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About Andrew Jackson Jackson:

Home in 1920: Orange Ward 1, Orange, Texas
Dave A Brown 49
Annie Brown 44
Albert Brown 22
Myra Brown 20
George Brown 17
Arthur Brown 15
Louie Brown 3
Clarence Brown 11
Elsie Brown 6
Andrew J Jackson 74 , father in law
Sara Jackson 71 , mother in law

CSA Co. D 3rd. Batt. Hilliard's Legion, Pvt. and Co. C 60th.AL Inf. Regt. Drew pension for service

Jackson, Andrew J. of Salty Community. Age 93. Died 1/1938 (Sunday) (in paper 1/31/1938) at his home in the Salty Comm. near Rockdale. Services held (Tuesday) from Salty Church. Burial in Salty Cemetery. Rev John Garret of Thorndale-Salty Methodist Church and Rev N H Melber, presiding elder from Marlin, officiated. Grandsons were pallbearers. He was born 2/5/1845 in , Montgomery Co, Alabama. He enlisted in the Confederate army at Montgomery in 1862, joining what was called Hilliard's Legion under General Lee. Later his company was thrown into regiments and Jackson was in the 60th Alabama Regiment, Company "C", under Col J W Sangord, Major Hatch Cook, Greacious Brigade and Bushrod Johnson's Division. Jackson was in the last battle of Appomatox Court House and was taken prisoner, remaining so for 3 days and have for food a very small piece of dried beef and an ear of corn. When released he was 900 miles from home and made more than half the journey back on foot. It is said he was the last surviving member of his company. Married Sarah Jane Thomas in Alabama on 11/20/1866. They moved to Texas in 1874 and in 1876 moved to Milam, settling in Salty Comm. where they have lived since. M/M Jackson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on 11/20/1936 at the Salty Church and their 71st this past November. Mr. Jackson was the founder of the Salty Singing Convention of Milam Co. which was organized in 1895. He took an active part in the affairs and remained president of the organization until 1928 when a son took his palce. Besides composing religious songs and writing poems, Mr. Jackson was a blacksmith, carpenter, farmer, singing school teacher and superintendent of the Sunday School. Survivors: Wife, Mrs Sarah Thomas Jackson; 5 sons, John of Thorndale, Frank & Clarence of Salty, Fred of Austin, Jessie Jackson of Thrall; 7 daughters, Mrs Annie Brown of Orange, Mrs Alice Pugh of Cameron, Mrs Ruby Lusk of Temple, Mrs Laura Cook of Salano, NM., Mrs Ellen Towery, Mrs Ludie Jinks, Mrs Mattie Pinkerton, All of Salty Comm. Grandchildren; 96 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild.

About Sarah Jane Thomas:

Jackson, Mrs. Sarah J. (A.J.) of Rockdale. Age 89. Died 7/13/1938, the body brought "here" until Friday. Services held from Salty Church, 10 miles southwest of Rockdale on Friday p.m. She was born in 1849, nee Sarah Jane Thomas. She was a native of Jacksonville, Fl. And came from , Montgomery Co, Al, with her husband, A.J. Jackson, a Confederate veteran, to Milam Co. 62 years ago and settled in Salty Comm. M/M Jackson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 1936 (married C 1866). The following year a similar honor was shown them at the Salty Church, where they had served as superintendent and Sunday school teacher, respectively, for more than 20 years. Mr. Jackson, age 93, preceded her in death in 1/1938. Survivors: John Jackson of Thorndale; Frank and Clarence Jackson of Salty, Fred Jackson of Austin, Jessie Jackson of Thrall, Mrs. D.A. (Annie) Brown of Orange, Mrs. Alice Pugh of Cameron, Mrs. Ruby Lusk of Temple, Mrs. Laura Cooke of Salano, NM, Mrs. O.F. Towery, Mrs. D.H. Jinks, and Mrs. Mattie Pinkerton of Milano.