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THE MEMORY OF CHRISTOPI-IER JACKSON,

The pioneer who left his home in Kentucky, in com- ' pany with his wife, Catherine Jackson, and four daugh­ ters, in 1824, for a home on the sun-set side of the Mis­ sissippi; and who became the progenitor of one of the largest and most influential family groups to be found in the United States. Special mention is made of his great grand son, Ulys­ ses L. Jackson, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, without whose aid and encouragement this little volume would perhaps never have appeared. HISTORY OF THE JACKSON FAMILY IN AMERICA.

CHAPTER FIRST. Brant, of St. Louis, the writer's friend, in passing through Ireland The Origin of This Family. from South to North, has this to say: ''The contrast between the Southern and Central parts of Ireland with that The authentic history of the Jack­ of Ulster district on the North was son Family locates them in the North made vivid and lasting by traveling of Ireland in 1650, in the Ulster dis­ through it. Ireland is a beautiful trict, which includes the northeast island, 'the Emerald Isle,' with its quarter of the island, with Belfast as lakes and its rivers, its sloping hills its chief city. It was from this dis­ and its fertile valleys. But the people trict that the ancestors of such men are lacking in energy; the farms are as Robert Fulton, John Stark, Sam poorly tilled; their chimneys are tumb­ Houston, Davy Crocket, Hugh White, ling. down; and a lack of thrift is John C. Calhoun, James K. Polk, everywhere apparent in the South and Horace Greeley, Robert Bonner, A. T. Central portions. Stewart and Andrew Jackson came, and the Watsons and the Carrolls of "Families are huddled together in Pike county, as well. one or two rooms, while the chickens, pigs, goats, and perhaps a horse oc­ The chief characteristics of these cupy the adjoining room. There is people were energy, enterprise and no money here for factories or big perseverance. They were noted for business enterprises. But when we ''doing ordinary things in an extraor­ reached the Ulster district, or North dinary way." part of Ireland, presto, we were in A recent tourist of Europe, John L. the midst of a very different people. -2-

The fences and roads are in good re­ generations lived the forefathers of pair. 'f.he houses are painted or the family of whom I write-The whitewashed; they have barns for their Jackson Family. This is the earliest domestic animals; and the little farms authentic history of that family. bloom like so many roses. The peo­ ple are not standing about idle as in HUGH JACKSON. the South, but are all employed, and Hugh Jackson, the grandfather of at good wages. Wherever we stop­ Christopher Jackson, the Pike county ped to use our kodaks in the South pioneer, was a linen draper here in and Central parts of the island, we 1660, just two hundred years prior to were surrounded by a group of look­ our Civil war. ers-on. But here, not a man stops to He was the father of four sons, all see what we are doing·. He glances of whom were farmers and lived in at us and passes briskly on, as if he that neighborhood. Their names in had been sent for. Every man seems the order of their birth were: John, to be busy with his own business. Hug·h, Samuel and Andrew. Andrew, Here are huge mills and numerous the youngest, became the father of school houses. General Andrew Jackson: and Samuel ''Belfast within the last fifty years became the father of Christopher has increased from 85 thousand to Jackson, the Pike county pioneer. 450 thousand. These people are This Andrew Jackson was a mar­ known as 'The Scotch-Irish race.' ried man in 1765, with two boys, And a great people they are. At one Hugh and Robert, at that time. These time they were the most intelligent few facts were obtained from the people in all Europe. The Scotch- · mother of General Jackson in conver­ Irish people have given many great sation with her son. As Andrew men to the world; among them I men­ Jackson, the farmer, tilled his few tion Edmund Burke, the great orator rented acres, his wife both before and and statesman, the Duke of Welling­ after marriage was a w-eaver of linen. ton, the great general; John Curran, At this time, 1765, the people still the great lawyer; Dean Swift, the clung to their belief in witches, fairies, great satyrist; and Ge.orge Berkeley, brownies, charms, and waming spir­ the great bishop and metaphysician.'' its. They had just ceased trying peo­ ple for witchcraft, and the ducki ng­ CARRICK-FERGUS. pool for scolding wives was still in On the north coast of Ireland, nine existence. They still nailed horse miles from Belfast, the port of entry shoes to the bottom of their churns, and exit, is an old town called Car­ had faith in a seventh son, trembled rick-Fergus. In this town and its vi­ when a mirror was broke, or a dog cinity for an unknown number of howled, undertook no enterprise on - 3 -

Friday, and would not change their name of the mother of the fu­ residence on Saturday on any account, ture General Jackson was Miss and many other curious customs pre­ Elizabeth Hutchinson. Her lot and vailed amongst them. that of her four sisters in Ireland had been a hard one. They were all It is a fact that among the descend­ weavers of linen. The grand child­ ants of these Scotch-Irish people, wherever found in America, whether ren of these Hutchinson sisters rem em­ in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, bered hearing their mothers often the Carolinas, or in Missouri, traces say that in Ireland they were compel­ led to labor half the night, and some­ of these customs and beliefs are still times all night in order to produce the observable. General Jackson, him­ required quantity of linen, due to a self, to the day of his death refused sudden advance in price. Linen weav­ to begin anything of importance on ing was their employment both before Friday. and after marriage. While the men The Ancestors Leave Ireland tilled the small rented farms, the wo­ For America. men toiled at the looms. The members of this Jackson­ Hutchinson circle were not all equal­ In 1765, King George the third, of ly poor. Some of them brought to England, had been on the throne for America money enough to enable five years. A treaty of peace be­ them to buy lands where they settled, tween France and England had been and some of them had money enough signed in 1763, by which the war to purchase slave help with which to known in our history as the "Old till the farms. Samuel Jackson, the French and Indian War'' was ended. next older brother of Andrew, the It was the war in which Braddock farmer, was among that number. He was defeated, and Canada won. By came to America in the year 1765, that treaty the ocean, the World's landing at Philadelphia, and located great highway, had been restored; a for some time in Pennsylvania, where new impulse given to enterprise, and he was recognized as a worthy citizen. traffic from the old world to the new Hugh Jackson, the next oldest was again established, free from dan­ brother, landed at New York about ger. the same time, and settled in the state From the North of Ireland large of New York, where living descend­ numbers sailed away to the land of ants were reported in 1859, (see Ken­ promise, beyond the sea. dall's Life of Jackson.) John Jack­ Five sisters of Mrs. Andrew Jack­ son, the oldest sori, remained in Ire­ son, the farmer, had already gone or land. were preparing to go. The maiden Andrew Jackson, the farmer, and - 4 - the youngest of the four brothers, son, who had moved from Pennsylva­ with a party of emigrants landed at nia to Rowan county, North Carolina, Charleston, S. C., in 1765, and pro­ and settled near the Virginia line. ceeded at once to the vVaxhaw settle­ This child gTew to young manhood in ment, 160 miles to the Northwest of North Carolina, went west and located Charleston, in l'vlecklenberg county, in Ohio co unty, Kentucky, where in North Carolina. This had been the 1790 he married Miss Catherine seat of the Waxhaw tribe of Indians. Rhodes, a native of the state of Penn­ The region was watered by the Ca­ sylvania, and a daughter of Doctor tawba river and lay partly in North Rhodes. and partly in South Carolina. It was By way of parallelism, following here that the Catawba grape originat­ these cousins, it is a well known fact ed. This party consisted of Andrew that General Andrew Jackson at the Jackson, the farmer, and three young age of 21, came west from North Car­ men by the name of Crawford, viz: olina and located at Nashville, Ten­ James, Robert and Joseph. nessee, as a lawyer; that he married James Crawford had married a Miss Mrs. RoBards and reared an adopted Hutchinson and was therefore broth­ son, the child of one of Mrs. Jackson's er-in-law to Andrew Jackson, the sisters, and gave the child his name, farmer. The Crawfords settled on "Andrew Jackson" Donaldson, who Waxhaw Creek, on fine land, while in 1860, was the candidate for Vice And rew Jackson settled seven miles President on the "American" ticket, away from them, on Twelve Mile with Millard Fillmore. Creek, a tributary to the Catawba The "Hermitage," General Jack­ on the east, but on inferior land. The son's old home, belongs to the State spot is pointed out to this day where of Tennessee. No child perpetu:1tcs General Jackson's father and mother his name, a circumstance which was a settled. Here in the Carolina woods source of sadness both to the General he and his wife and two boys, Rob­ and Mrs. J ackson. crt and Hugh (Andy was not yet born) toiled for two years, and here he And now we take leave of the Gen­ built his log house, cleared a field and eral, whose notoriety in his day was raised a crop. Then, his work ail only equaled by that of Washington, incomplete, sickened and died in Feb­ but whose descendants are nil, and ruary, 1767. On March 15, 1767, only turn to his cousin, Christopher Jack­ a few days after his father's death, son, and his wife, who were living Andrew Jackson was born in what is less than one hundred miles north of now Union County, North Carolina. Nashville, in Ohio county, Kentucky. In the follow ing year, January 8, They became the parents of twelve 1768, a son was born to Samuel Jack- ch ildren, four sons and eight daugh- -5- ters, eleven of whom reached maturL pioneer, Christopher Jackson, through ty, married and reared large families, his son, Julius C. Jackson, and his until today their descendants are well daughters, Mrs. Providence Eidson, known throughout Kentucky, Indi­ of this county, and Mrs. Rachel Chil­ ana, Missouri, Colorado, California, ton, of Randolph county, Mo., form Oklahoma, Texas, and the South. one of the largest and most influential Like the Patriarch Abraham, his des­ family groups to be fo11nd in this sec­ cendants are legion. tion of the state. Almost every trade, profession and calling· in life is repre­ sented by them, including the practi­ CHAPTER SECOND cal farmer and stock raiser, the wise legislator, the skilled physician, the learned judge, the faithful minister of Part of a Memorial of Julius C. the gospel, the patient instructor of Jackson and his wife, Harriet Jackson, youth a~d the college professor, as published in 1910. well as bank cashiers, real estate men and editors. At some period in the life of every man there comes a desire to know With this sketch in view many years something of his ancestry. Gladstone ago, the writer improved every con­ once said: ''No greater calamity can venient opportunity to g·ather the facts befall a people than to break utterly at first hand from Mrs. Harriet Jack­ with the past.'' son during the last ten years of her life and jot them down in permanent With that thought in mind the fol­ form. lowing sketch of the two original pioneers of the Jackson family in Pike In addition to this he gathered all county has been prepared and at the the family records bearing upon the request of some of their descendants, subject and obtained the most definite who now live far away from the old information he could from the memory homestead, and out of a sincere regard of living persons. In this work he for their feelings, is given to the found appreciative friends. Biogra­ printer. phy is history teaching by example; and there are many examples of men It is a subject of special interest not among their descendants who have only to their numerous descendants made themselves prominent in profes­ living in Pike county, but to scores of sional life, and others who have others who are scattered throughout achieved unusual success in business. the South and West, thus to perpetu­ Their example is worthy of emulation. ate their memory among the later The historian meets with annoying generations of that family. hindrances in his attempt to do and be The descendants of the original good to others, but there is great - 6- satisfaction to be derived from the A plain shaft carved from the native work, and a certain fascination at­ sand-stone marks the resting place of taches to it that makes him forg·et the the patriarch of the Jackson family in negligence and indifference he en­ Pike county. counters. The simple inscription carved by In the introduction of this sketch is his oldest son, Julius, can still be read: a fitting place to congratulate every successful man who is a descendant of CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, these pioneers. Their success is an Born January 8, 1768. illustration of the old maxim, that Died July 22, 1831. "just as the twig is bent, the tree's in­ clined.'' That in each instance a good CATHERINE JACKSON, father and mother have exercised a Wife of Christopher Jackson, moulding influence on their: lives. Born July 19, 1768. It also demonstrates the fact that Died October 30, 1857. the old Scotch-Irish blood of their an­ Aged 89 years. cestors united with "the Jackson His ancestors were natives of Ire­ vim,' 'has some energy left and is land; his father, Samuel Jackson demonstrating its .power throughout coming to the United States before th; the South and West. The same char­ days of the American revolution, set­ acteristic feeling is shown in their de­ tled in North Carolina where Chris­ sire to preserve and to· honor the topher was born January 8th, 1768. memory of noble ancestry. He was a first cousin to General CHRISTOPHER JACKSON Andrew Jackson, their fathers beina Beneath the shade of a grand old brothers. It is a noteworthy fact that oak (20 feet in circumference) that has one child of Christopher Jackson, withstood the storms of three hundred Mrs. Rachel Chilton, of Renick, Mo., years or more, in the center of the is still living at the advanced age of Jackson cemetery, west of the city of 99 years. A well written letter in Louisiana, may be seen the graves of her own hand was received by her Christopher jackson and Catherine, niece, Miss Lizzie Chilton, of this city, his wife, side by side who came to Pike on Christmas day. Aside from slight county as early as 1824 and entered deafness, she still maintains the exer­ land lying along the fertile valley of cise of all her faculties to a remark­ Noix creek, and extending to a point able degree. Tall, erect and of queen­ within the present corporate limits of ly bearing, it is a commoi1 remark of the City of Louisiana-land that is all who meet her "What a fine look­ now occupied by their descendants of ing elderly lady.'' the fifth generation. There is a pride, certainly a pardon- -7- able pride on her part, evidenced by tall and erect, ·with-dark hair arid-eyes. her conversation, in what she has His wife was the daughter of Dr. done :and the position she has main­ Rhodes, a well-known physician in tained throug·h life. She is proud al­ that section of Kentucky. She w~s a so of the fact that in her last days she native of Pennsylvania, born near the is in! comfortable circumstances and Schuylkill river, in 1768. She was a surrounded by her sons and their fam­ pupil at the school on the Schuylkill, ilies she lacks for neither love nor at­ where a noted Indian massacre occur­ tention. She is truly one of Nature's red in 1778. On the fatal day she was noble women. Her home is with her detained at home by sickness, and son, Judge Zachariah Chilton, a well thus escaped the fate of the other known and wealthy farmer and stock members ot the school, all of whom raiser, and presiding judge of the were murdered. Throughout her long County Court of Randolph county, and eventful life she nev'er failed to Missouri. recognize this event of her childhood When a young man Christopher -not as an event of chance but as the Jackson left Virginia for Ohio county, protecting hand of Providence. In Kentucky. Here he was married to token of her acknowledgement she Catherine Rhodes, near Hartford, gave the name Providence to one of Kentucky, on April 27th, 1790. They her daughters. were the parents of twelve children­ In the year 1820, the year in which nine daughters and three sons-of Missouri was admitted into the union whom Rachel was the youngest. Their as a state, Christopher Jackson was a children named in the order of their prosperous pla~ter in the state of birth were: Elizabeth, Julius C., Kentucky, owning a larg·e amount of Mary and Ann, Hannah, Christopher, property, including a number of ser­ Gabriel and Cynthia, Catherine, Prov­ vants. For thirty years he had lived idence, Rebecca and Rachel, and were quietly upon his farm, devoting his all born in Kentucky. Each of their 'time to the cultivation of the soil. But twelve children lived to become the the glowing accounts that reached him head of a large family, whose de­ of the new state beyond the Missis­ scendants have reached the fifth and sippi, coupled with a desire to provide sixth generations and have scattered more abundantly for his larg·e family, to the four quarters . of the earth. in a land where the population was Many of them are to be found today less dense, and where land could be in settled homes throughout the states had at a much lower price prompted of Kentucky, Virginia, I n dian a, him to give up his Kentucky home Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and seek another in the Wild West. and Colorado. He was still hale and vigorous, In person Christopher Jackson was thoug·h somewhat advanced in years. - 8 -

GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON

Having disposed of such property they and their family of twelve chil­ as he did not wish to carry with him, dren were a constant care and source in company with his wife and their of daily anxiety to him. These must four youngest daughters, viz., Cath­ be cared for in winter and summer, in erine, Providence, Rebecca and Rach­ health and in sickness, in addition to el, and Gabriel, his youngest son, then the care of his own family. a young man twenty years of age, he took up his line of march for Pike In 1824, by entry and by purchase county, Missouri, in the fall of 1833. he became the owner of a large tract Two of his favorite family servants, of land lying along the fertile valley of a husband and wife, known as Dora Noix Creek and extending far into the and Rosanna, came with him. And present city limits of Louisiana, on while it is true that they were a great both sides of the Bowling Green help both to him and his wife in their gravel road; land now occupied by new home, on their farm, in the field some of his descendants of the fifth and in the house, it is also true that generation. -9-

In his youth he had helped subdue what is now known as the Jackson the wilderness of Kentucky, and now cemetery. at the age of 56 he is a pioneer for His wife survived him twenty-six the second time.· years, living the greater part of the A log cabin that stood on land now time at the old home place, where she known as the Catholic cemetery, and the faithful family servants mu­ north of the old fair ground and Fritz tually cared for each other. During house, became his home in 1824. This the closing years of her life she made cabin stood within a short distance of her home with her son, Julius, and a never failing spring, still known as his wife. Friends who will read this Jackson's spring. It had given shel­ sketch have pleasant memories of ter to a family of early pioneers, John visits made to her in her widowhood Bryson, who with his son, the late at the old home place. Isaac N. Bryson, took refuge within This sketch would be incomplete if its walls during the winter of 1818-19. it failed to mention the respect that Here Christopher Jackson spent was shown to both the husband and the remaining· years of his life. Here wife by thoJe who were dependant some of his childrei1 were married; on them as fa mily servants. Some of his young·est daughter, Rachel, in 1830 the descendants of that pioneer color­ to John Chilton. In the spring of ed couple, Dora and Rosana, have 1831, after seven years of exposure to been among the most industrious and the hardships incident to frontier life, thrifty of their race in Pike county. his health began to fail, and in April The general expression among these of that year he wrote to his son, Ju­ descendants in reference to the treat­ lius, then living in Kentucky, asking ment received at their hands is that it him to come and take charge of his was kind, humane and thoughtful. business. This letter has been pre­ That they were well provided for at served· and is in possession of his the Jackson home, having at all sea­ grandson, Henry C. Jackson, of Miller sons of the year a good house in which county, Missouri. His lands and per­ to live, warm clothing· in winter, and sonal property had become a care that in case of sickness the best medical required health and energy to manage attention the country afforded. And successfully. He was considered as a nur.se, "Miss Catherine's" kind­ wealthy in his community. But be­ ness is still remembered. fore his son's arriv'al he passed away, Christopher J ackson and his wife July 22nd, 1831, in the sixty-fourth were consistent and lifelong members year of his age. He was buried be­ of the Baptist church. Her death oc­ neath a spreading oak almost within curred October 30th, 1857, in the 90th the shadow of the house in which he year of her age. She is 'still remem­ had lived, his grave being the first in bered as ''Grandmother Jackson.'' - 10

The White Oak Tree in Jackson Cemetery.

The above picture represents the that have laid many of the surrounding White Oak tree, 17 feet and 6 inches evergreen trees level with the earth. in circumference at a point three feet Students of Natural History and Bota­ above the ground, that stands in the ny tell us that this tree was a sapling center of the Jackson Cemetery, only when Columbus discovered America. a few steps east of the original site of That for beauty and symmetry it Christopher Jackson's home. stands unrivaled among the trees in Pike county. That it contains more It can be seen from the Fritz House, of the Jackson blood than any family about 300 yards north as you pass out of that name in the United States. the Bowling Green gravel road, one (It's roots and rootlets permeate the mile and a half southwest of Louisi­ soil in all directions for many feet.) ana. Hon. W. P. Stark in company with For centuries it has stood as the a Chicago tree specialist recently vis­ monarch of the forest. It has with­ ited it and pronounced it ''the grand­ stood the storms and lightning bolts est tree in Pike County.'' - 11 -

!'he Mason Branch of Morganfield, Union county, Ky. In a letter written J une 5 and 6, 1900, CHAPTER THIRD to J ohn M. Chapman, her nephew, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, she says: Elizabeth Jackson, oldest child of ' 'My dear John: You will never Christopher Jackson, the Pike county know how g·lad and surprised I was pioneer, and sister to Julius C. Jack­ to get your letter requesting informa­ son, was born near Hartford, -Ohio tion of · your grandfather's family. county, Ky., in 1790. In 1808, at the Families don 't keep enough in touch age of 18 she married John Henderson with each other or we would not be Mason, a native of Virginia; born in such strangers. I am glad to see such Bottertott county in 1786. At the age an interest manifested. I have copied of 21 . he came with his father and the record in your uncle Jackson family to Kentucky and settled in Mason's Bible. I am the youngest what is now Breckenridge county. of the 13 children of my parents. My He was the oldest of ten. children, little brother, Thompson, aged 9 nine boys and one girl. years, was killed at school, by a play­ mate. He was standing on a bench, Elizabeth Jackson and John H. and the little boy ran up in front and Mason were the parents of 13 chil­ jerked his feet from under him; the dren. Two died in infancy, and two back of his head struck the bench. in childhood. The other nine became He lived 9 days; was in spasms most grown, married and reared families. of the time. My little sister Polly, They were: aged 6 years, died of what is now 1. Elvira, born in 1809. called Pneumonia, then Winter fever. 2. Christopher, Jr., born in 181 3. Two others died in infancy. 3. Joseph A., born Jan. 1, 1815. 4. James, born in 1817. 1. Elvira, my oldest sister, marri­ 5. Catherine Ann, born May 24, ed John Duke of Ohio county, Ky. 1819. Two children were born to them. 6. Jane, born in 1821. Mary Jane, born August 1, 1834, was 7. Henry, born in 1823. the pet of the family. We were raised 8. Mary Providence, born in 1827. up together, just as sisters; for I was 9. Margaret Elizabeth, born Oct. only 21 months older than she. Her 28, 1832. father died near Owensboro, Ky., of Fortunately the record of this yellow fever, on his return from the branch of the family has been pre­ south, in 1834. served in Christopher J ac k s o n 2. Joseph Allen, born in January, Mason's Bible and was copied by his 1815, married Elizabeth Waller of youngest sister, Mrs. Ma rgaret E. Union county, Ky., in 1846. They Harris, known to all as "Aunt Mag," were the parents of ten ch ildren; - 12 -

eight are still living: 1. l\Iary E. that county at the time of his death. La\vrence; 2. Sarah Gillum; 3. Cam­ He left three children: illa; 4. Aaron; 5. \Valier; 6. John 1. Christopher Lycurgus Mason of \Vayne; 7. Robert; 8. Matthew. Four Independence, Kansas. members of this family are living in 2. W m. T. Mason, Cashier for and near Morgansfield, Ky. Brother many years of the National Bank at Joseph died in 1869. Rockport, Indiana. 3. Cordelia Mason, who married 3. James. James Mason married Dr. John Hoagland and lives in Passa­ Miss Briscoe of Hancock county, Ky., dena, California, where the Leland and raised 12 children. They are Stanford University is located. She Vitula, Elizabeth, Richard Womack, had a granddaug·hter to graduate at Christopher, Robert, Mikesmith, this institution, to whom she promised James I\'lunday, Thomas Briscoe, a trip to Europe. The trip was made. Henry, Maggie, Nannie and Charley. They spent six months abroad. She All are married. Charley is ·practic­ is a very pleasant and vivacious wo­ ing medicine in North Missouri. man for one of 70. She makes friends Thomas was brought home from Van­ everywhere. She seems to have derbilt University, Nashville, and died more money than she can spend. She at the age of 18. enjoys life. She is a Christian Vitula-Lula as we always called Scientist. her, married Mr. Pierce of Bedford, 5. Catherine Ann, married Ezekiel Ky. He was killed in the Confeder­ Chapman, of Hartford, Ohio county, ate army in 1865. Their daughter, Ky. They were the parents of eight Maude Pierce, married Mr. Culp of children: Evansville, Indiana, and Lula makes 1. Albina, who married Alfred her home with her. Henry also lives Bennett. in Evansville, Ind. He is quite a prominent lawyer. Kate and Nannie 2. Eliza, who married Cuthbert live in Owensboro, Ky. James Mun­ Bryant. day is a practicing physician at Hawes­ 3. Elvira, who married Jasper ville, Ky. Richard and Robert live Hargraves. on farms near there. Brother James 4. Sallie, who married Dunbar and his wife have both passed away. Day. 4. Christopher Jackson Mason was 5. Josephine, who married the third child in his father's family. Thomas Dalton. He lived and died in Spencer county, 6. John M., who married Eliza­ Indiana, at the age of 86 years. He beth Hudson. was highly respected by every one, 7. Willis H., who married Dora and was among the wealthiest men of Bateman. - 13 -

8. Providence, who married Geo. ness. One lone log cabin was the Coleman. only house for miles and miles. He Four of these heads of families were said they could have bought land for living· in October, 1911, when the 25 cents an acre. Just think of it-a writer interviewed Mr. Willis H. city now of several hundred thousand Chapman at the Planters in this city, inhabitants! But it was what they after taking a drive out to the Jackson termed low and marshy. Grandfather cemetery, and taking a drink from said: "No, we would all die of the Jackson spring nearby. He said: swamp fever, if we stay here.'' ''I belong to the Mason branch of the Grandmother Mason's maiden name Jackson family, most of whom live in was Henderson, hence the name Indiana. My home is at Booneville, Henderson, so common in our family. Ind. I was born January 7, 1854, My mother you know was Elizabeth near Charleston, 'Mississippi county, Jackson of Scotch-Irish descent. She Mo. I was married March 30, 1883, was the oldest of a family of twelve at Booneville, Ind., to Miss Dora children, nine girls and three boys. Bateman, daughter of Samuel Bate­ Her mother was a Miss Rhodes, orig­ m(ln of Amherst county, Virg·inia. I am inally from Pennsylvania. Grand­ traveling salesman for the Reid Phos­ father, Christopher Jackson, was phate Company of Nashville, Tenn., . raised in North Carolina. Few of his and New Albany, Ind. We have four descendants, I guess, know that he children: was an own cousin of General Andrew 1. Ray, born in 1885, Jackson of Military fame, and later 2. Max B., born in 1887. President of the U. S. Grandpa 3. Chester W., born in 1890. Jackson gave my mother a farm on 4. Samuel E., born in 1893. Hall's creek, ten miles north of Hart­ My brother, John M. Chapman, is ford, Ky., where my parents lived tor married and lives· at Poplar Bluff, many years, then moved to Hardins­ Mo. He has a family.'' burg, Hardin county, Ky., where father engaged in merchandising. Quoting from Mrs. Mag. Harris' After a few y'ears he was entirely letter we get some interesting history broken up by his partner-Flanagan­ of this branch of the family. She who converted everything· into money says: "My father, John Henderson and ran away, leaving your grand­ Mason, when a young man on his way father all the debts to pay. He then from Virginia to Kentucky in 1807 went to Cloverport on the Ohio river, with his father's family, wanted and from there to Henderson, Ky. Grandfather Mason to settle at the Here they started a boarding house Falls of the Ohio, as it was then call­ and were doing· well-making money ed, where the city of Louisville now right along·-when your grandfather stands. It was then a dense wilder- became restless and moved to Green- 1-1 ville, Ky., and again embarked in the spent all of her married life in Ohio Dry Goods business to be again brok­ county, Ky., the place of her birth. en up. In moving from Cloverport She is buried in a lovely spot, select­ to Henderson they made the trip in ed by herself, beside her husband and :Jilarch on a flat boat and were driven children, awaiting the trumpet's call, by a storm into Rockport, India na, when all in their graves shall come where they were detained for forth to meet the Lord in the air. She several days." I have often heard lived in the service of her Master. mother speak of their stay there ~nd To do His will was meat and drink to tell how she enjoyed taking· the little her. I say it without fear of contra­ children-there were but four chil­ diction that she was one of the very dren then-and clambering over rocks best women I ever knew. and cliffs. She was fond of adven­ ture and really enjoyed that move. 7. Mary Providence, always called From Greenville they returned to Mollie, was born in 1827, married at Hall's Creek where Grandpa Jackson the age of 21, to Hamilton Ayers, of again gave them a start in life. Here Davis county, Ky. Our mother made they lived until I was about four years her home with Sister Mollie from old-1836. They then bought the 1848 until the day of her death, in farm near Hartford, the only home I 1866. She was the mother of eight remember anything about. In their children, the youngest being· only six early married life they had lived for months old when Mollie died~ several years in Hartford. 8. Henry, married Miss Hamilton, If you make a trip to Ohio county of Kentucky. (No record of his fam­ don't fail to go and see Alexander ily has been furnished. K.) Ellis. He is the only descendant of 9. Margaret Elizabeth, born Octo­ the family living in their native coun­ ber 28, 1832. Married Capt. ·John ty-a whole-souled, good man, and Harris of Kentucky. Quoting her let­ devoted to his kin. He has quite a ter again, she says: "I am living- in family of boys of whom he is justly the home my husband broug·ht me to proud. If you get that near to me forty-four years ago la st March, (1900) and don't come to see me, I will cer­ a home very dear to me. Here we tainly be disappointed in you. spent our short married life, 12 year~. 6. Jane was born about 1821, mar­ Here my two chil dren were born. ried Joel Ellis in 1843. They were Here my husband passed away, Sept. the parents of four child ren: 1. Alex­ 13, 1868. He re my children were ander C.; 2. Charles Henderson; married, and here they are wont to 3. Elvira, and 4. Joseph Mason. All gather with their children at the old but Joseph became heads of families. homestead. My oldest daughter, Sister Jane died in 1884; she had Laura Harris Briscoe, was born Feb- - 15 - ... ruary 19, 1857. She has five children; Julius Caesar Jackson. Margaret Louise, ag·ed 18; Ellen, aged 14; Henry, ag·ed 11; Rachel, aged 8; CHAPTER FOURTH. a nd the baby. Julius C. Jackson was born near "My son, :tJenry Mason Harris, was Hartford, Ohio county, Kentucky, on born April 7, 1862; married in Novem­ October 7, 1793. He was the second ber, 1887. He has one child, a little child and the oldest son of Christo­ girl, Jane Elizabeth, now only three pher and Catherine Jackson. He years old. gTew up on his father's farm, with ' 'My farm is four miles west of scarcely any educational advantages, Morganfield, Ky., in a lovely and fer­ beyond his home training·. He was tile country. Laura and her husband, reared a practical farmer, and never Mr. Briscoe, join me on the west. abandoned his calling. At the age of Their home is only a quarter of a mile nineteen, at the call of his country, he distant. Henry, my son, lives in enlisted as a soldier under General Morg·anfield. My home is a big· eight Andrew Jackson, his cousin. As lads room house, with three halls and five they had often exchanged visits and porches, all old-timey, but very com­ were quite fond of each other; the fortable. A man cultivates my farm sterling qualities held in common of 160 acres and has for the past 28 formed a bond of union. As lieuten­ years. Now I have written you twen_ ant of his company he was present ty pages-at two sittings- I will spare and took part in the memorable battle your nerves and your patience for a of New Orleans on January 8, 1815. future infliction. Answer this and He heard the orders from his com­ let me know if you survive it. mander ''not to fire until his men Lovingly Your Aunt, could see the whites of the eyes" of MAGGIE E. HARRIS. their would-be captors. After the Morganfield, Ky., June 5 and 6, 1900. war closed he returned to his home The writer of this interesting letter, and resumed his place on his father's full of just such facts as make the his­ farm. torian happy, was a niece of the late It was customary in those days to Julius C. Jackson, of Pike county, gather the products of the farm to­ Mo., and therefore a cousin to all his g·ether in the fall, and loading a flat children, and the children of Mrs. boat, ship them to the New Orleans Providence Eidson of this County, market, usually two men accompany­ and those of her sister, Mrs. Rachel ing the boat. After the cargo, which Chilton, of Randolph county, Mo. consisted of grain, poultry, eggs, but­ Among the latter I mention Judge ter and whatever could be spared Zachariah Chilton, of Randolph coun­ from the tarm, had been disposed of ty, Mo. and the money secreted about their - 16 - persons, a scrub horse or pony was ca rried with him for expenses had bought, on which one of them would been exhausted and both of them ride while tbe other walked on their walked home. return trip. One morning, late in the fall, the This custom prevailed for several young wife, who had almost given up years, and g-ood results were realzed. her husband as lost-no report having HIS MARRIAGE. reached her as to the result of the trip-saw a ragged, trampish looking On January 30th, 1819, Julius C. man approaching the house and the Jackson was married to Miss Harriet colored woman to whom she had call­ McCreary, daughter of Elijah Mc­ ed, exclaimed, "Lawd! that's Marse Creary, near Owensboro, Davis coun­ Julius!" and the yellow dog g·ave em­ ty, Kentucky. The bride was a na­ phasis to her expression by rushing tive of Clark county, Kentucky, born out to meet him. November 9th, 1800. She belonged to a family which boasts of many dis­ Mr. Jackson tired, faint and h~m gTy tinguished names in a state noted for met his wife with these words: "Har­ its men of renown, both in civil and riet, I have lost everything.'' ''You military life. Senator Thomas Mc­ are. mistaken, Mr. Jackson," was her Creary and Governor Robert McCre:1- quick response, ''you are alive yet; ry and Representative James B. Mc­ and we'll raise another crop next Creary were her cousins in the first year.'' And they did; and nothing degree. daunted by his failure took it to New Orleans with fine success. Soon after their marriage Mr. Jack­ son made another trip to the southern . This incident is recorded as an illus­ market. This time he had gathered tration of the pluck and indomitable an unusually large cargo, adding to will possessed by both husband and his own produce a considerable quan­ wife in the very face of defeat. tity by purchase. This, however, was On receipt of a letter· from his fath­ an unfortunate trip, as the boat was er urging him to come to Missouri, he sunk and the entire cargo lost. began in April, 1831, to make prepara­ The men escaped by swimming· to tions for the trip. Having disposed an island, from which they were res­ of his home and most of his personal cued after several hours of exposure, property he left Kentucky in July, chilled and almost frozen. 1831, with a simple outfit, of three From this exposure both men con­ wagons drawn by oxen, containing tracted a fever and in this condition all their possessions, and two horses lay for several weeks before they for tho relief of t he different members were able to return. I3y this time the of the party when they became tired scant amount of money which each on the way, for Pike county, Missouri, -17- in anticipation of meeting his father the Fritz house. The ditch that rep­ alive. One wag·on contained his own resents the mlll race is still to be seen. family, consisting of his wife and four Patrons of this mill came from Lin­ small children, viz: Attella, Cortes, coln, Montgomery and Ralls counties, Columbus and Marcella. Another a distance of thirty and forty miles. contained several of the family ser­ At this mill was sawed the lumber for vants, faithful helpers on the route the first steam flour mill erected in and ever afterward. Louisiana. Here he sawed the lum­ On the first day of October they ar­ ber with which he constructed the rived at Bowling Green, Mo., where dwelling house in which he and his for the first time they learned the sad family lived the remainder of his life, news of the death of Christopher and which was the home of his widow Jackson, which occurred in the month until her death in 1887-a period of of July, previous. fifty-five years. Sickness in his family had compel­ This house was considered one of led him to stop over in St. Charles the finest residences of its day in the county and nurse his children through county. Here his three daug·hters an attack of measels. His oldest child, · married-Attella to Capt. George Bar­ Attella, in the tenth year of her age, nard of St. Louis; Marcella to Hon. was dangerously ill and her life almost Thomas M. Gunter of Fayetteville, despaired of at this time. And in af­ Ark., and Belina to James E. Carstar­ ter life she often expressed the opinion phen of Louisiana, Mo. that it was this illness and the expos­ Julius C. Jackson was known and ure incident to camp life in the month is remembered as a man of remarka­ of September that prevented her ever able energy and force of character; as afterwards from enjoying robust a man of the strictest integTity of pur­ health. pose in all matters of business; as the On the following day they complet­ soul of honor. As a farmer he was ed their journey of over two months, the very soul of industry, and, as a and drew up at the log cabin formerly result, thrifty and successful. Dur­ occupied by his father. With the as­ ing the winter months with a force of men, mostly colored, his ax could be sis~ance of his mother he assumed control of his father's large estate. heard at sun-rise ringing in the forest In those days Christopher Jackson west of this city, clearing off the was considered a wealthy man. trees, splitting rails, building fences and extending the limits of his tillable BUILDS BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE. land. On rainy and bad days much In the year 1832 Julius Jackson be­ of his time was spent in his improvis­ came the owner of a saw and grist ed tool-shop sharpening and mending mill located on Noix Creek, south of his farm implements, making new ax- - 18 -

helves, and setting all in first·class her own ideal. On removing from order for ready use. More than one Fayetteville to Missouri she learned of his friends that he thought would there was no church of her choice appreciate it, received for a Christmas within forty miles of her new home. gift one of his extra turned and finely Summoning her farm hands from the polished ax·handles. field she soon had a house built and HIS PROVERBIAL HOSPITALI'fY. entering her carriage drove forty miles Mr. and Mrs. Jackson had a large to secure a minister, Robert Graham, circle of friends and relatives among of Fayetteville, Ark. whom may be mentioned the Von Phuls, Tesons, Wayman Crow and Phocion R. McCreary of St. Louis. The . Barnards, including the four brothers, John, Charles, William and George and their two sisters, Maria and Arabella, also of St. Louis, and Wm. A. Hargardine and his family, a member of the old and wealthy mer­ cantile house of Crow, McCreary & Company. Miss Hosmer, the noted sculptress and Dr. W m. G. Elliott, chancellor of Washington university and pastor of the Unitarian church in St. Louis, and Mrs. John S. Phelps of Springfield, Mo. At the Jackson home, year after year, they received and entertained their large circle of acquaintances with a generous and unpretentious hospitality. Ministers of the gospel, MRS. HARRIET JACKSON. notably Jacob Creath and Dr. W. H. Hopson made their home with them It was in 1845, at a meeting held in while holding meetings in this city. this city by Jacob Creath and Georg·e Mrs. Jackson was fond of relating Watters that both Mr. and Mrs. Julius an incident, not in her own life, but Jackson became members of the in that of Mrs. JohnS. Phelps whose Christian church. Their daughter, husband was then a member of con­ Attella, was the first member of the gress and later governor of Missouri. family to become a member of that As an instance of female energy and church, which 'she did in 1837 at the business capacity it measured up with organization of the first congregation -19-- of that church in the county, At the hind· to g·ather blackberries. The men meeting· held in 1845 George Barnard suspecting the presence of Indians and Williiam Luce also united. This turned back with rifles in hand-as it little band soon afterward decided to was their custom to attend church in build a house of worship, and Julius those days with their guns-and began Jackson and Wm. Luce were the com­ a hunt for the girl. In relating this mittee to superintend the building· of incident to his grandchildren, Mr. a brick house on Third street now oc­ Jackson said: "We had not gone far cupied by the Press-Journal building. through the brush, before we saw a They were the trustees and with moccasin mark, only a single foot­ George Barnard and I. N. Bryson were print here and there, but that did not the chief contributors to the building indicate with certainty the number of fund. Indians in the party that had kidnap­ The bell that hangs in the belfry on ped the girl. We knew that Indians Sixth and South Carolina streets was often disguised their number by each purchased in 1853 by that committee. walking· for some distance in the track "We selected it after having tried of the leader. every bell in the St. Louis foundry, ''Within half a mile of the spot because of its clear and silv~ry tone,'' where the girl was missed, we found said a member of that committee. It a fragment of her dress hanging on a has summoned to worship his c_hildren bush, and before the close of the day and grandchildren to the fifth genera­ two more scraps of the same dress tion and still rings out as clear as it were found by our party. We knew did fifty years ago. For several years by this sign that the Indians were go­ previous to his death Mr. Jackson was ing north, and we continued our pur­ an elder of this congregation. He suit. We followed the trail of this passed away peacefully and with per­ party of Indians until we reached the fect resignation at his home near this borders of Canada. We then gave up city on September 26th, 1869, in the the hunt and returned to our home in seventy-sixth year of his age. Kentucky." I will add as the sequel The following incident in his life is to this story; the girl was ransomed a subject of historic record. It occur­ later and brought home. red in the year 1811, when he was The family of Julius C. Jackson eighteen years of age, and shows the consisted of thr~e daughters and five fearless courage and determination sons. They were: Attella, the oldest, that characterized his later life. who married George Barnard, of St. The citizens of his neighborhood in Louis; Cortes, who married Julia Kentucky, on returning· from church Waters, of Ralls county, Mo.; Colum­ one Sunday missed a girl from their bus, who married Virginia Apple­ party who had carelessly loitered be- burry, of Pike county, Mo.; Marcella, - 20 -

who married Thos. l\'1. Gunter, of On her return home she said to her Fayetteville, Arkansas; Belina, who husband: "Dora wants to be broug-ht married James E. C.arstarphen, of out here.'' Mr. Jackson, who always Louisiana, Mo.; Henry Clay, who looked at the practical side of things, manied Sue E. Chadwick, of Lafay­ replied: "Dr. Blank says he is as good ette county, Mo.; Euler, who died at as dead now, you let him alone where the age of 13 years, and Phocion, who he is." died in childhood, (aged 6 years.) Nothing daunted she walked back Henry Jackson, of Miller county, to town that afternoon, rented a Mo., is the only surviving member of lounge at Mijamin Templeton's, the the family; Elder Cortes Jackson, the only furniture store in the town, hir­ oldest son, having recently passed ed two stout colored men a·nd handing away at his home in Denver, Colo­ her umbrella to one of them, said: rado. "You go down to where Dora lives

------~H~~------and bring him out to my house on this lounge, in the cool of the evening, Mrs. Julius C. Jackson. and don't forget to carry that umbrel­ la over him all the way." Her order CHAPTER FlFTH. was carried out and a few hours later the sick man could be seen lying in Mrs. Harriet Jackson, the name by the shade of the oak trees, drinking· which she was generally known, is buttermilk. He got well, in spite of remembered as a woman of unusual the doctor's prediction, and lived sev­ force of character, noted for her cheer­ eral years. To his dying day he de­ fullness, her energy and her business clared that his recovery was due to capacity. Her memory is still cher­ the trees and the buttermilk. ished as one of the most extraordina­ Another incdent that illustrates this ry women in Pike county in her day. phase of her character: Soon after Many of her deeds and expressions the county road from Louisiana to are worthy of record in this sketch. Bowling Green had been chang·ed On one occasion she visited a sick col­ from the front of the Jackson resi­ ored man, who had been given his dence to the rear or north side, (its freedom, and found him in almost a present site,) Mrs. Jackson said to her hopeless condition; his life having husband: "This chicken house and all been despaired of by his phY,sician. the out-houses should be moved from Yet he manifested great joy on seeing the prominent places they now occu­ her and reaching out his hand to her PY to the other side of the house.'' he said, "Law'd, Miss Harriet, if I Mr. Jackson replied: "They are on could be out under your oak trees good foundations, and I have no time and drink buttermilk, I'd get well." to fool with them." Next morning -21- on g·etting out of bed-and before the She also remembered hearing the sun was up-looking out of his win­ distinguished and eccentric Lorenzo dow he beheld a strange sight. It Dow preach at Hopkinsville, Ken­ was a house going around the house tucky, when she was a girl. On this on rollers! Following· his wife into occasion, his sermon had been an­ the dining room, he said: ''Harriet, nounced six months in advance. At you are a wonderful woman!'' After the appointed hour, twelve o'clock, speaking to him the night previous, the court house was filled with an ex­ she had quietly gone down to the col­ pectant crowd. ored quarters and told the men, four Promptly at the hour, a strange in number, that those houses must be man with soiled and bespattered moved next day to a spot she had al­ clothing appeared in the pulpit, an­ ready selected and that if they needed nounced his text and began his ser­ other help, to get it, and be up and at mon. On account of swollen streams work at daybreak. and other hindrances he had been With all his vim and force of char­ compelled to walk thirty miles, g·et­ acter, Mr. Jackson never failed to rec­ ting· up before day, to fill his appoint- · og-nize and acknowledge his wife's ment. He was known far and wide supremacy in matters pertaining to for his punctuality, and, 'tis said, nev­ the hquse and home, and gracefully er disappointed an audience. submitted to her judgment. Another incident in her life illus­ When a girl, Mrs. Jackson lived trates the old maxim so dear to her, neighbor to Audubon, the gTeat natu­ "Where there's a will there's a way." rali3t, and remembered the occasion On one occasion when relatives from when this distinguished man, while Arkansas and Kentucky had filled eating at a table drawn in front of an their house to overflowing in the open window, suddenly sprang· to his month of October, they received feet and mounted over the table and a letter· from Judge Blank, of St. out through the open window, having Louis, stating that he would be in seen a strange bird alight on a limb Louisiana the next day, and would near by, and without returning to the spend the night with them. On read­ house, followed that bird far into the ing· the letter, Mr. Jackson said: "Har­ south -his trip occupying four riet, we'll have to let him go to the months. By this time, as no tidings hotel. Every room in the house is came from him, his wife and friends full and our boys are sleeping in the mourned him as dead. He returned barn loft." She replied: "Mr. Jack­ home, however, as suddenly as he son, we never yet have treated any of had left, having a full history of the our friends that way. You give me bird-its habits, its nature and its sur­ Jim, (one of the colored men) and a roundings. team for half a day, and I'll fix for -22- him." " Very well, you can have in, in company with her husband, Wm. them.'' A. Harg·adine, and her daughter, Mrs. The judge arrived on schedule time, Wm. H. Thompson, then a child, :md after supper when bed time came were v isitors at intervals at the. rural he was shown out into the yard at the home of their ''Kentucky cousin.'' end of the main building, where a "This entertainment," said Mrs. large outside flue went up, to a little Jackson, "was not a one-sided affair. room, six by eight feet, which she had By no means. It was mutual. I en­ built, with Jim's 'assistance, that day, joyed the hospitality of my St. Louis from oak sapplings, set in the ground visitors almost every year. As soon with clap-boards for siding and roof; as the boats came out in the spring I a loose puncheon floor covered with would g·o down and spend a week or strips of new rag carpet and in lieu more with them. I was no stranger of a door, a piece of the same mate­ at the home of Acrata Hargadine in rial was hung in front of the opening; those days. And every day I spent furnished with a good bed, an impro­ in that house Mr. Hargadine would vised wash stand made of a box turn­ send up something special for his vis­ ed on end and neatly papered, a pitch­ itor; frequently a carriage that his er and bowl from the boys' room, wife and I might have a drive to the with an ample supply of fresh towels, park, or to Shaw's garden, or attend a small looking glass and one chair. the matinee. He was a royal enter­ The flue added warmth to the apart­ tainer, and his daughters; Annie Lou, ment, as it was October days. and her younger sisters would vie When the judge heard that this with each other every morning and room had been bui~t that day specially evening as to which one of them for him, he was so delighted that he should show me the most attention­ lengthened his visit several days be­ lacing· or unlacing my shoes, dressing· yond what he had intended. And on my hair or putting fresh flowers on leaving said to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson the table in "Cousin Harriet's" room. that he had never slept so well in all Mr. Hargadine observed the scrip­ his life. tural rule, "to be fervent in business" The next visitor that was entertain­ for he never lost an hour from his ed in that house, though not in the desk, as manager of that large store judge's spare room, was Mrs. Mary of Crow, McCreary & Co., but he cer­ McCreary, a cousin of Mrs. Jackson, tainly knew how to treat his friends and the lady for whom the "Mary In­ when they called on him. His was a stitute" of St. Louis was named. She cultured family, and so were the fam­ enjoyed the hospitality of the Jackson ilies of Wayman Crow and Phocion home on more than one occasion. McCreary, and I know by the treat­ Mrs. Acrata Hargadine, another co us- ment they gave me that they were all -23-

pleased to have me and members of or four weeks, would have been more my family visit them. It was not than Columbus could· endure. This simply returning their visits, we were illustrates Mr. Jackson's mechanical entertained, edified and delighted.'' skill and ingenuity.

His two oldest sons, Cortes and What an inspiring influence the ex­ Columbus, were "chips off the old ample of some men has over the lives block," but with temperaments as of others, especially over those who · different almost as the poles. Cortes, have a mind to succ·eed. The power the quiet, studious, amiable lad, when of the example of this pioneer, was sought was usually found in his room clearly shown in the life of a colored with a book or magazine; while Col­ boy, reared in the Jackson family. urn bus, "the irrepressible," was out Never idle, always employed; in bad in the woods with the boys hunting weather his time was spent making and climbing and having a boy's typi­ mats or bottoming chairs. · To use his cal good time. In one of his boyish own words, this "kept him out of adventures he fell and broke his leg. mischief.'' His father cared for hiin by bandag­ And what was the result? Before ing and splinting his leg and putting his death, which occurred a few years him to bed to await nature's aid in re­ ago, he had, by thrift and integrity, pairing a broken bone. On the fol­ amassed a competence, and had some­ lowing day many of his companions thing to give to every worthy cause. and even colored children called to With a comfortable home near this see him, for Columbus always "full city, surrounded by ·broad acres of of life and mischief,'' was a general fertile land, well stocked, his hospi­ favorite. He complained to his father tality was known throughout the that the children jarred the floor as country. He had his beef, his bunch · they walked over it and that it caused of fat hogs, his Jersey cows, his tur­ him severe pain, and yet he was un­ keys and his Plymouth Rocks, his or­ willing for his father to forbid them chard, his garden and his bees, all of from visiting him. A novel plan was which contributed to the health and adopted for his relief. The room was happiness of his family and of his built of hewed logs, weather-boarded. friends. Into one of these logs Mr. Jackson By special invitation Mrs. Jackson bored large holes and drove strong visited him and his family on one of wooden pegs, on which he construct­ his birthdays-she was greatly pleas­ ed a bed and placed Columbus on it. ed with the appearance of everything The pain was relieved and the chil­ on his farm, the orchard, the garden, dren passed in and out with impunity. the milk house, etc., and seeing· every­ To have denied him the presence of thing in g·ood order she said as she his churns, said his mother, for three was le::lVing·: "Jordan, I am proud of -24- you. Proud of your success in life, hymn, while she communed in thought and that you still have the habit of with the spirits of her departed chil­ good management that you had when dren. you lived at your old place." ''\Vhen the hour came for us to re­ Jordan replied: "How could it be turn to our homes,'' said one of her otherwise, v-ihen I learned to live this company, "we entered the buggy with way from you and Mr. Jackson? I grandma with happy cheerful faces, have never seen the time that I want­ having sp~nt a pleasant time, and ed to give up that habit.'' Blessed grandma's face was as bright and ra­ man, his example too, still lives and diant as if she had spent the day in will grow brighter as the years roll on. the company of angels. The impres­ Without intending to distract in the sion made upon our minds by her least, from any of the strong traits of bright and cheery countenance, free character which shone so prominently from tears, and without a cloud of in the life of Mrs. Harriet Jackson, sorrow, has been a pleasant memory the writer may be pardoned for ex­ throughout my life. We felt that it pressing the opinion that the crown­ was good to be there and we were ing virtue in her strong character was ever ready to go again with grand­ her philosophy in time of affliction. ma.'' She had passed through deep water.:; It was a divine philosophy that fill­ in the loss of two of her children, ed her mind and upheld her thrm.1g·h Phocion, aged six, and Euler, aged all the afflictions of life, whether her thirteen years. It was her custom in own or of others. If a death occur­ pleasant weather to visit the spot red in the family of a friend, or a where their little bodies lay beneath neighbor was dangerously ill, she was the soil, taking with her two of her soon on her way to the house of afflic­ little granddaughters, Hattie C. and tion. And she was ever a welcome Mary B., and while these little girls visitor on those occasions because of gathered wild flowers and played be­ her well known cheerfulness and side the banks of the babbling brook, sympathy, as well as her wise sug­ which they called their "little river," gestions. The light of her genial face, that flows from the Jackson spring, with her kind words and sympathetic beneath the gravel road and on into nature brought joy to the heart of the Noix Creek-it was her custom, I say, afflicted. She was there to comfort to sit beneath that grand old oak in and to cheer, and like the great phy­ the Jackson cemetery in a rustic sician she ministered to all alike. No chair, placed there by loving hands wonder that Dr. W. G. Elliott, the for her comfort, and spend hours in Unitarian minister of St. Lo:.~is, after knitting or sewing and occasionally witnessing her calm and cheerful life humming a stanza of some familiar and listening to her expressions of - 25 - trust and hope, and confidence in the ently she refused to be comforted. immortality of the soul and beholding She seemed uncontrollable in her her sympathy, as expressed in deeds grief as she stretched her body upon for the afflicted, should dedicate a the gTave of her son and wept aloud. copy of his little book, ''The Philoso­ I shall never forget the scene, nor the phy of Affliction, to my friend, Mrs. impression made upon me by this in­ Harriet Jackson.'' Having passed cident. through a similar ordeal in the loss of his favorite son he wrote this little Mrs. Jackson at length; could stand book, and a copy of it, dedicated as it no longer, and g·etting out of her above, lay on the stand beside her buggy she walked briskly over to the family Bible for many years and was spot and taking the lady by the arm read with profit and pleasure by many said to her: "Come, M-, you forget a visitor at the Jackson home. that you owe a debt to the living as well as the dead. You have been Another incident in her life, one in here long enough. You can do R-no which the writer was an eye and ear good by staying here. Come, let me witness, is worthy of a place in this take you home. It will soon be time sketch. It illustrates the fact that she for your husband and your sons to usually took her ''good common come in, and it makes a great differ­ sense" along· with her when she went ence with men if they don't find a calling, and never left it at home. comfortable supper when they come She had called at the home of an old­ home. Come and get ready to enjoy time friend in this city, for the pur­ a good supper yourself. I tell you, pose of spending a social hour, as was M-, you have no right to endanger her custom to do in good weather, your own health by sitting longer on with many of her old acquaintances. this cold ground. You must think of On being told that the lady was not at the living as well as the dead. The home, but had left soon after dinner living will rieed your services tomor­ to go to the cemetery with fresh flow­ row, and for days to come.'' ers for her son's grave, she drove out to the City of the Dead. As she was After a little persuasion the lady entering the wide gate the writer's was induced to enter the buggy, and attention was attracted to her and in a few minutes they were at her with a view of looking after her safe­ home. Mrs. Jackson remained and ty at so late an hour (5 o'clock) in the took supper with the family and by afternoon he rode up to her buggy. her presence and cheerful conversa­ There she sat listening to the sobs of tion, comforted the lady and caused a lady prostrate upon a grave not far her to forget, for a time, her sorrow. away. It was a mother, grieving for She was happy as she rode home, be­ a brilliant and idolized son, and appar- cause she felt that "the low descend- -26 - ing sun, viewed from her hand, a ino· and you made me come in and worthy action done.'' dr~ out by your fire-place. Seeing This was not the only time that she how wet I was you gave me a pair of remonstrated with her old-time friend blue socks, your own knitting. I had for endangering her health by remain­ always worn gray before, and I want ina so lona on different occasions, at to tell you that I have the tops to those th; araveb of her favorite son. Nor socks yet, carefully saved-and more was it the only time that she succeed­ than forty years have passed. I also ed in calling her back to the debt she remember the g·ood hot supper you owed to the living. g·ave me that night." The picnic was enjoyed by all, and the coffee held • AN INCIDENT ILLUSTRATING HER out. THOUGHTFUL KINDNESS. ANOTHER INCIDENT. In the month of August, 1887, a She was a humanitarian, and was birthday picnic was given to a little thouo-htful of the welfare and comfort great-grandson. She attended the alikeb of all God's creatures. None of picnic, which was given near Noix the domestic animals escaped her at­ creek. When the children gathered tention. Once when passing by a in and the cloth was spread she was newly established factory in this city invited to inspect the table, laden with she observed an old blind mule being fruit, melons and good things, while worked in a tread mill. She stopped, the coffee boiled nearby. A shadow and after she had gone through and was seen to cross her face. ''Why, inspected the plant, and purchased grandma don't you like the table?" some articles she remarked to the pro­ was asked. "Yes, it is beautiful, but prietor; ''That mule looks right old to if it was my table I would stop every be working.'' ''Yes, madam, but it is man that went by here and give him the best I can do,'' said the man. something.'' (The cloth had been "Well, you send that mule out to my spread near where the county road good blue grass pasture every Satur­ forked-one road leading off up the day night and let it stay until Monday creek and the other over the hills.) morning· free of charge.'' He prom­ "It is your table Grandma, let's do ised to do so. The mule was sent out that,'' was answered. So every team­ and could be seen every Sunday ster was stopped, and eight men lined throughout the summer and fall graz_ up to eat supper with the children. ing in her pasture. A few weeks af­ One of the men said: "Mrs. Jack­ terward the man sent her a beautiful son, you don't remember me, but I do glazed butter jar, a dozen milk crocks you. When I was a little boy I was and several flower pots, thereby sent on an errand to Mr. Jackson's showing his appreciation of her kind­ mill. It rained, my feet were soak- ness. -27 -

HER HABITS OF LIFE. hadn't heard that he was sick," she She always kept peafowls, saying replied. ''Yes, he has typhoid fever they were such proud, beautiful birds. and there is no hope for him, he is She loved to see them strutting around going to die,'' said the doctor. She and soaring to the highest tree tops. went directly out to see him. On en­ She was invariably an early riser. tering the sick room the man recog­ She approved the motto: "Early to nized her, and as she took his hand bed and early to rise,'' for all for he said, "Water! Water!" Someone whom it was possible; and practiced present said at once: "No, he can't it to the close of her life. To this cus­ have it, the doctor has forbidden it.'' tom she attributed much of her good She answered him, saying: "Be quiet, health, having· never spent seven con­ I'll give you some directly." In a few secutive days in bed from illness. As minutes dinner was announced. She a result she was hearty and active excused herself by saying to the fam­ and energetic in the performance of ily: "All of you go out and I'll sit here everything she put he hands to, and by him.'' When all had left the room as cheerful as she was energetic. she took a bucket and went to a spring nearby-this was before the She was a great lover of nature and days of cisterns-returning she gave thought nothing· more glorious than a him a small drink out of a gourd. sunrise. She felt that there was a ''Now,'' she said, ''turn over and go toaic in the morning air that no drug to sleep, and after while I'll give you could furnish and so expressed her­ some more." He muttered "that was self to all her household. so g·ood," and closed his eyes and Her dress was characteristic of the went to sleep. woman, plain and neat; on occasions elegant. Made without ruffles, she When the family returned to the laughing·ly wo'uld say: "A ruffle room they were much surprised to would go a good ways toward making find him resting so quietly, and said another." vVith mutton legged that it was the first natural sleep he sleeves her "very best" was always had had for several days. When he a satin, brown or black, and with her awoke she gave him another little pretty white lace cap looked eleg·ant drink; then with a promise that she indeed. would return early the next morning and give him another drink, she left. AN INCIDENT THAT ILLUSTRATES True to her word she visited him the HER COMMON SENSE. next day and gave him more water. Coming home from town one day on her pony she met Dr. Blank, who The man recovered and always said said to her, ".Mr-s. Jackson, you have that he owed his life to that water. not been out to see Mr. B-." "I "Why, Mrs. Jackson," said one who - 28- was present, ''\Veren 't you afraid to lief that every youn~ man and young go contrary to the doctor's orders?" woman who had reached the age of "No, I wasn't. He said the man maturity should have something of couldn't g·et well and I thoug·ht that their own, and that however small he would die easier with a g·ood drink their income or wages, should put by of water than without it, and possibly a part for a bank account. That it it might help him to recover." would be a source of both pleasure and profit-an incentive to thrift and On another occasion she was told honesty, as well as a pron1oter of their by two doctors that a certain man own self respect. She was a woman would die without doubt. Next morn­ of marked individuality and believed ing about daylight she was surprised it proper for every one to cultivate to hear that they were g·oing to ampu­ and maintain this characteristic as far tate his leg. l\·Iounting her pony she as possible. To do so, she believed rode over to see him. As she enter­ that every citizen should have his own ed the room his face brightened, and home. As she expressed it, ''there is reaching out his hand, he said: "Mrs. a freedom and a pleasure in your own Jackson, they are going to bke my home, that is to be found no where leg off." "Don't you want it done?" else, and that nothing else can give.'' she asked him. "No, madam," he said with emphasis, "I would rather She believed that money i~n o t a bad ' die with it on." "Then I wouldn't thing-not an evil-for if it is human have it done," said she. "But, the nature is wrongly put up. That every doctors are coming this morning to do man who is industrious and saving it," he said. "I'll see them," she will have a competency. And that if mildly replie_d. Later, she met them he is fortunate enough to accumulate on the front porch, and said: ''Gentie­ anything· more he will have something men please leave your instruments to g·ive to him that is in want. That out here; and let me speak to you for in either event he will have made a moment. Both of you told me that provision for old age. That every this man is bound to die. He doesn't person should so live that they may want his leg taken off; and he might not become a burden to others. With just as well die with both legs on, as the poet she believed that ''age and with one leg off." No operation was want are an ill-matched pair.'' performed. The man recovered and lived for several years, and on every Her strong natural perception gave anniversary of that day, came to see her a keen insight into the gTeat ques­ her. tion of finance. With all the ques­ tions asked and suggestions made to HER VIEWS ON FINANCE. her in reference to her business It was her firm conviction and be- affairs she never went back on com- -29-

mon sense. And from her view-point In that solemn hour when the soul it was not necessary for an honest is hang·ing between two worlds, when and thrifty man to condemn himself the veil of earthly vision grows trans­ because he was not a pauper. parent with the dawning light of eter­ nity, it may be that revealirigs throug·h CONCLUSION. that veil are sometimes given. Selec­ Many of her descendants have felt tions from the Psalmist were being that a record of some of the incidents read at her bedside, when a friend and personal experiences in her life sug·gested that the reading might dis­ was worthy of preservation, and that turb her. "No, no," she said in a a sketch such as contained in this clear tone of voice. ''Read on, read Memoir would constitute a just and on, that's the most beautifullanguag·e loving· tribute to her memory, and in all the world to me. No sweeter that of her husband-for having left words come to my ear." The read­ the world richer and better for "their ing· was kept up at intervals at her re­ having lived. quest, until it was apparent that her She was a woman who answered spirit was taking· its flight-that the to a remarkable degree, the delinea­ boatman with the silent stroke had tion of the model woman, as given by taken her beyond our call-and in a Solomon, whose life had been "far few moments her tired feet had reach­ above rubies." Such was she to her ed the other shore-the "over there" family, her friends and her neig·hbors, of which she had spoken so exulting­ all of whose lives had beei1 sweeten­ ly in the early morning hour. ed, brightened and blessed by her Thus was she blessed, not only in cheerful and sunny disposition, and life but in the day of her death-bless­ by the warm cordial welcomes receiv­ ed in life with the respect, admiration ed at her home, where generous hos­ and affection of those outside the pitality was always extended to all. family circle with whom she came in contact; loved and honored by her She departed this life on Sunday, children and grandchildren as it falls October 2, 1887. to the lot of few women, and her As the writer entered her room that memory cherished by all. Thus is morning the sun was rising. She was she blessed in time and eternity, in resting quietly as if asleep. Thinking this world and in the world to come, it proper to arouse her, he said: in life and in death. And now that '~Wake up, Grandma; open your she has passed to her reward in the eyes, and see what a beautilul morn­ Home above, we all realize that such ing· it is.'' With her eyes still closed a mother was a true g·ift of God to she said: "It is not half so beautiful her children, to her grandchildren as it is over there.'' and to the world. I cannot close this -30 - sketch more appropriately than in the household, language of Solomon, when describ­ And eateth not the bread of idleness. ing· the model woman: Her children rise up, and call her ''She openeth her mouth with wis­ blessed; dom; Her husband also and he praiseth And the law of kindness is on her her; tongue. Many daughters have clone worthily, She looketh well to the ways of her But thou excellest them all!''

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MR S. ATTELLA J. BARNARD. U~20, in Kentucky, died May 25, 1896, Mrs. Attell a Barnard, oldest child at her home in Louisiana, Mo. Mar­ of ,Julius C. .J ackson, born May 2d, ri ed Capt. Georg-e Barnard of St. -31 -

Louis, July 16, 1840, at Louisiana, your sorrows chastened and by the Mo. Spent ten years of her married grace of God, drawn you nearer the life in St. Louis while her husband gTeat Father? Where are those with was actively engag·ed steamboating whom this afternoon fifty years ago on the Mississippi; the last forty years was spent? Have you hope of meet­ at her home in Louisiana, Mo., where ing them with the beloved companion she enjoyed the love and affection of of nearly fifty years? Surely such her devoted husband, children and devotion as his was from Him who grand children. giveth all good. 0, God help me to look in faith and cheerful hope to the She was a woman of rare culture life beyond ..'' and refinement; blending the simplic­ ity of the child with the learning of These reflections are reproduced the scholar. She was a woman of that others may judge what an in­ decided convictions on all matters re­ fluence the religion of Christ had on ligious, moral and social. She was her heart for more than fifty years. constantly abreast of the age on all Her opportunities for acquiring gen­ the current topics of the day, wheth­ eral knowledge during her married er in literature, science or art. life were most favorable. Each day her husband usually spent an hour or Her minister said, "She was a wise more reading to her from some woman, and it g·ave me great pleas­ favorite author or magazine while she ure to converse with her. Her be­ "enjoyed absolute rest," as she ex­ nevolences were always wisely chos­ pressed it free from care. en. No words of mine can picture She was the mother of eight child­ 'the faith in a living loving Provi­ ren, six of whom passed away in early dence that made her life sublime.'' childhood. The other two, Mary and Her charities were never known to Julia are still living. Julia the young·­ the public and yet they were many. est child married Frank R. Chadwick A lady who had known her intimately and lives in Oakland, California. for forty years said:, "Mrs. Barnard Mary, born in 1850 married Clay­ was the most refined person I ever ton Keith and lives at the old home­ knew. I never heard an insinuation stead at Louisiana, Mo. She is the of coarseness from her in my life.'' mother of four children, viz: Dr. On her golden wedding day, July Barnard C. and Dr. •William F. of St. 16, 1890, in the quiet of her home, Louis; Leon G. of East St. Louis and alone with God and her two little Attella J. grandsons, she penned the following: The writer desires to place him­ ''Fifty years! Can it be! What years self on record that no man ever had to prepare! Have they been spent in a kinder, more considerate or thoug·ht­ caring for this or the next life? Have ful mother-in-law than he. -32 -

In 1872, I met l\'Ir. Hindman of son cemetery near Louisiana, the Keokuk, Iowa, on a R. R. train out sixth sleeps in the Barnard lot in Belle­ of St. Louis. He inquired if I knew fontaine cemetery near St. Louis, Capt. Barnard and family of Louisi­ awaiting· the resurrection morn. ana, Mo. I said I did. He said: ."His CORTES JACKSON. family and that of his brother, Charles Barnard, and my family were all very Cortes Jackson, oldest son of intimate while we lived in St. Louis, Julius C. J ackson, born in 1822 in as intimate as if we were kinsfolk. I Kentucky, died in Denver, Colorado, remember that Mr. and Mrs. George in 1908. Married Julia Watters in Barnard lost several beautiful child­ Ralls County, Mo., in 1842. Spent ren in infancy and childhood. I think his life in Missouri, Arkansas and there were five or six of them, three Colorado. He was a minister, and girls and three boys. All little child­ for many years partner with his ren are sweet but these were espe­ brother, Columbus, in Fayetteville, cially beautiful, I remember their Arkansas, in the mercantile business. faces as w ell as if they were my own He was a man who feared God, and children. We are Methodists, the all his dealings were just and honor­ Barnards are Christians, but we both able. In Denver for 30 years he was share the same belief in reference to associated with his son in business the fate of those little innocents, the and preached for the congreg·ation to sentiment so well expressed by Mrs. which he belong·ed until age and ill­ Hemans, ' 'Tis sweet in childhood to health forced him to retire from the give back the spirit to it's Maker, pulpit. He was the author of sever­ 'ere sin has placed the stamp of guilt al books and a valued contributor to upon the soul.' And we rejoice that his church paper. The father of four each little innocent has escaped a children, viz: Vitella, Manetho C., world of temptation and evil. Their Harriet and Homer. names were as follows: 1. Vitella married I. C. Crose in Anna, aged 1 year, 6 months and 10 1877, died in Denver in 1912. Be­ days. came widely known from her work as Julius, aged 3 years and 10 months. a landscape painter in oil, receiving Maria, aged 3 years, 4 months and orders for her work from New York 27 days. to California. Her daughter, Minnie, Harriet, aged 17 days. married Emeil Neff in 1903, in Den­ Thos. Fithian, aged 5 months and ver. They have two children, Vi­ 8 days. tella and Frederick. A son, aged 3 hours. 2. Manetho C., born in 1859, mar­ Five of their little bodies rest be­ ried Eppie Moore, in Fayetteville, neath the spreading oak in the Jack- Ark. They have three children, viz: -33-

Julia, Corwill and Marjorie. A suc­ is president of the Woman's Art cessful business man, now a manu­ League of Washington and delivers facturer in Ludington, Michigan, lectures on Art in the principal cities where he manufactures a line of of the state. Her address is 1528 electric riveting and drilling ma­ West Fifth A venue, Seattle. chines, his own patent, which are 4. J. Homer Jackson, the young­ used in all the states of the union, al­ est child of Cortes Jackson, is engaged so foreign countries. He invented in general Sales Agency in Seattle. the first electric rock drill put into In a letter dated July 3, 1916, Manetho commercial use in the world, with C. Jackson says: 11My beloved wife, foreign offices at 7 to 11 Morgate Eppie, passed away May 13, 1916. street, E. C., London, England. She was stout, hearty and happy with His son Corwill, born June, 1881, every promise of living twenty or married Maggie Nieman in 1904, in thirty years until the fatal disease Denver, has two children, Mary overtook her. '' Evelyn and Dorothy. . He took up the electrical line and is now a prominent COLUMBUS JACKSON. electrical engineer, being the invent­ Columbus Jackson, second son of or of the electric drill now manu­ Julius C. Jackson, born January 20, factured and sold by the General 1825, in Kentucky, died September Electric Co., with headquarters in 25, 1879. Married Virginia Apple­ New York, is treasurer and secre­ bury, near Prairieville, Mo., in 1848. tary of the Ajax Electric Co., he and Spent most of his life at Fayetteville, his father owning the company with Arkansas, engaged in merchandizing. headquarters at Ludington, Michi­ He was noted for his good business g·an. qualities, and his unvarying cheer­ Julia, oldest daug·hter of Manetho fulness. His mother said: 11I never C., born May, 1886, married Dr. John saw Columbus cast down.'' Reverses C. Calhoun, December 24, 1915. were borne with as much good cheer Marjorie his youngest was born April, as his successes iri life. He and his 1892, in Denver. family helped largely to make that 3. Harriet, married Thos. W. town what it was-one of the best in Shaw, an attorney of Fulton, Mo. the state. His mother returning Since his death she has lived in from a visit to Fayetteville, said; Seattle, Washington, for 16 years past ''Every one seemed to know and re­ with her brother, Homer. She is al­ spect Columbus. He seemed to have so a gifted artist, making a specialty the confidence and love of all classes, of portrait painting and fine china, especially of those who needed the taking second premium at the World's counsel of an honest, wise man.'' Fair, held in St. Louis in 1904. She During the Civil war it was a notable - 34 - fact that many widows and orphans He has always been considered a came to him not only for advice but good business man as well as a farm­ for assistance. er. He has taken great interest in While serving in the Confederate local politics, but never wanted any army his health gave way and he office for himself. His children are: never enjoyed good health afterward. 1. Thomas Ulysses, born Sept. He moved his family to Sulphur 28, 1879. Springs, Texas, in the fall of 1862 and 2. Homer, born Nov. 22, 1880. after peace was declared ~oved them 3. Robert Fulton, born Oct. 5, back to Fayetteville, where he again 1882. engaged in the Mercantile business. 4. · Columbus, born Aug. 24, 1884. His stock of goods were purchased 5. Martha Jane, born Nov. 21, annually from Crow, McCreary & Co., 1886. of St. Louis, relatives of the Jackson 6. Virginia Ann, bon1 Nov. 10, family, and taken through in wagons. 1888. In 1874 he bought and improved a 7. Alice Ruth, born Nov. 16, 1890. farm one and a half miles from the 8. Wm. Dawson, born July 18, post office. Here he built a two story 1893. brick residence, where his widow is 9. Wayman Lawson, born July living to this day, enjoying good 18, 1894. health and almost 89 years of age. 10. Ida Alnura, born January 18, His home was noted for its hospi­ 1896. tality. He had nine children: Wil­ 11. Harry, born March 25, 1898. liam Julius, born and died in 1849; 12. Julius, born December 1, 1900. Lyses born in 1850, died in 1853; Homer married Pearl Reed of Everett A. born in 1852, Wayman Fayetteville, September 3, 1905. Crow born in 1855, Ulysses L. born They have five children: James in 1858, Mary Frances, born in 1862, Everett, Frances Amy, Pearl Reed, died in 1863; Lynn, born in 1862 died Ruth Virginia, and Margaret Helen. in 1863; Virginia Alice, born in 1867, Virginia Ann married Harold H. Henry Rush, born in 1869. Kirkseich, of Ulm, Arkansas, Septem­ EVERETT A. JACKSON. ber 29, 1911. They have two child­ Everett A. Jackson the oldest son ren: Harold H. and Virginia L. of Columbus Jackson, married Mary Frances Crouch, September 29, 1878, WAYMAN CROW JACKSON. and lives on his farm adjoining the Wayman Crow Jackson, son of old home place. He has fairly good Columbus Jackson, has always been health, is a good provider and the considered a successful lawyer in the Lord has blest him with twelve sons south-west, having selected this call­ and daughters all of whom are living. ing when quite a boy. He has prac- -35- ticed at different points, viz: Fay­ the Madam, Mrs. Ulysses L. Jackson, etteville, Fort Smith and Muskog·ee. is noted for her lovely flower garden. He was mfirried September 21, 1898, Children of Ulysses L. Jackson: to Miss El Fleda Coleman of Winova, Margaret, born March 1883, died Minnesota. Their children are: Way­ Dec. 1899. man Coleman, born September 21, Mary Anna, born October, 1884. 1804; Annette Virginia, born May 27, Zebulon Pettigrew, born Aug·. 1908. 1886. In 1915, he was appointed by the Bettie Gunter, born Sept. 1888, died Governor of Oklahoma a member of Jan. 1897. the State Industrial Commission ·and Garland Columbus, born Aug. 1890. spends most of his time where the Mary Ann married Milton G. Court holds its sessions. His family Young, Oct. 18, 1911. He is cashier still reside in Muskogee. of the Exchange National Bank, of Muskog·ee, of which his father-in-law ULYSSES L. JACKSON is Vice-President. The bank has a Born February 27, 1858, in Fay­ capital stock of $150,000. Mr. and etteville, Arkansas. Married March Mrs. Young are the parents of two 16, 1882, to Sallie P. PettigTew of children. Bettie Ramsey, born June Fayetteville, Ark., a daughter of 26, 1912, and Mary Virginia, born Zebulon Pike Pettigrew. Went to February 21, 1915. Colorado in 1877 where he and his Zebulon P. married Tenie Ebede, brother Henry, were in business till November, 1914. 1901, when, on account of his daugh­ ter's health he _moved to a lower HENRY RUSH JACKSON. climate and he and his family landed Henry R. Jackson, youngest son of in Muscogee, Indian Territory, May Columbus Jackson, born November, 28, 1901, where he entered into the 1867, at Fayetteville, married Amy Real Estate and Insurance business Wilson, November, 1901, in Denver. and has continued it to the present Spent fifteen years of his life in Colo­ time, taking into partnership his son, rado. A few years after his marriag·e Zebulon P., some five years ago, and he came to Muskog·ee and held a U. L. Jackson and Son is one of the prominent position in one of the large leading firms in Muskogee and have banks until he resigned to go into the been successful. Only one other commission business under the name son, Garland Columbus, is now living. of the Pioneer Commission Company. He is at home in Muscogee, with his By attending strictly to business he parents where all three enjoy their has built up to the top and the name beautiful home where they have lived is known among all the shippers of for the past eight years and where produce. He has made a success in -36- life. He has two children. Sarah cng·ag·ed in the practice of law in Col­ Beula, born May 29, 1903, and Henry orado. Rush, born October 5, 1909. "Was married in April, 1884, to Miss Bettie Brown, who is still my MRS. MARCELLA GUNTER. wife. Miss Bettie Brown was the I\Irs. Marcella Gunter, the fourth daughter of Samuel T. Brmvn and child of Julius C. Jackson, born in Ann Elizabeth Brown, nee Bryan. 1831, in Kentucky, died in 1859, at She was born in California and larg·e­ Fayetteville, Arkansas. Married Col. ly reared at Trinidad, Colorado. She Thos. IVI. Gunter in 1856 at Louisiana, is said to be in person and manners, Mo. Her son, Judge Julius C. Gun­ also in character, very much like my ter, of Denver, Colorado, says: "I mother." know very little of my mother. I The hand that penned the above was an infant at the time of her also wrote the following on July 10, death. She was slight, fragile and 1890, to his aunt, Mrs. Attella Bar­ very delicate, thought by her friends nard: "I met the sad intelligence of to be very comely, and of g·entle man­ your loss of Uncle George on yester­ ners, studious disposition and of pro­ day. It has not been my good for­ nounced spiritual and reli~·ious na­ tune to see much of his pure useful ture. life, but during the short periods I ''I was the only child of the mar­ was with him interrupted by long in­ riage. I was born October 30, 1858, tervals I learned to appreciate his at Fayetteville, Arkansas; educated worth and saw in him an almost at the University of Virginia, came to ideal pure, g·entle affectionate nature, Colorado in 1880, was admitted to the dignified by a strong vigorous, yet Bar in September, 1881, practiced conservative business mind. More law at Trinidad, Colorado, until Jan­ than once in business life have I uary, 1889, when I was elected Judge thought of and been benefitted by of the third Judicial District of Colo­ some modest sug·gestion as to busi­ rado for the term of six years, subse­ ness principles which have fallen quently served four years on the from him in our conversation. I re­ Court of Appeals of Colorado, and member his almost womanly ~·entle­ two years as a member of the Su­ ness and tenderness to me when I preme Court of Colorado. Also serv­ visited you a homesick boy of seven ed two years on the Board of Regents or eight years. I remember his of the State University of Colorado, thoughtful, valuable conversations and four years as president of the when I visited you with my dear board of directors of Clayton College; young· wife on our bridal tour. I can was also president of the State Bar remember in him but gentleness and Association of Colorado. Am now thoughtfulness. If he ever caused -37- pain to a living thing, I never saw or poor and the afflicted. A more active knew it. All this you know and and practical Christian the writer has more, to render him noble and dear never known. Her mission from to you. But it is a sweet satisfaction Monday morning till Saturday night to you to know that others could dis­ was to seek out and look after the cern his modest and quiet worth. needy or distressed. Her purse was Bettie joins me in deep sympathy for always kept well filled by her hus­ you, but we realize your great conso­ band. Benevolence and eternal pro­ lation in the Christian lives you have gress was her motto. led and the Christian belief you and he entertained. "We will not obtrude ourselves fur­ ther on you now than to say we are well and succeeding reasonably well in life. When it pleases you remem­ ber us with love to all our relatives and especially Dr. K- and cousin Mary. Pardon my adding after I had read the above to Bettie she said: 'I just loved him.' With love from us both.'' Your nephew, J. C. Gunter. The language of this letter has lin­ gered long in my memory and, as a model of its kind, and a fine specimen of elegiac literature, it is inserted here.

BELINA JACKSON CARSTARPHEN. JAMES E. CARSTARPHEN. Belina J. Carstarphen, the fifth child of Julius C. Jackson, born No­ She was the mother of six children. vember 1, 1833, died June 6, 1880. Hallie M., George B., Margaret, Fan­ Married James E. Carstarphen, Feb­ nie, James E. and Daisy. ruary 1, 1853. Spent her life in 1. Hallie, born Dec. 4, 1853, mar­ Louisiana, Mo., where for ten years ried Walter G. Tinsley, a well-known previous to her death she was the banker, of Louisiana, and was the best known woman in the city. mother of two children, Ethel and Known because of her gentle spirit Walter. Both of whom married and and her universal kindness to the have passed away. She was an active -38- charitable woman and much beloved. a public meeting in this town, was Her daughter, Ethel, married Alonzo born in the best county, in the best Fry and was the mother of one son, state in the union, Pike County, Mis­ Tinsley Fry. \Valter married Emma souri. His father's home entertnined Patton. many prominent citizens of this coun­ 2. George B., born February 8, try. His parents and relatives are 1856, married Ella Hamilton, in 1870, much allied with the history of Ken­ held· various positions of trust in the tucky. His father at the age of nine­ state · administration-notably Bank teen was a first lieutenant of Ken­ Examiner and Assistant Coal Oil In­ tucky volunteers, at the battle of New spector, lives in Texas where he is Orleans. His mother,· lVIiss Harriet making good in the Merc.antile busi­ McCreary, belonged to a family that ness. He is the parent of four daug·h­ has furnished one Governor, one Con­ ters. Bertha, Hallie, Ethel and Helen. gressman and two U. S. Senators." Ethel is now Mrs. P. B. Foster. With the exception of one year 3. Margaret, married Richard B. spent in merchandizing in Louisiana, Speed, Editor of the Nevada Mail, Mo., he has preferred the life of a died Aug. 10, 1904. farmer. He believes that sleeping· in 4. Frances, married W m.. C. the open air and the freedom and ex­ Brady, of Denver, Colorado. She is ercise of the farm have prolonged his now a successful Christian Science me. practitioner in Los Angeles, Califor­ nia. He is an advocate of a hig·h stand­ 5. . James Eula died in 1886. ard for our public schools. He favors 6. Daisy, married James E. At­ depriving a practicing physician of kinson, in 1887. Died June 20, 1905. his diploma for drunkenness. He has She was the mother of two children, been vice president of the bank of a son, Speed, and a daughter, Frances. Tuscumbia from its organization. The latter married Cliff Hawkins, of Linwood farm is his home, located Louisiana, Mo., and lives in Kansas 8 miles south of Tuscumbia and 20 City, Mo. miles from Eldon. The main hig·hway HENRY CLAY JACKSON. to Springfield crosses his farm. Its Henry C. Jackson, youngest living 400 acres are crossed and enclosed by son of Julius C. Jackson, born No­ ten miles of fence, with water and vember 22, 1829, at Louisiana, Mo. shade in every field. Mr. Jackson Married Sue E. Chadwick, a native of does not handle the amount of stock Lexington, Ky., in Warrensburg, he formerly did, but he continues to Mo., April 23, 1872. I quote the graze the largest flock of sheep in the Eldon Advertizer: "Hon. Henry Clay county, and advo:::atcs more and bet­ Jackson, to use his own language in ter sheep for Missouri. II is residence -39 -

H. C. JACKSON. of ten rooms is arranged for comfort. ty's best citizens, a man of honor and It occupies the handsomest site in the integrity, and one who looks forward county. It was the first residence in the county to have a telephone. to the advancement of the community Mr. Jackson is one of Miller coun- in which he lives. - 40-

HIS CHILDREN. " Solomon 's language covers the case, He is the parent of seven children, 'House and riches are an inheritance viz: J ulius C.; l'vlarg·erie; Hattie; Lee from fathers; but a prudent wife is Sharp; Barnard; \Valker and Julia. · from the Lord.' '' Proverbs 19: 14. He evidently regards his wife as a 1. Julius C. is a government official gift from the Lord. with headquarters in St. Louis. 2. Margerie married Pleasure C. 1\·IRS. ANN JACKSON. Thompson and lives in Nowata, Okla­ Ann Jackson, the fourth child of homa. They have three children: Christopher Jackson, married Elias Ralph, Lee and Wayman. Jackson of New York, a descendant 3. Hattie married Clyde Thompson, of Hugh Jackson, one of the three of Brumley, Mo., in October, 1897, · pioneer brothers who came to Amer­ and lives at Brnmley, Mo., where he ica in 1765 from Ireland. Her child­ is one of the leading merchants. They ren were: have four children, viz: Ardis, Clay, 1. Martha, who married Marshall Sue and Ruth. Allen, a lawyer. Their descendants 4. Barnard married Ruth Dean of live in Texas. Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 10, 1915. 2. Catherine, who married Court­ They live in New Mexico, where he ney Duke. Her descendants live in is engaged in business. California. 5. Walker, unmarried, lives in No­ 3. Amanda, who married Mr. Hay- wata, Oklahoma, where he is recog­ ward. Their descendants live in nized as one of the active, represent­ Missouri. ative business men of his state. 4. Cortes, married and lived in 6. Julia is at home with her par­ Springfield, Ill. He was a prominent ents. engineer. Died in Springfield. 7. Lee Sharp was accidentally killed 5. Sarah, married Thomas B. Lim­ in childhood. erick and lived in Missouri.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are still en­ WILLIAM ELIAS JACKSON. joying life at their very hospitable Born, August 17, 1835; died, Aug­ home. Few persons visit Miller ust 16, 1912. Married Miss Eliza county without hearing ot or visiting Lovitt of Illinois. He was a well this pleasant home. The tourists say: known machinist and locomotive en­ ' 'As soon as you strike Miller county gineer. ''We never had his equal every one seems to know Mr. Henry at the LaCrosse Lumber mills," says J ackson. " When asked, what shall I Col. F. W. Buffum. say of the madam, noble wife and mother (of six Jacksons) that she has He spent his life in Louisiana, Mis­ been for over forty years? He said, souri. He was the f~ther of four ~41- children: Martha, Frank, William and Catherine Jackson married John E. Nelle. Arnold and came with her father to Martha married J. B. Ransom in Missouri. 1890, and lives in Pike county, Illi­ STONEWALL JACKSON. nois. She is the mother of two chil­ Cortes Jackson in an article in the dren: Alten and Helen. Denver Post on January 8, 1905, the Frank and William both died in anniv~rsary of the Battle of New Or­ young· manhood. leans, says: "About twenty years ago Nelle married A. M. Walker in I met Mrs. Hill, widow of General D. 1891. She lives in Louisiana, Mo. H. Hill, of the C. S. A., and sister to Mary Jackson Render, wife of General Stonewall Jackson, who gave Joshua Render, came to Missouri, me some genealogy worth recording. but little is known of this branch. She said to me: "Christopher Jackson, your grand­ Hannah Jackson married John father, was the youngest of four sons White and lived and died in Marion of Samuel Jackson, of Virginia, viz: county, Mo. Wm. M. White, well George, Edward, Lee and Christo­ known in this city, in the dry goods pher. Samuel Jackson, the father, business for twenty-five years and was a soldier in the Third Pennsylva­ afterwards the efficient city clerk, nia regiment at the surrender of was her son. He married Marg·aret Yorktown, in 1781. Baird. They had one child, a daugh­ ter. He died in East St. Louis, in George Jackson, his oldest son, was 1912. U. S. Senator from Virginia, in 1798, at the same time that his cousin, An­ Christopher Jackson, Jr., known drew Jackson, was senator from Ten­ as "Uncle Kit," never married. Liv­ nessee. ed and died on the old home place in Davis county, Ky. Edward Jackson, the next son, was the grandfather of my brother, Thos. Gabriel Jackson married in Ken­ J. (Stonewall), and myself. tucky and moved to Texas, where he reared a large family of sons and The historian, James Parton, au­ daughters. thor of a Life of Benjamin Franklin, has written perhaps the most accurate Sarah Jackson married William and reliable Life of General Andrew Thomas in Kentucky. Little is known Jackson in print. His statement of this branch of the family. agrees in the main with that of Mrs. Rebecca Jackson married Jesse Hill, but does not enter into genealo­ Moorman in Kentucky on Christmas gy to the extent that she did. I feel Day, 1823, and came with her hus­ that her statement can be considered band and father to Missouri in 1824. by the descendapts of Christopher -42-

Jackson as reliable. Julius C. Jack­ respect and admiration of every one son and his sister were first cousins who knew her. • to Stonewall Jackson's father; and Her children were seven daughters therefore second cousins to that dis­ and one son, viz: Lucinda, Cornelia, tinguished Confederate General, of Corilla, Gabriella, Mary A., Dazarene, Virginia. Catherine and James. (Inserted here because just receiv­ James died at the age of. nineteen: ed, Sept. 13, 1916. ) The daughters with one exception all married; and all married substantial men. CHAPTER SEVENTH. MRS. LUCINDA EIDSON STARK. Lucinda Eidson, oldest child of Providence Eidson, born October 26, MRS. PROVIDENCE EIDSON, 1829, married Thornton G. Stark in The tenth child of Christopher 1854. Their children are James Jackson, born 1809, in Kentucky, Ovid, Homer and Eugene Washing­ died in 1876 at her home in Pike ton. county, Missouri. Married Moorman 1. James Ovid, born in 1855, mar­ Hayden Eidson in October, 1828. ried Catherine Miller in 1877. Their Spent her life at the Eidson farm on children are: Ory, who married Len- the Louisiana and Bowling Green gravel road. "Aunt Provie," as she neus Hunt, and is the mother of two was known among her kin, was left children, Ovid Stark and Mary C. a widow early in life with eight small Hunt; Frances, who married W. E. children, (seven of whom were gi'rls) Mantiply and has one child, Margaret to care for and train for usefulness. C. Mantiply; and Thornton G. Stark, How well she succeeded is known to who married Lenna D. Hultz, of Col­ every one a-cquainted with the family. umbia, Mo. They have one child, "Her home was ever a cheerful and Sibyl Florence. happy home. Next to my father's Mrs. Catherine M. Stark died in home, it was the most delightful place 1895, and in . 1897 Mr. J. Ovid Stark on earth to me, in childhood,'' says married Mrs. Ada Buffum Stewart. my informant. They have one child, Mary Roxanna "Aunt Provie" was a remarkable Stark. woman. She was a Jackson. She ruled her household; and all of us Mr. Stark was elected to the Mis­ recognized her authority as supreme. souri Le~ i s l at ur e in 1905, and made a But she ruled in love. Her voice was faithful representative of Pike county. . that of kindness and sympathy. We His home, the Stark home, where all loved her dearly, and she had the his mother, Mrs. Lucinda Eidson -43 -

Stark, has spent the last forty-five Carilla Eidson married Clayburn years of her life, is one of the hand­ Gillum and spent her life in Pike somest places in Pike county. A county, on what is now known as the stately brick in the midst of evergreen Dameron place, one of the finest and forest trees, it attracts the eye of farms in Pike county. Here they every passer by. reared their four sons, Frank, Charles, Mark and Claude, to man­ 2. Homer, married Miss Lou Dun­ hood. can. Spent most of his life in Colora­ do and died in 1914. Frank is married and lives in Colo­ rado. 3. Eugene Washington, born Aug­ Charles is married and lives near ust 8,1865, died June 15, 1909. Mar­ Hannibal, Mo., where he is engaged ried Ann W. Withrow of Troy, Mo., in farming. December 22, 1886. Their children Mark is married and lives in Clarks­ are Thomas W., Lawrence E. and ville, Mo., and is engaged in the mil­ Edwin Jackson. ling business. In 1894 and in 1896 Eugene W. Claude is married and lives near Stark was elected Judge of the Pike Clarksville, Mo., on his farm. County Court. In 1903 he was elect­ They are all representative citizens ed to the State Senate, representing and members of the Christian Church. Pike, Lincoln and Audrain counties. They have prospered in business and He was an active member of the Stark all have a competence of this world's Brothers' Nurseries and Orchards goods. company for thirteen years, and was Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of Eld. Curtis Gillum, son of Claude the company at the time of his death. Gillum, is a Christian minister, and was recently a County Evangelist in He was one of the most popular Missouri. How he became a preach­ men in Pike county. His genial, er is told by a friend: While he was cheerful disposition won him friends a small boy and soon after his grand­ among all classes, and everybody pa's second marriage, he ran into the mourned his early death. house one day and said: ''Grandma, Cornelia Eidson, the second child of if you was a little boy what would Providence Eidson, was a woman of you want to be when you became a strong character, greatly loved and man?" After a moments reflection respe ..: ted by all. In all the house­ she turned to him and looking him holds of her kinsfo lk where there was warmly in the eye, with emphasis sickness or trouble, there was "Aunt said: "If I were a boy like you I'd Ne il," ready to administer to their prepare myself to be a preacher. " wants. She passed away in 1912. From that day onward he seemed to - 44 -

EUGENE W. STARK -45 - have his thoughts fixed on becoming MARY A. EIDSON. a minister of the gospel. This shows Born in 1843, died in 1903. Mar­ that we should be careful in our an­ ried Thomas B. Limerick in 1860. swers to the questions of even small Spent the first half of her life in Pike children. · county, the last half in Boone county, People who were acquainted with at the home of her son, Arthur E. the family say that all four of the sons Limerick. Her children are: Harry of Clayburn Gillum were as kind and T., Arthur E., Kate, Fred L. and Ed­ respectful to their stepmother as if win G. she had been their own mother. How Arthur E., born in Pike county July careful must have been their training 8, 1864, moved with his parents to in childhood by their mother, Mrs. Boone county in 1877 .. Married Em­ Carilla Eidson Gillum! ma Adams, June 22, 1904. They have one child, Arthur E., Jr., now Mrs. Curtis Gillum is a great aid to ten years old. He was reared a fdrm­ her husband. In revival meetings er boy and naturally turned to that she leads the singing. vocation as his life pursuit. He is GABRIELLA EIDSON WISE. known as a stockman. He holds the Born, December 7, 1836; died, June record in one branch of the stock bus­ 7, 1905. Married John Randolph iness over all his BQone county com­ Wise of Kentucky, January 13, 1853. petitors. Spent her life in Pike county, Missou- His home, known as ''Springdale ri. Her children were: · Stock Farm,'' is one mile west of Col­ 1. Ada E., who married Z. T. Lat­ urn bia on the Rocheport road. Both imer. as a farmer and stockman he ranks 2. Annie S., who married Charles among the most successful in Boone E. Porter. They have three children: county. Norman J., who married Zelda Mid­ Kate married Mr. Shepherd and dleton; Hallie, who married H. Die­ lived in Western Pike. triech, of Chicago, who have two children, Porter and Henry; and Bai­ Fred L. and Edwin G. are farmers ley, married and lives in Chicago. a1~d live in Western Pike. 3. James E. Wise, who married DAZARENE EIDSON McELROY. Betty Caldwell. 4. William D., who livea and died The sixth child of Providence Eid­ in the South. son, born in 1845, married Capt. Rob­ 5. Nellie, who married Harry C. ert McElroy. Spent her life in Pike county. Their children were James, Hill of Louisiana, Mo.1 They have three children: Gabriella, Harriette Hayden and Rufus. and Nellie Marie. All are in school. James married Jennie A. Palmer. -46- -47-

They have two children, Robert P. Westinghouse Electric Company in and Virginia McElroy. Pittsburgh, Penn. Hayden lives on his farm in Pike Julius, their second son, will grad­ county. uate from High school in 1917. It is his intention to enter the Missouri Rufus, born in 1877, studied medi­ University the following fall and cine, practiced in Salt Lake City, study electrical engineering, and thus Utah, where he died in 1902. follow in the footsteps of his brother. Capt. McElroy passed away in 1879. 2. M. Hayden married Ida Linsey Mrs. McElroy is now known as Mrs. in 1895, and lives in Denver, Colo., J. T. Mackey, and lives in Louisiana, where he is engaged in the real estate Mo. She is an active member of the and insurance business, associated Baptist church. with Alonzo Fry, formerly of Pike county, Mo. 'He has three children: KATE EIDSON GRIFFITH. John, James and Mary C. Griffith. Catherine, youngest living child of 3. E. Hurley married Lola Gray, Providence Eidson, married James E. of Lexington, Mo., in 1897, and is en­ Griffith, and lives in Louisiana, Mo. gaged in the mercantile business in She is the mother of three children: El Paso, Texas. They have two chil­ Cora G., M. Hayden and E. Hurley. dren: Hurley G. and Katharine. 1. Cora G. married Judge J. E. Mrs. J. E. Griffith enjoys her beau­ Thompson, October 1, 1892. They tiful home in Louisiana, where a rare have two sons: Russell and Julius. collection of fossils and petrified Russell graduated from the High specimens may be seen. She loves School in Bowling Green as valedic­ geology. torian of his class. Four years later he graduated from the Missouri Uni­ CHAPTER EIGHTH. versity with the highest honors of his class. His grades were sent in in a RACHEL JACKSON CHILTON. national contest for a fellowship of­ Rachel Jackson, the twelfth child fered by Princeton University in elec­ of Christopher Jackson and his wife trical engineering. The fellowship Catherine Rhodes, was born June 10, was won by him and he graduated 1814, on a larg·e plantation near Hart­ from Princeton University, where he ford, Ohio County, Kentucky. When again won the honors of his class a small child she came to Pike Coun­ and was awarded the medal. As an ty, Missouri, with her parents and honor graduate his name was engrav­ two sisters. (1824.) ed on a marble tablet in Engineering hall. He now has a position with the She was married July 17, 1831, to - 48 -

John Chilton, who belonged to a Dazarene, born October 19, 1838. prominent Virginia family. They Died January 11, 1866. moved to Randolph County, Mo., and John H., born April 24, 1840. Died lived on a farm of one thousand acres August 7, 1842. owned by her husband. Here she lone, born June 20, 1841. lived for 78 years, respected and Christopher Jackson, born March loved by all. She was a noble wo­ 23, 1843. man, tall, stately and dignified-she Zacharich Taylor, born February commanded the respect of all who knew her. No woman could have 2, 1847. been loved more by her children and George Washington, born April 24, grand children and other relatives. 1849. Catharine Ann, born July 28, 1852. She was always ready to give kind­ Died May 4, 1871. ly advice and lend a helping hand. Fannie, born February 7, 1856. She was a devoted Christian, being a Died November 11, 1859. member of the Christian Church for Green, born in 1858. over sixty years. She retained great 1. James Thomas Chilton married interest in life, and loved the com­ Harriet McQuity, April 18, 1859. He pany of the young. Though rem­ was a graduate of Missouri Uni­ iniscent of pioneer days, she looked versity and a prominent farmer, also with pleasure on the progress of the at one time a merchant. He left one twentieth century. When in her child, now Mrs. Annie Roland, ninetieth year, she could read with­ who is the mother of several children. out glasses and operate the sewing­ Mrs. Roland is a fine looking woman machine. She was a second cousin and a good business manager. They of President Andrew Jackson. She are very prosperous. said, she remembered him well as he visited her father in Kentucky often 2. Margaret Chilton married Dr. John when she was a little girl and they W. MaGee, February 27, 1855. She always called him Cousin Andy. was considered a very beautiful wo­ man. Their children were Dr. Wil­ She was the mother of twelve liam K. MaGee, who married Katha­ children, viz: rine Hunter. Their son, Dr. Otto Ma­ J ames Thomas, born December 12, Gee, is a graduate of Moberly High 1833. Died January 2, 1891. school and Missouri University. Was Assistant Physician in Vanderbilt William C., born in 1835. Died Hospital and Bartholomew Eye Clinic, August 18, 1878. also first assistant to Dr. Knapp, of Margaret E., born April 5, 1837. Columbia University, New York. He Died November 11, 1870. married Miss Lee Jennings, daughter -49- of H. P. Jennings, a prominent citi­ lovable woman, who lives with her zen and banker, of Moberly, Mo. widowed father at the old homestead. Dr. Wesley MaGee is a graduate of 2. John Chilton Dulany married St. Louis Medical College. He mar­ Gertrude Ryan, of a prominent old ried Addie Lamb, after her death he Virginia family. He is state Agent married the daughter of a minister, and Adjuster for the Sun Insurance a very highly accomplished woman Company. He has been in the in­ (can't think of her name.) . He had a surance business for years and is son by his first wife. He died a few wealthy. He lives at Oklahoma City, years ago at Clarence, Mo. Okla. 3. George H. Dulany, who died Dr. Charles MaGee, a graduate of several years ago. He left one son, St. Louis Medical College, is mar­ Edward Dulany. ried and lives at Clark, Mo. 5. Christopher Jackson Chilton, 3. William C. Chilton married Julia married Martha E. Ownby, December Dent Grant, October 10, 1857. He 14, 1865. Their children are: was a prosperous farmer and stock­ 1. Dr. James C. Chilton, of Han­ man. They had four children: nibal, Mo., one of the most success­ 1. Fannie, who married Mark ful physicians in that city. He mar­ Crosswhite, and has one child, Vera. ried Bessie Pitts, of Paris, Mo., a 2. Mollie, who married John niece of Senator Pitts. They have Gough, a merchant. They have one one child, Jackson. child, now Mrs. Mamie Curtis, who · 2. Mary Chilton married Joseph is the mother of two children, viz: Harlan, a prominent rail road man. John T. Curtis, who married Edna They have five children, Charles, Flemming, and have one child; and Grace, Martha, Ruth and William. Glenn Curtis, who married Annie Charles Chilton Harlan graduated Hardin. from High school last spring, (1916.) John T. Curtis was one of the best 6. •lone Chilton married George known men in Randolph County, D. Ownby, September 1, 1864. They Mo., and every one felt a deep re­ had three children, John, a prosper­ gret when he was summoned to the ous farmer, Nettie, who died early, presence of his Maker at the age of and George W., who married a Miss 47 years. Ragsdale. 3. Nettie Chilton died at the age of 10 years. 7. Judge Zachary Taylor Chilton 4. Dazarene Chilton married J o­ married Eliza Gonser, Dec. 1, 1870. seph Dulany, a prominent and well­ He is one of the most prominent men to-do farmer. Their children are: in Randolph County, Mo. Was pre­ 1. Annie Dulany, a sweet and siding Judge of the County Court for -50 - eight years; president of the Farmers' Russell Lee Chilton, who has at­ Bank at Renick, Mo. Is a wealthy tended High school, spent three years farmer and stockman. He owns a at college, and will be a farmer. He fine eight hundred acre farm near says, all he asks in this world is to be Renick, Mo., also a number of homes as successful as his grandpa, Z. T. and other town property. Is presi­ Chilton. He is a member of the M. dent of the Moberly Fair Association E. Church, South. and is a splendid man in every way. Berenice L. Chilton, who graduated His word is as good as a bond. from High school last spring, (1916) His wife is a lovable Christian wo­ and will attend Ward-Belmont Col­ man, good and kind to everybody. lege in Tennessee. She is a great Although her body is frail from church worker and is a member of constant suffering, as she has been the Christian church. sickly for years, her heart is large and Pauline Alice Chilton, who is a she is lovingly called "Aunt Lidy" High school girl. Takes great in­ by most every one. terest in art, but is ambitious to study They have one child, Ernest Lin­ and teach oratory. She is a mem­ wood Chilton, who was a prosperous ber of the M. E. Church, South. farmer and stockman until a few 8. George Washington Chilton, years ago when he went to Arkansas married Elizabeth F. Swinney, Sept. and engaged in the culture of rice on 12, 1866. After her death !te mar­ his plantation, "Rosedale," near ried Margaret A. Wilkinson, of Vir­ Stuttgart, Arkansas. He is a mem­ ginia, Sept. 26, 1901. She is one of ber of the Christian Church and takes the best loved women in this branch great interest in it. He is also an of the Jackson family. She was a Odd Fellow. He married Irene M. wonderful woman, highly educated Smith, October 24, 1894. Mrs. Chilton and accomplished. They had no is organizing Regent of D. A. R. children. His children by his first Chapter at Stuttgart, Ark. She is wife were: eligible to the Colonial Dames, also 1. Margaret, who ·married Mr. The Order of the Crown and F. F. V's. Watts. She is a descendant of the Lees, of 2. lone, who married George Virginia, and the Washingtons. She Brown, a prominent lawyer of is a Presbyterian and has been a Quincy, Ill. member since she was 13 years of 3. Mamie, who married Mr. Ar­ age. She is ambitious about every­ nold, a wealthy farmer living near· thing that pertains to the home and Centralia, Missouri. They have three her family. They have three chil­ or four children. dren, viz: 4. Ruby, who married Mr. Riley. -51-

They had two little boys. She died She is buried in the Chilton grave recently. yard two miles north-east of Renick, 5. Stella, who married Mr. Ron­ Missouri, near her old home, which, man, a stock man. when built was considered one of the 6. Pearl, who married Mr. Stew­ nicest homes in that part of the coun­ art, and lives at Moberly, Mo. try-so well arranged and beautified. 7. James F., who married Ger­ The old home is still owned by a trude Rowland, a well known school member of the Chilton family-Dr. teacher. James Chilton, of Hannibal, Mo. 8. George W., Jr., who married Miss Phillips. They have one child. 9. Annie Chilton was a beautiful CONCLUSION. young girl who went to an early grave, a victim of consumption. In conclusion, I quote from a letter written by one of Christopher Jack­ 10. Fannie Chilton died when a very son's descendants a few years ago, small child. She had left the room after having visited. Pike county and to give the little darkies a piece of returned home, in the -west. It is a cake which one of her married sisters beautiful tribute to her childhood's had sent her. As she left the room home. Her visit filled her mind with her father remarked: "Rachel, we beautiful pictures. Such is memory! will never raise that child; she is too much like an Angel.'' In a few "Dear old home! I greet you with minutes she was brought back in all my heart! I love you: the creek, "Old Mammie's" arms dying·. She the branch, the rocky hills, with the had fallen into a kettle of boiling green cedars standing as sentinels; water and lived only a few hours. your woodland with its wild flowers and tall trees; your maple grove, Dr. Green Chilton, who married a where as a child I used to drink out daughter of Judge Thornton, of of sugar troughs the sweet water as Arkansas. Their children were it flowed from the trees; I sipped Annie, Edward, Charles and James. from trough to trough as the birds flew All are living in the state of Washing­ from limb to limb, with not a thought ton. or care of the days and years to come Thus ends the chapter of Rachel that could bring sorrow. Jackson Chilton's life. She died at ''I can see the kind black faces, big the age of 98 years, 6 months and 25 days, after a life full of good deeds. and little, so busy with buckets car­ Her name will go on down through rying th~ sweet water to the big ket­ the ages. It will not be forgotten as tles. Those woodland scenes! long as a member of her family lives. "And you dear old soil! I love that -52 - too; because the most sacred dust to "\Vith an earnest prayer that its me, of mortal bodies, rests beneath words may be a lamp unto his feet, the myrtle beds and the great spread­ and a light unto his path, now in his ing oak awaiting the final resurrection. boyhood and all the days of his ~fe in In my far away home, I long for your this world, ·this book is lovingly pre­ woody pastures and your rocky hills. sented. But if I never see you or meet your Your Grand Mother, dear people again, these pictures of ATTELLA BARNARD." my childhood home will ever linger Louisiana, Mo., August 9th. in my memory.'' The writer of this sketch feels an interest akin to affection in every member of the Jackson Family. In A FINAL WORD. closing this sketch he would call the attention of every thoughtful loving I am called on for a final word. mother and grandmother who reads Here it is. Glancing through our it to the language as well as the deed library this Sunday, September 17th, in the selection of a present for a boy 1916, in search of a book, I find a on his tenth birthday. He would beautifully bound copy of the Bible, point them to the above inscription, with this inscription on the fly leaf: and leave it, like the sun in heaven, "To my darling grand boy, Barnard shining on. Keith, on his tenth birthday: from CLAYTON KEITH. his Grandma Barnard. Louisiana, Mo., Sept. 17, 1916. CLAYTON KEITH, M. D.

This picture represents the man whose energy and persistant effort brought this sketch to a successful conclusion. Since July 4th, 1876, when he wrote the Centenial History of Pike County, he has spent his leisure hours, when not professional­ ly engaged, in gathering historical data for a ''Pike County Sketch Book.'' He now has a bushel basket full of manuscript almost ready for the printer. Shall it be published? Whether it is or not will depend en­ tirely upon the demand for this in­ teresting series of family sketches. Let the author of this sketch know. "Bark is is willin'." The Publisher.

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