Biography of A D Jackson, Greene Co, AR

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        Date: 5 Sep 1998
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Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas

page 149

A. D. Jackson, of the firm of Jackson & Byers, proprietors of a livery
stable, has one of the best equipped enterprises of the kind in the county. This
stable, from the large business it does, not only exemplifies the importance of the
town, but reflects credit upon its management. Mr. Jackson was born in Greene County,
Ark., January 20, 1865, and is one of three children born to James R. and Nancy
(Davis) Jackson, natives of Tennessee. The parents were early settlers of this part
of Arkansas, but during the war the family moved to Missouri, and there the father
served as captain of a company. During the service he was wounded in the hip by a
gunshot. He died in 1881, but the mother is still living and resides in Paragould.
Their children are named as follows: Jennie, wife of John Perry: Albert D., and Lela,
wife of Oscar Huff. A. D. Jackson grew to manhood in Gainesville, receiving his
education there, and afterward clerked in a store for about four years. He then
engaged in merchandising [p.149] with an uncle, Richard Jackson, at Gainesville,
remained with him three years and then ran the business alone for a short time. After
this he went to Hot Springs, thence back to Gainesville, where he was occupied in
farming and teaming for about three years. In November, 1888, he came to Paragould
and embarked in the livery business with his present partner. He keeps about fifteen
good horses and can furnish, day or night, as neat a turnout as one could desire and
at the lowest figure. Mr. Jackson chose for his life's companion Miss Joe Collins,
who became his wife on December 25, 1884. Two children are the result of this union:
James A. and Pearl, Mr. Jackson is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge.