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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Tipton County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886.  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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Mead H. Jackson, M. D., is a son of Francis and Elizabeth (Hale) Jackson, and was born in what is now Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1828. Of thirteen children born to the parents, nine are living. The father was born in Rockingham County, N. C., in 1804, and the grandfather in Prince Edward County, Va., in 1766. He was a farmer, and removed to North Carolina about 1802, and to Tennessee in 1811. Our subject’s parents were married in 1827, and at the breaking out of the civil war were worth about $50,000. The father died in 1878. His widow, who is still living, was born in Tennessee in 1809. Our subject was educated in the common schools and at Murfreesboro and at the age of nineteen began the study of medicine under Dr. William T. Baskette. In 1849 he entered the Transylvania Medical College at Louisville, Ky., and after taking one course of lectures the degree of M. D. was conferred upon him. After practicing two years near home he went to Arkansas, where he practiced until the year before the breaking out of the war. While there he was elected to represent Independence County, Ark., in the State Legislature, in 1856-57. In 1860 he returned to his native county, and in 1861 was made assistant surgeon of the Seventh Arkansas Regiment, under Col. Shaver. After serving several months in this capacity he resigned on account of ill health and returned home. He soon after went to Calhoun County, Ala., and practiced medicine until the close of the war. Following this time he resided two years in Hardeman County, four years in Tippah County, Miss., but again returned to Hardeman County, and in 1876 came to Tipton County, of which he has since been a resident. In 1883-84 he was engaged in the drug business at Covington, but in 1885 engaged in the mercantile business with E. B. Whittey. He is also a partner of Dr. James H. Hannah in the medical practice, and is the owner of 280 acres of land. In January, 1856, he married Sarah Nance, who died in 1871, leaving one daughter, Mary E. (Mrs. E. E. Smith.) On August 6, 1872, the Doctor married Mrs. Mallettia J. Cope, daughter of Wiley and Mary Davis. They had one child (deceased). The Doctor is a Democrat and a demitted member of the Masonic fraternity. He is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and in 1871 was ordained a minister, which calling he has pursued with his usual energy and success.

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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the book,  The History of Tipton County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed.  The History of Tipton County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee

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