Shelby County, Indiana
Thomas W. Jackson
Thomas W. Jackson, a prominent farmer of Addison Township,
was born in the house where he now lives, January 3, 1848, being
the elder of two sons born to William and Sarah (Richart) Jackson,
who were natives of Clermont County, Ohio and Bass County,
Ky., respectively. William was born December 22, 1806, emigrated
with his parents to Franklin County in 1816, where he lived until
1837, when he came to Shelby, and settled on the farm now owned
by our subject, where he continued to live until his death, which
occurred February 16, 1885. He was honored with an election to
the office of Township Trustee, two terms. He always followed
farming and ranked as one of the foremost farmers of the community. By a former marriage, when
Mary Stafford was his wife,
he was the father of nine children. His last wife was born March 22,
1809. She came with her mother to this country, in 1825. She
still survives him, making her home with her son, our subject, who
grew to manhood on the home farm, receiving a common school
education sufficient to enable him to teach, which he did seven
terms. April 20, 1873, Thomas married with Martha M. Harrell,
and to their union, six children have been born, viz.: Emma J., Mary G.,
Sarah E., William H., Miles H. and Thomas A.
He has always made farming his occupation and he has been
very successful. He now owns 115 acres of well improved land.
He and wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics he
is a Democrat. Andrew Jackson, parental grandfather of our
subject, was born in 1754, in the State of Maryland, served with
distinction in the Revolutionary War.
History of Shelby County, Indiana, "Addison [Township] Sketches", page 594, Brant & Fuller, Chicago, 1887.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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