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The Bridge Crossing Jubilee does not come in February, which is Black History Month. However, the Bridge Crossing Jubilee is Black History.
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The Bridge Crossing Jubilee does not come in February, which is Black History Month. However, the Bridge Crossing Jubilee is Black History.
Last known widow of a Civil War soldier dies at 101 Tim Balk Helen Viola Jackson, the one-time spouse of elderly Union soldier who wished to leave her his pension, died last month at 101 as the last known Civil War widow, according to Sons of Union Veterans. Jackson died Dec. 16. at the Webco Manor nursing home in Marshfield, Mo. She was 17 when she married James Bolin, a 93-year-old who had served in the 14th Missouri Cavalry, according to the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival, where she volunteered. Bolin wanted to pass his pension on to Jackson after she volunteered to do ch...
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was believed to be the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier has died. Helen Viola Jackson married James
She's believed to Jackson was almost certainly the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16
Secretly wed Civil War widow dies