Portrait biographical record of Stark county, Ohio Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . seventh;i Lnited btates. NDREW JACKSON, thePresident of thewas born inWaxhaw settlement, N. C,March 15, 1767, a few daysafter his fathers death. Hisparents were jxwr emigrantsfrom Ireland, and took uptheir abode in Waxhaw set-tlement, where they lived indeepest , or Andy, as he wasuniversally called, grew up a veryrough, rude, turbulent boy. Hisfeatures were coarse, his f
Portrait biographical record of Stark county, Ohio Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . seventh;i Lnited btates. NDREW JACKSON, thePresident of thewas born inWaxhaw settlement, N. C,March 15, 1767, a few daysafter his fathers death. Hisparents were jxwr emigrantsfrom Ireland, and took uptheir abode in Waxhaw set-tlement, where they lived indeepest , or Andy, as he wasuniversally called, grew up a veryrough, rude, turbulent boy. Hisfeatures were coarse, his fonii un-gainly; and there was but verylittle in his character, made visible, which was at-tractive. When only thirteen years old he joined the volun-teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In17S1, he and his brother Robert were captured andimprisoned for a time at Camden. .A. British officerordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. I ama prisoner of war, not your servant, was the reply ofthe dauntless boy. The brute drew his sword, and aimed a des]>erateDlow at the head of the helpless young raised his hand, and thus received two fear-ful gashes,—one on the hand and the
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