owner and proprietor of mines and store,
and founder of the town of Jacksonville, is the only son of Joshua
H. and Mary (Bean) Jackson. He was born in York Township,
Athens County, May 18, 1848, and lived there until 1854, when
his parents removed to Ward Township, Hocking County. At the
age of nineteen years he began teaching school, and taught during
the winter season four years. Aug. 25, 1872, he and his father
established a hardware store at New Straitsville, Perry Co., Ohio,
under the firm name of J. H. Jackson & Son. In September, 1875,
he purchased his father's interest and continued the business alone
until May 1, 1877, when he sold a portion of his business there,
and removed a portion of his stock to Bessemer and established a
general mercantile store, and in November following removed his
business to Buchtel, and April 1, 1878, he sold an interest in the
business to the Akron Iron Company. He was then having full
charge of the management of the store and live-stock business of
the company until Sept. 10, 1882, when he sold his interest to the
Akron Iron Company. In April, 1880, he purchased the first lands
where he is now in business, and has added adjoining lands con-
tinually to the present time. He began business at this point Sept.
15, 1882, and is now shipping coal from his mines, and has a vil-
lage laid out covering sixty acres. Sept. 7, 1875, he married Jane,
daughter of David and Tryphena (Judd) Eggleston, of Ward Town-
ship, Hocking County. They have four children---Minnie E.,
William W., Frederick H. and Edward B.
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