The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-05


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Soon after surveying propos "a
railroad from this city Is 6prs;
Which was = part d the arst work
he did after his graduation. he con.
lceiyed the Idea that the Pennsyl,
vania and New York oil belt ex,
tended into West Virginia and with
the assistance Of Dr. ] G.. White,
lof Morgantown, state geologist, be
discovered the Warrington oil field,
which marked the beginning Of that
marvellous industry in the state At
ter that he became identified with
a number Of independent oil and
gas companies, which developed
much territory in the state. Fol
many years he was the only mining
engineer in this part OF the state and
he did invaluable work in tina,
lwey.
Col. JACKSON received his title az
a member Of Governor "a. B. Elem,
ing's staK 1sss.1Sg8. He was q
member Of the American Society Of
Engineers and fellow Of the
Geological Society of America
Washington and Gee University be.
slowed upon him the degrees Of
civil engineer, mining engineer and
doctor of sciences.
In politncs he was a Democrat! al.
though not partisan. The only DO
litical Office he ever held was that
Iof county surveyor from 1883 to
1887. He never sought political
office and he declined the nomination
by his party for congressman in this
distrinct in 1900.
Col. Jackson and Miss ,Bmma
Lewis, daughter Of Judge and Mrs
Charles s. Lewis, the former OF
whom is now deceased, were mar
ried in 1884. Mrs. Jackson was
born in cIarksburg and educated in
staunton, Va, in an Episcopal
school. She is a finely educated and
intelligent woman and was fft
helpmate for such progressive and
polished man as Col Jackson. She
and their daughter, Miss Florence,
one Of Clarksburg's most accom-.
pItshed and popular young ladies',
survive of the immediate family.
Col. Jackson's grandfather, John
Ia. jackson, became lawyer OF
note and succeeded his father, John
jackson, in Congress. John G. Jack
son first married a Miss Payne,
daughter of the wife Of President
James Madison, by former hus-
band, and later he married daugh-
terter of Governor Meigs, OF Ohio,
afterward postmaster general of the
United States. The second wife
was the grandmother of the subject
Iof this sketch. Col. Jackson's
grandfather, John G.. was the first
federal Judge of the Western dis.
trict of Virginia, now West Virginia
and he died as such in 1925; The
grandfather like Col. jackson, wal
la very RubIie7sptrited: and progress
sive man and he sought to build Ut
this country by. erecting furnaces
forges, mills, wool factories, sail
works and the like.
James M, Jackson, father OF Col
Jackson, was the only son of his
fathers second marriage, his mother
being a daughter of Governor
Meigs. He was born January 10
1917, and educated at iUniontowr
and in the University Of Virginia
from which he was graduated in
1886. He practiced law successfully
until his death in 1870. His widow
Mrs. Caroline M. Jackson, one ol
the greatest woman commoners
'Clarksburg ever knew, possessing
all the fine traits of true Christian
womanhood, died August Z, 1910
aged 81 years, Florence Jackson
'Col. Jackgon's twin sister. died IL
1878. Meigs Jackson, of Parkers.
burg, now dead, was an Older