Eliza Catherine Jackson

Female3 January 1831–27 August 1914

Brief Life History of Eliza Catherine

When Eliza Catherine Jackson was born on 3 January 1831, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, her father, Alfred Eugene Jackson, was 23 and her mother, Seraphina Cordelia Taylor, was 22. She married James Edwin Murphy on 26 July 1849, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 August 1914, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Jonesborough City Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Edwin Murphy
1828–1854
Eliza Catherine Jackson
1831–1914
Marriage: 26 July 1849
Eugenia Murphy
1852–1900
William Alfred Murphy
1854–1855

Sources (11)

  • Eliza C Murphy in household of James E Murphy, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Eliza C Jackson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Eliza Catherine Murphy, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 July 1849Washington, Tennessee, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (8)

    1832 · The Black Hawk War

    Age 1

    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.

    1835 · The Hermitage is Built

    Age 4

    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh

    Age 31

    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    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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