Person:George Jackson (92)

1860 Census, Wood, Clark, Indiana George Jackson 32 M farmer IN Matilda Jackson 28 F KY William Jackson 10 M IN John Jackson 8 M IN Caroline Jackson 5 F IN Lewis Jackson 3 M IN

1880 Census Dist 38, Wood Twp, Clark Co., Indiana Jackson, George W M 52 married farmer IN VA VA Jackson, Matilda W F 47 wife married keeping house KY KY KY Jackson, Louis W M 23 son single farm laborer IN IN KY Jackson, Emaline W F 19 dau single IN IN KY Jackson, George W M 17 son single farm laborer IN IN KY Jackson, Amanda W F 15 dau IN IN KY

1900 Census Dist 22, Wood Twp, Clark Co., Indiana Jackson, George head W M May 1828 72 m57yrs IN VA VA Jackson, Matilda wife W F May 1833 67 M57yrs 7ch/7lvg KY KY KY Jackson, Lewis son W M Mar 1857 43 S IN IN KY The 57 years is a mis-reading of 51 yrs; per marriage record m in 1849

The following Biography of George Jackson Sr. Contributed by Pat and Paul Coffman of the Borden Indiana Historical Society is taken from Bairds History of Clark Co., Indiana. Publishing data and page not given.

"There is little doubt that a life of activity, especially if lived near the great heart of Mother Nature in the woods and fields is conducive of longevity. In his own person the subject of this sketch, who has now passed into the silent land, exemplified it. From youth his life was one of great activity as a huntsman and pioneer farmer in Clark county and he was a vigorous and very active man even down to his last years, and his father reached nearly the century milestone. There can be no doubt that it is the sluggard, not the toiler, who dies early in life.

"George Jackson, Sr., was born in Clark County, Indiana, May 4, 1828, the son of Zephaniah and Fannie Jackson. The subject's parents were among the very first pioneers of Clark county. Their children were as follows: Katie, Mary Ann, William, Thomas, John, Henry, Harrison, Zephaniah, Jeremiah and George, the subject of this biographical memoir.

"George Jackson was a woodsman, as already intimated, a great hunter of deer, wild turkey and all kinds of wild game. He was also a tan-bark maker. During his youth in this county the land was all timbered, and all the heavy work was then done with ox teams. He was educated in the subscription schools, which he attended for a few months during the winter, but never had an opportunity to attend free schools. He was a member of the Methodist church and was a Republican, but never sought political preferment.

"He married Matilda Starr, in Clark County, but the date is not known, George and two brothers having married three Starr sisters. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson, namely: William Riley, who lives in Wood township, married Anna Spurgeon and they are the parents of eleven children; John T., who is now deceased, married Liza Jane Goss, who lives in Wood township, the mother of eight children; Caroline, who married Perry Spurgeon, is the mother of seven children and lives in Clark county: Lewis A. is living at home; Emeline, who married Samuel Pixley, is the mother of five children and is living in Jeffersonville; George W.; Amanda, who married John Ross, lives in Clark county, became the mother of four children, all now deceased. Matilda Starr, wife of the subject, is the daughter of John and Nancy (Bailey) Starr, natives of Kentucky, and early pioneers of Clark County. The wife of the subject was one year old when she was brought to Clark County by her parents. She remembers the early condition of the country in her girlhood days, how wild it was, and also tells of the exciting life of her father, who was among other things, an Indian fighter. She is still living in 1909, aged seventy-six years. George Jackson died April 11, 1903. He was a man of many sterling qualities and was widely and favorably known in this locality."

Obituary contributed by Pat Coffman: Obituary: George Jackson died at his home on the knobs north of town on last Saturday evening after a few days illness of pneumonia. Aged seventy-four years, eleven months and seven days. He was the last surviver of a family of ten children, and was born and lived the greater part of his life in Wood township where he was well known as an honest, upright citizen. In his younger days he was a great hunter and shot the last deer ever killed in this part of the country. He was married in April 1849, to Matilda Starr, who still survives him. To this union were born seven children, William, John, Louis and George Jackson and Mrs. Caroline Spurgeon, Mrs. Emma Pixley and Mrs. Amanda Goss, all of whom are living. He was a member of the Methodist church. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Collins, of Underwood, and the remains were laid to rest in the graveyard near his home. He was buried in Swayback Cemetery, Washington Co. IN.

1. ↑ Tombstone Inscription.
2. ↑ Indiana, United States. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2004).
3. ↑ Baird, Lewis C. Baird's history of Clark County, Indiana. (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1972).
4.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Wood Twp, Clark Co., Indiana.
5.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Wood Twp, Clark Co., Indiana.
6.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Wood Twp, Clark Co., Indiana.