Avery Weldon Jackson

1923 - 1998  (75 years)

• Name	Avery Weldon Jackson
  Born	18 Jan 1923	Lorneville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Oct 1978	East Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Oct 1994	Leicester, , Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Misc	Mar 1998  [2]
  	32 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren
  Died	15 Mar 1998	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2, 5, 6]
  Obituary	17 Mar 1998	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	Halifax Chronicle Herald
  	Obituary JACKSON, Avery Weldon - 75, East Leicester, Cumberland Co., died March 15, 1998, in High View Regional Hospital, Amherst.  Born January 18, 1923, in Lorneville, he was a son of the late George W. and Ellen A. (Feltham) Jackson.  As a young man he was employed in the lumbering industry and later was self-employed as a farmer and operated his own sugar woods, making maple products.  Although farming was his main occupation, throughout his lifetime, he also worked as a carpenter in the local area until his retirement.  Surviving are his wife, the former Olive M. Carter; daughters, Faye Kavalak, Springhill; Heather Milner, Salem, Cumberland Co.; Joyce Carscadden, Amherst; Ruth Hudson, East Leicester; Sylvia Baker, Northport, Cumberland Co.; Joan Porteous, Winnipeg, Man.; Donna Jackson, Sackville, N.B.; Lorna Funk, Calgary, Alta.; Eleanor Leadbetter, Edmonton, Alta.; son, Walter, East Leicester; sisters, Mrs. Lillian Turner, Mrs. Pearl Gallant, Amherst; Mrs. Margaret Haynes, Tidnish, Cumberland Co.; Mrs. Evelyn Haynes, Lorneville; brother, John, Chapman Settlement, Cumberland Co.; 32 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren.  He was predeceased by daughter, Shirley; a daughter and son in infancy; sisters, Viola Locke, Annie Noiles; brother, Alfred.  Visitation this afternoon and evening in Allen's Funeral Home, Oxford.  Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday in Little River United Baptist Church, Rev. Kevin Smith officiating.  Burial in Mansfield Cemetery.  Donations to Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, Little River United Baptist Church memorial fund, Mansfield Cemetery or any charity. [posted to NSCumber mailing list by Gerry Mattinson 28 Aug 2012]
  Occupation	lumberer, farmer, carpenter  [2]
  Buried	18 Mar 1998	Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I31295	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	George W Jackson,   b. 21 May 1892, Lorneville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1948, Lorneville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Ellen Amelia Feltham,   b. 9 Nov 1891, Bristol, , , England ,   d. 9 Apr 1970, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F10498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olive Carter,   b. 1923, Mansfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 2012, East Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1941	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Shirley Mary Jackson,   b. 28 Nov 1943, East Leichester, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1962, East Leichester, , Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 18 years)   2. Faye Doreen Jackson,   b. 21 Apr 1945, East Leichester, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 2015, Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Heather Elaine Jackson   4. Joyce May Jackson   5. Ruth Lorraine Jackson,   b. 19 Sep 1949, East Leichester, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 2005, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 55 years)   6. Walter Avery Jackson   7. Sylvia Jean Jackson   8. Joan Adella Jackson   9. Donna Lynn Jackson   10. Lorna Elizabeth Jackson   11. Eleanor Rose Jackson   12. son Jackson   13. daughter Jackson
  Family ID	F10530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 2 Dec 1941 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Died - 15 Mar 1998 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Obituary - Halifax Chronicle Herald - 17 Mar 1998 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S870] Family: Fields Genealogy. [S695] Obituaries: General, Avery Jackson, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 17 Mar 1998. [S695] Obituaries: General, Annie (Jackson) Noiles, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 7 Oct 1978, p51. [S695] Obituaries: General, Alfred Jackson, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 14 Oct 1994. [S695] Obituaries: General, John Jackson, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 4 Feb 2007 (Reliability: 2). [S695] Obituaries: General, Ruth Jackson, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 17 Jun 2005.