He was born Harry Garland Jackson on September 23, 1906 in Cleveland, White County, Georgia, but changed his name to Garland Melton Jackson in 1937. He died on May 3, 1965 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. His parents were Frank Homer Jackson and Mary Ida Merck Jackson of Atlanta, Georgia. On July 1, 1945 he married Mary Ethel Houser in North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana. She was born on December 6, 1908 in North Liberty to Harvey E. Houser and Minnie May Frank Houser. She died on September 26, 1994 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
He was born Harry Garland Jackson on September 23, 1906 in Cleveland, White County, Georgia, but changed his name to Garland Melton Jackson in 1937. He died on May 3, 1965 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. His parents were Frank Homer Jackson and Mary Ida Merck Jackson of Atlanta, Georgia. On July 1, 1945 he married Mary Ethel Houser in North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana. She was born on December 6, 1908 in North Liberty to Harvey E. Houser and Minnie May Frank Houser. She died on September 26, 1994 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
