Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-05
ANDREW JACKSON
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youngest being named Andrew, aud
that it was the Andrew that came by
the coast route, and not the Andrew
born on the historic OJeqIon, that
became President of the UnitedStates
Early in 1910 Andrew Jackson, then
a boy IA years of age. was operating
with the soldiers and MALTA in try
ing to resist the raids the Britislrwere
making in this section Of country and
was captured together with his
brother Robert. who was a soldier
They were taken to Camden, where.
after few days exposure and priva-
ton through the forts Of their moth
er they, with few other neig bois,
were exchanged. Thy both were sick
with smallpox, and il few days al
ter reaching home Robert died. .some
time after that some OF Mrs. Jackson 5
ue'ghbors were taken prisoners and
taken to Charleston, distance OF 90
miles Mrs Jackson, in company
with two other women, went to
Charleston. travelling the whole dis
lance on foot and Effected the release
Of the prisoners. but Mrs Jackson took
SICK while there and died. give this
incident as recorded in the life OF
President Jackson as going to show
that il MIs Jack son had never trudged
through Pennsylvania and Maryland
to the banks of the Opequon on the
Potomac, and from there assisted in
carrying her illusti Gus son to the Car
olinas, it is not at all probable that
at a much later period in life she
would have set out en- foot a dis
lance of 100 miles on a perilous mis-.
sion. Andrew Jackson had died some
years before his wife. He was buried
in little churchyard near the WAX
haw settlement, but his grave was
unmarked, as was also that of Mrs
Jackson. Andrew Jackson, Jr., was
left at less than IS years of age the
only surviving member of the family.
An orphan of the Revolution, his par.
ents were sleeping in unknown graves
They had lived at different places
near the line of the two states, and
alter he became distinguished the
states of North and ISouth Carolina,
differed as to his birthplace. 1t is not
that alter the stirring
scenes Of fifty years spassed by the
world was without evidence, aside
from tradition aud supposition, as to
General Jackson's birthplace. The
evidence given by the two daughters
of James Strobe and Mr.. Johnson is
the cleatest, most positive and direct
that President Jackson was born on
the Opequon, in Berkeley county.
Being interested in this historical
event, l recently visited the Strobe
farm Mr.. Strobe had been attacked
by the Indians early in 1900 and
driven of and his cabin burned, but
after the trouble with the indians had
suosided he returned, and being a
tuan OF considerable means he built
very substantial stone house, and on
a stone in the gable sfthe house the
date Of its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cat. Mr.. Strobe was buried near til.
house, and | saw by the date on his
ombstoue that he had died in 1908.
Near his grave is an old Indian bury
Jog ground shaded by a beautiful
rove OF timber that Mr.. Strobe had
eft standing How commendable in
one to have consideration for the dead
That portion of the farm on which the
Jackson house stood now belongs to
Mr.. Gregory. Mrs. Gregory, her hus-
band not being at home, very skindly
showed me the Jackson spring and
where the house once stood. Remem.
boring that the camping ground of
the Israelites had been discovered by
the ashes of their camp fires, | began
10 look about and founo unmistakable
evidences OF the place where the Chin
ney stood. There is a beautiful and
elegant spring nearby under large
oak. The legs of the cabin had been
moved half mile away and were be-
ing used as a COW shed or annex to
the stable. drank from that spring
that had so often quenched the thirst
of poor laboring man from the
north OF Ireland looking for land of
religious freedom, and his wife, whose
indomitable courage and patriotism
led her to a premature grave. Think