Robstown, TX, United States
Stout Jackson and the Carpa Theaters. Thomas Jefferson Jackson was born in 1890 in North Texas to a rancher and Baptist minister and his wife. Raised to value physical labor and good health, Jackson grew up with enough physical strength to be a professional strongman at age 17. He took his act on th
e road, performing in Texas, Oklahoma, Central and South America. As silent films gained popularity, "Stout" Jackson set them up in tents as sidelines to his act. Jackson retired from the strongman bu
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