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Henry J Jaacks

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Birth	:	6 Apr 1849
Death	:	25 Dec 1908
Burial	:	Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, USA
Coordinate	:	30.3311634, -81.6480713
Description	:	FROM THE DENISON BULLETIN (DENISON, IA), 12/30/1908 DROWNED IN A WELL HENRY JOCKS* MEETS WITH PECULIAR ACCIDENT Visiting His Son on Christmas Day, He Disappears and is Found in a Well. People of this community were astonished on Christmas day to learn that Henry Jocks, one of the retired farmer citizens of Denison, and one of the old pioneer German settlers of this county, was drowned in a well on one of his farms four miles northwest of Denison. The news was confirmed when the coroner was sent for and came to Denison and went out to the place to secure the body. It... Read More	FROM THE DENISON BULLETIN (DENISON, IA), 12/30/1908 DROWNED IN A WELL HENRY JOCKS* MEETS WITH PECULIAR ACCIDENT Visiting His Son on Christmas Day, He Disappears and is Found in a Well. People of this community were astonished on Christmas day to learn that Henry Jocks, one of the retired farmer citizens of Denison, and one of the old pioneer German settlers of this county, was drowned in a well on one of his farms four miles northwest of Denison. The news was confirmed when the coroner was sent for and came to Denison and went out to the place to secure the body. It was then found that Mr. Jocks had gotten into the well in some manner unknown and was drowned there, thus leading to the report that he had committed suicide. A coroner's inquest was held on Saturday, when the full details were developed, John Meggers, Peter Atzen and P.H. Rank acting as jurors in the case, and Coroner Byrnes of Vail conducting the investigation. It was shown at the inquest that Mr. Jocks had gone with his wife to the farm of Herman Jocks, his son, the day before Christmas and had stayed there all night. The next forenoon they hitched up to drive over to his old home place for dinner with Emil Jocks and family, but Mr. Jocks said he wanted to look at some cattle on the farm and that he would walk over. The family then drove on over and when dinner was ready the old gentleman did not appear. They then telephoned over to the farm and found that he was not there, and telephone calls to the neighbors failed to locate him. The family then became alarmed and the boys started out to find him. They visited several places around there and finally in crossing the farm passed by an old wind mill that stood over an unused well, where they saw his coat hanging on a post. They looked in the well where it was noticed the boards over the curbing had been disturbed, and there in the clear water of the well the body could be seen floating in almost a standing position. There was no doubt then of his fate, and the idea of his suicide at once suggested itself and this was the report first started. Coroner Byrnes took Undertaker Schnoor and others with him and went to the place that afternoon and took the body out by shoving a ladder down into the well and fastening a rope to the body. The well was over twenty feet deep and contained about 10 feet of clear water. It was a well that had not been used in years and the curbing was rotten and some old planks laid over the top of the curb which extended about two feet above the ground. On examining the planks it was found that one had been freshly broken in two and a piece had fallen in the well. There were no marks of violence on the body except on the front of one leg where the skin was bruised and broken. When taken from the well there was water in great quantities coming from the lungs of the body, showing that death had come from drowning. That morning on the farm Mr. Jocks, who was a great hand to look into everything on the farm and have everything kept just right, complained about this old wind mill being in gear and screeching at every turn. It was noticed that he had thrown the mill out of gear and that a brace or handle on the wire that pulled it out of gear was broken. Taking all these into consideration it was naturally figured out that Mr. Jocks had gone to the well with his coat on his arm, had then hung it on the post and attempted to throw the mill out of gear. The handle must have broken when the plank he stood on gave way and he was precipitated into the well and there drowned. The theory of suicide is thus dispelled, although deceased had complained some of a pain in his head before that and was worrying some about a case that he was afraid was being brought against him in court. Funeral Held Sunday The funeral of Henry Jocks was held on Sunday, services being conducted at the home of Emil Jocks by Rev. E.O. Johnson of the German Methodist church of Denison and the remains were interred in the Nissen cemetery** near Schleswig. It was a very large funeral, there being nearly a hundred teams following the hearse. Mr. Henry Jocks was born in Kadestelde, Holstein, Germany, April 6, 1849, and he came to America in 1872. He was married in Chicago in 1875 to Miss Minnie Harder and they came to Crawford County soon afterward, settling in Goodrich township, where they prospered and made a fine farm. Gradually they became well fixed and bought another farm, and recently Mr. Jocks had purchased a third farm so that each of his children could have one. He was a hearty and strong man, and hustler, and a great joker with his friends, too, so that he had many friends. He was considered healthy and expected to live many years yet. He leaves his sorrowing wife and the two sons, Emil and Herman, and one daughter, Mrs. Alfred Meggers, besides eight grandchildren to mourn his sudden and sad death. These relatives have the deepest sympathy of everyone. * Jaacks was the actual spelling of his German name. The Bulletin wasn't the best newspaper in 1908 and spelled Jaacks like they heard it pronounced. The Review was a better newspaper but they didn't have the story about Henry Jaacks so we are lucky to find it in the Bulletin. It is mentioned in the History of Crawford County under tragedies. ** Now known as Morgan Township Cemetery

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Family Members:

Spouse

Minnie C Jaacks

(1854 - 1919)

Children

Herman Jaacks

(1877 - 1942)

Emil Jaacks

(1879 - 1962)

Elizabeth Jaacks Meggers

(1881 - 1962)

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