Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Jackson, Sullivan 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

Sullivan Jackson, farmer, section 4, Mt. Pleasant Township, is the son of 
Thomas L. and Freedom (Heaton) Jackson. The former was born Oct. 23, 1787, in 
New Lisbon, New London Co., Conn. He went to the State of New York, and in 
December, 1824, was married to the daughter of William and Martha (Bailey) 
Heaton, who settled in the township of Mt. Pleasant in 1837. She was born in 
1805. They had three children. The family removed in 1835 to Portage Co., 
Ohio, and in April, 1841, he set out with his family for Illinois and arrived 
in May following, in Whiteside County. The father died Jan. 12, 1882, aged 
nearly 95 years. The mother died Jan. 23, 1879. Their children are still 
living,—Floyd H., Mary and Sullivan. The latter was born Dec. 3, 1830, in 
Jefferson Co., N. Y. He has resided on the same section since he came in 1841 
to Mt. Pleasant Township, and he is the owner of 265 acres of land, of which 
about 160 acres are under tillage. Politically, Mr. Jackson is a Democrat, and 
has held several township offices. He was united in marriage Dec. 31, 1862, in 
Mt. Pleasant, to Almira C. Baxter, and they have two children,—Andrew and 
Ralph B. H. Mrs. Jackson was born March 10, 1843, in Schoharie Co., N. Y., and 
is the daughter of Stephen and Emeline (Dillenbeck) Baxter. Her parents were 
natives of the State of New York and settled in Mt. Pleasant Township in 1856. 
They removed to the township of Lyndon, where the mother died Nov. 18, 1877. 
Their children were named Almira C., Jennie L., Lizzie S. and Clara T.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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