Biographical Sketch of Thomas Jamison, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Thomas Jamison, deceased, was born in Boterout County, VA., in 1783,
and was the first settler of Cherry Valley, Crawford Co., MO., which
valley he named from a cluster of cherry trees growing there.  He was
of Irish descent, and upon reaching manhood married Ruth Edgar, and 
of their four children Robert P. represented Crawford County in the 
Legislature.  After the death of his wife Thomas Jamison came to 
Missouri, which was then a territory, crossing the Mississippi in a
canoe.  In early life he was a hatter, but after coming to Missouri
he engaged in mining in Washington County, in which county he married
Matilda McAdams, a native of Georgia.  In 1832 they moved to Crawford
County and settled in Cherry VAlley, where they spent the remainder
of their days.  Both were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church, and they were the parents of seven children.  The father died
in 1867, and the mother in 1870.  Marquis De Lafayette Jamison was 
born in Washington County in 1831, and from the time he was about 
twelve years old he was the main support of his parents, the father
being afflicted with theumatism.  When about nineteen years old he
bought a farm, and in 1853 he married Mrs. Eunice Halbert, nee King-
worthy, who was born in Virginia in 1818.  After his marriage he 
removed to his present home, where he owns 700 acres.  He is an 
enterprising farmer and stock raiser, and in politics votes the
Democratic ticket.

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