Anne Jackson

Brief Life History of Anne

When Anne Jackson was born on 7 September 1846, in Billinge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Jackson, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Naylor, was 36. She married William Wood on 1 July 1875, in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1920. She died on 17 February 1929, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Park Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Wood
1837–1904
Anne Jackson
1846–1929
Marriage: 1 July 1875
John Wood
1877–1945
Margaret Wood
1883–1958

Sources (24)

  • Anne Jackson in household of Jno Jackson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Anna Wood, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Anne Jackson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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