| Birth | 25 Jun 1854 | Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Graduated | 1871 | high school - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 13 Nov 1871 | employee of Wooster & Patrick dry goods, grocery & drug store - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Feb 1872 | salesman at Wooster & Patrick - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 1873 | head sales man at Wooster & Patrick with a salary of $1000 a year - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | Jan 1874 | partner with L C Prescott in a drug & grocery store - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan | | | |
| Marriage | 11 Nov 1874 | Mary L STEVENS | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1876 | sold his interest to his partner and returned to Ohio - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan | | | |
| Occupation | 1876 | salesman & manager of C E Marsh & Co - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 1881 | partner with C E Marsh in MArsh & jackson dry goods & carpet store at 11 W Main Street - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1886 | sold his interest in Marsh & Jackson and went to Minneapolis - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 1886 | owner of Jackson Black Good Store - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | | | |
| Occupation | 1892 - 93 | partner with H H Hoyt, purhcased the 1st M E Church on Main street - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | May 1893 | tore down the church and build a 5 story brick & brown stone building known as The Glass Black - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 29 Nov 1893 | was president and opened a department store called Hoyt & Jackson - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Oct 1895 | Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |