Joseph James Jackson

9 January 1866–31 July 1921 (Age 55)
American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Joseph James

When Joseph James Jackson was born on 9 January 1866, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, William Whalley Jackson, was 34 and his mother, Ellen Wright, was 29. He married Margaret Blanche Robinson on 14 April 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 31 July 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph James Jackson
1866–1921
Margaret Blanche Robinson
1876–1952
Marriage: 14 April 1897
Marguerite Jackson
1898–1992
Miss Jackson
1907–1907

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 April 1897Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 1
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 2
    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.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 15
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Jack

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    Missionary Service

    Australasian November 1887–November 1890 Age Called: 21 New Zealand Set Apart: 14 November 1887 Arrived At Home: 1 November 1890 Mission type: Proselytizing Marital Status: Single Priesthood office: S …

    Sources (32)

    • Joseph J. Jackson in entry for Marguarette Jackson, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • Joseph Jackson in household of William Jackson, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Joe Jackson in entry for Benjamin Franklin Poarch and Marguerite Gravel, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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