History of Nemaha County, Kansas . hich to care for his large andincreasing trade. He sold out in 1872, and bought a hardware store,which he sold in 1875. He then bought a tract of land in Home town-ship and farmed for a few years. He became a land owner and ownsland -in Nemaha county at the present time. Mr. Jackson was married in 1869 to Josephine Page, a descendantof an old American family, which traces its beginning back to thethirteenth century. Mrs. Jackson is a native of Haverhill, N. H. Fivechildren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, as follows Mrs. LoraCombs, Bakersfield, Cal.; A
History of Nemaha County, Kansas . hich to care for his large andincreasing trade. He sold out in 1872, and bought a hardware store,which he sold in 1875. He then bought a tract of land in Home town-ship and farmed for a few years. He became a land owner and ownsland -in Nemaha county at the present time. Mr. Jackson was married in 1869 to Josephine Page, a descendantof an old American family, which traces its beginning back to thethirteenth century. Mrs. Jackson is a native of Haverhill, N. H. Fivechildren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, as follows Mrs. LoraCombs, Bakersfield, Cal.; Arthur, Denver, Colo, and three children, whoare deceased. Arthur Jackson is a prosperous merchant at Denver, Colo., and hasa record as a veteran of the Spanish-American war. He was a memberof the Twentieth Kansas regiment, which fought under Gen. FredFunston. He is a graduate of the State University at Lawrence, and re-ceived the degree of A. B. from his alma mater. Mr. Jackson has taken a very active and influential part in civic. LYMAN R. JACKSON. HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY 433 affairs during his long residence at Centralia, and is one of the citysmost respected aged residents. He is a shareholder of the Citizens StateBank of Centralia, and is a Republican, who has held many publicoffices within the gift of his fellow citizens. He has filled the office ofmayor of Centralia on three different occasions, and during his adminis-trations many public improvements were undertaken, one of which isindicative of his great public spirit and consisted in cutting down alarge hill, which obstructed a view of the city from passing passengertrains. He became a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masonsat West Topsham, Vt., and was the actual founder of the Centralia lodgeof Masons. He did the work of getting nine men together who wereMasons, and took his party to Seneca and there organized themselvesinto the Centralia Masonic Lodge. He served as police judge of Cen-tralia and has always b
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