Although not as deeply influenced by Charles Fort as some of the other Bay Area Forteans, Joseph Henry Jackson can be seen as central to the Fortean scene.
Jackson was born 21 July 1894 in New Jersey. He was educated on that side of the continent and migrated to California shortly after the Great War. It is not clear to me if he served, although he did register. The 1920 census has him in Berkeley, California, living with his younger brother and mother (who herself had emigrated from Scotland). Jackson had “none” listed as his job, as did his mother. His brother, Gordon was an officer in the U.S. Navy, which may be what prompted the move in the first place. Jackson lived in Berkeley until he died in 1955.
Jackson was born 21 July 1894 in New Jersey. He was educated on that side of the continent and migrated to California shortly after the Great War. It is not clear to me if he served, although he did register. The 1920 census has him in Berkeley, California, living with his younger brother and mother (who herself had emigrated from Scotland). Jackson had “none” listed as his job, as did his mother. His brother, Gordon was an officer in the U.S. Navy, which may be what prompted the move in the first place. Jackson lived in Berkeley until he died in 1955.
