John JACKSON was the husband of Sarah WHITFIELD; they were the parents of ten children, the most prominent of whom was the Rev. George Lewis JACKSON, Baptist Minister for more than 30 years and Clerk and Moderator of the Middle Baptist Association.
From pages 759-761 of Volume II of A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York 1913), which gives a biography of John JACKSON's grandson, Capt. George Archibald JACKSON of Berrien County:
John Jackson, grandfather, was born in Hancock county, Georgia, afterwards bought land in Screven county, employing a number of slaves in its cultivation, and resided there until his death, both he and his wife being buried in Sparta [sic]. On coming to Screven county soon after his marriage he bought land near the Ogeechee river, but from there moved to Hudson's Ferry, which continued his home until his death at the age of eighty-seven [sic]. John Jackson was a soldier of the War of 1812, so that the Jackson family has been represented in practically all of the great wars of the nation. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Whitfield, and she was born in Putnam county, and her brother William lived in that county and another brother in Jackson county. Sarah (Whitfield) Jackson attained to a ripe old age, and she reared ten children, whose names were Thomas, John, William, George L., Andrew, Robert, Loreta, Sarah, Martha and one whose name is not now recalled.
From pages 759-761 of Volume II of A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York 1913), which gives a biography of John JACKSON's grandson, Capt. George Archibald JACKSON of Berrien County:
John Jackson, grandfather, was born in Hancock county, Georgia, afterwards bought land in Screven county, employing a number of slaves in its cultivation, and resided there until his death, both he and his wife being buried in Sparta [sic]. On coming to Screven county soon after his marriage he bought land near the Ogeechee river, but from there moved to Hudson's Ferry, which continued his home until his death at the age of eighty-seven [sic]. John Jackson was a soldier of the War of 1812, so that the Jackson family has been represented in practically all of the great wars of the nation. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Whitfield, and she was born in Putnam county, and her brother William lived in that county and another brother in Jackson county. Sarah (Whitfield) Jackson attained to a ripe old age, and she reared ten children, whose names were Thomas, John, William, George L., Andrew, Robert, Loreta, Sarah, Martha and one whose name is not now recalled.
John JACKSON was the husband of Sarah WHITFIELD; they were the parents of ten children, the most prominent of whom was the Rev. George Lewis JACKSON, Baptist Minister for more than 30 years and Clerk and Moderator of the Middle Baptist Association.
From pages 759-761 of Volume II of A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York 1913), which gives a biography of John JACKSON's grandson, Capt. George Archibald JACKSON of Berrien County:
John Jackson, grandfather, was born in Hancock county, Georgia, afterwards bought land in Screven county, employing a number of slaves in its cultivation, and resided there until his death, both he and his wife being buried in Sparta [sic]. On coming to Screven county soon after his marriage he bought land near the Ogeechee river, but from there moved to Hudson's Ferry, which continued his home until his death at the age of eighty-seven [sic]. John Jackson was a soldier of the War of 1812, so that the Jackson family has been represented in practically all of the great wars of the nation. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Whitfield, and she was born in Putnam county, and her brother William lived in that county and another brother in Jackson county. Sarah (Whitfield) Jackson attained to a ripe old age, and she reared ten children, whose names were Thomas, John, William, George L., Andrew, Robert, Loreta, Sarah, Martha and one whose name is not now recalled.
From pages 759-761 of Volume II of A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York 1913), which gives a biography of John JACKSON's grandson, Capt. George Archibald JACKSON of Berrien County:
John Jackson, grandfather, was born in Hancock county, Georgia, afterwards bought land in Screven county, employing a number of slaves in its cultivation, and resided there until his death, both he and his wife being buried in Sparta [sic]. On coming to Screven county soon after his marriage he bought land near the Ogeechee river, but from there moved to Hudson's Ferry, which continued his home until his death at the age of eighty-seven [sic]. John Jackson was a soldier of the War of 1812, so that the Jackson family has been represented in practically all of the great wars of the nation. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Whitfield, and she was born in Putnam county, and her brother William lived in that county and another brother in Jackson county. Sarah (Whitfield) Jackson attained to a ripe old age, and she reared ten children, whose names were Thomas, John, William, George L., Andrew, Robert, Loreta, Sarah, Martha and one whose name is not now recalled.
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Age 85 years 10 mo. 4 days. He was a member of the Baptist Church 13 years
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