m. 11 Feb 1819 m. 30 Apr 1840 Facts and Events From Darrell
Jackson: "It is known that David (William's father) was in
Campbell County by 1830 based on the census records. David is
not listed as owning land in Carter County, but on 24 April 1824
he along with 3 other citizens of Carter County proved
(witnessed?) a land sale in Carter County. Since this is 3 years
after William R. Jackson was born . . . this is the best
evidence of William's birthplace." From a web page written by
Darrell: http://www.tngenweb.org/morgan/HORACEJACKSON.html
"WILLIAM R. JACKSON spent his life as a Baptist Preacher in
Morgan County. Not a remarkable life until you learn among other
things that he represented Morgan County at the Greenville
Convention in 1861. His brother-in-Law JOSEPH ALEXANDER COOPER
who was to become a Major General represented Campbell County. A
total of 30 East Tennessee Counties participated in this
convention in an attempt to prevent secession from the Union.
The document that these Pro-union delegates drew