Samuel Westfall JACKSON Alvin Theodore JACKSON Estelle Mae JACKSON James Andrew JACKSON William Andrew JACKSON Mabel Lillian GRAY Thelma Leona BARCLAY Estella BREWER Mini tree diagram
William Andrew JACKSON

William Andrew JACKSON1,2,3,7,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

24th Apr 19091,2,3,4,5,6 - 25th Jan 19691,3

Life History

24th Apr 1909

Born in Nash Township, Muskogee, Oklahoma.1,2,3,4,5,6

between 1920 and 1930

Resident in Riverside, Riverside, California.7,6

about 1930

Married Mabel Lillian GRAY in Los Angeles County, California.23,16,17

William and Mabel were married and divorced twice.  They married in 1930, then divorced about 1935.  They remarried in 1945, but divorced again at some later time.  No record for either marriage has been found, nor for either divorce.

8th Nov 1931

Birth of daughter Estelle Mae JACKSON in Riverside County, California.11,18,17

16th Oct 1932

Birth of son James Andrew JACKSON in Riverside, Riverside, California.19,20,18

16th Oct 1932

Death of son James Andrew JACKSON in Riverside, Riverside, California.19,20

about 1935

Divorced from Mabel Lillian GRAY in Los Angeles County, California.16,17,8

15th Feb 1935

Birth of son William Andrew JACKSON in Riverside, Riverside, California.17,18,21,22

before 1949

Married Thelma Leona BARCLAY in Riverside, Riverside, California.8

25th Jan 1969

Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.1,3

Left Ventricular Failure, due to Myocardial Infarction, due to Coronary Artery Disease

29th Jan 1969

Buried in Crestlawn Memorial Park, Riverside, Riverside, California.1

Notes

  • 1910 Federal Census, Nash, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 2 May, District 107, Page 14A,  Hse/Fam #107
    Jackson, Sam Head  M W 36 OK TX GA  Farmer
    Jackson, Stella Wife  F W 26 TN TN AL
    Jackson, Alvin  Son  M W  6 OK OK TN
    Jackson, William   Son M W  11mos  OK OK TN

    If William was 11 months old in April, 1910, he would have been born between 15 April and 15 May 1909.

    On the back of a picture postcard, Andrew 24 April 1923, William Andrew signs himself as Andrew Jackson.  He states there that he had had his 14th birthday on 24 April 1923.  This would mean he was born on 24 April 1909:
    "I will send you this card we had taken of us at Whits Park (California).  Andrew Jackson.  I was 12 years old.  I am now 14. Will send better picture later.  Birthday 24 April 1923."

    This matches his age of 11 months in 1910, since the census date was in April 1910.

    1920 Federal Census, Riverside County, California, 5 January, Riverside City Ward 2, District 118, Page 3A,  Hse #47, Fam #55
    Jackson, Sam W  Head  M W 45 Widowed  OK GA GA  Farm Caretaker
    Jackson, Wm Andrew  Son M W 10 OK OK GA

    1930 Federal Census, Riverside County, California, 14 April, District 30, p 3B, Riverside, 3360 6th St, Hse #67, Fam #83
    Jackson, Sam   Head  M W 54 Widowed  OK GA GA  Road Grader, City St Dept
    Jackson, William A  Son M W 19  OK OK TN Mechanic

    Their daughter Estelle Mae was born in November 1931.

    California Birth Index, 1905-1995
    Estelle Mae Jackson
    Birth 8 Nov 1931 Riverside County
    Mother's Maiden Name Gray

    They had a child in 1932 that did not survive, named James Andrew.  The California Birth and Death Indexes indicate he was either born dead or died the day of his birth.

    California Birth Index, 1905-1995
    James Andrew Jackson
    Birth 16 Oct 1932 Riverside County
    Mother's Maiden Name Gray

    California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    James A Jackson
    Birth Year abt 1932
    Death 16 Oct 1932 Riverside County, California, USA
    Age at Death 0

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    Marriage License
    William Andrew Jackson
    Residence 4174 Oakwood Pl, Riverside, California
    Age at last birthday 35, Born abt 1920 Oklahoma
    Occupation US Navy, Divorced, 2nd marriage
    Father Samuel Westfall Jackson b Oklahoma
    Mother Estelle Brewer, b Oklahoma

    Bride Mabel Lillian Jackson
    Residence 3451 9th St, Riverside, California
    Age at last birthday 31
    Born abt 1914 Portland, Oregon
    Occupation None, Divorced, 2nd marriage
    Father James Alexander Gray b Oklahoma
    Mother Jennie Kaufman, b Portland, Oregon
    Maiden name of Bride if she was previously married Mabel Lillian Jackson

    Marriage performed Long Beach [Los Angeles County CA], 18 Jan 1945
    By Dialva M Rowland, Minister of the Gospel, Long Beach
    Witness W Naomi Gray, Bellflower, California
    Filed 22 Jan 1945

    Notes:
    Mabel's last name is Jackson
    We know her maiden name was Gray, and her father's surname here is Gray
    Estelle Mae Jackson, in her marriage license, lists both of these as her parents; she was born in 1931.
    This looks like a second marriage for these same two, a remarriage after a divorce
    No prior marriage for either one has been found (as of 7 September 2014)
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    "By all indications and spouse showing on death cert he was married 3 times. 2nd marriage was to Mable Lillian Gray in 1945 (see my tree and comments for both Mable and Thelma [Barcley], on death cert. for William."
    --  Marion Mixon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 September 2014

    When I explored further, I discovered that William and Lillian had previously been married, to each other.  They divorced then remarried in 1945.  In the meantime, Lillian also remarried and divorced.  In the 1930 census she is reported as a head of household with the two Jackson children in the home.  Her last name is now Hoskin (not Hoskins), and she is reported as Divorced.  The youngest child, William A Jr, is 5.

    1940 Federal Census, Orange County, California, 23 May, Newport Beach, District 30-52, page 13B, 204 7th St, Hse #335, Owns $30
    Hoskin, Mabel L Head F W 26 Divorced Grade H4 b Oregon Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 No Occup rptd [b abt 1914]
    Jackson, Estelle Mae Dau F W 8 Single Grade 2 b California Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 [b abt 1932]
    Jackson, Wm A Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b California Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 [b abt 1935]]
    Jackson, Estelle Mae Dau F W 8 Single Grade 2 b California Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 [b abt 1932]
    Jackson, Wm A Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b California Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 [b abt 1935]

    William A Jackson Jr was born on 15 February 1935.  This means they divorced about 1935 or 1936, she married a Hoskins and then divorced him too before the 1940 census.  They remarried in 1945, as reported in the above marriage license.  They also later divorced, and Lillian's final surname was Owen.  We have not found the first marriage record or either of the divorce records.  William married Thelma Leona Barclay, and was married to her at the time of his death in 1969.  We have not found this marriage record.

    William and his next wife Mabel were married in January 1945, as indicated in their marriage record above.  They were reported in the Riverside City Directory for 1945.  Andrew is reported in the UN Navy.  It appears to be his father Samuel who is also listed as living  in a local hotel, and working as a machine operator, not further defined.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Riverside, California, City Directory, 1945, p 177
    Jackson Saml  mach opr r Hotel Tetley
    Jackson Wm A (Mabel) USN h 4174 Oakwood pl

    By the 1949 City Directory, William is married to Thelma Leona Barclay.  That year the City Directory had a listing for William and Thelma, as well as for William's father Sam.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Riverside, California, City Directory, 1949, p 225
    Jackson Saml  [no occupation rptd] r 3401 8th
    Jackson W A (Thelma L) [no occupation rptd] h 3961 Walnut

    They are listed in the 1952 City Directory for Riverside, California.  Thelma has a separate listing for her beauty shop.  William's father is still living in the city also, and is listed on the same page.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Riverside, California, City Directory, 1952, p 116
    Jackson Sam retired h 3942 6th Apt 2
    Jackson Thelma Mrs (Town & Country Bty Center) 4 3009 Lemon  tel 0806
    Jackson W A (Thelma L) electn Cal Elec Pow h 3009 Lemon  tel 0806

    William's father passed away in 1954.  He and Thelma are listed again in the City Directory in 1855.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Riverside, California, City Directory, 1955, p 152
    Jackson William A (Thelma L) carp Cal Elec Pow 7339 Lenox Av  tel OV 6-4019

    Ancestry.com has transcribed very basic details from William's death certificate from the California Death Index.

    California, Death Index, 1940-1997
    William A Jackson
    Birth 24 Apr 1909 Oklahoma
    Death 25 Jan 1969 Los Angeles County
    Mother's Maiden Name Brewster [Brewer]
    SSN 557039238

    I did not find information on William's wife, except that his wife is mentioned in his death certificate.  Her name there is spelled Thelma Barcley.  Probabaly the last name was spelled Barclay, the normal spelling for that name.

    California Certificate of Death
    Copy courtesy of cousin and fellow researcher Beverly Mixon Hill

    William A Jackson
    Residence 5065 Sierra Street, Riverside, Riverside, California
    Lived in California for 50 years
    Occupation Carpenter for 20 years, last employer Southern California Edison Co
    Father Samuel W Jackson born Oklahoma
    Mother Estelle Brewster [sic] born Tennessee
    Surviving Spouse Thelma Barcley [probably should be Barclay]
    Informant (same) Thelma Jackson of same address
    Birth 24 Apr 1909 Oklahoma
    Death 25 Jan 1969 St Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
    Cause of Death Left Ventricular Failure, due to Myocardial Infarction, due to Coronary Artery Disease
    Mother's Maiden Name Brewster [Brewer]
    Burial 29 January 1969 Crestlawn Memorial Park, Riverside, California, by Preston-Rasmussen Mortuary
    SSN 557039238
    Registered  28 January 1969
    Copy Issued 5 December 2012

    Thelma's name was confirmed when I found an index listing of her death record.  I also later found her family in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, in the 1920 census with the name Barclay.

    California, Death Index, 1940-1997
    Thelma Leona Jackson [Thelma Leona Barclay]
    Birth 4 Feb 1905 Missouri
    Death 4 Apr 1996 Riverside
    Mother's Maiden Name Watson
    Father's Surname Barclay
    Social Security #45142870

    I got a note from a cousin and co-researcher on the Jackson-Green lineage, indicating that William had three wives.

Sources

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