Sarah Caroline Cook Jackman was born in Augusta, New York March 31, 1814 to Jonathan and Mary Cook. Her husband Cyrus Jackman was born in Vermont in 1808. He appears in the 1850 Grand Chute census as a tavern keeper, along with Caroline and five children. According to an article in the December 17, 1930 Post-Crescent, Jackman owned the first hotel in the village of Grand Chute. Another article in the March 17, 1968 Post-Crescent says that the boarding-house type hotel was probably at the top of Jackman St.
By 1880 Caroline was living in Oshkosh and was listed in the census records as a widow, probably owing to the fact that her husband moved to New York to live with their daughter sometime between 1869 and 1880. She died April 24, 1905 and her obituary appeared in the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern that day.
Caroline Jackman, an old and respected resident of Oshkosh, died at her home, 198 Church street, Easter Monday morning at 9:30.
Mrs. Jackman was born March 31, 1814 in Augusta, N.Y. She was the daughter of Jonathan and Mary Cook and was the eldest of thirteen children and the sole survivor of her family, her only brother died about two weeks ago.
Mrs. Jackman was married Jan. 10, ...Cyrus Jackman of Sardinia.She was the mother of seven children three of whom survive her. They are her eldest daughter, Mrs. Mary...of Faulkton, S. D., Miss...Jackman and Miss Ella Jackman both of whom reside at the family home on Church street. Four grandchildren survive. Mr. and Mrs. Jackman ...nearly sixty years ago and .in Appleton, but returned to...after a short residence there...they again came west and ...in this city, where Mrs. Jackman has ever since resided. Mr. Jackman died in 1892 at Hemlock Lake, [Livings]tone County, New York, and is [buried?] there. While Mrs. Jackman had...for a long time, her mental facilities were unimpaired. Last ... was not as well as usual and a physician was called, and while her...was so much relieved as to.. . fear as to any immediate danger...gradually failed. All day she was perfectly conscious...apprehension was felt. The end came suddenly and as a great ...to the daughters.
Mrs. Jackman had a host of friends who will be pained to know that she is gone. She was a woman of rare.. .of mind and heart, who kept the friends she made. The last day of ...she received birthday congratulations from the many callers who [visited?] her home from morning until .bringing gifts and flowers. In ...of the many floral offerings ... day received Mrs. Jackman said: "They can't give me too many. I love flowers and there is always room for all that come."
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
