Brief Life History of Gaden Alexander
When Gaden Alexander Jackson was born on 30 June 1870, in Cleburne, Arkansas, United States, his father, Ralph Jackson, was 51 and his mother, Matilda Caroline Clark, was 40. He married Emma Serena Johnson on 13 December 1891. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Big Creek Township, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Grassy Township, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 7 September 1938, in Cleburne, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Banner, Independence, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Ga* A Jackson, "United States Census, 1920"
- G A Jackson, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Gaden Jackson, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1870–1938 Male
1872–1903 Female
Children (4)
1892–1987 Male
1895–1965 Male
1897– Female
1901–1976 Female
Parents and Siblings
1818–1899 Male
1830–1921 Female
Siblings (12)
1851–1852 Male
1852–1899 Male
1854–1936 Female
1855–1855 Female
1856–1857 Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
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1883
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1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
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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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