Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Burial - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth