Husband William Miles Jackson 1
Born: 29 May 1818 - Spring Creek, Warren Co, PA 2
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Died: Aft 1887
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Father: Elijah Jackson (1772-1845) 3 4
Mother: Mary Watt (cal 1784-1855) 4
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General Notes: Husband - William Miles Jackson
After receiving such meager education as was afforded by the common schools of his native town, he began at a very early age to assist his father in clearing the 200 acre farm, even then attending school occasionally in the winter. When he became of age he began to work on his own account in saw-mills and drawing timber, etc., until the death of his father. Then he and his brother, A. W. Jackson, bought the home property of the other heirs and worked the farm in partnership until 1866, when William M. Jackson purchased his brother's interest. He engaged in lumbering to a limited extent, piloting on the river from his twentieth birthday until 1864. His occupation then was that of general farming. He had a small dairy business. In politics he was a thorough Democrat; his father was a “stiff” Democrat before him. The family is distantly related to Andrew Jackson. Mr. Jackson held about all the offices which it was in the power of his town to bestow, from road commissioner to justice of the peace, and was township auditor for several years. His father and mother were both Presbyterians, and his opinions and tastes were that way inclined, though he was not a member of any religious organization.