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6. 706 Boyle: Original Owner
Hauled for Middleton
This solid brick house with stone foundation was
built in 1912 for Thomas E. Jackson. Jackson
himself had homesteaded NE 34-19-13 in 1882,
after coming west in a traditional Red River cart. In
1885, during the Riel uprising, he hauled supplies for
General Middleton’s army, returning to his land when
the hostilities were over. In 1889, he married Mary
Ellen Irwin. They had seven children, two of whom died
in infancy. After Mary Ellen’s death and 30 years of
farming, Jackson, his second wife, Maria, nee Walker,
and family moved into the fine home in town built
especially for them. It remained in the Jackson family
for two generations, first owned by Thomas E. Jackson,
from 1912 to 1937, and then by his son Thomas Irwin
Jackson, from 1937 to 1965.
From 1965 to 1975, the home was owned by the
federal government under the Veterans’ Land Act,
a statute that oversaw a program that facilitated the
ownership of land by ex-soldiers. During this time, the
home was occupied by the Les Fawcett family, before
being purchased by Michael and Rahilda Scallion in
1973. Len and Lou Derkson, the present owners, bought
the home in 1976 and spent two years renovating before
they took residence in November 1977. The exterior
remains in its original state. Note the gingerbread trim
on the gables. (See photo of original house in the Indian
Head history book, page 788). BAW + AB
Gingerbread - showy, elaborate trim.
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