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Born 1862, Franklin township
From Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa (1905)
SMITH H. JACKSON.
Smith H. J.vcksox, one of the most e.extensive farmers of I'Vanklin township, operating three hundred acres, and engaged in raising and dealing in horses, cattle, and hogs, was born Nov. 6, 1862, in Franklin township, within the borders of which he still makes his home. His parents were Edward and Abigail (Chase) Jackson, natives of Pennsylvania and Xew York, respectively, and with his parents the father came to this State in 184J, the family home being established on a farm on Section 14, Franklin township, which the grandfather, 'william Andrew Jackson, purchased, and on which he and his wife, Jerusha. lived luitil called to their final rest. Edward
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Smith H. Jackson was reared in the usual manner of farm lads of the period, acquiring his education in the puldic schools, and gaining an intimate knowledge of the best methods of farming from the instruction of his father and the experience which he received in the work of the fields. He continued upon the home farm imtil 1898, when he removed to his present jjlace of residence on the John JMcCuUough farm of two hundred and forty acres, of which two hundred acres are in cidtivation. Here he cultivates corn and oats, and is also engaged quite extensively in raising and breeding horses, cattle, and hogs. He still owns and operates the home place of sixty acres, and in addition he has ten acres of timber land. He is practical and progressive in all his farm work, and is meeting with creditable success in his undertakings.
Nov. 6, 1888, Mr. Jackson was united in marriage to Ida B. Guelick, who was born in Burlington, Iowa, and is a daughter of Lee and Nancy (Gregory) Guelick. The children of this marriage are four in number: Ilirr, born Nov. 19, 1889; Inez, born Jan. 2y, 1896; Nellie, born May 7, 1900; and Horace, born Aug. 24, 1902, all at home. The parents are faithful members of the Baptist church, of Sperry, and Mr. Jackson is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America. In his political views he is a Democrat, and while he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, as every true
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As printed in Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa (1905). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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