Person:Daniel Jackson (28)

In 1835 or 1836 Daniel moved to Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana. His obit says Daniel and Elizabeth had 12 children. A different obit from Columbia City Commercial appears to have several errors in it, including calling his second wife Elizabeth Sigfried.

From research of Art Reirson: Daniel was born in Knox County Ohio about eight miles east of Mt Vernon, Ohio. He removed to Whitley County Indiana in 1854 and settled on the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 13-30-9 North. This 80 acres of various varieties of excellent hardwood timber lies about 7 miles nearly due south of Columbia City Indiana, and 1 mile north and 1/2 mile west of Laud, Indiana At that time there was not a highway or road on the north end or section line, and no means of ingress or egress, except at the south end through his neighbor Johathan Hively's woods and lane from the east. So he cleared land on the south end of the 80 acres, split rails and built fences and plank house for living quarters.

In about 1876 a good two story frame house, and a little later a good timber framed barn were built. The valuable timber that was cut and burned to make space for growing food would now bring a fabulous sum. This tract of land later passed to the ownership of John Wilson Bennet who later dismantled all of the buildings and erected a fine two story eight room house in what remained of the woods on the north end, now on a good paved highway. He has also erected a fine barn and other buildings. There are perhaps no better 80 acres of improved farm land anywhere in the state. Married cousins

1. ↑ Ohio, United States. Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
2. ↑ Find A Grave
   Memorial# 44809414.
3.   Robbins, Oscar Burton. History of the Jackson family of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Ohio and Indiana: descendants of Robert and Agnes Washburn Jackson. (Loveland, Colo.: Robbins, 1951)
   91, 132.