- JAMES JACKSON, one of the time-honored pioneers of Green
county, resides on his well-kept
- farm of ninety acres, located two miles northwest of the
village of Browntown.
- Mr. JACKSON was born March 12, 1831, in Rukken, near Drammen,
Norway, a son of
- Christopher and Camelia JACKSON, who were natives of Norway,
and respectable farming people. They had a family of five children:
James, John, Kate, Andrew and Surn, of whom John, Kate, and Surn
reside in California, and Andrew is deceased. The parents emigrated
to this country in 1843, first locating near Milwaukee, thence
removing to Illinois, and in 1860 to Green county, settling in
Jordan township on the tract of land now owned and occupied by
their son James. Here they passed the rest of their days, the
father dying Feb. 3, 1886, the mother March 11, 1888.
- James JACKSON, of whom we more particularly write, was reared
on the home farm in Norway
- until, when he was about twelve years of age, the family
came to the United States. His parents being poor, he had but
little opportunity to attend school, hard work in the fields
being his chief boyhood experience; but, by assiduous energy,
industry, sound judgment and strict economy, he has made a success
of life, and is now one of the most prominent, well-to-do farmers
of his township.
- On July 24, 1861, James JACKSON was married to Miss Emily
EVENSON, of Rock county,
- Wis., and seven children have been born to them, three of
whom are yet living. One son, Charles Edward, reached the age
of twenty-nine years and eight months, dying Jan. 21, 1896. (1)
Miss Eliza J. resides in Stockton, Cal. (2) Amelia was married
Dec. 2, 1897, to Andrew ANDERSON, of Jordan township, Green county,
who is now operating his father-in-law's farm, with a bright
future before him; he is a Republican in politics, and a member
of the Lutheran Church. He and his wife have two children, Charles
N. and James E. (3) Franklin is a dealer in farm implements and
all kinds of machinery, at Browntown, Green county. He married
Sophia IVERSON, daughter of Iver IVERSON, who was the second
Norwegian to come to Green county.
- Mrs. Emily (EVENSON) JACKSON was born in Seljur, Norway,
March 17, 1842, and when
- one year old came to this country with her parents, Even
and Margaret (OSTOCK) OLESON. The family located at Muskego,
Wis., where the parents soon afterward died, of a fever. They
had three children, of whom Anna died at Muskego prior to her
parents' death; Ole died at Lake Station, Ind., in 1862; Emily
was adopted by Peter HELGUSON and family, and spent most of her
childhood near Orford[ville], Rock Co., Wisconsin.
- Mr. JACKSON, our subject, in his political preferences has
always been a Whig and Republican,
- and in religious faith is a consistent member of the Lutheran
Church. He is one of the very few now living who came into Green
county in 1860, when that section of the State was wild and unsettled.
Honorable and fair in all his dealings, he is widely known for
his honesty and integrity, at the same time justly recognized
as a good citizen, and excellent neighbor, a devoted husband,
and a kind father.
-
- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin,"
(c)1901 Union Publishing; p. 822.
-
- Courtesy of Carol.
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