Married Elizabeth Hooker on 6 Oct 1816, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
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James Hiram Jackson served in the War of 1812 from 27 April, 1812 until 26 Oct. 1812 enlisting in Dayton, Ohio. His commander was Gen. William Hull who arrived at Dayton on May 25, 1812 and left with his troops numbering 1500 men, including James Jackson, and marched to Detroit and entered Canada on July 12, 1812. Soon Hull began to worry about his supply line being cut by the Indians. He fell back to Detroit and called for aid from the Ohio and Michigan militia which were slow to respond. Hull and his men were faced by the British force, shortage of provisions, inadequate gun powder and the prospect of a general Indian massacre. He had never gained complete control of his army which consisted largely of Ohio volunteers and did little to change their undisciplined character.

Hull surrendered Detroit on Aug. 16, 1812 beginning the war on a mournful note of failure for the United States. Following the surrender, Hull and most of the regulars were placed on board ships and taken to Montreal to be held until regularly exchanged. Hull was dishonored but the forces under him were completely exonerated.
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James first bought land in Randolph (now Delaware) County, Indiana 20 Dec. 1823. He, with his family, moved to Wells County, Indiana, Liberty Twp., Jan. 17, 1837. He was a first settler in Liberty Twp. along with Henry Mossburg. The first sermon preached in Liberty Twp. was held in the home of James Jackson.
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Wells County, Indiana Family History 1837-1992 page 409-410

Jackson-Hooker

James Jackson (1785-1853) and wife Elizabeth Hooker Jackson (1797-1865) moved to Wells County, Indiana locating in Liberty Township, Indiana, January, 1837. James Jackson, was born in Surry County, North Carolina, a son of Samuel Jackson, Jr. (1758-1834) and Hannah Gibson Jackson (1764-1841) were married January 23, 1782, near Dayton, Ohio. Samuel Jackson Jr. was the son of Samuel Jackson (17?-1797) and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson, who immigrated to Rowan (now Guilford) County, North Carolina, from Pennsylvania via Maryland. The Jacksons adopted the Quaker Religion while in Rowan County (the New Garden Monthly Meeting) and after moving to Surry County joined Tom's Creek MM and helped organize the Westfield MM.

James and Elizabeth Jackson had nine children, six sons and three daughters, one of which was Samuel J. Jackson (born January 4, 1834, Delaware County, Indiana died 1918). Samuel J. Jackson married Sarah Foust (1834- ?) October 29, 1857. They had nine children, five of whom were, James U., Amos L., Rachael (Vore), Ida (Grove), and Charles W.

Samuel J. Jackson was the first postmaster in Liberty Center, Indiana (1874-1877). In 1862, he enlisted in the 75th Indiana Infantry and served until 1865 during the Civil War. His father, James Jackson, served in the War of 1812, and his grandfather, Samuel Jackson Jr., served in the War of 1776.

(The following are children of Samuel Jehu Jackson (1834-1919) and Sarah A. Faust (1834-1921)

James U. Jackson (1858-1947) married Sabina W. Smith (1873- ?) January 16, 1892. They had five children: Cecil U. (1892-1952), Paul C. (18?-19?), Ethel (Schenider) (18?-19?), Charles S. (1900-1958), Ruth (Swartz) (19?-living). James U. Jackson was a prominent business man of Liberty Center for many years the leading lumberman of that locality. He also taught two terms in Liberty Township and was director of Liberty Center Deposit Bank.

Cecil U. married Nellie Ann Osborn September 10, 1914. Nellie Ann Osborn was born October 30, 1892, daughter of Breck and Mary Ann (Mounsey) Osborn. Nellie Ann died July 23, 1940. They had three children: Helen (Schmeling), James S., and Marti (Clark). Cecil Uriah Jackson was a prominent businessman of Huntington, Indiana.

Charles S. married Lois Marie Kyle on January 3, 1922. Lois Marie Kyle was born March 5, 1901, daughter of C. D. (Gene) and Grace (Trasher) Kyle.

Charles Spurgeon Jackson was an electrical and mechanical engineer, graduating from Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana. He worked at Fort Wayne and Bluffton, Indiana and Wright Field (Dayton, Ohio) from 1940 until 1958 as a guided missile development-control engineer. The names of their children are Charles Eugene, born August 18, 1923, and married Norma Lee Wampler; Dorothy Marie, born September 17, 1925, and married Courtney Clark Lubbes; Richard Harold, born September 4, 1929, and married Nancy Carolyn Ballinger, August 20, 1960.