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Note: Moved to Washington Co. Arkansas in 1829. Then moved to CaneHill. They then bought a farm about 3 miles west ofBentonville. History of Benton CountyBENTON COUNTY. page 853Nicholas S. Jackson,merchant, was born in Benton County, Ark.,March 14, 1845, son of James and Rebecca (Williams) Jackson.James Jackson was born in North Carolina in 1804, received agood common-school education, and after arriving at mature yearsimmigrated with his father to Teunessec, making the journey tothat State in wagons. The country was wild and unsettled, andour sturdy adventurers suffered many of the privations incidentto those early days in an unsettled country. Rebecca Jackson,the mother, was also a native of North Carolina, and removed toTennessee when but a young woman. She was afterward married toMr. Jackson, and bore him fifteen children, six now living:Albert, Dawson, Andrew, Mrs. Laura Curtis, Nicholas and Mrs.Virginia Ludley. The children deceased were named Mary,Zachariah T., Mrs. Elizabeth, Gailbreath, James Mc., Acenith,Conway, Richardson and an infant unnamed. Mr. Jackson followedfarming in Tennessee, and afterward emigrated to Benton County,Ark., and was among the first settlers of this county. He washere before the State was admitted into the Union, and whenthere were a few cabins where Springfield now stands. He wasobliged to go forty miles to mill, and all his trading was doneat Van Buren and Fort Smith, where he went twice a year. Thepeople of Benton County showed their appreciation of him, afterthe county had been made, by electing him to represent them atLittle Rock as a member of the House of Representatives. Heselected the site of his grave, and died on the old homestead.His wife is now living, and is eighty-two years of age. She isstrong and vigorous, does her own house-work, and is able toride horseback. Their son, Nicholas S., was born on the farmwhere the father spent the greater part of his life, and passedhis days, like most children, in the school-room. At a time whenhis mind should have been almost entirely taken up with hisstudies the war broke out, and his books were thrown aside. Onaccount of his strong Southern convictions, Mr. Jackson wasdriven from home, and afterward enlisted in the Confederateservice, being engaged in active duty for one year. He enlistedin Company A, Col. Adair's regiment, Cherokee brigade, andduring this time of service was in a number of engagements; FortSmith, Blackburn, Prairie, crossing the Arkansas river on rafts,swimming the horses and charging a fortified troop of negroes,and capturing a number, and Fayetteville being the mostimportant fights, but was in numerous skirmishes. He surrenderedat Fayetteville. Mr. Jackson returned home after the war only tofind the magnificent property in ruins; houses, fences, etc.,being destroyed. Mr. Jackson went to work to repair and rebuild,hauling apples to Texas to buy their meat and bread the firstyear. He continued to live on the home farm, and was theremarried to Miss Martha ---, a native of Washington County, Ark.,and the daughter of Hugh --. This union resulted in the birth often children, eight now living: Leanora, James H., Arthur,Arkie. Maud. Chester, George and Frank. Those deceased werenamed Ida and Conway. After marriage Mr. Jackson began farmingfor himself on the farm given him by his father, and there hecontinued to live until 1883, when he sold out and went toBentonville. He there dealt in stock, and was also engaged inshipping grain. He then purchased and operated the mill atBentonville, being engaged in that business for only a shorttime. He then engaged in the clothing business, but [p.853] soonsold out and engaged in the general commission business. This hefollowed until coming to Maysville, where he formed apartnership with W. D. Dudmon, and again ventured into thegeneral mercantile business. Since that time he has hought outhis partner's interest, and now conducts the largest and mostextensive establishment in Maysville. Mr. Jackson is a stanchDemocrat in polities, never having voted any other ticket; is amember of the Masonic fraternity, and he and Mrs. Jackson aremembers of the Missionary Baptist Church. Land Records:JACKSON JAMES 2 19N 31W80 1854/11/15JACKSON JAMES 35 20N 31W160 1843/03/10JACKSON JAMES 10 19N 31W0 1854/11/15JACKSON JAMES 10 19N 31W80 1854/11/15JACKSON JAMES 2 19N 31W0 1854/11/15
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