Have you ever thought about why there is a tombstone to the left of the Robert Scott Small building (right)? Have you ever even noticed it? The first time I noticed this tombstone was about
two months ago when I first started taking my Beyond the Grave: What Old Cemeteries Tell and Teach the Living class. Although, I noticed the tombstone, I never knew why it was there.... so I decided to do some research!
This tombstone actually belongs to Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson who was the mother of President Andrew Jackson who was the 7th president of the United States. Elizabeth Jackson was born circa 1740 and died in 1781 of cholera. She got cholera on a ship where she boarded as a nurse to take care of soldiers.
On the tombstone it says, "Near this spot is buried Elizabeth Jackson, mother of President Andrew Jackson." This confused me a little because it says, "Near this spot is buried Elizabeth Jackson," but according to Post and Courier Elizabeth Jackson's marker was moved in 1967 from its original location which was 2.5 miles uptown. It is not positive where she was buried, but it was moved to CofC's campus in order to keep it safe from its last location.
While it is not sure where her body is buried, there is actually a statue (left) in Waxhaw, North Carolina where she was born. This statue was created to serve as a monument to all the forgotten, long-suffering mothers of Presidents, past, present, and future. For more info click here!
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