Scotland-Moore County NcArchives Biographies.....Jackson, Nathaniel Edward 1880 - 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Modlin n/a November 2, 2011, 9:40 pm Source: Google Author: History of the American Negro Nathaniel Edward Jackson, 1880-1956 Source: Caldwell, A. B., History of the American Negro, North Carolina Edition, Volume IV, 1921, A. B. Caldwell Publishing Co., Atlanta, Georgia, 1921, pp. 482-483. Transcribed by Mary Modlin. This book is available for online reading or PDF download from Google. It has been said, "Without earnestness no man is ever great, or does really great things. He may be the cleverest of men; he may be brilliant, entertaining, popular; but he will want weight if he lacks earnestness in the pursuit of his chosen line of work." One of the earnest, successful physicians of eastern North Carolina is Dr. Nathaniel Edward Jackson, of Laurinburg. He is a native of the old town of Carthage in Moore Co., where he was born June 5, 1880. His parents were Isaac and Fanny Jackson. When he came of school age young Jackson entered Dayton Academy and went from there to Hamilton Seminary at Carthage. With the increase of knowledge came a broadening of his outlook on life and a growth of his ideals. He aspired to a college education but the way was not easy. He managed, however, to enter the A. and M. College at Greensboro, where he spent three years. While here he decided to take up medicine. Notwithstanding the fact that he was without means and under the necessity of making his own way he went to it with enthusiasm and a tenacity of purpose which has characterized his later work. He went to Leonard Medical College and won his M. D. degree in 1907. His summer vacations were spent at the north on the boats or at the hotels. In 1908 he located at Laurinburg, where he has since resided and practiced. Not content with merely being admitted to the practice, he has done considerable post graduate work, especially in obstetrics and surgery. He spent several months in Philadelphia at the Lying-in Charity Hospital, and for three years spent some time each year at the Freedmen's Hospital where he specialized in surgery. He has for several years run a hospital in connection with his practice. In Feb., 1909, Dr. Jackson was married to Miss Jessie Smitherman of High Point. She was educated at Bennett College. They have three children: Annie M., Nathaniel E., Jr., and Dennis F. Jackson. As a student Dr. Jackson was popular and was an active baseball player. He has traveled considerably and is a well informed man along various lines. Next after the literature of his profession his favorite reading is along the line of religious history. He is an active member of the M. E. church, in which he is a trustee. He has for several years been the Superintendent of his Sunday School. He belongs to the Phthians and is identified with the State and National Medical Societies. Dr. Jackson owns property at Carthange, but his investments have been made at Laurinburg, where he owns an attractive home and other valuable property. Additional Notes: Nathaniel Edward Jackson died May 31, 1956 in Scotland County, NC. Jessie Florence Smitherman was born in 1893 and died July 17, 1963 in Scotland County, NC. Annie Marcelle Jackson was born October 22, 1910 in Scotland County, NC. Dennis Franklin Jackson was born July 12, 1914 in Scotland County, NC. Fannie Elizabeth Jackson was born January 2, 1925 in Scotland County, NC. Additional Comments: Source: McCrady, Edward and Ashe, Samuel A'Court, Cyclopedia of Eminent and Representative Men of the Carolinas of the Nineteenth Century, Volume II, Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wis., 1892, pp. 275-276 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/scotland/bios/jackson110gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb