James Y. Jackson

James Y. Jackson was born July 21, 1831, on the old home farm owned by his father, and on which he now lives. He was united in marriage with Miss Wilhelmina R. Townsend, in 1856. Her parents were Henry and Catharine (Ulam) Townsend. She was born April 20, 1839, and died April 2, 1880. To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were born twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, whose names, together with the dates of their births, are as follows: Laura V. (wife of W. W, Beatty), born July 28, 1857; Katie E. (wife of Jay P. Wilson), born May 8, 1859; Hannah M., born November 15, 1860 (died November 5, 1865); Winnie Z., born January 11, 1863; Ada M., born December 19, 1864; Carrie A., born October 11, 1866; Harry S., born April 17, 1868; Berton W., born May 3, 1870; John Sherman, born January 31, 1872; James E., born November 1, 1873; Florence W., born September 3, 1875, and Arthur N., born November 21, 1877.

Mr. Jackson has been a farmer all of his life, and a respected citizen. In company with his brother, Samuel M., he owns the old homestead, consisting of over 400 acres of land, well-improved, and constituting one of the best farms in the southeastern part of Armstrong county.

Source: Page(s) 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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