Near Independence in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
James Jackson Family Cemetery
Autauga County
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 24, 2026
1. James Jackson Family Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
James Jackson Family Cemetery. Autauga County. , The James Jackson Cemetery is the final resting place of James Jackson, one of the earliest White settlers in old Autauga County. He settled in the area in 1817, when Alabama was still a territory. He established a large plantation, Auburn Hill, near what was once the thriving town of Independence in western Autauga County. James Jackson was born August 10, 1773, in Wilkes County, GA. He died July 19, 1832, at his plantation and was buried in the family cemetery along with some of his children. James Jackson married Temperance Motley, daughter of Robert Motley and Nancy Daniel. Their children included: (1) Nancy D. Jackson (1797-1857), wife of Lunceford Long; (2) Absalom Jackson (1805-1870); (3) Walter Clark Jackson (1808-1826), buried in the family cemetery; (4) James Wilson Jackson (1813-1832), buried in the family cemetery; (5) Gen. Crawford Motley Jackson (1817-1860), who represented Autauga County in the State House, served as Speaker of the House in 1857, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery; and (6) Oliver Perry Jackson (1820-1822), whose grave is the oldest grave in the James Jackson Cemetery. James' wife Temperance died in 1862 and is buried in the Jackson plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery.
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(Continued from other side) . James and his family, as well as his father-in-law, Robert Motley, came to the Alabama Territory in 1817 and settled in what would become Autauga County. James Jackson is very important to our state's early history: James served on the constitutional convention which drafted the first state constitution, which allowed Alabama to attain statehood in 1819. James subsequently served in both branches of the state legislature, representing Autauga County. Another person of interest buried in the cemetery is Mary Ann Motley Clepper (1822-1849), another daughter of Robert Motley, and wife of Moses Clepper, former Sheriff of Autauga County.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on February 5, 2025 .
The James Jackson Cemetery is the final resting place of James Jackson,
one of the earliest White settlers in old Autauga County. He settled in the
area in 1817, when Alabama was still a territory. He established a large
plantation, Auburn Hill, near what was once the thriving town of Independence
in western Autauga County. James Jackson was born August 10, 1773, in
Wilkes County, GA. He died July 19, 1832, at his plantation and was buried in
the family cemetery along with some of his children. James Jackson married
Temperance Motley, daughter of Robert Motley and Nancy Daniel. Their
children included: (1) Nancy D. Jackson (1797-1857), wife of Lunceford Long;
(2) Absalom Jackson (1805-1870); (3) Walter Clark Jackson (1808-1826), buried
in the family cemetery; (4) James Wilson Jackson (1813-1832), buried in the
family cemetery; (5) Gen. Crawford Motley Jackson (1817-1860), who
represented Autauga County in the State House, served as Speaker of the
House in 1857, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery; and (6)
Oliver Perry Jackson (1820-1822), whose grave is the oldest grave in the James
Jackson Cemetery.
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James' wife Temperance died in 1862 and is buried in the
Jackson plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery.
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James and his family, as well as his father-in-law, Robert
Motley, came to the Alabama Territory in 1817 and settled in
what would become Autauga County. James Jackson is very
important to our state's early history: James served on the
constitutional convention which drafted the first state
constitution, which allowed Alabama to attain statehood in
1819. James subsequently served in both branches of the state
legislature, representing Autauga County. Another person of
interest buried in the cemetery is Mary Ann Motley Clepper
(1822-1849), another daughter of Robert Motley, and wife of
Moses Clepper, former Sheriff of Autauga County.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on February 5, 2025
Erected 2026 by Old Autauga Historical Society and Alabama Historical Commission.
86° 42.686′ W. Marker is near Independence, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is on County Road 79 0.6 miles south of County Road 72, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1410 Co Rd 79, Billingsley AL 36006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
More about this marker. Marker was dedicated March 14, 2026
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 24, 2026
4. James Jackson Family Cemetery & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
