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| Jackson, Art |
Jackson,
George A. |
Jackson,
George H. |
Jackson, Janet |
| Jackson, Kenneth |
Jackson, Thomas |
Jacobson, Earl |
Jellen, Jeffery |
| Jellen, Joseph |
Jensen, Jess |
Johnson, "Ma" |
Johnston, Edward |
| Jones, Ellis |
Juve, Bernard |
Juve, Margaret |
Juve, Obert
A. |
| Juve, Obert |
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Art Jackson
Residency: Born here
Art was a son of
George
H. Jackson and the father of
George A. Jackson. Art
took over the operations and management of
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages after his father passed away. He
continued expanding the resort as his father had
started.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Eagle River Cemetery
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George A. Jackson
Residency: Born here
George A. is a son of
Art Jackson and attended
the Content School as a
child. He took over management and continued to build
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages. There was even a
small air strip on it. He passed away in 1989 and
interment is in St. Germain Cemetery.
Date deceased: Sept. 19, 1989
Cause of death: heart attack
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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George H. Jackson
Residency: 1903
George was one of our
earliest residents. He operated a farm on what is now
Old Hwy 70, west of the Twilight
Tavern. His land bordered Alma Lake. He
eventually built and operated Red
Oaks Resort on Alma Lake. This was sold in a few
years and he purchased another resort, which he renamed,
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages.
This included about 120 acres of land on West Bay of
Little St. Germain and he farmed a little over 60
acres. He passed away only a few years after purchasing
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages.
Date deceased: 1923
Cause of death: Complications of pernicious anemia
Interment: Eagle River Cemetery
George H. Jackson Memorial Page
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Janet Jackson
Residency: 1951
Janet is a sister to
Floyd Rogers and moved here
with her parents when they purchased a resort on
Dam
Lake. She married George A.
Jackson and is the mother
of Thomas
and Kenneth Jackson.
She helped operate
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages. She is now
retired and living at the resort.
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Kenneth Jackson
Residency: Born here
Kenneth is a son of
George A. and
Janet Jackson. He operates
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages
with his brother Tom.
Kenneth is also a well-known area fishing guide.
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Thomas Jackson
Residency: Born here
Thomas is a son of
George A. and
Janet Jackson. He operates
Jackson's Lakeside Cottages
with his brother, Kenneth.
He is also employed at a marina in Woodruff.
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Earl Jacobson
Residency: Early 1980's
Earl was the former
owner of Earl's Dutch Door (The
Boxer). He purchased the tavern from
Carl Brent and sold
it to Richard Morton some
years later. Earl currently resides in Redmond, CA.
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Residency: Born here
Jeff is a son of Joseph
Jellen. He bartended
at the Thirsty Whale in Minoqua for a few years, then
was employed by the Oneida (Budweiser) Distributorship
in Rhinelander. He moved to Rhinelander and was
employed by Oneida until he passed away at age 43.
Date deceased: 2007
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: Unknown
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Joseph Jellen
Joe was a
police chief in Minnesota, moved here, and was
employed as a Vilas County Police Officer until
he passed away at age 49. His home was the log
cabin across from Bob Katz Tavern (Waukegan)
on Hwy 70.
Date deceased: September 7, 1981
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Jess Jensen
Residency: 1923
Jess was born
in Chicago, Feb. 18, 1887, and ran a dry
cleaning business there for many years. In
1923, he came to Vilas County and purchased
Found Lake Lodge on the southeast shore of Found
Lake from Bernard A. Juve.
It compromised 69 acres of land with six buildings and
accommodations for 30 guests which he expanded
Date of death: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Unknown
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"Ma" Johnson
Residency: 1930's
No one now
remembers (if they ever knew) her first name.
She seemed to be known only as "Ma" Johnson.
She built and operated her tavern on Hwy 155 ("Ma"
Johnson's) for many years. When she retired in
the early 1950's, she sold it to
George Gensler.
The original name of her tavern is not known.
It was George who changed the name to Club 155.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Unknown
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Ed Johnston
Residency: Unknown
Ed purchased Pinehurst
Resort on West Bay on Little St. Germain from
David Consoer (Elder).
Currently, he and his wife still operate the resort.
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Ellis Jones
Residency: Unknown
Little is known about
Ellis Jones today. He came from New York and built what
was known as the "White House" on the south side of Big
St. Germain Lake.
This was the
fifth resort built on the lake.
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Bernard Juve
Residency: 1905
Bernard was born in
Vernon County, WI on Sept. 27, 1888. He moved to Vilas
County in 1905 with his parents
Obert A. and
Gusena Juve.
In 1918 he saw heavy fighting in France at St. Mihiel
and Argonne. When he returned to Found Lake on April
21, 1919, he built and operated Found Lake Resort until
he sold it to Jess Jensen.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Unknown
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Margaret Juve
Margaret was a daughter
of Alexander McGregor, Jr.
and a sister to Esther Rux
and Jenny Rux. She was
born here in 1906. She married a Juve, but the first
name is unknown. She lived across the road from
her father's resort, what is
now Sunrise Shores Resort (Jack Pine
Lodge and Resort) on Cty C.
Date deceased: 2005
Cause of death: complications of Alzheimers
Interment: Unknown
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Obert A. Juve
Residency: 1905
Obert is the father of
Bernard and
Obert Juve.
He moved from Vernon County, WI to Vilas County in
1905. He purchased 112 acres of
land on Found Lake and started to turn part of it into
farmland, which he operated for many years.
Date of death: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Unknown
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Obert Juve
Residency: 1905
Obert was a son of
Obert A. Juve and a brother
to Bernard. He was born in
1904, so must have been about a year old when his
parents moved here from Vernon County. He helped
with the farm and later with the resort.
Date of death: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Unknown
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