Jackson, Jesse Frisbie, 1873-1954.

Jesse (Jack) Frisbie Jackson (1873-1954) was born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He began his career as a stenographer in Manchester, Iowa, in 1894 with the Illinois Central Railroad. After moving to Dubuque, Iowa, he became chief clerk of the Assistant General Passenger Office in 1899, and in 909 he became a traveling passenger agent in that office. In 1910, Jackson accepted a job as an immigration agent with the Central of Georgia Railway Company, and he and his family moved to Savannah, Georgia. After two years as an immigration agent, Jackson switched to the railway's agricultural department and became an agricultural agent. In 1922, Jackson was promoted to general agricultural agent and ran the agriculture department. He remained in that position until his retirement in 1945. While working for the Central of Georgia Railway's agricultural department, Jackson worked to encourage southern farmers to adopt methods that will make them more prosperous, since the railway's earnings were dependent on the prosperity of the region's agriculture. Jackson encouraged projects of lasting impact, such as the establishment of permanent pastures and the reintegration of soil in the South. He was very active in his profession and was a member of the American Railway Development association (ARDA), the Southern Railway Development Association (SRDA), the Southern Cattlemen Association (SCA), Friends of the Land the National Farm Chemurgic Council, as well as Savannah's Rotary Club. He served as president of the ARDA, SRDA, and the SCA at various times. In 1944, he was named Man of the Year by The Progressive Farmer magazine. Jackson wrote extensively throughout his career about farming, but he also tried his hand at creative writing. In 1898, while in Iowa, he attended the Sprague Correspondence School of Journalism, and in the fall of 1933, he tried the John Gallishaw School for Creative Writing, Inc. Jackson was an avid reader and a big fan of Mark Twain. Jackson lived at 905 Henry Street in Savannah with his wife, Laura Atwater Jackson (b. 1886). Together they raised five children: Helen (later Mrs. Stilson Brannen), Mary Atwater (b. June 5, 1908), Margaret Clow (b. June 5, 1908), Jesse Atwater (b. May 23, 1901), and Laurance (Laurie) Frisbie (b. 1906).