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"Isaac Marion Jacks was born in Clarke County, GA, 4 July 1832, the son
of Jane Maxey and John Jacks.
He came to Coosa County, Alabama, with his parents in 1834, at the
age of one and half years. He farmed in the Rockford area, buying
property in 1857.
Isaac M. Jacks married three times in Coosa County. He married
first, Elizabeth Hardigree, daughter of William and Leah Hardigree, 19
January 1853. His second wife was her sister, Jane Hardigree, whom he
married on 29 Dec 1859. His third wife was Sarah Louisa Moseley, the
daughter of Elizabeth Arnold Paschall and Thomas Archibald Moseley, whom
he married 16 March 1871.
Isaac M. Jacks fought in the Civil War, enlisting 1 Sept. 1862. He
was a private in Company K, 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Gracey's
Brigade. He was captured 17 June 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia, and
imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland and Elmira, New York. He was
released from the Elmira Union Prison on 19 May 1865 upon taking the Oath
of Allegiance to the United States. He was in poor health from his
imprisonment in the Elmira Union Prison. When he went to war he left
his second wife, Jane, alone with three small children. In 1863 his
family is listed as one of the indigent soldier's families receiving
county aid.
After the war, Isaac Jacks with his third wife, Sarah Louisa, moved
his family to Texas, settling first in Ellis County. In 1889 they bought
a farm near Vernon, Wilbarger County. He was a member of Camp W. L.
Cable, No. 125, U. C. V.
He died 5 January 1906 in Vernon, Texas and was buried in East View
Cemetery, Vernon. His third wife and six adult children survived him.
Children of Isaac Jacks and Elizabeth Hardigree: Florence A. 1854, d.
1924, m. Edward Mosely c. 1873; Alonzo H. 1856, m. Letita.
Children of Isaac Jacks and Jane Hardigree: Olive Clara 1862-1941, m.
Munroe Alonoz Bryant; Scotta 1867 unmarried.
Children of Isaac Jacks and Sarah Louisa Moseley; Dera Laduska 1872,
d. 1879; Tura Odell 1880, d. 1965 m. Banks Camp Bennett 1897; Vera Odessa
1886, d. 1951 m. Chas. Embry; Wylie B. Harris." (1)
(1) by Turalu Reed Brady, 578 Lakewood Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94598-4837.
Source: Official Records, Family Bible, and Family Books.