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  Encyclopedia: Jackson County, Iowa
John C. Kehoe, one of the foremost farmers and stock-raisers of Dubuque county, was born in Brooklyn, New York, January 14, 1855, the son of Patrick and Ellen (Kelly) Kehoe, natives of Ireland.
The former, a flsmith by trade, was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts in 1797 and died in Ludlow township, Allamakee county, Iowa, June 2, 1889.
Charles W Connell was born in Dubuque county, Iowa, July 26, 1861 and is second in a family of 7 children born to the marriage of Michael Connell and Catharine Seery, both of whom were natives of Ireland.
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 Jackson County, West Virginia Genealogical Records Information
Jackson's political career began when he was elected the newly formed state of Tennessee's first representative to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1796.
Jackson was given the responsibility of dealing with the problem and he soon gained national fame for his successful campaign against the Creek Indians.
In 1832, the Starchers donated eight acres of land to the county, two acres for the location of the county courthouse and jail, and six for the general use of the new county (a public school and a cemetery were later located on the land).
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 Jackson County, Indiana Genealogical Records Information
Jackson County was organized January 1, 1816, it was named for General Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 later becoming the 7th President of the United States.
Jackson County was the fourteenth to be organized in the Territory of Indiana and was formed form Washington and Jefferson counties, the legislative act having been passed December 18, 1815.
Brownstown established and became the County Seat November 1816; by it 1849 contained a Court House, County Seminary and public offices of brick, seventy dwelling houses and a population of 400.
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 Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogical Records Information
Jackson County, named in honor of Andrew Jackson, was created by the Tennessee legislature in November 1801.
Agriculture is the oldest enterprise in Jackson County.
The land area of Jackson County comprises 327 square miles and the population of Gainesboro, in the 2000 census, was 879.
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 Jackson County, Ohio Genealogical Records Information
Jackson County is located about 60 miles southeast of Columbus.
The county was settled by the Welsh people and in the early days Welsh was the language commonly spoken here.
Jackson, the county seat, was once the center of the nation's silvery iron industry.
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 Jackson County, Mississippi Genealogical Records Information
Though not yet well-known nationally in 1812, Jackson already was highly regarded by the people of Mississippi Territory, who thought of him as one of their own.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), a native of South Carolina, was an early settler in the western district of North Carolina and became Tennessee's first Congressman in 1796, a United States Senator from Tennessee in 1797, and a judge of the superior court of Tennessee in 1798.
He commanded troops in Mississippi Territory during the Creek Wars of 1813-1814, attaining much fame at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans; was the hero of the Seminole Wars and the provisional Governor of Florida in 1821; and was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837).
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 Jackson County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information
Jackson County was created from Franklin County on Feb. 11, 1796 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1796, p.
Georgia's 22nd county was named for Revolutionar War general James Jackson (1757-1806).
After the war, Jackson served in both houses of Congress, resigning from the U.S. Senate in 1795 to return to Georgia to fight against the Yazoo Fraud.
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 AllRefer.com - Jackson County , Iowa (IA) - (county) - Facts and Information
Jackson, county (649 sq mi/1,681 sq km; 1990 pop.
R., is a picturesque Luxembourger village, that was settled by Luxembourg immigrants.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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 Jackson County, Missouri Genealogical Records Information
On February 16, 1825 Missouri State Legislature authorized the "County of Jackson," named after the 7th president of the United States of America, Andrew Jackson.
The Jackson County Courthouse still stands tall and remains a well-known landmark in Kansas City.
The courthouse was dedicated in 1934, the same year that Truman left county government to become a U. Senator.
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