1890s, Photo Search
The home of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Watson at Second and Main Streets was the scene every year for many years of an All Day Dinner. According to family lore, on the day that Lavator McDonald died, his wife sent a note to the Watsons, saying “Lab’s dead, but...
1830s, Photo Search
Judge John Robinson (1748-1832) came to Jackson County from Kentucky in 1831, leading a party of 200 people, each of whom received 1,000 acres of land purchased for $1 per acre. Robinson and his wife had five sons. His sister married his wife’s brother, and...
