The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06
Joel Jackson, 100 Years Old,
Is Preparing His Garden Spot

to sl.no county. where hc lrod un-
100 DO" ClWl war Although op-
posed Too liucolu'g proclamation
lr''.ug The slaves. Doc nevertheless
HuIt,d us Union soldier. although
h' did moi p"i into tr" regular
army shortly after the wrr began
Doc spld hlH farm and moved ia
thiluculhc Mo, where his family
fomuluod until the end of th" war,
Wh"u h' returned Go Saline county.
ln 1870 ho moved with his family
tD winfield. Cowloy county, Knns
From Cuwlcv county D." moved 20
Grrrulu. ltIk ,ouutH. where Doc rc.
muIrod until eight years ago. when
hD went lu live Win biz daughter
NIa Brown. at BrER4 \ year ago
Nh Brown moved to Tulsa and Mr..
jackson accompanied him. Iiis
VITO dird five years ago. ngcd S9.
Ever, thing Was Home Made.
Schools. u Mr. JtckEuu'H early
dnvH. w"r" almost unknown. only
tho children uf the rich attended.
urrauso those who went to school
had to pay their expenses school
wac hold only three months Of tho
year Ills education therefore. was
obtained Tor the most part at homo.
Every thing Tho family used was
made 1t home or Boo the immediate
vicinity Ills Fhuos WCrc made Of
leather tanned in the ueighhorhopd
and sow'd a. home Even tho farm
implements were home made Whom
hp worked iu the wagon factory
ono of his duties consisted OF put.
ting handles ana wooden parts on
homo mudr piows and farm imple-
moutH. and ho prldo8 himself oven
now That mono of th,F" Implements
was ever returned because ~ poor
workmanship.
Tales Of tho war Of 1919 are i'm
pressed Nividly upon his memory.
he loves Andrew Jackson, who de-
Tended the city of New Orleans dur
Ing that war. and rccounts many
stories Of Jackson which his father
told him. Andrew Jackson, he ro-
calls. fought In the Revolutionary
war at the ogc Of 10. and reached
his primo IN 1872. At the battle
OF New Orleans. 40 the story goes,
General rockingham, who was In
command OF the English forces,
told hls men " they capture tho
city they could have two days Of
absolute freedom OF the city"
They counted on taking tho city
caHlly ana their marching songs
were fun ~ this spirit The first
verse of ono song was changed by
the Nanks 10 something iiko this.
Old Rockingham he made hia hrag
II he In war was lucky
He'd have our gals In cotton bags
In spite or old kentucky.
But Jackson he was wide awake
And never scared at triflcs
For well ah knew the aim we'd take
with our Kentucky rifles.
This, Mr. Jackson explains. oc-
CURED during the battle. In which
the English lost about $500 men
| and the Americans about 75 The
! Americans had only what Mr.. Jack
! battle started, but he added with
pride, when It ended they had
plenty of English muskots."
MIR. jackson was the father of
nine children, seven OF whom nuc
living. The children arr Mira. =. l.
Brown, Tulsa; Mrs. nd. Bartlett
Parsons. kans.. Sallic \. Mann,
Lawrence, Kan, Mrs. j. e, George,
Slater, Mo, Mrs Anna Taylor. Par
sons, Kans., j, W, Jackson. Stoning-
ton, Colo, and Geo. W, Jackson OF
| Denver, colo
Five generations OF his family are
now living.
In honor of his birthday Mr.. and
Mrs. brown gave "A birthday dinner
Tuesday To which only the imme,
diatc members OF the family were
invited. -Four generations were
represented. At the dinner larR,
cake was placed In the center oi
the table on which 100 whitc can.
dies burned. with one ndditlona
red taper, In anticipation Of his mex
birthday. At the dinner were MIR
land Mrs. W T., Brown and children
OF Tulsa Mr. and Mrs j RAY
Brown and children OF Okmulgcc.