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Editorial Note: Part 314 of a series of further development in the early days that impacted Franklin County. (Sources: History of Mink Creek, compiled by Viola Larsen and Coralie Morrow;
Charles Jackson, 83, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at his home in Mazeppa, MN. Charles “Charlie” Lee Jackson was born October 11, 1938 in Red Wing, MN to Homer and Elizabeth (Collins) Jackson. He was raised on the farm and went to country school through the eighth grade. As a young man, Charlie worked on the Pea Vinery, shoveled coal off box cars, built Stave silos and painted barns, all while attending to his own farm. Charlie drove truck for most of his life, hauling milk, cattle, gravel, rendering waste and ultimately retired as a concrete driver at age 63. He was united in marriage ...