Bio. of Rev. E. F. Jackson ~ son of J. J. and Philomena (Pilgrim) Jackson
A Narrative History
of
The People of Iowa
with
SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN
EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY,
BUSINESS, ETC.
by
EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M.
Curator of the
Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa
Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
Chicago and New York
1931
REV. E. F. JACKSON is pastor of Saint Mary's Catholic Church of Oskaloosa.
This is one of the oldest Catholic parishes in Eastern Iowa. It was established about 1841, and the present church is the third structure used by the parish since it was organized. The present church is more than fifty years old, and has long been one of the prominent landmarks of Mahaska County. The congregation in recent years has been looking forward to the erection of a new church.
Many worthy and zealous priests have served the parish and Father Jackson
has brought to his work there an unusual equipment, that of a highly educated
priest, and he also had a thorough secular education and before entering the
priesthood he graduated from medical college.
Father Jackson was born in Pennsylvania, son of J. J. and Philomena (Pilgrim) Jackson. The Jackson family is of old American Yankee stock, and has been in this country seven generations. Father Jackson was liberally educated, and
has given twenty years of his life to the Catholic ministry. During that time he has served as pastor in many Iowa parishes. For a time he was connected with the cathedral at Davenport and he came to Saint Mary's at Oskaloosa in 1927 from Colfax, Iowa. Outside of his regular duties as a parish priest he has for years been connected with child welfare work under the Catholic auspices.
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