John Thompson Jackson

The subject of this brief sketch was born February 23, 1837. February 25, 1864, he was joined in wedlock with Mary Jane, daughter of 'Squire William G. and Elizabeth Watson. Four children, all of whom are now living, were the offspring of this union. The oldest son, William Murray, was born August 17, 1865; Myra E. was born September 7, 1867; Edwin Stanton was born February 19, 1870, and Howard Thompson, June 6, 1874. This family resides upon a good farm of about 200 acres, five and a half miles northeast of Apollo.

Mr. Jackson served his country during three years of the war of the rebellion, and made an excellent reputation as a soldier. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Co. G, 11th Pa. Reserves (infantry), entering the service as a private. In December, 1862, he became sergeant, and was soon promoted to orderly-sergeant. On March 30, 1863, he was made second lieutenant, and upon the 18th of the following August promoted to first lieutenant, which position he held until he was honorably discharged and mustered out, June 13, 1864. He was wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, and taken a prisoner. At Gaines Hill, on the June previous, he was taken prisoner and confined on Belle Island.

Source: Page(s) 610-611, History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walker Smith, Esq. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883.
Transcribed December 2000 by Jeffrey Bish for the Armstrong County Smith Project.
Contributed by Jeffrey Bish for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/)

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