Jackson "Jack" "Uncle Jack" Smith (1835-1914)
The other J. Smiths in the 113th Ill. follow:
- James Smith, Rec., from Washington
James H. Smith, Pvt., Co. C, from Chicago
James W. Smith, Pvt., Co. E, from Barrington
John Smith, Rec., Co. K, from Momence
John Smith, Rec., Co. K, from Flat Branch
John Edwin Smith, Pvt. Co. D., from Onarga
John J. Smith, Rec., Co. C, from Bloomington
Joseph Smith, Rec., Co. I, from Centralia
Joseph Smith, Rec., Co. K, from Woodson
Joseph C. Smith, Pvt., Co. B, from Chebanse
The following unidentified newspaper article was in a collection owned by Lowell Town Historian Richard Schmal:
Another Veteran Gone
Jackson Smith was born in Fountain county, Ind., January 28, 1835, and died at his home in Lowell September 8, 1914*, aged 79 years, 7 months and 11 days. He moved with his parents to Sherburnville, Ill., when but six weeks old, where he resided until August 1904, at which time he moved to Lowell. He was married January 23, 1859, to Miss Elizabeth Hayden, who survives him.September 4, 1864, he bade farewell to home associations and with Company K of the 113th Ill. regiment, started for the front to serve his country in its time of need -- one of the most commendable acts in any man's history -- where he did great credit to himself and to his company, until the close of the war. Uncle Jack, as everyone who knew him was pleased to call him, was a man of many fine traits of character, respected by all in the community in which he lived and loved by all who were near and dear to him. He leaves to mourn their loss, a wife, three sons, three daughters, one brother, one sister and twenty grand-children.
His funeral was held at the M.E. church at Sherburnville at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 11th, and was attended by a large number of his old friends and neighbors, who gathered to pay their last respects. Rev. J.J. Simpson, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Lowell, preached the funeral sermon. The choir of the Christian church sang several beautiful songs. Interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church. The following acted as pall bearers: Active -- His three sons, Llewellyn, Harry and Walton Smith; two grand-sons, Clarence Lowe and Leo Smith, and son-in-law, Bert Dewey. Honorary -- George Davis, C.C. Pattee, James Chitwood, Thomas Dickinson, Ben Laybourn and Y.C. Vosburg. The services were in charge of the members of the G.A.R. Post of Lowell and they performed their ritualistic ceremony at the grave of their departed comrade.
* NOTE -- This obituary lists Jackson S
mith's date of death as Sept. 8, 1914. There are two other dates given in other sources: 1915 in a "Pioneer History" column from Nov. 1980 and Sept. 12, 1914, from his wife's obituary.Return to Civil War Veterans
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