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Robert Malone Jackson

Full Name: Robert Malone "Honest Bob" Jackson
Birth date: March 8, 1842
Death date: February 13, 1909

Terms of Service

  • House, 16th (1) Legislature
    1/14/1879 - 1/11/1881
    Democrat
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • R.M. "Honest Bob" Jackson, mentioned in "The Jackson Family," pp. 504-506. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas 1936.
  • Obituary, 2/15/1909, p. 11. R.M. Jackson, Palestine, Texas, Feb. 13, reported by his son Ben D. Jackson. Dallas Morning News .
  • 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 .
  • 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) .
  • Confederate States Army, Company A, 2nd Texas Cavalry, Col. J.S. Ford, April 1861-May 1865. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.
  • Biographical sketch, Robert Malone Jackson, p. 259. Born 3/8/1842 in Fayette County, Tennessee. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.
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