Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

08 ELMIRA TOWNSHIP.
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17th of June of the same year, and assigned to the Nineteenth Illinois
' Volunteer Infantry as Colnpany B. He enlisted as first sergeant ; promoted
to orderly sergeant ; promoted t40 seconcl lieutenant October 13,
1861; promoted to first lieutenant July 15, 1868; served his term of
enlistment, and TVUS inustered out at the expiration of service on the
9th of ~uli, LS64, at Chicago. Returning to this county, he engag~cl
in farming anti stock-growing, purcllasing a farm in Elmira tomnshl 11.
IIe ~~,zs married to Miss Loulsa A. Stone, February 3, 1869, claugllter
of Liberty and Julia (Winslo~v) Stone, both of mlioln are noticed in
the history of Osceola. They are the parents of seven chilclren, named
;IS follows : Rollo S., Walter T., William I-I. Nellie M., Julia. W.,
Cllester R., ancl James E. Colonel Jackson has been for years connected
wit11 the militia of the state. On July 7, 1874, he organized a
militia company known as the Elmira Zouaves, and vTas elected capt;cin.
Whe~l this coalinnntl was attached to the Fourth regiment!,
Illinois National Guards, seconcl brigade, he 117as elected major; he was
~womotecl to lieutenant-colonel; coini~lissioneil colonel of the Fourth
Illinois National Guards, April 7, 1880, as related in the military
chapter. This regiment vTas in active service during the strike of
IF77 at East St. Louis for ten days, and assistetl in restoring order in.
that toivn. While they were in service, they also assisted in restoring
orcler on the several lines running out of East St. Louis through Io~va,
and along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy lines at Galesburg. and
other polnts. The colonel is a inember of the Masonic lodge, jolning
the orcler in 1817; also being a IZoyal Arch Mason ; he *is also a
cl~arter meinber of Jmnes Jaclcson Post No. 37, Grand Army of the
liepublic, and junior vice-commander of the department of Illinois.
1Ie has been commander of his l~ome post for eight years. He is not
a lnernber of any church, but lends his support to the Presbyterian
society. In politics he is a staunch republican, ancl boasts of the fact
that he lias never scmtahecl a ticket. He has heIcl the supervisor's office
for one term, ancl has been commissioner of highways for nine years.
In scllool matters lle has al~ays been interested, and has assisted
largely in bringing the school system of his to~~nsllip up to its present
hidl stanclarcl. belne. director for a nuinber of vears. His home near
~gnira is one bf thtse referred to at the begjnn;ng of the chapter.
Bctvicl Jackso, born in Rosshire, Scotland, March 15, 1644, is the
son of Tlioinas and Isabella Jackson, old settlers of this county, ~vllose
history is given in this chapter. For eighteen years he shared their
pioneer labors, and in September, 1862, enlisted in Company B, Nineteenth
Illinois Infantry, coa~pleting his tenn of service in 1865. In
1866, with his brother William, he purchased two huntlrecl and thirty
acres on Section 28, and has since devoted his attention to agriculture.
I3e married Miss Elizabeth J., daughter of Robert and BiZary Ann
(Macgraell) Rainey . EIer parents caine to America in their youth from
Irelnncl, settled at Pl~ilnclelld~ia, and there were married in 1$51. After
his marriage, ancl up to the periocl of his death, he was engzagecl
in weaving ingraln carpets. IIis miclolr- remarried, ancl now resides at
Moclena, ~vhile tile surri~ror of 11is two children is the happy wife of -
Captain Jackson. A reference to the history of the Unitecl Presbyte-