Private John Jefferson was born on the Seminole Scouts Camp at Fort Clark, Texas in 1877. He served in the Seminole-Negro Indian Scout Detachment from May 16, 1905 until the unit was terminated on June 31, 1914.

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Photo: Courtesy Fort Clark Museum, Brackettville, Texas

Text Reference: Donald A. Swanson. SEMINOLE, LIPAN, CHEROKEE, CREEK INDIAN SCOUTS - Enlistment Records, Fort Clark.