The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

~ 1ence as to the birthplace Of Andrew
Jackson.
The spenfcr Representative William f.
Stevenson OF South Carolina He was speaking In
the national house of representatives at Washing
ton In short the old old controversy over the
birthplace of Andrew Jackson has been set going
again. OF course every good American knows
or should know-all about Andrew Jackson l7G7-
iS4o)-eXcept perhaps the place of his birth
Andrew Jackson after service in the Revolu-
zion and wild youth the frontier became n
lawyer He served in the national house and SEN
ate. He defeated the Creeks and Seminoes His
defeat of the British New Orleans in the War
Of 1872 is one Of the great battles of history He
was the hrst American governor Of Florida QS2D.
he was the seventh president of the United
States His firm stand against notification in
South Carolina is history. He died at THE Hermit
fage,' Nashville, Tenn. "Old Hickory" is one
or the popular figures of our history
The Andrew jackson controversy seems IN have
been a sort of double-barreled DISPUTE First
there was controversy over the house In which
he was born-the McKemey house or the Craw-
ford house. That was apparently settled in favor
OF the Crawford house. Then the question wos
Was the Crawford house in North Carolina or
South Carolina?
AS TO the first controversy: Andrew Jockson
Sr.. had land on Twelve Mile creek This land
was-Or is now-in North Carolina very close
TO the present North Carolina-South Carolina
'ihe. NHen Andrew jackson, Sr, died he
was buried in graveyard near by From the
funeral Mrs Jackson went either to the home of
her sister, Mrs. james Crawford or to that of
another sister, Mrs George McKemey The two
homes are only few miles apart but the Craw-
ford place is now in South Carolina and the Nc
kemey place is now in North Carolina
One story had 1t that Mrs. Jackson starting for
the Crawford place, stopped the way at the
Mckemey place, where Andrew born and
then went on to the Crawford place, where she
took up residence. The other story had 1t that
Mrs. Jackson went directly to the Crawford place
and that Andrew born there
The historians made u great ado about the
question of Andrew Jackson's brth-whether 1t
was at the Crawford place or at the McKerney
place. 1t was finally setted-at least to the sat
isfaction of most peope-in favor of the Craw-
ford place.
Later new controversy broke out This time
1t was over the question of the location of the
Crawford place-was 1t in North Carolina or In
South Carolina?
Though this controversy died out there Is a
curious conflict of opinion even to this day. From
the debate in the house 1t appears that most of
the encyclopedias of the present day say he was
born in North Carolina. The histories differ On
the point Recently monument was erected In
North Carolina over spot stated to be his birth
place.
It appears that in 1867, when Andrew Jack
son was born, the line between the two states in
dispute and had not been legally settled Accord
ing TO Mr.. Stevenson the eight-mlle line between
the rock corner on WaXhOw creek to the Gum tree
corner on Twelve Mile creek in dispute be-
ginning with 1765. He said in his address:
''The State Of South Carolina claimed that II
was a straight line and the State of North Car
olina claimed that it followed the road and all
the maps, as will show you by of them pres
emily. carried it by the public road, which threw
the James Crawford grant of land largely into
North Carolina Meanwhile the Crawfords were
granted tract of land by South Carolina and the
same tract Of land was granted by North Carolina
to Gen. Andrew Pickens. that being the place on
which General Jackson was born. So that from
1765 until agreement reached In 1915 the
Crawford land, on which Jackson born ac-
cording to one claim was In North Carolina and
according to another was in South Carolina and
the map showed the Carolina road as the dividing
line, and that threw the Crawford land largely
Into North Carolina though the Crawford house
was in South Carolina. Therefore while the claim
was set up that Jackson was born in North Car
Olinn, 1t was well established and everybody ad-
mitted that he was born the Crawford planta
tion. There was no dispute about that. The dis
quite whether the Crawford place was in
North South Carolina"
Now of course you've heard that famous story
about what the governor of North Carolina said
to the governor of South Carolina. But dollars to
doughnuts you don't know what made them so dry
Well here's all about it, the word of Mr.
stevenson:
Now, In 1913 the two States reached an agree
ment and sent commission to settle that line
and extended the northern line which had only
been about to Tryon, and ran 1t out to the
Georgia line. That commission worked two years.
They adopted the straight line from the stone at
Waxhaw Creek to Gum at Twelve Mile Creek
which put the Crawford plantation In South Car.
biina and established the Crawford land as Craw-
tords and not as Pickens'. That was ratified at