Person:William Jackson (274)

Bio copied from "History of Grant County, Indiana"
by Brant & Fuller posted at http://countyhistory.org/books/doc.grant/index.html

William R. Jackson, an old and respected citizen of Washington Township, was born in Miami County, Ohio, September 9, 1807. He is the youngest son in a family of seven children born to John and Bethena (Reagan) Jackson, both of who were natives of South Carolina and were of English descent. In 1812 they removed to Kentucky. After a short stay removed to Warren County, Ohio; thence to Clinton County. William R. was reared on a farm. Owing to the limited advantages for schooling in early his early life his education is quite limited. In 1840 he came to Grant County and entered 160 acres of land in Washington Township, upon which he lived for five years. He then purchased the farm he now lives upon, where he has ever since resided.

October 30, 1828, he was united in marriage with Delilah Lucas, a native of Clinton County, Ohio, born May 7, 1809, and a daughter of Ebenezer and Hester (Woods) Lucas, and to them have been born nine children: Hester, born October 26, 1829, died in August 1850; Joel, born July 30, 1831; John, born August 31, 1833, died while a Union soldier near Vicksburg, February 14, 1863; Rhoda J., born September 24, 1835; Francis M., born September 9, 1837, and served two years in the late war; Nancy A., born September 9, 1840; William H., born March 2, 1843, died in 1857; Sarah A., born February 28, 1846, died in 1883, and Martha Ellen, born December 19, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of United Brethren Church. They are venerable old citizens, and are passing their declining years in well-earned comfort. It is needless to add that they are highly esteemed by the community in which they have so long lived.

1850 Census Washington Twp, Grant Co., Indiana
William R. Jackson 42 M Farmer OH
Delilah Jackson 42 F OH
Joel Jackson 18 M Farmer OH
John Jackson 16 M Farmer OH
Hester Jackson 20 OH
Rhoda J. Jackson 14 OH
Francis M. Jackson 12 OH
Nancy A. Jackson 9 F OH
William H. Jackson 7 M IN
Sarah A. Jackson 4 IN
So it appears the family moved from Clinton Co OH to Indiana abt 1842.

1860 Census Washington Twp, Grant Co., Indiana
Wm. R. Jackson 53 M W Farmer 10,000 1,000 OH
Delilah Jackson 52 F W Keeping house OH
Joel Jackson 29 M W Farmer OH
Sarah A. Jackson 14 F W IN
Martha E. Jackson 10 F W IN

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 280;Family History Film: 125428.

   Birth date: abt 1808
   Birth place: Ohio
   Residence date: 1880
   Residence place: Washington, Grant, Indiana, United States

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave
   Memorial# 9768164.
3. ↑ Brant and Fuller. History of Grant County Indiana. (http://countyhistory.org/books/doc.grant/index.html).
4.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Washington Twp, Grant Co., Indiana.
5.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Washington Twp, Grant Co., Indiana.