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Calvin R Jackson

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Calvin R Jackson

Birth
Oswego County, New York, USA
Death
7 Nov 1888 (aged 68)
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Barry, Pike County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Born: July 13, 1820 Oswego County, New York

1831 moved from New York to New Canton, Pike County, Illinois

December 4, 1845 marries Nancy McDaniel Barry, Illinois, Pike County

Several children were born but only Andrew lived to be an adult.
Andrew (1846-1900)

1849-1850 Calvin Jackson travels to the goldfields of California

1852 Jackson joins the Masonic Fraternity located in Barry, Pike County, Illinois

1854 He learns the art of photography and opens a Daguerreotype Gallery in Barry, Illinois

1856 He joins the Missionary Baptist Church in Barry, Illinois

October 1, 1858 Calvin Jackson sets up a canvas photo studio on the northeast corner of the courthouse square in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois. During this day Jackson will take a

Ambrotype image of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was in Pittsfield campaigning for Senate.
Jackson, probably made three glass plate images of Lincoln. One was given to Lincoln's close friend local attorney Daniel H. Gilmer. The second was given to Charles Lame another friend of Lincoln's. The third was probably kept by Jackson since he was producing large cabinet card reprints of the image in the late 1870s till his death.

1859-1860 Jackson is employed as an operator at the River's Gallery, owned by Thomas L. Rivers in Hannibal, Missouri

During the Civil War Calvin Jackson operated a photo studio in Barry, Illinois

By 1873 Jackson has expanded his gallery to also include books and music

1875 he opens Jackson & Jackson Book Store in Barry, Illinois

1878-1879 Jackson buys out Streeter's Photograph Gallery located at 105 N. Main Street, Hannibal, Missouri

1879 Calvin Jackson moves his family to Hannibal, Missouri
That same year he opens a studio on the northeast corner of the town square in Pittsfield, Illinois

1879-1888 operates photo studios in Hannibal and Pittsfield

November 7, 1888 Calvin Jackson dies of Lung disease at Hannibal, Missouri.

Funeral Services were held in his Hannibal studio. The body was then transported to Barry, Illinois on the Wabash Railroad.

Interment November 10, 1888 in the "Old" Barry Cemetery.

1900 Andrew Jackson dies in St Louis, Missouri

October 17, 1905 Nancy Jackson dies from acute dilation of the heart, complicated by chronic bronchitis.

October 19, 1905 Nancy Jackson is interred next to Calvin in the "Old" Barry Cemetery

Contributor: Bob Norris (48201334)
Born: July 13, 1820 Oswego County, New York

1831 moved from New York to New Canton, Pike County, Illinois

December 4, 1845 marries Nancy McDaniel Barry, Illinois, Pike County

Several children were born but only Andrew lived to be an adult.
Andrew (1846-1900)

1849-1850 Calvin Jackson travels to the goldfields of California

1852 Jackson joins the Masonic Fraternity located in Barry, Pike County, Illinois

1854 He learns the art of photography and opens a Daguerreotype Gallery in Barry, Illinois

1856 He joins the Missionary Baptist Church in Barry, Illinois

October 1, 1858 Calvin Jackson sets up a canvas photo studio on the northeast corner of the courthouse square in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois. During this day Jackson will take a

Ambrotype image of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was in Pittsfield campaigning for Senate.
Jackson, probably made three glass plate images of Lincoln. One was given to Lincoln's close friend local attorney Daniel H. Gilmer. The second was given to Charles Lame another friend of Lincoln's. The third was probably kept by Jackson since he was producing large cabinet card reprints of the image in the late 1870s till his death.

1859-1860 Jackson is employed as an operator at the River's Gallery, owned by Thomas L. Rivers in Hannibal, Missouri

During the Civil War Calvin Jackson operated a photo studio in Barry, Illinois

By 1873 Jackson has expanded his gallery to also include books and music

1875 he opens Jackson & Jackson Book Store in Barry, Illinois

1878-1879 Jackson buys out Streeter's Photograph Gallery located at 105 N. Main Street, Hannibal, Missouri

1879 Calvin Jackson moves his family to Hannibal, Missouri
That same year he opens a studio on the northeast corner of the town square in Pittsfield, Illinois

1879-1888 operates photo studios in Hannibal and Pittsfield

November 7, 1888 Calvin Jackson dies of Lung disease at Hannibal, Missouri.

Funeral Services were held in his Hannibal studio. The body was then transported to Barry, Illinois on the Wabash Railroad.

Interment November 10, 1888 in the "Old" Barry Cemetery.

1900 Andrew Jackson dies in St Louis, Missouri

October 17, 1905 Nancy Jackson dies from acute dilation of the heart, complicated by chronic bronchitis.

October 19, 1905 Nancy Jackson is interred next to Calvin in the "Old" Barry Cemetery

Contributor: Bob Norris (48201334)


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