Brief Life History of Thomas Garrard
When Thomas Garrard Jackson was born on 2 April 1888, in Clay, Texas, United States, his father, Joseph Abner Jackson, was 52 and his mother, Josephine Carniela Gerrard, was 39. He married Elsie Pearl Rodden on 13 September 1907. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Coleman, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Commissioner's Precinct 4, Clay, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 21 March 1960, in Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Vashti, Clay, Texas, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Thos Jackson in entry for Jackson, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Thomas H Jackson, "United States Census, 1930"
- T G Jackson, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
Spouse and Children
1888–1960 Male
1890–1978 Female
Children (10)
1909–1973 Male
1911–2003 Female
1914– Female
1915–1993 Male
1917–1983 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1835–1921 Male
1848–1929 Female
Siblings (10)
1867–1871 Female
1869–1946 Male
1871–1947 Female
1872–1916 Female
1874– Female
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 6
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 19
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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