James M. Jameson passed from this life, June 26 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Lackey, in Wheatland, California. He was one of the old Mexican soldiers, and had passed his 91st birthday having been born in Kentucky, September 11, 1826.
THE HAVENSVILLE REVIEW 26 Jan 1911
James Mathews Jameson was born in Glasgow, Barren county, Kentucky, September 14th, 1826. With his parents he removed first to Gallatine, Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1838, and in 1842 to Greene County, Missouri where his parents resided until their deaths.
He is of Scotch descent and is the grandson of a revolutionary soldier. In the fall of 1846 he enlisted in an infantry regiment for the Mexican war, but being too late to cross the plains, the regiment was discharged and returned home. He re-enlisted in the following spring and served in Mexico and Arizona. In the fall of 1848 the regiment was discharged at Independence, Missouri. December 19, 1848 he was married to Rebecca Jane Dealy, of Jackson county, Missouri. She was born near Lee's Summit in the same county, December 17, 1829. When four years old her father removed eight miles east of Lee's Summit where he resided at the time of her marriage and until his death.
After a short visit to his parents Mr Jameson and wife settled down in Jackson county, where he followed his trade of Blacksmithing until the breaking out of the civil war. Here too, seven of his twelve children were born.
In the spring of 1862 he moved to Springfield where he worked in the shop for Uncle Sam until February 1865. Removing to a farm where his five younger children were born, he remained until October 1876 when he started for California, but landed in the State of Kansas, locating at Havensville, where, except for a short stay in the southern part of the state, he has since remained working at his trade.
Ten of their children grew to manhood and womanhood. All are married and five reside in Havensville. One son was a member of the 8th California in the Spanish-American war.
The eldest child is James E., next Caria Alan; Eliza Jane, Nancy Virginia, Margaret Hannah, David Sterling, Lillie Rebecca, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Edmond, Thomas J.
Lillie Rebecca married Charles Henry Allen of Havensville and to this union were born Jennet W. and Will Wheeler.
James M. Jameson passed from this life, June 26 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Lackey, in Wheatland, California. He was one of the old Mexican soldiers, and had passed his 91st birthday having been born in Kentucky, September 11, 1826.
THE HAVENSVILLE REVIEW 26 Jan 1911
James Mathews Jameson was born in Glasgow, Barren county, Kentucky, September 14th, 1826. With his parents he removed first to Gallatine, Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1838, and in 1842 to Greene County, Missouri where his parents resided until their deaths.
He is of Scotch descent and is the grandson of a revolutionary soldier. In the fall of 1846 he enlisted in an infantry regiment for the Mexican war, but being too late to cross the plains, the regiment was discharged and returned home. He re-enlisted in the following spring and served in Mexico and Arizona. In the fall of 1848 the regiment was discharged at Independence, Missouri. December 19, 1848 he was married to Rebecca Jane Dealy, of Jackson county, Missouri. She was born near Lee's Summit in the same county, December 17, 1829. When four years old her father removed eight miles east of Lee's Summit where he resided at the time of her marriage and until his death.
After a short visit to his parents Mr Jameson and wife settled down in Jackson county, where he followed his trade of Blacksmithing until the breaking out of the civil war. Here too, seven of his twelve children were born.
In the spring of 1862 he moved to Springfield where he worked in the shop for Uncle Sam until February 1865. Removing to a farm where his five younger children were born, he remained until October 1876 when he started for California, but landed in the State of Kansas, locating at Havensville, where, except for a short stay in the southern part of the state, he has since remained working at his trade.
Ten of their children grew to manhood and womanhood. All are married and five reside in Havensville. One son was a member of the 8th California in the Spanish-American war.
The eldest child is James E., next Caria Alan; Eliza Jane, Nancy Virginia, Margaret Hannah, David Sterling, Lillie Rebecca, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Edmond, Thomas J.
Lillie Rebecca married Charles Henry Allen of Havensville and to this union were born Jennet W. and Will Wheeler.
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