In 1832 the three Jackson brothers came from Scotland. They
lived south of Glasgow in another county. James 1806, William
(Uncle Billy) 1808; Archie 1810. Aunt Mary of whom you speak was
my grandfather Ferguson's sister. Mary Ferguson later married
James Jackson.
It's this way: she and my grandfather Ferguson's parents;
Sarah, her brother and parents, were on the same sailing vessel;
Sarah married Robert Ferguson - my grandparents. They had lots
of time to get acquainted, 13 weeks. ha! So apparently the
Jackson boys were on the same boat.
They all moved to the Mohawk valley. James rented, since no
evidence of owning property. He and James Jr. are buried
there.
Then William and Archie got inheritance money and went to
Albany, there they encountered a Mormon Scout, and together
bought 160 acres of Illinois land. They took a place on a
caravan to the Ohio River, to Vincennes, Indiana by boat, to East
St. Louis by caravan again. They walked to Carthage, 250 miles,
presented the receipt, got the land. Said " The man was honest
after all.", and walked to their place. It was four miles east
of Nauvoo, located one half mile west and one mile north of my
home.
In 1838, Billy sent to Scotland for Aunt Ellen (Allyson) and
they were married in Carthage. Archie lived with them until
1848, when he bought 60 acres of land and moved a Mormon house on
it. Two rooms down, attic up, this was known as Archie Jackson
place.
"Now,
in 1847 Martin and Sarah Little moved from Xenia, Ohio with their
children, Lorenz, Gus, Catherine, Frank, Sarah, Mildred and Jane,
and pulled east of Nauvoo to scout for land. He bought south of
Pontoosuc. In the mean time, Archie met Catherine Little, and
April 1848, they were married in Carthage. He was 38 and she was
20. Martin Little gave his boys each 40 acres when they were
married, then Catherine an equal share in horses, wagon,
material. She rode a horse into Pontoosuc, bought bolts of
material, put it in two sacks across her horse. Your mother said
grandmother told her the one attic room was full of provisions
for her, Jane, Philoma, Catherine, Isabell and on.
"When your mother, Isabell Jackson, was to be married, she
took her bolts of material to mother (Philoma Jackson-Ferguson)
at Carthage, and spent time, while my mother made her things.
You have seen the wedding picture with the dress of 15 yards, all
those ruffles, I sure.
Benjamin Quint and Lydia Smith, daughter of Abraham and
Susannah (Brock) Smith, of Maine, were married the 26th of
January 1814 at Farmington, Maine. Abraham Smith was the first
Deacon of the Old South Congregational Church of Farmington,
Maine.
Benjamin and Lydia Quint had one child, Jotham Sewall Quint,
born the 3rd of December, 1814 in Maine. According to family
tradition, Benjamin passed away when Jotham was about three years
old. Later, Lydia married a John Savage, who died a few years
after marriage. She married third a man by the name of Moore,
possibly William Moore.
About 1837, Jotham Sewall Quint moved by covered wagon to
Indiana. Here, at a party he met Mary Parker Tufts who, with her
parents John and Prudence (Parker) Tufts, had recently moved from
Wilton, Maine to Aurora, Indiana. They soon discovered they had
lived in the same vicinity in Maine, but had not known each other
there. On December 6, 1840 they were married at Aurora, Indiana.
Mary Philena Quint and Benjamin Quint were born in Indiana.
In 1847, the family moved to Illinois, buying a farm in the
same neighborhood as the Archibald Jackson farm near Nauvoo. Two
daughters, Emily, who died as an infant, and Alice Elvira and one
son, Louis Franklin Quint were born here in the farm home. In
1876, Louis Franklin Quint married Isabell Flora Jackson,
daughter of Archibald Jackson, at the Jackson farm home. Mary
(Tufts) Quint passed away in 1856.
Jotham Sewall Quint married Elizabeth Codry October 29th,
1857. To this marriage three sons were born: Nelson, born in
1859 died of typhoid fever in 1874; Albion born in 1861; and
Melvin born in 1864. About 1876 they moved to a farm near Menlo,
Iowa later moving into town. After the death of his second wife,
he married a Widow Perkins whose daughter, Fannie, was a
missionary in China.
In 1896 he went to Oklahoma with his oldest daughter, Mary
(Quint) Dale and family. Here he passed away in 1897 and is
buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Grandfather Quint belonged to the Methodist Church. My two
older sisters, Clara and Jennie, remember he always said grace
before meals: "Heavenly Parent to forgive us our sins, Treat us
from the Bread of Life and in Thy Kingdom save us, for Jesus
sake. Amen."
His mother, Lydia (Smith) Moore, in later years, lived with
a son in Kansas. She died near Wichita, Kansas at the age of 98.
It is said that she walked a mile to vist her son the day before
she
died.
James Jackson of Glasgow, Scotland, married Isobel
Thomson,
also of Glasgow. James lived four miles from Glasgow, on land
which he leased for 99 years as so many farmers did. He was a
good farmer, as well as a prosperous farmer. He would take his
farm products across the 'toll bridge' and bring back a load of
fertilizer, thus saving toll, which showed his thriftiness.
His three sons, James, William and Archibald and one
daughter,
who married a man by the name of Thomas Orr in Scotland,
emigrated to America. James settled in New York and married Mary
Ferguson, William married Ellen Winning and Archibald married
Catherine (or Catharine) Little. Achibald and Catherine settled on a farm four
miles from Nauvoo, Illinois. The sister, Mrs. Orr and husband come to Nauvoo and became
members of the Mormon Church. Archibald Jackson told of himself
going to Nauvoo at the time of the 'Mormon Rebellion', in 1847,
one cold morning and standing on a hill, trying to persuade his
sister and her husband to stay in Nauvoo and not go to Salt Lake
in the "Mormon train'. They, however, left with the 'train' but
later parted with them and the family went on into California.
'Archie' Jackson was a peace loving man and never would take
sides, either for or against the Mormons.
One winter day in 1847 he was out in the timber cutting
firewood when a neighbor rode up hurriedly and said, "Now,
Archie, the time has come for you to take a stand either for or
against the Mormons." He remained firm and replied, "I will not
take sides either way."
When he sailed from Scotland for America in 1834, his
father
gave him a solid silver watch which he always kept and which is
an heirloom of his daughter Isabell Quint. (Grace Gilliland,
Isabell Quint's daughter in Arkansas City, Kansas, now has the
watch.) His mother put a Bible in his trunk with the admonition,
"Now don't leave it there."
Archibald and Catherine Jackson went to housekeeping on
the
homestead four miles from Nauvoo, in a two room house which later
was added to as the family grew and prosperity came. Grandmother
lived in this home for 65 years and after the passing of her
husband and seven children, came to Hill City, Kansas to live
with Isabell Quint.
Louis Franklin Quint, son of Jotham Sewall and Mary Parker
(Tufts) Quint, was born on a farm near Nauvoo, Illinois the 17th
of July 1852. When he was four years old his mother died, and
later his father re-married. He grew to manhood on the same farm
on which he was born and received his common school training in
the same neighborhood, attending the Gibraltar School in Sonaora
Township. He attended the Ft. Madison Academy, taught school one
year, then studied telegraphy a few months.
He was married to Isabell Flora Jackson, at her home in
the same neighborhood on March 9, 1876. They started
housekeeping on the farm where he was born, later moving to Iowa,
then to Nebraska, Mitchell Co. Kansas and finally in 1902 to
Graham County, Kansas on a farm they purchased two miles east and
one mile south of Hill City. Here they spent the rest of their
lives, raising a family of eight children, six girls and two
boys.
Father was known as a good neighbor and citizen wherever he
lived. He was industrious, friendly, and always interested in
the betterment of the community. In Graham County he served in
various offices in Millbrook township, and was assessor for the
township for several years.
He was devoted to his family, always
fair in every way, and was strictly honest in all his dealings.
He was always a member of the school board in his community as
long as he had children in school, and could be depended upon
to work for the best teachers they could hire. He always had
time to help his daughters acquire teaching certificates, and
apply for schools for the coming term. His example and
teaching regarding honesty, fairness and dependability are
lessons that made a lasting impression on the minds of his
children.
On March 9, 1926, the Quints celebrated their Golden Wedding
Anniversary at their home in Hill City, having retired from the farm
a few years previous. Their eight children came home to enjoy the reunion.
Many friends called, including old classmates of theirs in Illinois,
and friends from Michell County, Kansas. A fine dinner was prepared
by the daughters and mother and the table was decorated with flowers
sent by old friends in Hill City. Many gifts were received.
On March 9, 1938, at the age of 84 and 86 they celebrated their 62nd Wedding Anniversary, also at their home in Hill City, having been residents of
the state of Kansas for 54 years. Both were in good health at
this time, well able to care for themselves, do their own
housework and gardening; their minds were keen and they kept
posted on all current events.
Father and Mother gave all of their children a good education
in spite of hardships along the way, and all of their daughters
followed the tradition of the family by teaching school. The
sons became farmers. By thrift and industry, they accumulated
sufficient means to retire in their declining years, and leave a
good inheritance for their children.
Father passed away at the home in Hill City on January 19,
1943 at the age of 90 years. Mother passed away on June 30, 1948
at the home, aged 94 years.
Isabell Flora Jackson, daughter of Archibald and Catharine
Jackson, was born on the Jackson farm near Nauvoo, Illinois,
March 3, 1854. She grew up on this farm, received her common
school education in the country school, and attended Fort Madison
Academy. She taught school near Nauvoo. She united with the
church in 1868 at Nauvoo, Illinois, and was baptized in the
Mississippi River. She married Louis Franklin Quint, of the same
neighborhood, in her home on March 9, 1876.
In spite of the many hardships of Kansas farmers during the
years her family was growing up, she always managed to keep a
happy home. She used to say, "Just because we are poor is no
reason not to be clean." She was always active through the
years, and helped in every way to bring in a "little extra" cash
by raising chickens, turkeys, milking cows, and making and
selling butter to Hill City customers. She had a regular
customer from Hill City who used to always visit us once a week
to take home a gallon of buttermilk. He always said there was no
place where he could get as good butter or buttermilk as from
"Mrs. Quint". She always enjoyed her family and was never too
busy to stop and do things for them. She was a good seamstress
and was skillful in making over clothes for her growing children
until the older girls were able to sew.
Mother always believed in having some good reading material
in the home and for years subscribed to "The Youths Companion"
which all the children enjoyed. Later, after the children were
all grown and away from home, she let her subscription expire.
However, she missed it so much she re-subscribed and then sent it
to one of her grandsons. In her later years, she enjoyed getting
books from the library. She was a member of the Community
Methodist Church in Hill City and attended the Philathea Sunday
School Class.
On March 9, 1941, Mother and Father celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary at their home in Hill City. The Hill City
Times had this to say: "It was not a festive day in the lives of
Mr. and Mrs. Quint, but one of quiet happiness on which friends
and relatives called to offer congratulations, and stacks of
cards and letters, which had been received during the previous
week were looked over.
"The home of Mr. and Mrs. Quint presented a typical American
scene when a Times reporter called there the first of the week.
A large bouquet of flowers, which had been sent to them by one of
their children, held a place of prominence in the room, and on a
day bed, which neither Mr. or Mrs. Quint give signs of using
during the day, lay a rag rug, partly finished, and the large
family Bible in which the earliest date to be noted was 1848.
"Mr. & Mrs. Quint grew up together, having been raised on
adjoining farms. They were married in Hancock Co., Illinois, at
the home of Mrs. Quint's parents, four miles east of Nauvoo, by a
Presbyterian minister. Details of their wedding hold a foremost
place in their memories. Mrs. Quint's wedding dress was a grey
poplin in which fifteen yards of material were used. The skirt
was made with ruffles to the waist. Mr. Quint was resplendent in
a black broadcloth suit with Prince Albert style coat. Music was
furnished by a stringed orchestra. About fifty friends had been
invited to the wedding and dinner which followed. The bride's
table featured a wedding cake with a cupid for decoration. Mr.
and Mrs. Quint entertained their friends with a wedding dance
following the dinner."
I have been told Mother was known as "the belle of Nauvoo";
she was very nice looking. She and her sister, Philoma, made her
wedding dress.
Mother celebrated her 90th birthday in 1944. A birthday
cake baked by her daughter, Mrs. Perry A. Loyd of Salina, was
decorated with 90 lighted candles, and the cake was served from a
crystal cake stand which formerly belonged to her mother, Cathrin
Jackson, 75 years ago. She received many cards and personal
greetings from friends and family.