urn:taro:utexas.cah.02867 A Guide to the Peter Crawford Jackson Papers, 1865-1930 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Jackson, Peter Crawford, 1848-1930 Jackson, Peter Crawford, Papers 1865-1930 Materials are written in English. 5 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprising newspaper clippings, certificates, and a parole, the Peter Crawford Jackson Papers, 1865-1930, document Jackson’s activities as a soldier as well as his experiences living in Lometa, Texas. Biographical Note

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.

 Scope and Contents

Comprising newspaper clippings, certificates, and a parole, the Peter Crawford Jackson Papers, 1865-1930, document Jackson’s activities as a soldier as well as his experiences living in Lometa, Texas. Newspaper clippings concern Jackson’s life, consisting of three biographical articles from The Lometa Reporter, while two certificates pertain to his membership in the Ex-Texas Rangers’ Association and in the Texas Masons. Additionally, a parole relates to his imprisonment by the U. S. Army during the Civil War.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Jackson, Peter Crawford, 1848-1930 -- Archives. Subjects (Organizations) Freemasons -- Texas. Texas Rangers. Places Lometa (Tex.) -- History -- Source. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Preferred Citation

Peter Crawford Jackson Papers, 1865-1930, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2E265 Newspaper clippings, certificates, and parole, 1865-1930