[p. 447] 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.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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