"_____I was born in Brookville, Ind., or near there, in Brookville township, Franklin Co., Nov. 20th, 1836, on the old family farm.
"_____My grandfather, Major John Hackleman, came from Abberville district, South Carolina, when a boy with his father and mother. His father was of German descent, was a soldier in the revolution and a very energetic, enterprising man. My grandmother on my father's side was an Adams and related to the Adams family noted in history. She also came from South Carolina with her father and mother as a little girl. I think she was English and Scotch mixed. She was a strong, grand character, well calculated to be the wife of Major John Hackleman, the sturdy pioneer. My grandfather held the rank of major in the war of 1812, was a man of such sterline qualities and withal so kind and gentle he was loved by all who knew him. My father, Pleasant Adams Hackleman, was the oldest son and born in Brookville township, Ind., Nov. 15th, 1814."
