The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-29
Old Hickory and His Neighbors.

Ihave been requested by friend to
write my recollections Of Gen. Jackson
and his family. Andrew Jackson was
young lawyer when he came here
from North Carolina with Judge Nc
Marry. He boarded with Col. John
Donaldson, at Glover Bottom, on
Stone River. While he was boar ding
there he fell in love with and married
Mr.. Donaldson's daughter, Rachel.
Her father then gave them the farm,
which is now the Hermitage, and he
built house and went there to live.
At first he built hewed loghouse, in
which they lived for many years, and
then built the brick house which is
now standing there. When young
man he was very fond of horse racing,
card playing aud sport OF every kind.
He fought duel with Mr.. Dickinson,
and killed him.
When the Indian war broke out he
raised a regiment and went out as
General. After the Indian war he
took part in the ewar Of 1872 with the
British. He was the leading man,
the hero of the South, from the begin
ming until the close of the war.
After he came home from the war
he settled down, became very pious
man, and joined the First Presbyterian
Church here. He built church at
the Hermitage, which is still standing:
He was afterward elected President of
the United States, and was President
for eight years. His wife died soon
after he was elected President, and
his nephew, Andrew Donaldson, with
his wife, wentto Washington and kept
house for him.
Gen. Jackson had no children, but
he and his wife adopted her brothers
son and named him Andrew Jackson.
While he was President his adopted
son married a beautiful young lady
from New York. They had a beautiful
daughter, whom they named Rachel,
for Mrs. Gen. Jackson. She married
DR.. John Lawrence, who is still living
on farm near the Hermitage. Gen.
Jackson was very hospitable man.
All the distinguished men who visited
Nashville were entertained at his
house. He always had the house full
of his wife,'s relatives. He was also
very kind man, and especially so to
his slaves.
Col. Ward was a very prominent
man, and his farm was next to Gen.
Jackson's. He came here from Vir-
ginia, and his wife was Miss Nancy
Ward. They were both wealthy, aris-
tocratic Virginians. They had no
children of their own. but raised sew
eral of their neices and nephews. Her
brother and his wife died, leaving
three sons and one daughter. Mrs.
Ward sent to Virginia for them, aud
they came here to live with her. Col.
Ward had a fine farm and over 100
negro slaves. His wife's sister, Miss
Sallie Jones, married his nephew,
William Ward, who also had large
farm in this neighborhood and great
many negroes. Col. Wards wife died
aad Mr.. William Ward died.
Col. Ward became engaged to Mrs.
William Ward, and his nephews,
named Jones who lived with him, said
he should not marry her. When they
were to be married his nephews went
to the house and got into fight with
Mrs. William Wards son, and when
Col. Ward came out to stop them they
shot and killed him. Mrs. William
Ward was the only one who saw it,
and she travelled for several years to
keep from appearing against them in
Court. She died, broken-hearted
woman, away from her home. She
was most excellent Christian woman.
Her daughter married, and is now
living in Arkansas.
Col. Winston lived just between
Davidson County and Wilson County,
and near Col. Ward. He came from
Virginia and belonged to distin-
guished family. His oldest son, Will
liam, married Polly Cooper, and his
second son, Isaac, moved to Alabama,
and was made Governor of the State.
His next son, DR.. Edwin Winston,
lived in Clarksville. All of his chill.
dren became useful, distinguished
men and made excellent citizens.
When the Indian war broke out Major
Exum organized company of cavalry,
and Isaac Winston joined it. Isaac
Winston was going to school to Major
Exum when the war began. After the
war Major Exum reopened his school
here, and all the prominent boys went
to him.-MisS Jane Thomas IN the
Nashville american.