Mr Hugh Porter Jackson
5 April 1914–30 August 2002 (Age 88)
Franklin, Kansas, United States
The Life of Hugh Porter
Mr Hugh Porter Jackson was born on 5 April 1914, in Franklin, Kansas, United States. He married Augusta Matilda Henry in October 0020, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States. He lived in Peoria Township, Franklin, Kansas, United States in 1940. He died on 30 August 2002, at the age of 88, and was buried in Eudora, Polk, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Mr Hugh Porter Jackson
1914–2002
Augusta Matilda Henry
1913–1999
Spouse and Children
1914–2002Male
1913–1999Female
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag
Age 13
The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 23
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Hugh Jackson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mr Hugh Porter Jackson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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