Jackson, Peter Crawford, 1848-1930

Born in Pike County, Alabama, Peter Crawford Jackson (1848-1930) attended the University of Alabama before enlisting in the 61st Alabama Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Following his release from a Union prison at the end of the war, he moved to Lampasas County, Texas, and joined Company E of the Texas Rangers in 1878. A year later, Jackson was discharged from the Rangers and married Florence Senterfitt, with whom he had nine children. The couple settled in Lometa, where he built a cotton gin while also working as a rancher and in railroad construction. Additionally, Jackson was a member of the Texas Masons.

Source:

Jackson, Peter Crawford. The Story of My Life. Lometa Reporter . March 6, 1930.

From the guide to the Jackson, Peter Crawford, Papers, 1865-1930, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born in Pike County, Alabama, Peter Crawford Jackson (1848-1930) attended the University of Alabama before enlisting in the 61st Alabama Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Following his release from a Union prison at the end of the war, he moved to Lampasas County, Texas, and joined Company E of the Texas Rangers in 1878. A year later, Jackson was discharged from the Rangers and married Florence Senterfitt, with whom he had nine children. The couple settled in Lometa, where he built a cotton gin while also working as a rancher and in railroad construction. Additionally, Jackson was a member of the Texas Masons.

From the description of Jackson, Peter Crawford, Papers, 1865-1930 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 752522084