Brief Life History of Burton Wilson
When Burton Wilson Jackson was born in 1864, in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States, his father, James Watts Jackson, was 47 and his mother, Sarah Ann Clouse, was 26. He married Nancy Isabelle Thacker on 12 June 1889, in Montgomery, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bond, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 November 1934, in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Burton Jackson in household of James Jackson, "United States Census, 1870"
- B.W. Jackson in entry for Clyde L Jackson and Allie Middleton, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Burt W Jackson, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1864–1934 Male
1866–1917 Female
Children (1)
1894–1977 Male
Parents and Siblings
1817–1896 Male
1838–1901 Female
Siblings (7)
1856– Male
1859–1896 Male
1861–1946 Female
1864–1934 Male
1865–1923 Male
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World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1871
Age 7
1885 · The First Skyscraper
Age 21
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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