Robert Malone Jackson

Full Name: Robert Malone Jackson
Date of birth: March 8, 1842
Date of death: February 13, 1909

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 24 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1)   Democrat Palestine / Anderson   Anderson

(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, 2/15/1909, p. 11. R.M. Jackson, Palestine, Texas, Feb. 13, reported by his son Ben D. Jackson. Dallas Morning News.
  • Obituary, "Mr. R.M. Jackson Dead: Pioneer Citizen of Palestine Passed Away in Austin This Morning," Palestine Daily Herald, 2/13/1909, p. 4. "The deceased, Mr. R.M. Jackson, was a pioneer citizen of Anderson county and Palestine, and for many years was a public officer of the county, holding some very responsible offices." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Company A, 2nd Texas Cavalry, Col. J.S. Ford, April 1861-May 1865. Biographical sketch, Robert Malone Jackson, p. 259. Born 3/8/1842 in Fayette County, Tennessee. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

  • R.M. Jackson, age 67 (born circa 1842), death date 2/13/1909 in Austin, Travis County, residence in Palestine, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Robert Malone Jackson, birth date 3/8/1842, death date 2/14/1909, burial in Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County. Includes report on burial, Palestine Daily Herald, 2/15/1909. Find a Grave.

Committee Information top

16th R.S. - 1879
Assessment and Collection of Taxes  
Counties and County Boundaries  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
State Affairs  

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