Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2005.164 |
Title |
Jackson family, Conn, Luther Twp.; Mount Forest; Listowel, 1908-ca.1940. -- 5 cm. |
Date |
1920-1940 CIRCA |
Description |
Records relating to the life of Lyle Jackson (1903-1978), his older brother William Jackson (1899-1970) and younger sister Erie Jackson (born 1901): In 1893, Robert Jackson (1857-1937), blacksmith of Conn, West Luther Twp., married Henrietta Margaret Rydall (1872-1957). Their three children were William (1899-1970), Lyle (1903-1978) and daughter Erie (born 1901). In 1929, William married Zena Turner (1898-1972). In 1934, Lyle married Jeanette Lyon (date-date). He studied auctioneering and his first licence was issued 1927; he continued in this field, moving to Mount Forest in 1932. In 1936, with his brother William, Lyle moved to Listowel and together they opened L. & W. Jackson Motors, sometimes referred to as Jackson Bros. By the mid-1940s, Lyle was breeding, raising and shipping horses from a hobby farm near Listowel. Erie Jackson served in the miltary during WW II. SERIES 1: LYLE JACKSON (1903-1978), ca.1926-ca.1940. Subseries 1: Auctioneering textbook, ca.1926. - file 1: Textbook. On front cover: "International Auction School, organized 1916"; Lesson 1:, with heading: "International Auction School, Toronto ["Cooksville" has been crossed out]; at Lesson 11: "Auctioneers' Correspondence Training Course / Auction Training School, Hargraft Bldg., Toronto"; ca.1926. Subseries 2: Auctioneer's Licences, 1927-1934. - file 1: Auctioneer's Licences: - Issued by the County of Wellington, to Lyle Jackson, Conn P.O., 25 Jan. 1927. - Issued by the County of Grey, to Lyle Jackson, Village of Conn, 1 Feb. 1927. - Issued by County of Wellington, to Lyle Jackson, Conn, 1 Feb. 1928. - Issued by County of Wellington, to Lyle Jackson, Conn, 8 Feb. 1929. - Issued by the County of Dufferin to Lyle Jackson, [Village of] Conn, 6 Feb. [date]. - Issued by the County of Grey, to Lyle Jackson, Conn P.O., 17 Feb. 1929. - Issued by the County of Wellington, to Lyle Jackson, Conn, 9 Jan. 1930. - Issued by the County of Grey to Mr. L. Jackson, Conn, 11 Feb. 1930. - Issued by the County of Wellington, to Lyle Jackson, Conn, 3 Jan. 1931. - Issued by the County of Grey, to Lyle Jackson, Village of Conn, 17 Feb. 1931. - Issued by the County of Grey, to Lyle Jackson, Town of Mount Forest, 24 March 1932. - Issued by the County of Grey to Lyle Jackson, Mount Forest, 20 Feb. 1933. - Issued by the County of Huron, to Lylr[sic] Jackson, Mount Forest, 18 Jan. 1934. - Issued by the County of Wellington, to Lyle Jackson, Mount Forest, 14 Feb. 1934. - Issued by the County of Grey, to Lyle Jackson, Mount Forest, 22 March 1934. Subseries 3: Banking, ca.1920-ca.1940. [Auctioneers typically carried blank cheques, for the convenience of those who attended their sales]. - file 1: Books of blank cheques, ca.1920-ca.1940. - Royal Bank of Canada, Mount Forest, 19XX - [loose] Canadian Bank of Commerce, Palmerston, 19XX. - Royal Bank of Canada, Ayton, 19XX - Bank of Montreal, Mount Forest, 19XX - Bank of Montreal, Mount Forest, 192X. - Dominion Bank, Kenilworth, 193X - [loose] Royal Bank of Canada, Arthur, 193X. - file 2: Books of promissory notes, ca.1920-ca.1940. [MU 569 OVERSIZED] - Royal Bank of Canada, Arthur, 19XX - Canadian Bank of Commerce, Arthur, 19XX - Royal Bank of Canada; first four stubs are pre-printed Mount Forest; 19XX. - Canadian Bank of Commerce, Arthur; first five notes are issued "The Estate of the Late Fred Drury, 15 Jan. 1931. - Royal Bank of Canada, Harriston, 193X - Royal Bank of Canada, Ayton; first note is dated 13 March 1933. - Royal Bank of Canada, Ayton; first 16 notes are pre-printed date 13 March 1933. Subseries 4: Auction posters, 1933-1937[?]: [On each, the auctioneer is listed as Lyle Jackson] [STORED OVERSIZED - FAS]. - file 1: Pure-Bred Herefords, the property of J.P. & W.F. McDonald, Lot 11, Con. 6, Egremont Twp., Tuesday 3 Oct. [1933]. - file 2: Valuable Farm and Hay, Lot 64, Con. B, Normanby Twp., Friday 17 Nov 1933. - file 3: Teamster's Effects, at the James Gillies barn on Egremont Street, [Mount Forest?] Sat. 9 Dec. [1933]. - file 4: Mortgage Sale, Cyrus Sargent, R.R. No.3, Belwood, Wednesday 7 Feb. 1934. - file 5: Stock, Implements, Grain and Hay, [at farm of Leo McQuinn] west of the CNR station, Mount Forest, Monday 26 Feb. [1934]. - file 6: Farm Stock and Implements, Lots 2 & 3, Con. 1, Twp. of Normanby, Friday 9 Mar. 1934. - file 7: Estate of Frank Newton, Lot 1-2, Con. 4 Normanby Twp., Tuesday 20 March 1934. - file 8: Implements at R.A. Donald's Shop, Main Street, Mount Forest, Sat. 31 Mar. 1934. - file 9: Farm Stock and Implements, Lot 12, Con. 7 Normanby Twp., Tuesday 3 April 1934. - file 10: 1932 Pontiac Coupe, at Langdon's Garage, Mount Forest, Wednesday 9 May 1934. [date uncertain] - file 11: Farm Stock, Implements, Etc. ...D.D. Livingston Farm, Lot 1, Con. 4, Arthur Twp., Weds. 1 April [1931 or 1936]. - file 12: Farm Stock, Lot S 1/2 B, Con. 11, Arthur Twp., Sat. 19 June [1926 or 1937]. SERIES 2: ERIE JACKSON (born 1901), diploma, 1919. - file 1: Diploma, issued to Erie Jackson, by Mount Forest Branch of Central Business College, Stratford, for having completed the course of Study in the Shorthand Department, [signed] H.A. McLachlan, President; L.A. Fleming, Principal, 24 May 1919. SERIES 3: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1908-ca.1940. - ph 20430: Card with text: Christmas Greetings; oval portrait of [Miss] E.M. Graydon, teacher; brick schoolhouse; identified: Erie Jackson (born 1901), 7 years old; Bill Jackson (1899-1970), 9 years old; Gertie Turner, about 12; Zenia Turner, about 10 years old. [The West Luther Assessments for 1915 show that Robert Jackson was listed in S.S. #11]; 1908. - ph 20431: Cheese factory at Conn, Arthur Twp; indentified: Robert Jackson ["I think"]; Alf Bishop; Mr. Lee (cheesemaker); Mervyn Spicer; Wilfrid Spicer; ca.1910. - ph 20432: Erie, Lyle and Willie [Jackson]. Photo: L. Warne, Mount Forest, ca.1920. - ph 20433: Wedding photograph, Lyle Jackson to Jean Lyon, 15 Sept. 1934. Photo: Bain Studio, Toronto. [STACKS - O/S] - ph 20434: Portrait, Erie Jackson in uniform. Photo: New Paramount Studios, Toronto - Ottawa - Hamilton, ca.1940. [STACKS - O/S] Materials copied in researching the family have been placed in the Reading Room Family History Vertical File: "Jackson - West Luther - A1994.371"; see also details of the lives of Erie, Lyle and William Jackson in the folder "The Jackson Family History" compiled by Ross P. Armstrong, in the same file. |
Creator \ Maker |
Le Warne [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Creator \ Maker |
Bain Studio [photographer] New Paramount Studios [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Item Name |
Diploma Licence Poster Prints Record Group |
Person \ Organization |
Bank of Montreal Bishop, Alf Canadian Bank of Commerce Central Business College Conn Cheese Factory Corporation of the County of Grey County of Dufferin Dominion Bank Donald, R. A. Drury, Fred Fleming, L. A. Gillies, James Graydon, E. M. (Miss) Huron County International Auction School Jackson Brothers Jackson, Erie Jackson, Jean Jackson, Lyle Jackson, William L. and W. Jackson Motors Langdon's Garage Lee, (Mr.) Livingston, D. D. Lyon, Jean McDonald, J. P. McDonald, W. F. McLachlan, H. A. McQuinn, Leo Newton, Frank Royal Bank of Canada S. S. #11 West Luther Twp. Sargent, Cyrus Spicer, Mervyn Spicer, Wilfred Turner, Gertrude Turner, Zenia Wellington County Planning Department |
Place |
Arthur Arthur Twp. Ayton Belwood Conn County Of Wellington Dufferin County Egremont Twp. Grey County Harriston Huron County Kenilworth Listowel Luther Twp. Mount Forest Normanby Twp. Palmerston Stratford |
Subject |
Cheese Factory Commercial |
Photo, Map # |
ph 20430 ph 20430 - ph 20434 ph 20431 ph 20432 ph 20433 PH 20434 |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Accession # |
A2005.164 |
Containers |
MU 569 - OVERSIZED MU 612 MU 569 STACKS - O/S STACKS |