Brief Life History of Andrew Oden
When Andrew Oden Jackson was born on 21 October 1888, in Virginia, United States, his father, Robert Oden Jackson, was 36 and his mother, Anna Roberta Smith, was 24. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Tessie Eunice Newby. He lived in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 July 1973, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Maury Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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- Andrew O Jackson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Andrew Odien Jackson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Andrew Oden Jackson, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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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