Frank Jackson
(1856-?)
Frank Jackson was born in Texas in 1856 and was orphaned as a boy. He was trained as a tinsmith, but lost interest. By the time he was 20, he was working in Denton at the Murphy ranch, a place of refuge for Sam Bass. Joining Bass' gang, Frank was with them in the disastrous train robbery in Mesquite, April 10, 1878.
Frank was also in Round Rock the fateful day Sam Bass and his men lost their battle with the Texas Rangers. Sam escaped with the help of Jackson, though Bass was critically wounded. Persuading Jackson to go on, Bass was then captured that night.
Frank Jackson wound up once more in Denton then suddenly disappeared. Some suspect he may have eventually turned up as William Downing, a deputy under Burt Alvord. But what really became of Frank Jackson is unknown.