J.C. Jackson and Son Furniture Store 1904 calendar

J.C. Jackson and Son Furniture Store operated at 105 W. Main Street, Marion, Illinois from around 1900 through 1915. The store was started and owned by James C. Jackson. To say James was a man who wore many hats would be an understatement. In his life he had been a carpenter, contractor, Deputy Sheriff, County Clerk, School Board Treasurer, Trustee of the M.E. Church north (Main Street), City Trustee, City Alderman and multi-term mayor  of Marion, Illinois. It’s possible he even dabbled a short while in the undertaking business in the family home at 110 N. Liberty St.

He ran the furniture store, in the first block, on West Main earlier with his son Earl B. Jackson, who himself, was heavily vested in business, city politics and community involvement in his lifetime. James also got help with the family business through his grandson Joe Bainbridge who helped out as a clerk.

The store appears to have closed around 1915.

(Written by Sam Lattuca on 02/13/2013)