JACKSON COUNTY, TN - NEWSPAPERS - Transit News Feb 4, 1885 http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/jackson/news/tn02041885.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Susie Culwell ==================================================================== (Information below is typed as is. The information is NOT to be SOLD! Transcribed by Susie Culwell from Roll #101 Gainesboro Jackson County Sentinel, Date: 1873 to 1902, from the Tennessee State Library and Archives). ******************************** OLD CITIZEN DEAD John McDowell was born June 12th, 1798 and died Jan. 24th. 1885. He was 86 years, 7 months and 12 days old. He has been a citizen of this county 60 years. He left his wife to mourn his loss. She is 12 days older than he was. She was a sister to David Myers dec'd. They had four children who are all dead. Teh oldest son died in the Mexican War and the next oldest son died in the Confederate service. ********************************* Profs, Swift and Lowe commenced teaching at Flynn's Lick last Monday with a good school. *********************************