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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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John A. Jackson was born in Maury County, Tenn., May 1, 1836, and is a son of Gillum and Mary (Kittrell) Jackson, natives respectively of Virginia and North Carolina. Both came to Maury County, Tenn., when young, and were married in that county, and followed farming until 1853, then came to Obion County, locating near Palestine. The father about the same time became a minister in the Baptist Church, and was one of the cloth until his death, in 1879. His wife died in 1878. Of their nine children, three sons and three daughters are now living. John A. resided with his parents until the breaking out of the war between the North and South, and in November, 1861, he joined the thirty-third Tennessee Infantry, and served throughout the war. He then returned home, and located near Palestine, May 31, 1861. He married Leonoro Pardue, who was born in the Palmetto State, and to their union were born two sons, and four daughters. One daughter is dead. The mother died in October, 1881, and in August, 1883, Mr. Jackson married Emma Jorden, who has borne him two sons. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Baptist Church, and he belongs to the F. & A. M.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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