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Death of Mrs. Mary D. Jackson Near
Town on Yesterday
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Mrs. Mary D. Jackson, the oldest Quakeress in Frederick
county and one of the best beloved ladies in this section,
died at her home two miles north of Winchester on the
Martinsburg pike at 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning. She
had been ill about three weeks, having contracted a severe
cold which developed into grip and with the general decline
incident to old age, caused her death.
Mrs. Jackson was formerly Miss Lupton and was born in
this county eighty-six years ago. When a young woman she
married Joseph S. Jackson, a hat manufacturer of Winchester.
The fame of the Jackson hat was great afar and near and he
did such a large business that it was necessary to place
orders for them six months ahead. The establishment was
located on North Main street in the building now occupied by
W. G. Funk.
In 1868 the family moved to their farm near town where
Mrs. Jackson has since resided. She was a Hicksite
Quakeress and was one of the best known and most popular
members of that sect. She was a member of Hopewell Church
and at the meetings of that denomination she was always to
be found in attendance.
Four children survive her. They are Mrs. Jonah L.
Rees, Miss Mary J. Jackson and Joseph Jackson of the county
and Louis W. Jackson of this city.
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