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History of Jackson, (Butts County) GeorgiaOur database does not include an historic photo for Jackson, (Butts County) Georgia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Theodore Spencer Case Biographical Sketch Theodore Spencer Case, educator, was born in Jackson, Ga., Jan. 26, 1832; son of Ermine Case. He was graduated at Marietta college in 1851, and at Starling medical college, Ohio, in 1856. He engaged in practice in Kansas city, Mo., in 1857; attained the rank of colonel and quartermaster general of Missouri during the Civil war; served as curator of the University of the State of Missouri, 1866-70, and as postmaster of Kansas city, 1873-85. He was professor of chemistry in Kansas city medical college 1885-1900; became president of the city real estate and stock exchange in 1886; edited the Medical Review, 1860-61, and the Review of Science and Industry, 1877-85. He received the degree Ph.D. from the University Medical college of Kansas city in 1883. and published The Quartermasters' Guide (1865). He died in Kansas city, Mo., in 1900. |
Georgia Facts: Butts County Facts: Seat: JacksonEstablished: 1825 Formed from: Henry, Monroe Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: JACKSON, a small post-village, capital of Butts county, Georgia, 55 miles N. W. from Milledgeville. It is pleasantly situated in the midst of a fertile country. It contains a court house, 2 churches, and 2 academies. Jackson is situated 215 meters above sea level. |