Personal Narrative: My Grandfather William Seward Jackson
My grandfather William Seward Jackson (1879-1958) was a jack of all trades and I stayed in the sun many a day fetching and carrying for him. He taught me the name of all of the tools. He even had a special name for me, "monkey." William Seward Jackson a hardworking man who according to his granddaughter was very accomplished. Granddad was a well sought-after carpenter, a leather craftsman who made saddles, shoes, belts, aprons, and anything that had to do with leather. He also was a sharpshooter and taught the men of Fayette how to shoot, including the KKK who came to kill him against the sheriff's advice, after he tore up Mr. McNabb’s grocery store, when his mother was insulted in the store by Mr. McNabb.