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William Richard Pinkard Jackson, biographical sketch
Excerpt from History of Monroe and Shelby counties, Missouri, St. Louis, National Historical Company, 1884, pgs 318-319
Durrant & Jackson
Dealers in Hardware, Stoves, Tin-ware, Agricultural Implements, Reapers, Mowers, Wagons, Buggies, Grass, Hay Seed, Etc, Monroe City.
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Mr Jackson of the above named firm, although a comparatively young man, has long been prominent in business affairs in Monroe City. Coming of a well known and highly respected family of North Missouri, he received a good education and came to Monroe City in 1872, and engaged in the clothing and boot and shoe trade, which he followed with success, having several partners from time to time, for about five years. Meanwhile, he organized the Monroe City bank, of which he became cashier, and in order to give his bank business his entire time and attention, he retired from merchandising in 1876. He continued cashier of the bank for about five years, and until it was well founded on a sound basis and doing a prosperous business. In 1881 he bought the hardware branch of the business of B. M. Ely & Co., and later along he became a half and equal owner with Mr. Durrant in the entire business, under the firm name of Durrant & Jackson, as already mentioned. At the time of engaging in the hardware business he retired from the bank, since which he has devoted himself exclusively to the large and varied business interests, of Durrant & Jackson. Mr. Jackson is one of the most thorough-going, clear-headed and progressive business men of the country, and according to all appearances has a most promising business future. Mr. Jackson is a man of family, having married February 1, 1876. His wife was previously Miss Sallie B.1 Holmes, a daughter of Henry J. Homes of this county. They have four children: Nellie B., Harry W., Edith F. and Homer L. Mr. Jackson was a son of James W. Jackson, an early settler of Marion county, from Delaware. His mother was Miss Sarah E. Sharp before her marriage, a daughter of Rev. Richard Sharp, the well known Southern Methodist minister of this section of the State. He died February 28, 1881. William R. P. was born on the family farm in Marion county, December 2, 1850, and was one of a large family of children. He was educated at the Palmyra Seminary.
1. Middle initial should be V, not B.
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