Homer R. (Stoney) Jackson b. 20 Mar 1921 d. 8 Aug 1945: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

1921 - 1945 (24 years)

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Name	Homer R. (Stoney) Jackson
Birth	20 Mar 1921
Gender	Male
Death	8 Aug 1945
Notes	The body of Homer "Stony" Jackson, 24, of Frostburg, was found floating in Deep Creek Lake this morning about 70 feet from the shoreline near McHenry in 20 feet of water. James Morgan, of Carlos, who had been camping with Jackson and three other men at the lake, discovered the body about 9:30. Jackson had been missing since about 5 p.m. Wednesday and state Police and volunteers under the direction of Fred C. "Buck" Dreyer, veteran local waterman, had been dredging the area where he was last seen since that time. Jackson, former outstanding boxer in amateur circles in the late 1930's, went out on the lake in a boat about 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with Joseph F. Smith, of Frostburg, a member of the camping party. When they reached a point opposite the cottage of John Shober, of this city, Jackson told Smith he intended to swim to shore and plunged into the water. That was the last Smith saw of him, Smith rowing to shore and returning to the cottage. Jackson was reputed to be a strong swimmer. Smith, Jackson, and Warren Plummer of Wright's Crossing, and James and Frank Morgan, both of Carlos, had rented the cottage from Henry Yates, Frostburg. When Jackson did not appear for several hours, the other campers began a search for him. Later it developed that a waitress at the Point View Inn had remembered serving him a beer about 5 p.m. It is believed that Jackson returned to the water and drowned while swimming to the area of the lake opposite the cottage he and his companions had rented. Jackson is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eleanor Jenkins Jackson, two children, Judy, 2 1/2 years, and Billy, nine months; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson, Welsh Hill, Frostburg; two brothers, Orville, with the Marines in the Pacific, and Merrell, with the Navy in the Pacific. Jackson had been employed in Baltimore until January of this year when he returned and took employment
Person ID	I48439	McKenzie Genealogy
Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

Father	William A. Jackson d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Blanche Shoemaker d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F18192	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eleanor Jenkins, b. 25 Sep 1921, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland d. 13 Jan 2015, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. (Age 93 years)

Marriage 23 Nov 1941 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland

Children

	1. Judith Jackson, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private]
	2. William Roger (Bill) Jackson, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private]

Family ID F18191 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2021