Person:John Jackman (35)

1860 Census (1592): Boston, SUFFOLK, MA, 44, master carpenter, NH. 1870 Census (1592): Bloomington, MCLEAN, IL, 55, RR master mechanic, NH.

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John A. Jackman was born on March 22, 1816 in Boscawen, NH. After completion of his education at age 21, he became a station agent for the Boston & Worcester Railroad in 1837. In 1852, he became a machinist and he and his family moved to Ohio where he helped open the Toledo and Cleveland Railroad, which was part of the Lakeshore Railway System. He served as master mechanic in Norwalk, OH for 7 years. In 1859, the Jackman family moved back to Boston so John could become superintendent of machinery for the railroad he began with- the Boston & Worcester line. While in Boston, he helped facilitate troop movements during the American Civil War. Besides working for the C & A Railroad in Bloomington, John was one of the directors and organizers of the Bloomington Board of Trade in 1870. The Bloomington Board of Trade was formed to look after the interests of the city, especially of the water works. He worked for the Bloomington Board of Trade until January 1879, when he retired to spend the last seventeen years of his life at home with his family. John A. Jackman Sr. died on July 29, 1896 at the age of 80. John and Sarah had seven children, five of whom survived into adulthood. Caroline "Carrie" F. Jackman Kimball- was born in November 1844 in Massachusetts. She married Benjamin R. Kimball. They moved back to live in Bloomington after the Chicago Fire in 1871, which had destroyed their home. Caroline died in February 1934 and is buried in Bloomington. John A. Jackman Jr.- was born May 28, 1848 in Massachusetts. Like his father, he was also involved in railroad work in Bloomington. He died on July 20, 1896 in St. Louis. His father, John Sr., was not told of his death, which was nine days before his own, because his condition was very serious before his own death. Georgina J. Jackman Soper- was born in 1851 in Massachusetts. She married Horace W. Soper in 1880. Horace died in 1898 and she moved back in with her family on West Locust Street. She died in 1938 and is buried in Bloomington. Frank S. Jackman- was born on February 21, 1854 in Ohio. He died on May 11, 1911 and is buried in Bloomington. Frederick Osborn Jackman- was born October 23, 1858 in Ohio. He was a doctor. He died on May 30, 1932 and is buried in Bloomington.