Cecil Lewis Jackson

Male11 April 1889–24 July 1962

Brief Life History of Cecil Lewis

When Cecil Lewis Jackson was born on 11 April 1889, in Frederick, Virginia, United States, his father, Charles Fenton Jackson, was 27 and his mother, Ida Theresa DeHaven, was 29. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Cordelia Alice Lewis. He lived in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Martinsburg District, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 24 July 1962, in West Virginia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cecil Lewis Jackson
1889–1962
Cordelia Alice Lewis
1884–1961
Elsie Lee Jackson
1916–2003
Virginia Louise Jackson
1923–2018
Charles Lacey Jackson
1924–2019

Sources (15)

  • C S Jackson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Cecil Lewis Jackson, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
  • Cecil Lewis Jackson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

Children (3)

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

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.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Age 5

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 20

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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