Last Documented Civil War Widow Dies At 101

The last publicly documented widow of a Civil War veteran died last month at the age of 101.

“It is my sad duty to report the death of Helen Viola Jackson, the last documented widow of a Civil War soldier, on 16 December 2020, at the age of 101 years,” read a Friday statement from Brian C. Pierson, who leads the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. “She had been a resident of Webco Manor Nursing Home in Marshfield, Missouri for many years.”