Brief Life History of John
When John Jackson was born on 12 August 1842, in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Jackson, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Brennan, was 26. He married Martha Griesdale in January 1866, in Kendal, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England in 1881 and Port Vue, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 20 April 1924, at the age of 81, and was buried in Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (5)
- John Jackson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- John Jackson in household of Celia B Jackson, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Jackson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1842–1924 Male
1845–1900 Female
Children (10)
1866– Female
1867–1913 Female
1870– Female
1873–1919 Male
1875–1875 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1817– Male
1817– Female
Siblings (9)
1839– Female
1842–1924 Male
1845– Male
1848– Female
1850– Female
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World Events (8)
1843
Age 1
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 12
1865
Age 23
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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