Family:Otto Mankin and Helen Jackson (1)

1. Helen JACKSON b. April 6, 1911 in Fullerton, Orange Co., CA. Daughter of Ralph Monroe JACKSON and Clara Bertha LUEHM. Helen married 1/Otto Earl MANKIN before 1944. Helen married 2/Fred Clifton SWEATT on October 9, 1953. There was no issue through this second marriage. Otto d. in March 1967 at Seal Beach, Orange Co., CA. Helen d. May 5, 1984 in Hesperia, San Bernardino Co., CA and was buried at Desert View Memorial Park, Victorville, San Bernardino Co., CA. Clifton d. May 9, 1991 in Victorville, San Bernardino Co., CA and was buried at Desert View Memorial Park, Victorville, San Bernardino Co., CA. Helen and Otto had the following children:

1. Carl Harley MANKIN b. April 20, 1944 at Richmond, Contra Costa Co., CA
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Helen worked in the home - housewife
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Summer of 1962 by Nora Elizabeth Bonham Jackson

Helen Jackson Sweatt (b.1911) was the daughter of Ralph (1880-1955) and Clara Jackson (1882-1982) and the granddaughter of Thomas (1849-1925) and Ella Fagley Jackson (1850-1927) of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn Co., IN. Helen and her husband, Clifford Sweatt, and son, Carl, of LaHabra, CA have been the house guests of the late Clyde Jackson (1879-1941) of Harrison, Hamilton Co., OH and Floyd Jackson (1881-1958) of Bright, Dearborn Co., IN. Helen’s father, Ralph Jackson, moved to California when he was eight years old, about 1889, and his family spent almost their entire life at LaHabra.

The Indiana and Ohio cousins have vied with each other to make this visit a happy one. On Saturday night, the entire family except Jane Ellen Radcliff (b.1945), gathered at the beautiful home of Lowell (b.1923) and Juanita Sefton Jackson (b.1925) and family at Venice, OH. Almost the entire evening was spent in showing slides of pictures taken by the various Jacksons on their vacations and at home. Needless to say, the most interesting were the movies shown by the California cousins of their beloved state. After all the home made ice cream and cake they could eat with coffee, it was 1:30 before the last guest departed.

Sunday was spent with 47 cousins at the home of Floyd (b. 1912) and Edna Jackson Radcliff (b.1915) on Dry Fork Road at the old Radcliff home with its big shade trees and the big house with its antique furnishings. Again, in the evening, Alvin Jackson (b.1909), showed views of the Western E.S.A., Canada, and Alaska in which he and his family had taken on their 1961 trip.

Now as vacation time was nearing its end, they were back to the birth place of the generations of Jacksons on Salt Fork where Ruby Jackson Hart (b.1914) lives with her husband Keith (b.1913) and lovely daughters, Kay (b. 1942) and Carolee (1945).

The young folks went to the swimming pool at Harrison, Hamilton Co., OH in the afternoon and the evening again found us enjoying more movie scenes of their home state of California.

It was a disappointment on Saturday when Stanley Jackson (b.1909) took them along the Ohio River and through Cincinnati, OH., that it rained and the Sweatts could not take pictures. For the most part, the weather was nice. The Sweatts left on Tuesday after a three week vacation with relatives in Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Ohio. From the time they arrived on Friday evening in time for six o’clock dinner at the home of Mike and Alta Mae Jackson Hart (b.1911), and Saturday night with Stanley and Vera Blasdel Jackson (b.1913), the 52 cousins had spent most of the time enjoying every moment possible together and every one was sorry the time had been so short.
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SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Nov 21, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.88546.71]

Individual: Sweatt, Helen
Birth date: Apr 6, 1911
Death date: May 1984
Social Security #: 569-26-1427
Last residence: CA 92345
City/County: Hesperia, San Bernardino Co.
State of issue: CA
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Ref: SUMMER OF 1962, written by Nora Elizabeth Bonham Jackson; GENEALOGY OF THE JOHN JACKSON FAMILY, compiled and printed by Alta Mae Jackson Hart, 1975; Information submitted by Carl H. Mankin, 8442 SVL Box, Victorville, CA 92392 on December 4, 1999 and January 8, 2000;