HIRAM JACKSON

HIRAM JACKSON, RESIDENT HERE 70 YRS., IS DEAD
Well Known Early Day Settler Recalled Time when There Were but
Three Horses on South Side--Came Here in 1846
Hiram Jackson, one of the oldest settlers of Manitowoc county, having
resided here continuously for 70 years, died at his home on the Calumet
road early this morning, aged 77. Death was due to old age though for
three months Mr. Jackson had been confined to his bed.
Coming to Manitowoc in 1846 as a boy of 7 years, Mr. Jackson recalled
the days when there were but three horses on the south side in this
city and frequently mentioned the fact when he came to the city to
spend a day with old-time friends, which was one of the joys of his
declining days. Mr. Jackson had a retentive memory and his stories of
pioneer days of the county always found ready listeners. He delighted
in the company of young people and was popular with them.
Mr. Jackson had made his home on the farm on the Calumet road, where
his death occurred, for many years, and was well and favorably known
in the city and throughout the county. He was active, despite his
advanced age, up to a few months ago and retained an interest in public
affairs.
Besides his aged widow, Mr. Jackson is survived by six children, four
daughters and two sons, and by thirteen grandchildren. Surviving children
are-Mrs. S.V. Ramsey of Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. C. Stephenson, Wauwatosa,
Wis.; Mrs. Louis Summit and Mrs. E. Fehring and Robt. (sic) and Cyrus
Jackson, this city.
The funeral will be held from the late home Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1916 P.1
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Mrs. C. Stephenson of Wauwatosa and Misses Ruth and Olive Fehring of
Chicago are here, called by the death of the late Mr. Jackson.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, April 1, 1916 P.1
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The Misses Ruth and Olive Fehring have returned to Chicago after
attending the burial of their grandfather, the late Hiram Jackson.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, April 3, 1916 P.3
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(No. 23. 1st publication Apr. 12, 1916.)
Notice to Prove Will and Notice to Creditors.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT, MANITOWOC COUNTY-IN PROBATE.
In re-estate of Hiram Jackson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That at the special term of said court to be
held on the 2nd Tuesday (being the 9th day) of May, A.D., 1916, at the
court house in the city of Manitowoc, county of Manitowoc and state of
Wisconsin, there will be heard and considered the application of Roger
Jackson to admit to probate the last will and testament of Hiram Jackson,
late of the town of Manitowoc Rapids, in said county, deceased, and for
the appointment of an executor (or, administrator with will annexed);
Notice is hereby further given, That at the Special term of said court
to be held at said court house, on the second Tuesday (being the 11th day)
of July, A.D., 1916, there will be heard, considered and adjusted, all
claims against said Hiram Jackson, deceased;
And notice is hereby further given, That all such claims for examination
and allowance must be presented to said county court at the court house,
in the city of Manitowoc, in said county and state, on or before the
11th day of July, A.D., 1916, or be barred.
Dated April 11th, 1916.
By the Court, John Chloupek, County Judge.
E.S. Schmitz, attorney.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, April 12, 1916 P.4
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The following is a 1915 article about Hiram:

COUNTY'S OLDEST LIVING SETTLER IS FAIR VISITOR
HIRAM JACKSON, WHO HAS RESIDED IN COUNTY 70 YEARS,
INTERESTED SPECTATOR AT BIG SHOW TODAY
FAMILY SETTLED HERE IN 1846. JACKSON NOW 77
Hiram Jackson, one of the oldest, if not the oldest living settler
of the county, is a visitor at the county fair and despite his 77
years, interested himself in the exhibits and entertainment of the
show. Mr. Jackson, whose home is on Rural Route No. 1, has been a
resident of Manitowoc county for nearly 70 years and there are few
who can equal his record.
The Jackson family came originally from the state of Vermont, and
from the same locality that Uncle Emmerson, Sheriff Blake and Capt.
Morse hailed from. The Jacksons had relatives in Pennsylvania who
induced them to leave their homes in the jagged realms of the "Green
Mountains" to locate on farms in the Quaker state. There they
remained but a year when they decided to go on further west. Mrs.
Jackson, Hiram's mother, who, by the way, was a woman of literary
attainments, had been in correspondence with a nephew who was
employed in the sawmills at the Rapids, this county, and his glowing
description of the country in this locality finally led the family
to moving here. It was at a time of a great exodus from the east to
the west.
Two neighboring families also caught the fever and concluded to join
the Jacksons on their trip here. After selling out their belongings
the three families set out in a "prairie schooner," starting from
Erie, Pa., on their tedious journey which took them six weary weeks
to make. In the vicinity of Chicago one of the families left the
party to locate there and the other family concluded to remain in
the vicinity of Milwaukee. The Jackson family, however, was bent to
make this point, the trip from Sheboygan taking three days.
On a Saturday evening just after dusk, the family reached a summit
overlooking the village valley of the Rapids. On both sides of the
river they beheld many Indians and their many campfires seemed to
blaze forth a greeting of welcome. There were no stores in the
village at that time and the settlers had to go to Manitowoc to buy
their supplies from an Indian trader named Peleg Glover, who conducted
a store at the intersection of York and Sixth streets. Jackson's
horses were shod by Mr. Roberts, father of Dr. Roberts, whose little
shop stood on the lake front on the south side, at a point from which
a pier was being built out in the lake the same year.
The Manitowoc river was still in its primeval state, no bridges
having been built and no dredging done. To reach the smithy Mr. Jackson
had to ford the river at its mouth which at certain times in the year
proved the shallowest of our waterway. Such fording today would c
ertainly prove a hazardous undertaking. The family located on a farm
on the Calumet road, a few miles west of the present site of the city,
the farm becoming a landmark in the county. Here the son, Hiram, and
his estimable spouse are spending their declining years in comfort
and contentment. His 77 years weigh but lightly on Mr. Jackson, and
from all appearances he will certainly live long enough to substantiate
his claim some day of being the oldest living pioneer settler in the
county.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thursday, August 26, 1915, Page 8
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*Note: The following is Hiram's daughters marriage announcement:
Married.
Miss Amy Jackson and Mr. Virge Ramsey of Seattle, Wash. were married on
Saturday last, May 5th. The bride is a daughter of Hiram Jackson, of Manitowoc
Rapids. The young couple will make their future home in Seattle, Washidgton (sic).
Manitowoc Pilot, May 10, 1894 P. 3