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"The Newnan Herald And Advertiser" :
Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, May 27, 1910

GRANDMA JACKSON CELEBRATES 92nd BIRTHDAY

A very enjoyable occasion was the birthday dinner give the other day at the 
home of Mr. W.P. Jackson, the old home of Mrs. J.M. Jackson. The event was 
in celebration of the 92nd birthday of sweet old Grandma Jackson, widow of 
T.J. Jackson who died in Carroll county in 1886. This good mother with her 
only sister Aunt Martha Brown whose years now numbers 87, her 
daughter-in-law Mrs. J.M. Jackson, grandchildren, great grandchildren and 
friends, seemed to enjoy the occasion to the fullest degree.

The life of this venerable woman is worthy of some note. She was born May 
16, 1818 in Wilkes county, Ga. Her maiden name was Susan Henderson and she 
was married to T. J. Jackson in January 1835. The couple raised eleven 
children, five sons and six daughters, all of whom lived to have families of 
their own. Their names were:

J.M. Jackson, Coweta county (dead)

Mrs. Ben Bevis, Atlanta (dead)

T.J. Jackson of Heard county

Mrs. Ed Walker of Heard county

W.G. Jackson of Alabama

Mrs. J.P. Shelnutt of Heard county (dead)

J.E. Jackson of Alabama

Mrs. W.G. Yeager of Carroll county

Mrs. J.W. Walker of Bowdon

A.B. Jackson of Alabama (dead)

Mrs. M.F. Tuggle of Bowdon

All strong minded men and women, all members of the church and all five sons 
deacons of the Baptist church. Some served in the war enlisting when mere 
boys. Mrs. Jackson's memory is remarkably good and it is interesting to hear 
her relate occurrences that happened seventy-five or eighty years ago. She 
remembers names and can tell the ages of all her children. She has 
sixty-three grandchildren and one hundred and twenty great grandchildren, 
which, including her eleven children, makes a total of about two hundred, 
living and dead.

She is remarkably active considering her advanced age and greatly enjoys 
visiting among her children. She attended services at Elim the first 
Saturday in May.


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