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ANNA M. JACK, M.E., M. D.
Pg 171
Anna M. Jack, M.E., M. D., has been
in the practice of her profession in New
Castle since 1899. She was born in Alexandria,
Westmoreland County, Pa., and received
an educational training in the public
schools, and in the Indiana State Normal
School, from which she was graduated in
1890 with the degree of M. E. She engaged
in teaching two years, then entered the
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania,
at Philadelphia, graduating in 1897. She
did post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins
University. She practiced one year in
Wilkinsburg, then in 1899 located in New
Castle. She is a member of the Lawrence
County Medical Society and the State Medical
Society.
A. M. JACKSON
Pg 447
A. M. Jackson, a prominent farmer
and dairyman of Slippery Rock Township,
has a fine farm of 103 acres, located about
seven miles east of New Castle. He was
born in North Sewickly Township, Beaver
County, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1862,
is a son of Orville R. and Mary A. (Ewing)
Jackson, and a grandson of James Jackson.
James Jackson was a soldier of the War
of 1812, serving under General Scott, at
Lundy's Lane. He later settled in Beaver
County, Pennsylvania, and farmed the remainder
of his days. He married Margaret
Colson, who was born in Beaver Falls,
Beaver County, and they had the following
children: Thomas, Robert, James, Orville
R., A. Sharp, and Margaret, the latter
of whom is the wife of J. D. Perrott.
of Beaver Falls. Of these, Thomas and
Mrs. Perrott are the only survivors.
Orville R. Jackson was educated in the
common schools of his native county, and
assisted his father in the work on the farm.
He continued to reside in North Sewickly
Township until 1872, when he moved to
Slippery Rock Township, in Lawrence
County, and there passed the remainder
of his days. His accidental death occurred
at Beaver Falls May 4, 1901, when struck
by a train on the Lake Erie road. He married
Mary A. Ewing, who was born and
reared on the farm now owned by Alexander
McClaren, in Slippery Rock Township,
and was a daughter of Joseph and Mary
Ewing. Her maternal grandfather, John
Manning, was a soldier of the Revolution,
and was with Washington's Army during
the winter at Valley Forge. Mrs. Jackson
died April 3, 1901, preceding her husband
one month and a day. They became parents
of three children: Margaret, who is
unmarried; Olive, wife of W. L. Aiken, and
A. M.
A. M. Jackson, after completing the prescribed
course in the public schools, attended
New Castle College and later Grove
City College. He was a teacher in the
public schools of Slippery Rock Township
for fourteen years and was very successful
as an educator. He then turned his
attention to farming, and during the past
sixteen years has made a specialty of
dairying. He worked for his father until
the latter's death, and then purchased the
farm of the heirs. He is a man of enterprise
and public spirit, and takes a deep
interest in all that relates to the welfare
of his community and county. Politically,
he is a Prohibitionist.
D. P. JACKSON, M.D.
Pg 169
D. P. Jackson, M. D., an eye and ear specialist,
who moved from New Castle to
New Jersey in 1892, was born in Lawrence
County in 1852. He practiced in this city
continuously from his graduation from
medical college in 1874 until his departure.
EDWIN D. JACKSOB, M. D.
Pg 177
Edwin D. Jackson, M. D., whose office
is at No. 207 North Cedar Street, has been
engaged in practice in Mahoningtown since
June 15, 1904. He was born in Wayne
Township, Lawrence County, July 3, 1874,
and in his younger days attended the public
schools of Chewton. He attended Grove
City College five terms and also Slippery
Rock Normal, after which he took up the
study of medicine. He graduated from
the medical department of Western University
of Pennsylvania in May, 1889. He
was successively engaged in practice at
Allenport, Washington County, in Fayette
County, in Edinburg, Lawrence County,
and at West Pittsburg, prior to his residence
in Mahoningtown. He is a member
of Lawrence County Medical Society and
State Medical Society.
JOHN C. FREMONT JACKSON
Pg 496
John C. Fremont Jackson, residing
on a farm of 135 acres in North
Beaver Township, on the New Castle and
Moravia highway, one mile north of the
latter place, carries on general farming,
trucking and dairying. Mr. Jackson was
born May 9, 1862, in Wayne Township,
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is a
son of David and Mary Ann (Bell) Jackson.
David Jackson was born in Shenango
Township, Lawrence County, and was a
son of Samuel Jackson, who was born in
Ireland. The grandfather was one of the
pioneers of this section, and his farm was
located on Sheep Hill. When he came to
Shenango Township the country was so
wild that frequently wolves could only be
driven from the door by throwing burning
brands among them. The grandparents
died on their farm in middle life. David
Jackson was the youngest of their family
and was seven years of age when his
father died. He grew to manhood on the
old farm and then married a daughter of
Robert Bell, who was born in Allegheny.
After marriage, David Jackson and wife
bought a farm of 115 acres in Wayne
Township and resided there until the death
of Mr. Jackson, in 1882, at the age of fifty-two
years. Mrs. Jackson now resides at
Mahoningtown, aged seventy-eight years.
Of their seven children, six survive, namely:
Robert B., who is a prominent farmer
of North Beaver Township; John C. F.;
Nettie, who is the wife of R. C. Reed;
Emma, who is the wife of A. R. Mornes;
Edwin D., M. D., a practicing physician
in Mahoningtown; and Bessie, who is the
wife of Charles Bannon. Annie, who was
the wife of Scott McCaslin, is deceased.
John C. F. Jackson was reared and educated
in Wayne Township and remained
with his parents until his own marriage,
which took place March 27, 1888, to Mary
Jane Steffler. She was born and reared
in Wayne Township, and is a daughter of
George H. and Christena (Wilson) Steffler.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have seven living
children, namely: Mary, Christina,
Oscar and Orlo, twins; John, George, and
Robert Bell. Little Helen died in September,
1906, aged two years and three
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson lived for six
years in Shenango Township on a farm of
eighty acres, which Mr. Jackson had acquired
before his marriage. In 1894 he
sold that farm and bought the one on
which he resides. This property he sold
in 1904 to a New Castle syndicate, but he
has rented it ever since. It is the intention
of the owners to plat it and sell it in
lots.
OSCAR L. JACKSON
Pg 169
Oscar L. Jackson, a lawyer of prominence
at New Castle, was reared in what
is now Lawrence County; he is a man of
educational attainments, and has been a
member of the Lawrence bar since December,
1866.
CHRISTIAN JACOBSON
Pg 632
Christian Jacobson, a well known
farmer of Mahoning Township, where he
owns forty-five acres of valuable land,
came to this place in 1902, and has made
many improvements here. He was born
in Denmark, October 13. 1870, and is a son
of Nels and Catherine Jacobson, the former
of whom is deceased, but the latter
still lives in the old country and has passed
her seventieth birthday.
Christian Jacobson lived in his own land
until he was eighteen years old, going to
school and learning farming. He crossed
the Atlantic Ocean on a steamer plying
between Hamburg, Germany, and New
York. After landing he went immediately
to Mahoning County, Ohio, and engaged in
farm work in Coitsville Township, for several
years prior to coming to Lawrence
County. He possesses all the sturdy characteristics
which make the Danes such welcome
citizens in America, and in his own
neighborhood he has made many friends.
When he came to the United States he was
ignorant of the language spoken here, but
this drawback he has overcome to a large
degree.
Mr. Jacobson married Edith Hale, who
was born in England but was then residing
in Youngstown, Ohio. Her parents died
when she was a child and she was brought
to America by her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Jacobson have an adopted son, Harry
C. Mr. Jacobson has acquainted himself,
long since, with the public questions of the
day in America, and is a Republican in his
political views.
DAVID JAMESON
Pg 160
David Jameson, cashier of the Citizens'
National Bank of New Castle, was admitted
to the bar of Lawrence County November
7, 1883, and engaged in practice for a time.
JOHN S. JAMISON
Pg 868
John S. Jamison, one of Ellwood
City's leading business men, a member of
the firm doing business under the name of
the Dambach Mercantile Company, was
born in Venango County, Pennsylvania,
March 9, 1870, and is a son of Jeremiah
and Mary J. (Thomas) Jamison.
Jeremiah Jamison and wife are both
natives of Venango County, and are now
residents of Pittsburg, to which city they
removed in 1896. Formerly, Jeremiah
Jamison was engaged in the oil business.
They had six sons and two daughters born
to them, namely: Finley T., Ralph H., Carl
S., and Jay, all of Pittsburg ; Fred F., of
Mt. Clemens, Mich.; John S., of Ellwood
City, and Alice and Edith, residing with
their parents.
John S. Jamison was educated in the
schools of Emlenton, Venango County, but
left his books when twelve years of age to
go to work as a driver on a grocery delivery
wagon. He graduated from that position
into a clerkship in the store, and later became
manager of the same, being gradually
advanced to that position owing to his manifest
abilities. Mr. Jamison continued as
manager for three years, after which he
went into the dry goods and grocery business
for himself. In February, 1907, he
came to Ellwood City and became associated
as a partner with the Dambach Mercantile
Company, which is the largest department
store concern in this city. The company
occupies commodious quarters on the corner
of Sixth and Lawrence Avenues, and
their trade covers the whole city.
Mr. Jamison married Miss Ada Knight,
then of McDonald, Pa., formerly of Emlenton,
a daughter of Henry Knight, and
they have four daughters and one son,
namely: Elizabeth, Ada, Grace, Gertrude,
and John. Mr. and Mrs. Jamison are both
members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr.
Jamison is a Mason, belonging to the Blue
Lodge at Emlenton, the Chapter at Franklin,
and the Lodge of Perfection at New
Castle. He is also an Odd Fellow. He is
a man of pleasing address, and possesses
exceptional business qualifications.