BIO: William A. JACKSON, born 23 Jan 1835 Washington Co. KY Submitted by: Diana Flynn" , 02 Jul 1998 Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 20:57:05 -0500 From: "Diana Flynn" Subject: KFY: BIO: WILLIAM A. JACKSON-WASHINGTON CO., KY. JACKSON, PIRTLE, MCCLUNG, LOUDON "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGET- HER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINI- SCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. GREENE CO., IN. STAFFORD TWP. PAGE 415 WILLIAM A. JACKSON, who is one of the well-to-do farmers of Stafford Township, Greene County, Ind., was born in Washington County, Ky., January 23, 1835. In the fall of 1839, he located with his father's family in Sullivan County. John T. and Mary (Pirtle) Jackson, reared a family of seven children. His school days were few, and spent in the log schoolhouses of that time. On January 3,1858, he married Eliza McClung, and to them seven children have been born --Nancy E., John W., Susanna P., Logan A., Hattie J., Minnie I. and Eliza M., all living. In March, 1858, he settled in Greene County, where he lived in Stockton Township until 1867, when he located in Stafford, and has lived on the present farm ever since. He enlisted in Company I, Ninety-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry in July, 1862, and served in the late war until its close, when he received an honorable discharge June 9, 1865. The following are the principal battles in which he was engaged, as shown by his discharge: Vicksburg, Jackson, Mission Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochie River, Decatur, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Little River, Griswoldville, Savannah, Columbia, Bentonville and Raleigh. Mr. Jackson began doing for himself without anything, and has been fortunate in gaining this world's goods, as his fine farm in Stafford Township abundantly testifies. On September 6, 1879, his wife died, and again the 7th of October, 1883, he married Miss Mary O. Loudon, of Greene County, who is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr.Jackson belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Republican, and says he proposes to stand by the old party, whose principles he earnestly advocates in his community, where he is eminently esteemed. ************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. [KY-FOOTSTEPS, Vol 1-#425 ]