Sketch of James Jackson, Audrain County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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The parents of Zachariah Jackson, who were from Ireland, settled in
Pamlico County, N.C.  Zach was a soldier of the War of 1812, and was 
at the battle of New Orleans, where he was captured and held as a 
prisoner of war until peace was declared.  He then settled in William-
son County, Tenn., where he married Malinda Slocum, by whom he had:
Sarah A., James, Mary J., Zelpha, Slocum, Riley, Malinda and Permelia.
Mr. jackson removed to Missouri with his family in 1819, and settled
in Howard County, from whence he removed to Boone County in 1822.  
James, his eldest son, married Asanith Turner, and settled in Audrain
County in 1834.  He was appointed first Sheriff of the county, but de-
clined, and was elected the first Representative.  He served two terms.
The revenues of the county were so small at that time that his expenses
had to be paid by the State.  He was afterward Clerk of the State Sen-
ate one term, and served as Judge of the County Court for eight years.
He is also a Baptist preacher of the Old School.  Mr. Jackson says he
was never "tight" but once in his life, and then he felt so good he
tried to burn the grass on the prairie when the snow was a foot deep.
He was very fond of hunting in early days, and one time while out on
the prairie he came upon a rock about eight feet high, that had been
split in the center, and the two halves were lying about eight feet
apart.  In 1860 he saw the same rock again, and the two pieces had
grown fast together, and were only three feet high.

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