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Death of Ann Jackson

DT Data Page #: 
10
Newspaper: 
Humboldt Times
Newspaper Date: 
8/9/1927
Page #: 
12
Item Type: 
Obituary
Place: 
Bucksport Beach Eureka
TEXT: 
Ann Jackson, blind Indian woman, believed to be 104 years old, died at her cabin at Bucksport beach, at 5:30 PM yesterday. She had been blind the past 40 years. She escaped death during the Indian Island Massacre. Her sister Jennie lived close by in a cabin. She was cared for by Mrs. J.R. Dewing of Eureka.
Key Words: 
Ann Jackson, Indian Isl. Massacre, 104 Years Old , Native, Death