History Of Rush County Indiana Brant & Fuller 1888 Surnames in this biography are: Jackson, Reddin, Guam, Lewis, Baker BENJAMIN F. JACKSON, A prominent resident of Washington Township, and at present the Township Trustee was born within one-half mile of where he now resides, August 30, 1830. His parents were William and Mary E. (Reddin) Jackson, natives of North Carolina, and of English ancestry. The former was the son of William and Abigail (Guam) Jackson who were not natives of North Carolina, but were principally reared there, and raised their family there. Both finally removed to Indiana. The former passed away in Fayette County, and the latter was called away while a resident of Washington Township, Rush County, Ind. William and Mary E. Jackson, the parents of our subject, were married in North Carolina, and Joseph, John and William A., were born to them ere their departure from that State in 1820, when they removed to Wayne County, Ind., and located on a farm four miles south of Richmond. There they resided two years, or until the fall of 1822, when they removed to a wild tract of heavy timbered land, which Mr. Jackson had previously entered in Section 21, Washington Township. His family consisted of eight children: Joseph, John, William, Leander, Mary E., H. G., Benjamin F., and Sarah J., all of whom lived to maturity. Ere his death he dealt very liberally with his children, providing each with eighty acres of land, and left valuable property for his descendants at the time of his death. He and wife were life-long members of the Baptist Church. He ended his life on April 5, 1863. His companion had preceded him some years, having passed away October 2, 1848. His portrait appears on another page of this volume. Benjamin Jackson spent his boyhood days here on his father’s farm, and received his education in the old log schoolhouses of pioneer days. Being reared on the farm he adopted farming as a life occupation. On March 14, 1855, he was united in marriage with Miss Caroline M. Lewis, daughter of John G. and Eliza (Baker) Lewis, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky. They were married in Fayette County, Ind., and it was in that county that Caroline was born October 17, 1836. This union was blessed with nine children of whom four are living; they are: Daniel F., Ida M., Emma B., and Cora E. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Baptist Church. Politically, Mr. Jackson is a Democrat. In April, 1878, he was elected Township Trustee. In April, 1886, he was once more elected as Trustee, which position he holds at this time. He has under his supervision seven public schools, and uses great care in the selection of teachers and the maintenance of the reputation Washington Township has, for its successful school management. As stated, Mr. Jackson received some property from his father and therefore did not begin life empty handed. He now owns 460 acres of as fine land as the township affords, divided into three farms. His home is in Section 21, and two miles east of Raleigh, surrounded by the comforts of this life. I do not know anymore about this family, I found this in a book of mine, and thought I would post for those that are researching this family.