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BIOGRAPHIES OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN "J"
Mead H. Jackson, M. D., is a son of Francis and Elizabeth (Hale) Jackson, and was born in what is now Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1828. Of thirteen children born to the parents, nine are living. The father was born in Rockingham County, N. C., in 1804, and the grandfather in Prince Edward County, Va., in 1766. He was a farmer, and removed to North Carolina about 1802, and to Tennessee in 1811. Our subject's parents were married in 1827, and at the breaking out of the civil war were worth about $50,000. The father died in 1878. His widow, who is still living, was born in Tennessee in 1809. Our subject was educated in the common schools and at Murfreesboro, and at the age of nineteen began the study of medicine under Dr. William T. Baskette. In 1849 he entered the Transylvania Medical College at Louisville, Ky., and after taking one course of lectures the degree of M. D. was conferred upon him. After practicing two years near home he went to Arkansas, where he practiced until the year before the breaking out of the war. While there he was elected to represent Independence County, Ark., in the State Legislature, in 1856-57. In 1860 he returned to his native county, and in 1861 was made assistant surgeon of the Seventh Arkansas Regiment, under Col. Shaver. After serving several months in this capacity he resigned on account of ill health and returned home. He soon after went to Calhoun County, Ala., and practiced medicine until the close of the war. Following this time he resided two years in Hardeman County, four years in Tippah County, Miss., but again returned to Hardeman County, and in 1876 came to Tipton County, of which he has since been a resident. In 1883-84 he was engaged in the drug business in Covington, but in 1885 engaged in the mercantile business with E. B. Whittey. He is also a partner of Dr. James H. Hannah in the medical practice, and is the owner of 280 acres of land. In January 1856, he married Sarah Nance, who died in 1871, leaving one daughter, Mary E. (Mrs. E. E. Smith). On August 6, 1872, the Doctor married Mrs. Mallettia J. Cope, daughter of Wiley and Mary Davis. They had one child (deceased). The Doctor is a Democrat and a demitted member of the Masonic fraternity. He is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and in 1871 was ordained a minister, which calling he has pursued with his usual energy and success.
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