The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-13
OLD HICKORY.
A Glimpse OF the Home Life OF
Andrew Jackson.
After the War He Settled Down aaA
Became Very Pious - His Re.
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have been requested by friend to
write my reeollections of Gen. jackson
and his family. Andrew Jackson was a
young lawyer when he came here from
North Carolina with Judge McNairy.
He boarded with Col. John Donaldson,
ut Clover Bottom, On Stone river. While
he was boarding there he fell in love
with and married Mr.. Donaldson's Is
daughter, Rachel. Her father gave
them the farm, which is now the Her
mitage, and he built house and went
there to live. at first he built a hewed
loghouse, in which they lived for many
years, and then built the brick house
which is now standing there. When a
young man he was very fond of horse
racing. card playing and sport of every
kind. He fought duel with Mr.. Dick
inson and killed him.
When the Indian war broke out he
raised a regiment and went out as a
general. After the Indian war he took
part in the war of 1912 with the Brit
ish. He was the leading man. the hero
of the south. from the beginning until
the close of the war.
After he came home from the war
he settled down, became a very pious
man and joined the First Presbyterian
church here. He built church at the
Hermitage, which Is still standing. He
waE 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, went to 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
lie was president his adopted son mar
ried beautiful young lady from New
York. They had beautiful daughter,
whom they named Rachel, for Mrs. Gen.
Jackson. She married DR.. John Law
renee. who is still living on farm near
the Hermitage. Gen. Jackson was a
very hospitable man. All the d;stin-
guished men who visited Nashville were
entertained at his house. he always
had the house full Of his wife's relatives.
He was also a very kind man, and espe-
cially so to his slaves.
Col. Ward was very prominent man,
and his farm was next to Gen. Jack
sons. he came here from Virginia, and
his wife was Miss Nancy Ward. They
were both wealthy, aristocratic Vir-
ginians. They had no children of their
own, but raised several of their pieces
and nephews. Her brother and his
wife died, leaving three sons and one
daughter. Mrs. Ward sent to Virginia
for them, and they came here to live
with her. Col. Ward had fine farm.
and over 100 negro slaves. His wife's
sister, Miss Sallie Jones, married his
nephew, William Ward, who also had
u large farm in this neighborhood, and
a great many negroes. Col. Wards wife
died and 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 q fight with Mrs.
William Wards son, aud 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 excel
lent 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 a distn-
gnished family. His oldest son, Will
liam, married Polly Cooper, and his Sec
end son, Isaac, moved to Alabama, and
was made governor of the state. His
next son, DR.. Edwin Winston, lived in
Clarksville. All of his children became
useful, distinguished men, and made
excellent citizens. When the Indian
war broke out MAJ. Exum organized q
company Of cavalry, and Isaac Winston
joined it. Isaac Winston was going to
school to Maj. Exum when the war
began. After the war Maj. Exum re-
opened his school here. and all the
prominent boys went to him.-Miss Jane
Thomas, in Nashville American.