The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-06-24

from the first day he came out on
the street with his brother War
rem. He was born on June 81,
1924. When he was 4 years old
/ went to clerking in the store
of Ed Mccullough, which stood
near the Jackson home. was
then about IL years old.
TOMMY HAD ONLY ONE SHIRT.
"Some days after / went into
the store the little jackson boys
came running in. 1t was an
awfully hot day and the boys
Mortified Mr.. Mccullough and
several customers by bursting in
to view in abbreviated costumes.
They wore little linen pants held
up with strings, but had no shirts
on. Warren, the elder, explain.
ed that his mother was washing
their shirts and that they had
slipped out of the house while
she was busy. Mr.. Mccullough
at once took the boys to the back
of the store and cut off a great
piece of shifting and gave it to
them SO that they might have at
least two shirts apiece. This will
show you how poor the Jacksons
we're and under how great a
handicap the future great Gen.
eral started on his race with the
world.
Tommy was just z years old
when his father died and the
financial troubles which had all
along pressed on the family were
now trebled when the head of the
house had fallen. Cummings
Jackson, who lived 10 miles up
the river in Lewis county, came
down to see the family and he
took a great fancy to wee Tommy,
the gray.eyed fearless chap who
had already started out to lick
all the 10year old boys on both
sides Of the creek. He offered to
take the bright lad to his home
and send him to school. The
young widow saw no better
chance. it would leave one less
mouth to feed and the boy would
be sure of good treatment, so for
a time Clarksburg knew the lad
no more; that is, he didn't live
here, but he visited his mother
and old friends very frequently.
He used to spend much time with
Aunt Katy Williams. a motherly
! old soul who lived down by the
creek. His relative. Mrs. Mary
S. jackson. who lived on the hill,
also received many visits from
him then and in after life.
SToNEwALL AS A CONSTABLE.
while up in Lewis county
Tommy Jackson's great love OF
fighting and for horses was de-
veloped. The boy wasn't more
than 16 years old when he began
riding as a constable in the coun-
ty. He was soon afterward made
deputy sheriff in the county, then
very wild and lawless. and until
he was 10 years old he was the
terror of all evil doors. He was the
finest horseman / ever saw. j
used to admire him as he dashed
INTO town at full speed on his
visits to his mother and his young
sister Laura. In 1881 Mrs. jack
son again married and 1 was one
of the wedding guests. She mar
ried Blake B. Woodson.
when 10 years of age young
Jackson first became prominent.
The daring young deputy riding
night and day was named for the
West Point cadetship by Samuel
Hayes, then Congressman from
this district. / we'll remember
the day he started from here to
West Point. he had ridden over
from Weston with all his worldly
goods tied up in saddle bags. he
got the appointment and an hour
later he was riding out OF town
to catch the stage on the river
below. He sent his horse back
to Weston. From this time oui
it seemed that the boy belonged
to the world, not to US. BE came
back to see us occasionally dress.
| ed in his nice blue uniform-this