The Three Jacksons

Posted By on November 14, 2010

From left to right, Babe Jackson, Shelby Jackson and John Harroitt. Shelby presented on the Gil Gray circus this triple bar act and  trampoline. I met  Shelby and Babe on the Siebrand Bros Circus and in our spare time Shelby taught and broke me in on the bars.  I learned a great deal from this man. Anyone that knew him will tell you that they don’t come any better than Shelby Jackson.  I am proud that he was my friend.


 

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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.

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  1. Yvonne Riggs says:
    April 3, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    William Shelby Jackson was known to me as “Uncle Jack”. My mother traveled all her young life with him. I have wonderful pictures. My mother’s name is Leerae.

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