O. T. Jackson papers 1914-1942, 1933

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O. T. Jackson papers 1914-1942, 1933

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Correspondence to and from O. T. Jackson, several publications, bank statements, loan documents, advertising posters and recruitment materials, maps and information about the town Jackson founded--Dearfield, Colorado.

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Hart, LeRoy

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Oliver Tousaint Jackson was born in Oxford, Ohio, April 6, 1862. He and his wife Minerva arrived in Colorado from Cleveland on April 4, 1887. Until 1894, they lived in Denver where they had a catering business. O. T. was also employed by the State of Colorado as a messenger for several of the early governors. In 1910, Jackson homesteaded land 30 miles east of the county seat, Greeley, and began advertising for colonists. The name Dearfield was suggested by one of the ear...

Jackson, Minerva J. (Minerva Jane)

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Jackson, O. T. (Oliver Tousaint), 1862-1948

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Founder of Dearfield, Colo., an agricultural community established by Afro-Americans. From the description of Letters, 1889-1939. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17253462 Oliver Tousaint Jackson was born in Oxford, Ohio, April 6, 1862. He and his wife Minerva arrived in Colorado from Cleveland on April 4, 1887. Until 1894, they lived in Denver where they had a catering business. O. T. was also employed by the State of Colorado as a messenger for sev...