. History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. esfor the bar in a law office, aud was admittedto practice April 28, 1892, at Russellville,Arkansas, and later enrolled in the supremecourt of Missouri. For six years he was engaged in activepractice. He then devoted his service to theministry of the Methodist church, South,and for sixteen years was a traveling min-ister for that denomination. Finally, on ac-count of his wifes health, he returned to thepractice of law in 1908, and has since en-joyed a liberal business at De
. History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. esfor the bar in a law office, aud was admittedto practice April 28, 1892, at Russellville,Arkansas, and later enrolled in the supremecourt of Missouri. For six years he was engaged in activepractice. He then devoted his service to theministry of the Methodist church, South,and for sixteen years was a traveling min-ister for that denomination. Finally, on ac-count of his wifes health, he returned to thepractice of law in 1908, and has since en-joyed a liberal business at Desloge. Duringhis ministry he occupied some of the leadingj)ulpits of the state and was also a presidingelder in that church. In politics he is aRepublican. Mr. Jacksons father was George W. Jack-son, who was born in Washington county,Tennessee, March 29, 1836. His early lifewas spent on a faim in his native state untilthe war, when he joined the Union army,Company B, Fifth Kentucky Cavalry, andwas a member of Shermans army during itsmarch to the sea. After the war he settledon a farm in Kentucky. Before entering the. ^/nv^ HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 687 service he married iliss Rebecca A. Ford, adaughter of Thomas and Mary ElizabethFord, of that state. Eleven children wereborn of their marriage, Thomas M. being thesecond in order of birth. George W. Jack-son moved to Missouri in 1880, locating nearFarmington, where his active years werespent in farming, and he lived retired in thattown until his death, in 1910. His wife pre-ceded him to the other world about twentyyears. In polities he was a strong Repub-lican, was affiliated with the G. A. R. post,and was a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Thomas M. Jackson married, Febru-ary 27, 1890, iliss Jennie Fowler, a daughterof George P. and Lavina Fowler, farmers ofSt. Genevieve county, Missouri. Mr. andMrs. Jackson have four children: Clemmie,Harry F., Grace M. and Catherine., W. A. Davault. The great Apostle Paul,when describing
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