THIS BOOK TRACES THE JACKSON FAMILY FROM 1804 THROUGH THE YEAR 1986. THIS AUTHOR HOPES TO START A TRADITION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

This is the story of my grandfather's life in Hazard, Kentucky to Connersville, Indiana. My grandfather was born and raised in Hazard, Kentucky, My story tells how he helped the entire town during the depression and then went on to serve his country during WWII After WWII the new journey he takes when he moved his family North to Indiana after WWII He walks the Appalachian and Jenny Wiley Trails after retirement. He researches one of his favorite Presidents, Lincoln and finds a mystery of one of his cabinet members, who after he was buried no one could find him, and he receives permission from he town and family to excavate where they think the body of President Lincoln's former cabinet member is, and the body wasn't there. His collection of another favorite President and collection of Truman books, and the three paintings he had painted of Truman. He received an invitation to tour the White House in the Reagan Era, he was honored in Washington for 50 years of membership to the Masons. He's a 60 year Masonic Member I have CD's of pictures and more stories that relate to the book can be purchased separately. The pictures are of stories talked about in the book that you will want to see. Just e-mail me at [email protected] or go to the web page http: //walkerthewalker.googlepages.com/home for more information.

Originally published London 1932. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. The research into surnames and family history is of extraordinary fascination, for it is a subject in which everyone has a proprietary interest. It is also part of the history of Medieval times. This book makes clear, points that would otherwise be doubtful or obscure. Contents Include: Local Names. - Address Surnames. - Patronymics. - Prophets, Martyrs, Warriors. - Matronymics. - Names from Miracle Plays. - Fourteenth Century London. - Nicknames. - Names from Pastimes. - Nicknames from Dispositions. - Foreign names. - Craftsmen and Officials. - Teutonic Surnames. - American Surnames. - Index of Surnames.

This Encyclopedia is the first to compile some 500,000 pseudonyms of roughly 270,000 people. Besides pseudonyms in the narrower sense, initials, nick names, oder names, birth and married names etc. are included. The volumes 1 to 9 list persons by their real names in alphabetical order, in volumes 10 to 16, the pseudonyms are listed alphabetically and the real names provided. To make identification easier, year and place of birth and death are provided where available, as are profession, nationality and more personal data.