Jackson, MO

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(From the Preface) The Jackson Heritage Association is proud to offer this book as a sampling of the history of Jackson, the surrounding area, and the families that have had a part in making this county such a great place to live...Many more volumes could be written on the history of the towns, government, roads, and buildings of Cape Girardeau County; however, we wish to emphasize that this book is by, about, and for, the families of the area.

Sujets

• Histoire
• History of Missouri
• Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• History
• Jackson

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 19 décembre 2002
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781681625126
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

View from the Courthouse looking north, circa 1905, showing the old Methodist Church and the jail in the forefront on the left. Note the myriad of telephone lines .

View from the Courthouse looking west, circa 1905. Photo by Frank Medley .

View from the Courthouse roof looking south, circa 1905. Toward the back of the photo is the New McKendree Methodist Church under construction. Photo by Frank Medley .

View from the Courthouse roof looking north, 2002. To the left is the County Jail. On the right, is the John and Vicki Abernathy home built in in 1908 by the Gockel family .

View from the Courthouse roof looking west, 2002: Left to right: Jackson City Hall, Harold s Jewelry, Jones Drug Store, and A-Arrow Bail Bonds .

View from the Courthouse looking down South High Street, 2002 .
History of Jackson, Missouri, and Surrounding Communities
T URNER P UBLISHING C OMPANY Publishers of America s History

Book Commitee Chairman: Catherine Stoverink Publishing Consultant: Douglas W. Sikes Book Designers: Emily Sikes and Elizabeth Sikes
Copyright MMII Jackson Heritage Association All rights reserved. Publishing Rights: Turner Publishing Company
Library of Congress Catalog No.: 20022110253 ISBN: 978-1-56311-828-9
Limited Edition, First Printing 2002 A.D. Additional copies may be purchased from Turner Publishing Company and the Jackson Heritage Association.
This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced by any means, mechanical or electronic, without the prior written consent of the Jackson Heritage Association and Turner Publishing Company. This publication was produced using available information. The Publisher regrets it cannot assume responsibility for errors or omissions.
Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
History of Jackson Missouri
Business and Transportation
Area Communities
Historic Businesses
Retail and Industry Today
Businesses
Agriculture
Education
Schools
Libraries
Religion
Churches
Jackson in The Civil War and Other Military Service
Epidemics and Disasters
Area Attractions and Activities
Organizations
Parades and Pageants
Tributes
References
Family Histories
Index
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the families of Cape Girardeau County. From the pioneers who homesteaded the Louisiana Territory to the newcomers arriving in 2002, their stories are what make this book unique from any previous history and it is they who will continue to make Cape Girardeau County a wonderful place to call home. We thank the families of the past for trusting in the area s future and we welcome all new families to place their roots in the present and future of Jackson, Allenville, Apple Creek, Arbor, Blomeyer, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau, Crump, Daisy, Delta, Dutchtown, Egypt Mills, Friedheim, Fruitland, Gordonville, Gravel Hill, Leemon, Millersville, Neelys Landing, New Wells, Oak Ridge, Oriole, Pocahontas, Randles, Shawneetown, Solado, Tilsit, Whitewater, and areas in-between.
Preface
The Jackson Heritage Association is proud to offer this book as a sampling of the history of Jackson, the surrounding area, and the families that have had a part in making this county such a great place to live. In many ways, this history book project began in 1976 with the founding of the Jackson Heritage Association and its acceptance of the task of renovating the Oliver House at 224 East Adams Street in Jackson. Generous area citizens provided photographs and information about the life and times of the house and its occupants. The donations provided the foundation for an archive of local history files and over fifteen hundred images carefully organized and identified by Bernard Schaper. The history book project seemed a natural extension of the Association s mission to promote respect and appreciation for historical buildings, landmarks, places and things.
Many more volumes could be written on the history of the towns, government, roads, and buildings of Cape Girardeau County; however, we wish to emphasize that this book is by, about, and for, the families of the area. While we have tried to make the information as accurate as possible, we have had to depend upon outside sources for much of the information submitted to us. Therefore, we cannot claim that all names, dates and places mentioned in the book are entirely accurate. Given the enormity of the project, some errors of fact and omission of information are inevitable. Also, because of limited space and personnel we were unable to include the community of Cape Girardeau. We encourage researchers to use this book as only one of the many sources available for the study of Jackson and Cape Girardeau County history.
Jackson Area History Book Committee
Pat Fosse
Barbara Lohr
Bernard Schaper
Catherine Stoverink

Courthouse Square in the early 1900s. The open area to the west of the old courthouse was the gathering place for wagons and buggies with the city scale being on the left. The large pile of wood was used to heat the many fireplaces of the courthouse .
Acknowledgments
Words cannot express our appreciation to the many individuals and businesses that have supported this project. A special thank you goes to Patty Chiles for endless hours of careful proofreading and continues to Robert Hartle, Mike Hess and Phyllis Seabaugh for contacting businesses; to the business men and women, organizations and churches who purchased pages and took time from their busy schedules to submit histories or patron pages; Jane Jackson and the Cape County Archive Center for assisting researchers; David Bloom and the Cash-Book Journal; Chris Pagano of Jackson USA; the local historians whose names appear with their histories, especially Dr. Alberta Macke Dougan for an updated edition of the history of Jackson; and to patient spouses who have listened to all the stories and worries of the last two years.
We wish to thank the families who worked so hard writing and rewriting their family histories and searching through boxes of photographs to add the finishing touches to their stories. You accomplished a difficult task. Future generations will appreciate that you took the time to share.
- PATRONS - Dr. T. Wayne Lewis Barbara Lohr Philipps Carpet and Decorating Premium Mechanical Contracting Co. Rushing Marine Corporation Bernard Schaper

Homecomer s, circa 1940 .

Jackson, Missouri, and surrounding countryside, 1953 .
History of the Jackson Area

A Brief History of Jackson Missouri
This history is an updated version of the history previously printed in Celebrating 175 Years of Tradition, 1814-1819, Jackson, Mo., by Dr. Alberta Dougan, combined with submitted articles including information from local newspapers of the past .
Jackson, The City of Beautiful Homes, Churches, Schools, and Parks, became Cape Girardeau County s second town early in the 19 th century as European and American immigrants came to settle a rich, untamed wilderness. The history of the settlement and development of Jackson is closely tied to the fate of its neighboring city on the Mississippi River to the east, Cape Girardeau.
The earliest European settler in the Cape Girardeau area was Louis Lorimier, a French-Canadian, who was given the right to establish a home and conduct trade with the Indians in such lands as may be unoccupied on the Western side of the Mississippi, from the Missouri to the river Arkansas in 1793 (Houck, Vol. II, 1908, p. 170). In 1795 Lorimier petitioned Governor-General Carondelet for a grant of land where Cape Girardeau is now located. That grant and other lands allowed him on the condition that within one year he make a road and regular improvements eventually totaled about 8000 arpents, roughly 6600 acres (Houck, Vol. II, 1908, p. 177).
Americans began moving into the Cape Girardeau district in 1795. Although Lorimier had aided the British in the American Revolution, he apparently viewed American settlers as important to the growth and profitability of his settlement. The Spanish possibly believed American settlers would be willing allies against the British, who still had troops based in Canada, should they attempt to seize Louisiana. Therefore, the Spanish were willing to offer land to Americans under the conditions that they make improvements in their grants and abide by Spanish law. Thus the first American settlement in the Cape Girardeau District began just to the southwest of Lorimier s post of Cape Girardeau where Andrew Ramsay, a Virginian, and several members of his family established plantations. Most settled close to the Ramsay plantation. However, his son-in-law, William Dougherty, established his plantation in 1798 on Hubble Creek near the present city of Jackson. Other early settlers along Hubble Creek were Ithmar Hubble (sometimes spelled Hubbell), 1797, for whom the creek was named, who built a mill close to where the town of Gordonville is now located; John Summers and his son John, Junior, 1796; Andrew Summers; James Mills, 1799; and Colonel Christopher Hays, 1800 (Houck, Vol. II, 1908, pp. 184-187). Also settling in the Jackson area were the Amos Byrd family, 1799, who came from eastern Tennessee and settled west of present day Jackson; the German-American settlers who came from North Carolina to the Whitewater River with Joseph Niswonger in 1799; and the family of George Frederick Bollinger, of Swiss German descent, who also came from North Carolina to the area of Burfordville in 1800 (Houck, Vol. II, 1908, pp. 184-188). Many of these families would play important roles in the development of Missouri.
The Louisiana Purchase, completed by the United States in December 1803 by paying $15 million to France, brought drastic changes to the Cape Girardeau District. One of the most serious difficulties encountered by many settlers was the question of recognition of land claims made under the auspices of the Spanish government when, in reality, the Louisiana Territory had been retur