Obituary of E. J. Jackson, 1966, Crawford County, AR

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Submitted by:  Jo Castleberry Branch <jojr@earthlink.net>
Date: 16 Aug 2001

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Winn Parish Enterprise; 28 April 1966

No Family Located

BURIAL PLANNED HERE FOR ITINERANT MAN
City Police Chief Percy Roberts said today a funeral was being prepared
for an itinerant man who strangled himself in the City Jail April 19.
FBI files in Washington identified the victim by fingerprints as E. J.
Jackson, about 67.  When picked up here last week, he gave the name of
Joe Miles, Nashville, Tenn. Police picked up the man near the Elm-North
King Street neighborhood where residents had reported a "hobo" going
from house to house. He was placed in the City Jail in the morning and
found beside his bunk about 7 p.m., strips of a blanket tied to his 
neck and the bed. Death was by strangulation. 

Efforts to locate relatives of Jackson have failed. Police in Ft. Smith, 
Ark., reported that had picked him up on more than one occasion. He gave 
the Ft. Smith authorities a home address of Van Buren, Ark., and his 
birthplace as Johnson, Tenn. However, Johnson police had no knowledge of 
the man.

Since his death, he has been kept in a funeral home here. Roberts said 
early today (Thursday) that a burial was tentatively set for the afternoon
in the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery; Hixson FuneralHome was in charge 
of services.

Jackson was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, 160 pounds, reddish gray
hair. He carried no papers or baggage.
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While doing some newspaper research today, I came across this article.
It struck me that someone may be searching for this "missing link".
Jo