Jane Jackson

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Jackson was born on 20 July 1830, in Ohio, United States, her father, Jesse Jackson, was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane Sharpless, was 35. She married John Adams Keene before 1848. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in York Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States for about 20 years and Powhatan Point, Belmont, Ohio, United States in 1920. She died on 4 January 1925, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

John Adams Keene
1821–1905
Jane Jackson
1830–1925
Richard M Keene
1848–1933
Sarah Jane Keene
1852–1937
Margaret Ellen Keene
1855–1937
Melissa A Keene
1859–1922
Alva Joseph Keene
1862–1926
Laura Leona Keene
1867–1941

Sources (17)

  • Jane Keen in household of John Keen, "United States Census, 1850"
  • No Name Jackson in entry for David Clarence Keene, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Jane Keene in household of John Keene, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack . In North America, this surname has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages, in particular those derived from equivalents or short forms and other derivatives of the personal name Jacob , e.g. Norwegian Jacobsen or Jakobsen and, in some cases, Slovenian Jakše (from a derivative of the personal name Jakob ). This surname is also very common among African Americans (see also 2 below).

African American: from the personal name Jackson (or Andrew Jackson), adopted in honor of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above, in many cases probably for the same reason.

History: This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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