George Jerome Jackson is normally reported in public records simply as George. From George's birth date we can determine that his mother is Elizabeth Jane Tate, who died in 1908. I have not been able to find any Texas Marriage record for his first marriage to Addie Katherine Miller. They married about 1923, based on the 1930 census report that they married when Addie was 14. Their first child, Jewel C, was born in 1925. In 1969, he married widow Mollie Morgan Green. The record of this marriage is online. I had some difficulty finding the records of George's birth and death. Before finding the public record, I knew he had died before 1981. In the obituary of his half-brother Jimmie Lee Jackson in 1981, George is not mentioned as a survivor. A cousin and research partner, Wanda Cox, located the 1910 census for James Toliver Jackson and his family. For some reason it had been hiding from me. In that census George is 7. So he was born in about 1902. This census does not tell us the state in which George was born, reporting his birth place only as US, and both his parents likewise. The 1920 census, when he was reported as 15 years old, reports he was born in Texas. Note that they are living in Parker County in both these censuses. But his obituary says he was born in Oklahoma. Family researchers had thought he was born in Weatherford. 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 22 June, Weatherford Ward 1, District 66, page 8A, 912 N Rusk St, Hse #160, Fam #161 Jackson J T Head M W [no age] 2nd marriage Married 0 years no birth info Rents Home Jackson Lizzie (Griffith) Wife F W 23 1st marriage Married 0 years 0 children TX TX TX George Jackson Son M W 7 US US US This census age information matches a listing in the Social Security Death Index for a George Jackson in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas: 28 November 1902 Social Security Death Index George Jackson Born 28 Nov 1902, Died Mar 1973 Last Residence Weatherford, Parker, Texas 76086 SSN 462-22-6256 issued Texas (Before 1951). On 17 April 2010, I received some family information from James Jackson, son of George Jerome Jackson, through his cousin Marion Mixon. James sent us copies of several old handwritten family records he had collected. One of these was a list of birth dates. George Jackson is reported as born 28 November 1902, confirming that the two official records above are for our George Jerome Jackson.. In the 1920 census, George is reported as only 15 years old, when we would expect him to be 16 in February of 1920, if born in November 1902. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 5 February, Precinct 6, District 77, page 8B, Grandbury [Granbury] Weatherford Rd, Hse #162, Fam #173 Jackson J T Head Rents Home M W 47 TX GA GA [b abt 1873] Jackson Lizzie (Griffith) Wife F W 34 TX TX TX [b abt 1886] Jackson, George Son M W 15 TX TX TX [b abt 1905] The Texas Death Index reports the exact date of death: George Jackson, Death 4 Mar 1973, Parker County There is another George Jackson in Parker County, whom I have not identified. George Jackson, Death 20 Jun 1983 Parker County The Texas Birth and Death Indexes record that a child was born in 1927. This appears to be our George and Addie, though her name is spelled Annie. This birth date matches later information about their daughter Idella, who is reported in the 1930 census as 3 years old. Interestingly, the next entry in the Index is the birth of an unnamed infant daughter on 25 June 1927 to a G J Jackson and Lillian Smith, also of Parker County, Texas. I am not sure who this couple are. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Jackson, G J, inf of [no name] Gender: Female Birth: 7 Mar 1927 Parker County Father's Name: George J Jackson Mother's Name: Addie Cathrine Miller Another child was born and apparently died in infancy. There is a birth record for a child to George and Addie in 1929, which does not appear to be accounted for in the 1930 census. The Texas birth records report the birth date of this unnamed infant as 7 July 1929. No child of less than one year old is recorded in their household in the April 1930 census. I have not yet found a death record for a matching infant. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Jackson, George, inf of [no name] Gender: Female Birth: 7 Jul 1929 Parker County Father's Name: George J Jackson Mother's Name: Addie Cathrine Miller Two children, a 4.5 year old and a 3 year old, are recorded in the 1930 census 1930 Federal Census, Jones County, Texas, 18 April, Precinct 4, District 12, page 6B, Market and Anson Rds, Hse/Fam #107 Jackson, George J Head Rents M W 27 Married at age 21 TX OK TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1903] Jackson, Addie Wife F W 21 Married at age 14 TX TX TX Jackson, Jewel C Daughter F W 4yrs5mos TX TX TX Jackson, Idella M Daughter F W 3 TX TX TX The records indicate that George and Addie moved a lot in the next couple of years. In April 1930, they are enumerated in the 1930 census in Jones County, Texas. But in November that year they are documented in Hidalgo County, Texas, on the Mexican border in 1933. The Texas Death Index records that a child was born and died on the same day, 5 Mar 1933, in the town of Donna. Texas Death Cert #53778 Infant Jackson Birth 24 Nov 1930 in Donna, Texas Death 24 Nov 1930 in Donna, Texas Donna, Hidalgo, Texas Burial 24 Nov 1930 Donna Cemetery Donna, Hidalgo, Texas By 1933, they are back in Parker County, where another daughter is born. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Joy Ann Jackson Gender: Female Birth: 5 Mar 1933 Parker County Father's Name: George Jackson Mother's Name: Adie Miller In April 2010, I received through my cousin Marion Mixon details on George Jerome Jackson's family from one of his sons, James Jackson. James reported the birth date for another daughter named Joan, for whom I previously lacked a birth date. James says she was born on 5 March 1933, the same as that given in the Texas Birth Index for Joy Ann. They would be twins, then, it appears. Here is James' statement about the family. I have decided to follow James' spelling of his brothers' and sisters' names. Note that he indicates most of the children died at birth. This is probably what happened to Joy, but I have not found a matching death record, as I have for several others. ================================= GEORGE AND ADDIE JACKSON'S CHILDREN: A TOTAL OF 13 CHILDREN WERE BORN TO GEORGE AND ADDIE JACKSON. (ADDIE WAS 14 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE MARRIED) (MOST DIED AT BIRTH) JEWELL KATHRINE JACKSON (MAY) 11-17-1925 03-??-1972 KY IDELLA MODELLA JACKSON (CULMER) 03-07-1927 WEA. TX. 12-16-1986 TULSA, OK DOROTHY LEE JACKSON 07-06-1929 02-03-1930 JOAN RUBY JACKSON (GRAY/CLARK) 03-05-1933 WEA. TX. 01-16-1998 DALLAS, TX HELEN JACKSON 12-19-1935 12-19-1935 JAMES EDWARD JACKSON 01-30-1939 DONNA, TX. -- James Edward Jackson, email to Marion Mixon, 9 April 2010 ================================= I have not found a birth record for Joan Ruby, and James does not report a sister by the name of Joy Ann. There are other birth records unaccounted for in James' list. Further investigation confirmed Joan's birth as the same as Joy, and I have concluded they were twins. I have found no further information about Joy. I learned in June 2010 that this is the date on Joan Ruby's gravestone in Denton County. See Notes for George's daughters Joan Ruby and Joy Ann. George and Addie are back down south for some period later. Notice that James Edward was born in Donna, on the Mexican border. There is a birth record of another daughter born in 1943 in Hidalgo County, where they lived in the early 1930s. I have not found any information to further enlightens us on the identity of this unnamed child. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Jackson, George, inf of [no name] Gender: Female Birth: 17 Jul 1943 Hidalgo County Father's Name: George Jackson Mother's Name: Addie Miller Another son is born while they are living down south. George Lee Jackson is recorded as being born in October 1944 in Hidalgo County, Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 George Lee Jackson Gender: Male Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1944 Hidalgo County Father's Name: George Jerome Jackson Mother's Name: Addie Katherine Miller With this information I have accounted for 10 of the 13 children James Edward Jackson says his mode had. James says most were born dead. It is possible some of the stillbirths were not recorded as births in the Texas Birth Index. My cousin and coresearcher Marion Mixon found George's obituary in the Weatherford library in March 2010. This obituary, published in the Weatherford Democrat, reports on his death and informs of his burial details. ================================= George J Jackson, 70, of the Old Garner Road, was dead on arrival at Campbell Memorial hospital Sunday morning [4 March 1973]. Born in Oklahoma, Jackson had lived in Weatherford for the past three years. He was a retired carpenter. Surviving him are his widow, Mollie; one son, James Jackson of Plano; two daughters, Mrs. Joan Clark off Carrolton and Mrs. Idella Culmer of Tulsa, Okla.; a half brother, Jimmy Jackson of Weatherford; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Hess of Troup and Mrs. Marie Brown of Throckmorton; two half sisters, Mrs. Pearl Askins and Mrs. Pauline Cohron, both of Weatherford and three step daughters, Mrs. Betty Sharp, Mrs. Maurice Tillery and Mrs. Paralee Reddell, Weatherford; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Tuesday in White's Chapel of Memories [Weatherford] with Rev. Joe R. Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Dallas at 1 PM. White's of Weatherford will handle arrangements. -- Obituary of George J Jackson, Weatherford (Texas) Democrat, 4 March 1973 ================================= George's death certificate also reports he was born in Oklahoma. I summarize the primary information from the death certificate here. Note that the death certificate also reports George's birth date as 21 November rather than 28 November as earlier records and family records indicate. ================================= Certificate of Death #4276, State File# 23328 Parker County, Texas George Jerome Jackson, DOA Campbell Memorial Hospital Address Old Garner Road, Weatherford, resident 3 years Occupation retired carpenter, SS# 462-22-6256 Birth Nov 21, 1902 Oklahoma, Death March 4 1973 Father's name James Jackson, mother's name Liza Tate Informant Mrs George Jackson Cause of death ventricular fibrillation Jack L Eidson, MD, Weatherford, Texas Funeral White Funeral Homes, [Weatherford] March 6, 1973 Burial Hillcrest Cemetery (Dallas) =================================
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 George Lee Jackson Birth 31 Oct 1944 Hidalgo County Father George Jerome Jackson Mother Addie Katherine Miller
One genealogy reports an exact birth date for George, but gives no documentation. The date is 4 May 1848. This source also gives us his full name, making him George Washington Jackson. -- Smith/Chaney Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=5285892&pid=-1475429992 This birth date is confirmed by Pamela Black-Avitts, who found his grave in Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City. "George born 5/4/1848 died 4/12/1898. ... [buried in] Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City" -- email June 2009 1850 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois, 5 November, page 335/170, Hse/Fam #370 Sylvester Norris 31 M Farmer born Kentucky cannot read or write Rebecca A Norris 22 F born Illinois cannot read or write Henry N Norris 5 M born Illinois George W (Jackson] Norris 3 M born Illinois Mary E Norris 6 months born Illinois (b abt April 1850] He is not in his mother's household in 1860. We find 12-year-old George living in the household of William J Estep and his wife Julia, still in Mason County, Illinois. I have not tried to fully document all the Estep, Norris and Jackson relations, but I believe William is the brother of George's mother Arminda Estep. George's older half-brother Henry Norris, who was 15 in 1860, is living with another Norris household whom I have not clearly identified. 1860 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois, 10 September, Township 20 Range 8, PO Bath, page 559, Hse #1400 William J Estep 29 M Farmer $1800 Real Estate $800 Personal b Illinois Julia Estep 25 F b New Jersey George W Jackson 12 Male b Illinois Emeline J Armstrong 6 F b Illinois Lovida A Estep 25 F b Illinois In 1870, George and his wife Frances are living next door to George's mother Arminda (Rebecca Arminda Estep Jackson) and her second husband Sylvester Norris. 1870 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois, [no date], Cane Creek Township, PO Mason City, page 16, Hse #104, Fam #101 Jackson, George W 22 M W Farmer No Real Estate $600 Personal born Illinois [b abt 1848] Jackson, Frances R 22 F W Keeps House born Illinois [b abt 1848] Jackson, Ettie M 3 F W born Illinois [b abt 1867] Shelton, James 24 M W Farm Hand born Kentucky [b abt 1846] 1870 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois, [no date], Cane Creek Township, PO Mason City, page 16, Hse #103, Fam #100 Norris, Sylvester 51 M W Farmer $5000 Real Estate $100 Personal born Kentucky [b abt 1819] Norris, Rebecca A 40 F W Keeps House born Illinois [b abt 1830] Norris, James F 18 M W Home born Illinois [b abt 1852] Norris, Charles M 16 M W Home born Illinois [b abt 1854] Norris, William 14 M W Home born Illinois [b abt 1856] Norris, Abraham 12 M W born Illinois [b abt June 1858] Norris, Rhoda M 6 F W born Illinois [b abt 1864] Norris, Nellie B 2 F W born Illinois [b abt 1858] In 1880 we find George and Frances have moved to Mineral Township in Cherokee County, Kansas. Living with them is a William R Norris, age 21. This is no doubt George's half-brother, the William Norris listed in the household of Sylvester and Arminda in 1870, though the age does not match. In 1870, William was reported as 14, but here William R is 21! 1880 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Kansas, 28 June, Mineral, D 45, page 22B, Hse #160, Fam #178 Jackson, George W W M 38 Farmer IL IN IL Can read and write Jackson, Frances R W F 32 Wife Keeping House IL IL IL Can read and write Jackson, Ettie May W F 12 Dau Attending School IL IL IL Can read and write Jackson, Rose N W F 9 Dau Attending School IL IL IL Can read, Cannot write Jackson, Eunice A W F 2 Dau At Home Kansas IL IL Cannot read or write Norris, Wm R W M Boarder 21 Works on Farm IL KY IL Next door is another of George's half-brothers, 27-year-old James F Norris [son of Sylvester and Arminda] and wife Sarah and their two children. Two doors away on the other side we find the family of Martin and Mary Estep, and in their home 18-year old Abraham Norris. George is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma George W Jackson Born May 4, 1848 Died Apr 12, 1898
1910 Federal Census, Nacogdoches County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 104, page 2B, Douglas Rd, Hse/Fam #40 Jackson, Edward L Head M W 26 Married 5 yrs AR MS MS Farmer Owns Jackson, Neshaia A Wife F W 24 Married 5 yrs 3 children/3 living TX AL TX Jackson, Hugh Son M W 9mos TX AR TX
A birth of an unnamed female infant is recorded that matches Idella. This is probably her birth record. I have found none that reports her name. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Jackson, G J, inf of [no name] Gender: Female Birth: 7 Mar 1927 Parker County Father's Name: George J Jackson Mother's Name: Addie Cathrine Miller In the 1930 census, Idella is reported as 3 years old. This would make her born in April or later 1926.
Gravestone of Infant Child of John W Jackson, Simon Cemetery, Oswalt, Love, Oklahoma: "Infant of Mr and Mrs John Jackson May 9, 1929"
Texas Death Cert #53778 Infant Jackson Birth 24 Nov 1930 in Donna, Texas Death 24 Nov 1930 in Donna, Texas Donna, Hidalgo, Texas Burial 24 Nov 1930 Donna Cemetery Donna, Hidaglo, Texas
From the 1860 census, James appears to be a brother of Abraham Jackson, husband of Talitha Green. In that census, James is in the same family group with Abe and Talitha. He is 2 years younger than Abe. This family group of 3 is further living int he same household with Moses A Jackson, age 31. Though this census reports that Moses is born in Illinois, while we are told Abe and James are born on Alabama, it seems likely Moses is also part of the same family. Form the age and same household, it would be likely that Moses is a brother also. The birth in a different state might indicate a stage int he family's migration to Alabama from Illinois, before some members moved on to Texas. 1860 Federal Census, Cooke County, Texas, 21 July, Gainesville, page 58 (scan 253), Hse #484, Fam #561 Moses A Jackson 31 M Farmer $320 real estate $130 personal b Illinois Anna Jackson 21 F b Indiana Charlotte Jackson 3 F b Texas James Jackson 3 M b Texas Rhoda Jackson mos F b Texas [abt Jan 1860] 1860 Federal Census, Cooke County, Texas, 21 July, Gainesville, page 59 (scan 254), Hse #484, Fam #62 A Jackson 23 M Farmer born Alabama Talitha Jackson 17 born Georgia James Jackson 25 M born Alabama There are many Jackson lines in Texas and Indian Territory from different origins, making it difficult to sort origins and connect family members. Several of us working on the Jackson-Green lines have been stymied on finding the father of Abraham Jackson. Some have erroneously connected Abe to another line of Jacksons in Montgomery Alabama, in the family of Abraham B.
The Stracener Family Tree provides some basic information about James and his family. James A Jackson Birth in Indiana, Death 19 Jul 1849 in Illinois Marriage 29 Jun 1847 McDonough, Illinois to Rebecca Arminda Baird Estep Birth 19 May 1829 in Sangamon, Illinois Death 16 Jan 1916 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas Son George Washington Jackson Birth 4 May 1848 in Illinois Death 23 Apr 1898 in Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma -- Stracener Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15347399/person/270009279?ssrc=&ftm=1
Linda Hanks reports the birth of James Toliver Jackson as being in Oklahoma, but no location specified. Butch Mixon reports the birth place as Hill County, Texas. The latter matches the birth place of his cousin Toliver Jorile Green. It makes sense that the Jacksons would have been in Hill County with their relatives. Hill County is not far from Parker County, where James T and his family are well-documented. The death certificate reports his birth place as Hill County, Texas. There is some indication, though not firm evidence, that James Toliver's parents Abe and Talitha (Delitha) Green Jackson were in eastern Oklahoma in the early 1870s. It had seemed from the place of birth in Hill County that they returned to Texas, though details have been difficult to document. Further details are needed to resolve their whereabouts. James Toliver Jackson b 5 Mar 1872 [no birth place reported] d 25 Apr 1941 Weatherford, Parker, TX m Eliza Jane Tate, b 4 Oct 1873, d Nov 1908, Weatherford, Parker, TX married 1899, Parker County, TX -- Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/EditMarriage.aspx?pid=49912667&sid=149501221 [compilation from several trees] 1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 6 June, Justice Precinct 1, District 64, page 3A, Hse/Fam #46 Jackson, James T Head W M Mar 1872 28 Married 1 year TX TX GA Farm Laborer Can't read or write Rents Farm Jackson, Eliza J Wife W F Mar 1874 24 Married 1 year TX GA GA Can read and or write Jackson, Effie Dau W F Jan 1894 6 TX TX TX Jackson, Bessie Dau W F Jun 1896 3 TX TX TX Glanton, Martha A Boarder [Sister-in-law] W F May 1867 33 Widow married 7 years 6 children (no report of any dead children) TX GA GA Visitor Can't read or write Glanton, Carley (Charley) Boarder [nephew-in-law] W M May 1899 1 TX TX TX The genealogy referenced above, and other Jackson family sources I have, report the two children born in 1894 and 1896. The census in 1900 reports two children, Effie born Jan 1894 and Bessie born Jun 1896. Family sources indicate these girls are the daughters of Jackson's brother William D Jackson, the first husband of Elizabeth Jane Tate. The family sources report he died and she married Jackson both about 1899. Thus it seems the census should have reported these girls as step-daughters of Jackson. Perhaps he had already adopted them by the time of the 1900 census. The two other people listed in the household as Boarders are also family members. Martha A Glanton is Eliza's sister Martha Ann Tate, who married Frank Glanton. Frank was her second husband, as she was widowed earlier by her first husband Nathan Bullard, Jr. She is again a widow in 1900. Carley Glanton, reported her as born in May 1899, is reported by one genealogy as Charlie. Martha Ann's son 7-year-old Henry Bullard is living a few houses away with her father and step-mother, James Henry and Martha L Tate. Lizzie Tate died in 1908. James Toliver married again in December 1909: Parker County Marriages 1905 through 1910 Jackson J T Griffille [Griffith] Lizzie, Miss 12-31-1909 Rev J M Walker, M. We find Jackson and his children in the 1910 census with Jackson's new wife Lizzie Griffith. The census indicates they have been married less than a year. 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 22 June, Weatherford Ward 1, District 66, page 8A, 912 N Rusk St, Hse #160, Fam #161 Jackson, J T Head M W [no age] 2nd marriage Married 0 years no birth place info Rents Home Jackson Lizzie (Griffith) Wife F W 23 1st marriage Married 0 years 0 children TX TX TX [b abt 1887] Jackson, Effie Dau F W 16 US US US [b abt 1894] Jackson, Bessie Dau F W 14 US US US [b abt 1896] Jackson, Bettie Dau F W 10 US US US [b abt 1900] Jackson, George Son M W 7 US US US [b abt 1903] Jackson, Marie Dau F W 5 US US US [b abt 1905] 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 5 February, Precinct 6, District 77, page 8B, Grandbury [Granbury] Weatherford Rd, Hse #162, Fam #173 Jackson J T Head Rents Home M W 47 TX GA GA [b abt 1873] Jackson Lizzie (Griffith) Wife F W 34 TX TX TX [b abt 1886] Jackson, Bettie Dau F W 18 TX TX TX [b abt 1902] Jackson, George Son M W 15 TX TX TX [b abt 1905] Jackson, Marie Dau F W 14 TX TX TX [b abt 1906] Jackson, Pauline Dau F W 8 US US US [b abt 1912] Jackson, Jimmie Son M W 5 US US US [b abt 1915] Jackson, Pearl Dau F W 2mos US US US [b abt Oct 1919] The children in the 1920 census include the children of James' first wife Eliza Jane Tate: Bettie, George and Marie and Lizzie Griffith's children with James since their marriage: Pauline, Jimmie and Pearl In 1930 we know from family sources that Jackson and Lizzie were living in Annetta, still in Parker County. 1930 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 17 April, Justice Precinct 8, District 184, page 7A, Hse/Fam #137 Jackson, Jim Head M W 65 OK USA USA Farmer (change of birth from Tex to Okla) Jackson, Lizzie Wife F W 45 AR TX AR Jackson, Jimmie Son M W 16 TX OK AR Farm Laborer Jackson, Pearl Dau F W 12 TX OK AR Farm Laborer Jackson, J C Son M W 8 TX OK AR Farm Laborer At some time after the 1930 census James Toliver moved elsewhere. James' obituary states that he had lived in other parts of the state until 6 months before his death, when he moved back to Weatherford. That would have been about October 1940. According to his obituary in the Weatherford, Texas, Democrat newspaper, J T died in his home about 5 miles south of Weatherford, Texas, on Friday, 25 April 1941. His funeral was held on Sunday 27 April 1941, and he was buried in Curtis Cemetery in Weatherford. The service was conducted by Rev N L Roberts, pastor of the North Side Baptist Church, in the Cotten-Bratton Funeral Chapel. At the time of his death, three of his children were living in Donna, Texas, on the Mexican border. Perhaps this is where J T was living before he moved back to Weatherford. Living in Donna were Betty Jackson Hess, George Jackson, and J C Jackson. His daughters Marie Jackson Cohron and Pauline Jackson Cohron were living at Throckmorton, Texas, at that time. The obituary refers to Jimmie Jackson and Pearl (Jackson) Askins as "at home," which I take to mean in Weatherford. This phrase may mean that they and their parents were living together. His wife (oddly unnamed in the obituary) is also reported as a survivor. Cindy Beam had obtained a copy of Jackson's obituary from family sources. But the clipping did not have the name of the paper of the date of the issue. It appears this obituary was published in the Monday newspaper in Weatherford. I realized Butch had earlier sent me the Ancestry transcription of JT's death information. Correlating the info we had, here is the way I worked out the information related to the death and burial of Jackson. The only dating given in the Obit was that Jackson had "died suddenly Friday morning about 11 o'clock." Listings of marriage licenses on that page (the part that shows in the scan) are dated through 26 April. This would be Saturday, which makes sense. Government offices operated on Saturdays back then. The date of death we have from family info is 25 April 1941. I consulted a 1941 calendar, and determined that in that series of dates 25 April 1941 was a Friday . Thus I would have expected the obit to be published the next publishing day, Sunday. However, I notice there is an announcement that the funeral was conducted on Sunday afternoon. This paper must have been the Monday edition. That Sunday would have been 27 April 1941, which gives us the burial date! I notice the place of burial is Curtis Cemetery, which matches a reference by Bettie Jackson, Jackson's daughter, that her mother and her mother's sister were buried in Curtis Cemetery in Weatherford. I notice an editing error in the obit. There is a line that says: "Funeral arrangements are pending." This is immediately followed by the news of the funeral service which had ALREADY BEEN CONDUCTED. I suspect there was a first obit in the Sunday paper, stating that the arrangements were not finalized (Or possibly in the Saturday paper). This final obit is not an announcement of the funeral, but the news that it has already been held. This makes it likely that on Friday (night or afternoon, when the Saturday paper had to be ready for Saturday morning release) the arrangements had not been made. But arrangements were finalized on Saturday (and possibly in time for the Sunday morning paper, to let people know of the Sunday afternoon service). Since the obit reports the Sunday funeral as already conducted, it is likely that this article appeared in the Monday paper. As for the name of the paper, it seemed likely that was the Weatherford Democrat, the current paper. I have found no information indicating a previous name or another paper. Marion (Butch) Mixon, a distant cousin working with me on the Jackson-Green lineages, also says the paper would be the Democrat. This is a good circumstantial documentation of the dates: death: Friday, 25 April 1941 initial obit in the Weatherford Democrat: Saturday, 26 April or Sunday, 27 April 1941 funeral and burial: Sunday, 27 April 1941 final obit in the Weatherford Democrat: Monday, 28 April 1941 James' obituary and death certificate report his name as James Tolbert, although members of the family consistently understand his name to have been Toliver, named after his grandfather Toliver Green. We do not know how the coroner and the paper got the wrong name. Information on the marriage of James Toliver Jackson to Elizabeth Tate comes from family notes and letters from Bettie Jackson to Linda Hanks. Elizabeth Tate married James Toliver after the death of her first husband William D Jackson, who was James Tolliver's brother. Copies of family letters in possession of Linda (Martin) Hanks and Cindy (Mixon) Beam. Information received through Marion Butch Mixon, Cindy's brother. A genealogy in the One World Tree on Ancestry.com had information on the marriage and family of James and Elizabeth: James Toliver Jackson, b 5 Mar 1872, d 25 Apr 1941 Weatherford, Parker, TX; m Eliza Jane Tate, b 4 Oct 1873, d Nov 1908, Weatherford, Parker, TX; married 1899, Parker County, TX. -- Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/EditMarriage.aspx?pid=49912667&sid=149501221 The 1900 census reports James Toliver Jackson and Eliza J Jackson with two children born in 1894 and 1896. The census in 1900 reports two children Effie born Jan 1894 and Bessie born Jun 1896. These children are the daughters of Wiliam D Jackson, Elizabeth Tate's first husband. Family sources report the death of William and Elizabeth's marriage to James in 1899.
In 1930, Jeff's father had died, and his widowed mother is head of the household, but it appears 17-year-old Jeff is running the farm. The eumerator first wrote Jeff as the Head of the house, with Mary as his mother, and the others as his brother, his sister and his grandmother. Later he corrected that to show Mary as Head of the household and Jeff as Son, but left the others the same! They are living next door to Jeff's brother William F Jackson. 1930 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 12 April, Hickory Township, District 4, page 5A, Hse #91, Fam #93 Jackson, Jeff Head/Son Rents M W 17 Single OK OK TX Farmer Jackson, Mary Mother/Head F W 48 Widow TX GA TX [b abt 1882] No Occupation Jackson, Ethel Sister [Daughter] F W 13 Single OK OK TX No Occupation Jackson, Lee Brother [Son] M W 10 Single OK OK TX No Occupation Gracy, Molly GrandMother [Mother] F W 69 Widow TX GA MS No Occupation
The correct spelilng of Jese's name may be Loid. It is spelled this way in the 1930 census, and this is the spelling used by a cousin, Bevery Mixon Hill, in correspondence with me on members of the family. But several official documents spell it Lloyd. His Social Security name is Jesse L. In the obituary of his brother Elvin, his name is spelled Lloyd.
There are two graves of infant children of Jim and Jackson and his wife Eliza Tate Jackson in the Curtis Cemetery in Weatherford, one boy and one girl. The girl is Jewel. Jackson Eliza Jane Tate 10 24 1873 11 ? 1908 Jackson inf 1907 Jackson inf 1908 -- Curtis Cemetery list, http://www.graveinfo.net/Curtis_FJ_pctx.htm Both the infants' graves are unnamed, but the Parker County death register identifies the girl as Jewel, dying on 27 December 1908 at the age of 8 months. Wanda Tate Cox and her cousin Teresa Tate Smith found a record of death for Jewel on the next line after Eliza's record in the county death register. Eliza's death record reports she died on 4 November 1908. Both she and her 8-month-old daughter died of consumption (tuberculosis). Jackson, Jewel, race White, Nativity American, sex Female Age 8 months Residence Parker County, Place of death Parker County Date of death Dec. 27, 1908, Cause of death consumption Physician L.P. Lanier, Weatherford
I got details on Jewel from her brother James Edward Jackson, through their couisin, my co-reseracher Marion Mixon. JEWELL KATHRINE JACKSON (MAY) 11-17-1925 03-??-1972 KY IDELLA MODELLA JACKSON (CULMER) 03-07-1927 WEA. TX. 12-16-1986 TULSA, OK DOROTHY LEE JACKSON 07-06-1929 02-03-1930 JOAN RUBY JACKSON (GRAY/CLARK) 03-05-1933 WEA. TX. 01-16-1998 DALLAS, TX HELEN JACKSON 12-19-1935 12-19-1935 JAMES EDWARD JACKSON 01-30-1939 DONNA, TX. -- James Edward Jackson, email to Marion Mixon, 9 April 2010
The Social Security Death Index has birth and death information matching family sources. The spelling of the name is Jimmie, as in the family sources. SSDI has only the first name. The birth date is exact, and SSDI's report of the month and year of death only also match the family information. SSDI reports address at the time of death as Aledo (Parker County), Texas, while family sources report actual place of death as Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. Weatherford is the family's home area. [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 28 Sep 2007, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.122687.183] Individual: Jackson, Jimmie Social Security #: 463-07-4332; Issued in: Texas Birth date: 11 Nov 1914 Death date: 04/00/1981 Last known residence: 76008, Aledo, Texas The following obituary was published for Jimmie Lee Jackson in the Weatherford Democrat on 5 April 1981, the day after Jimmie's death. Jimmie Lee Jackson, Aledo, died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital. He was a native of Parker County, born Nov. 11, 1914, and had lived in the country all his life. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Center Point Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Bertha; four sons, Howard Jackson, Douglas Jackson and Joe Allen Jackson, all of Weatherford; and Fike Jackson of Bryan; one daughter, Louise Spann of Fort Worth, 20 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Three sisters, Pearl Hill, Weatherford; Marie Cohron, Throckmorton; and Betty Hess, Fort Worth, also survive. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Monday in the Cotten-Bratton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Tin Top Cemetery with Cotten-Bratton Funeral Chapel in charge of the arrangements.
I was able to identify Jimmy from a reference in his father's obituary, mentioning Jimmy's early death in 2001. This correlated with a cemetery entry in the Find-a-Grave registry for Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma, where several members of this Jackson family are buried. "Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Jimmy Jackson on June 1, 2001, his stepmother, Belvia Jackson and a brother, Lloyd Jackson" -- Obituary of Elvin I Jackson (http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/tx/tx-harris10.htm) Jackson, Jimmy b. Mar. 12, 1951 d. Jun. 1, 2001 Lakeview Cemetery Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma -- Find-a-Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSsr=2121&GScid=98785&