Biography of Levi Jackson, pages 496 / 497.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, 
Chicago, 1885.

Levi Jackson, third son and seventh child of Jesse and Edith (Smith) Jackson, was born in New York, Sept. 13, 1829.  
Before he was eight years old his parents moved to the wilds of Indiana, and his education was limited to the 
primitive schools of the early pioneer times, and he did not have free access to even these, as his services were 
required on the farm.  He remained with his parents till his majority, and then began to work for himself, and for 
eleven years ran a threshing machine in connection with farming.  He now has a fine farm of 144 acres, which is well 
improved, and has a good residence and daughter of Robert Knott, who was born March 16, 1828.  She died Nov. 
13, 1872, leaving three children---Juliette, Gill, and Levi M.  Dec. 14, 1873, Mr. Jackson married Martha L., daughter 
of Jacob s. and Hannah S. (Weldon) Thomas.  They have one son, Delbert D.  A twin brother of Delbert died in 
infancy.  In religious belief Mr. Jackson is a Universalist.  Politically he is a Democrat.  He has served two years as 
Assessor of Butler Township.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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