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09 Dec

Lily Jackson died in Parkersburg

Artist Lily Irene Jackson (September 17, 1848 - December 9, 1928) was born in Parkersburg. She was the daughter of attorney John Jay Jackson Jr., who was a member of the prominent Jackson family and later an important federal judge. During the Civ...

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