Yolo County Biographies This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm MRS. CATHARINE JACKSON HUDSON of Woodland, was the first wife of Eden R. Jackson, a native of Ohio who came to California in 1860, locating upon a ranch about seven miles south of Woodland, where he lived until 1873, when he disposed of the place and purchased property in town. He died December 24, that year, leaving a wife and four children: Halsey G., Andrew, Metta and an unnamed infant now deceased. December 2, 1875, Mrs. Jackson married her present husband, John G. Hudson, who is now engaged in the manufacture of shoes in Oakland. By this marriage there is one son, named Frederick. Mrs. Hudson was born in Ohio in August 13, 1833, and is an estimable lady, moving in the best circles of society. Memorial & Biographical History of Northern California, The Lewis Publishing Co., 1891 Transcribed by Kathy Sedler