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Pioneer Story #4:
John Love
(Masonic 443)
Successful local merchant John Love died leaving a young family behind, but not before securing special permission for his mother, Margaret Love, to be the first burial in the new Jacksonville Cemetery, following her death in 1859 and shortly before the cemetery officially opened.
Learn more about John Love here.
Pioneer Story #6:
Louis Gentner
(IOOF Annex 87)
To Dr. Louis Gentner, the showy red bell lily his daughter Laura found near the Jacksonville Cemetery, and brought home for the family garden, appeared to be an undescribed species of Fritillaria. OSU confirmed its uniqueness and named it for the family that had discovered it.
Learn more about the Gentner Family and Gentner’s Fritillaria here.
Read about some of Jacksonville's pioneers and early settlers whose stories can also be found on elevated reader boards at their gravesites in the cemetery.
Pioneer Story #7:
Kubli Family
(IOOF 393)
Swiss immigrant Kaspar Kubli met his future wife, Elinor, traveling west on the same wagon train in 1853. In Jacksonville, Kaspar worked in freight hauling and, later, became a prominent hardware and tinsmith merchant. Kaspar Jr. attended Harvard and practiced law in Jacksonville.
Learn more about the Kubli Family here.
Pioneer Story #1:
Illtid Thomas
(Masonic 357)
Illtid Thomas served in the 26th Tennessee Infantry (CSA) during the Civil War. He later became a successful land-owner and farmer near Jacksonville and was among the first to plant fruit trees in the Rogue Valley. Learn more about Illtid Thomas here.
Pioneer Story #8:
Ish Family
(IOOF 391)
The threat of Civil War may have been the inspiration for Jacob and Eleanor to leave their farm in Virginia and settle in Oregon. The Ish Ranch eventually became one of the largest in Jackson County, providing supplies to Fort Klamath and to stage stations from Grants Pass to San Francisco.
Learn more about the Ish Family here.
Friends of Jacksonville's Historic Cemetery
PIONEER STORIES - Part I
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Pioneer Story #2:
James Napper Tandy (JNT) Miller
(Masonic 411)
James and his wife, the former Betsy Ann Awbrey, came to Jacksonville in 1854. They took a 312-acre Donation Land Claim, 32 acres of which they set aside for what is now the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Learn more about JNT Miller here.
Pioneer Story #9:
Henry Klippel
(IOOF 352)
Henry Klippel became wealthy mining for gold in Idaho after years of trying with little success in Oregon and California. Along the way he fought in the Rogue Indian Wars, found success as an entrepreneur, and enjoyed a long career in local Democratic politics and public service.
Learn more about Henry Klippel here.
Pioneer Story #5:
Jane Mason McCully
(Masonic 445)
When Dr. John McCully left town and never returned, Jane McCully faced an uncertain future with three young children to raise and debts of almost $8,000. She soon opened Mrs. McCully’s Seminary, educated generations of Jacksonville children, and provided a good life for her family.
Learn more about Jane Mason McCully here.