Chester County PA Archives Family History.....Thomas Jackson and descendants in Chester County, PA
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John William Jackson [JJ1N2@columbus.rr.com]
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Thomas Jackson and descendants in Chester County, PA
This family history was compiled in the year 2008 as part of the research for a
book to be written by John and Joyce Jackson. The book intends to detail the
unique project that this couple undertook in the final decade of the 20th Century
– they planted five trees in all 50 states at a place named Jackson or with some
other connection to their family names.
Their tree project was called the Jackson Legacy. The primary purpose of the
endeavor was to leave something behind on this earth that would serve as a
testimony to themselves and their children. Their other objectives were to do
something for the environment and to celebrate the name Jackson.
In the context of writing the book, the Jacksons believed that readers would
want to know the origins of their particular Jackson family. They had never
conducted any genealogical research before and John had little information
regarding any previous generation other than his father, Joseph, who passed away
in 1992. Joseph was an orphan who was raised in a foster home since the age of
2. His siblings were similarly raised by other foster parents who maintained no
connection to the Jackson family. Consequently, very little verbal family
history or records existed to be passed down to later generations.
The following account is constructed from available public documents and
interviews with the oldest members of the family. John also enlisted the
assistance of a person with ties to another Jackson family as well as a
professional genealogist living in the West Chester, PA, area. The story covers
seven generations but there are many gaps in the family’s history which they
were unable to resolve. It is hoped that readers of this history may be able to
contribute information which fills in some of these voids.
The geographic focus for this Jackson family is West Chester, Chester County,
Pennsylvania. As far as it can be determined, this was a singular Jackson clan
with no connections to any of the other Jackson families who lived in the County
during the 19th and 20th Centuries.
The earliest known ancestor is Thomas Jackson, born around 1829. Family lore
considers him to be of Irish descent and the 1900 U. S. Census supports this,
indicating that he may have immigrated to the United States around 1874. It
lists him and his parents as having been born in Ireland. However, the 1880
Census lists Pennsylvania as his place of birth, perhaps in a hamlet called
Morstein, and states that his father and mother were of English descent. The
Census documents indicate that he married an Irish-immigrant named Anna or Annie
(surname unknown) around the year of 1870. A daughter named Mary, either their
natural-born daughter or an adopted child, was born around 1868. Township tax
rolls show Thomas Jackson living in West Goshen and East Goshen Townships,
outside of West Chester, between 1871 and 1904, where he was a tenant farmer. No
birth, baptism, marriage, immigration or death record was uncovered for him,
only his mention in Anna’s obituary as having died about ten years before her
death in 1914. Consequently, it appears that he died in East Goshen Township
around 1904.
Anna (or Annie) Jackson, Thomas’ wife, left behind a little more information
culled from her Will and obituaries published at the time of her death in 1914.
We still don’t know her maiden name, actual birth year or place of birth but her
Death Record states that she was born in Ireland. The 1900 Census indicates that
she may have immigrated to the U.S. in 1874 but neither this date nor her listed
birth date are corroborated by other documents. It is known that she died on May
25, 1914, in Paoli, PA, at the approximate age of 71. Her only child, Mary
Jackson Badum, predeceased her in 1902. Anna left the bulk of her estate to
grandson John Thomas Jackson, a small sum to grandson William Badum and nothing
at all to her granddaughter Anna Badum.
Mary Jackson appears to have been born in 1868. Her place of birth is
Pennsylvania and perhaps Philadelphia. It cannot be established that she was the
natural-born daughter of Thomas and Anna Jackson but it’s evident that she was
raised by them. Mary gave birth to a son in 1886, perhaps in Philadelphia. Quite
possibly this child was born out of wedlock and was also raised within the
Thomas Jackson household and given the name John Thomas Jackson. The entire
four-member family appears to have been living on a farm on Concord Road in West
Goshen township in 1891, at the time that a man named William Badum of
Philadelphia was a companion of the farm’s owner. It is believed that William
Badum’s cousin, also named William Badum, met Mary Jackson on the farm which led
to their courtship and marriage but the wedding date is unknown. Mary Jackson
Badum gave birth to a son, William Badum, in Philadelphia on July 27, 1893, and
a daughter, Anna Mary Badum, on August 7, 1898. Mary Jackson Badum died on
January 10, 1902, at the age of 33, most likely as a result of her daughter
Emma’s birth, who died two months later. They are both buried at Most Holy
Redeemer Cemetery in Philadelphia. Her death notices indicate that the surviving
children are named John (Jackson), William and Anna Badum. This is also
corroborated by the 1900 U.S. Census.
John Thomas Jackson was born in 1886, most likely on December 30th. His mother
was Mary Jackson but his father’s name is unknown. It’s unclear whether his
place of birth was Philadelphia or West Chester. John seems to have accompanied
his mother to Philadelphia after her marriage to William Badum. At the time of
his mother’s death in 1902, he would have been 15 years old. It’s likely that he
then moved in with his grand-parents, Thomas and Anna, who had relocated to a
farm in East Goshen by that time. Grandfather Thomas appears to have passed
away in 1904 and it’s likely that Anna next lived in Paoli, with or without
grandson John, until 1910. John Jackson does not appear in the William Badum
household on that year’s Census. However, he would have been 24 years old and
probably out on his own, anyway. In January of that year, Anna bought a house
at 308 West Chestnut St. in West Chester, and most likely John went to live with
her. It’s also possible that his half-brother, William Badum, age 17, joined him
at this address. Upon grandmother Anna Jackson’s death in 1914, he inherited the
house, valued at $750, but it was placed under a Spendthrift Trust which is
indicative of someone’s concern for his ability to responsibly handle such an
asset. He was still living there when he registered for the draft in June, 1917.
His draft records indicate that he is single but has a 3-year old son living
with him. This is Lawrence Jackson, born April or July 10, 1914. It’s assumed
that his mother was Mae Hampton Beecher Jackson but no marriage or birth record
exists to confirm this. John’s occupation on the draft registration is listed as
chauffer, although his primary employment after the war was house painter.
Mae (or Mary) Hampton Beecher, was born November 28, 1890, in Marshallton, PA,
to Eber Hampton, Jr. and Helen Wood Hampton, She began a union with John Thomas
Jackson that resulted in the birth of Joseph Jackson on December 21, 1918.
Mary’s first husband, Herbert Beecher, Sr., died in Coatesville, PA, on March
15, 1911, leaving her pregnant and with two children, Helen and Herbert, Jr.
Harold Beecher was born two days after his father’s death. Within the next two
years, Herbert, Jr. had died and Harold had been placed with the Children’s Aid
Society. No marriage record between John Jackson and Mary Hampton Beecher can be
found. It is not certain that they are the parents of Lawrence Jackson or the
nature of their union between 1913 and 1918. It is known that Mary lost a child
named Pearl Jackson sometime in the middle of that period. By all accounts they
are the biological parents of Joseph Jackson born in 1918 and Dorothy Jackson
born April 13, 1920. The 1920 Census-taking occurred just before Dorothy’s birth
and shows the household at 308 West Chestnut St. as comprised of John and Mary
Jackson, Helen Beecher, step-daughter, and sons Lawrence and Joseph.
Mae Hampton Beecher Jackson died on June 21, 1921, at the age of 30, after
giving birth to daughter, Grace, on June 11, 1921, at the Chester County
Hospital in West Chester. Within 18 months of her death, son Joseph was turned
over to the Children’s Aid Society, Helen Beecher and Grace Jackson were sent to
live with members of their mother’s family, the Hamptons, Dorothy’s disposition
is unknown but likely foster care, as well, until her death in 1931 or 1932;
only Lawrence remained with his father on W. Chestnut St. but it’s questionable
that he was still living there at the time of John’s death in 1929.
John Thomas Jackson was a private in the Army during World War I, serving at the
Front, from May, 1918, until May, 1919, as a truck mechanic/driver. His son,
Joseph, was born during his absence. He was honorably discharged in good health
and apparently resumed work as a house painter. He appears to have been well
known around West Chester, perhaps especially in the service clubs, where he was
nicknamed “Bucky”. As a result of his wife’s death in 1921, he was left with
five young children to rear, ranging in ages from newborn to 13. Shortly
afterwards, he was relieved of caring for all of them except Lawrence.
Practically nothing is known of him during that period until his death on
February 2, 1929, at the age of 42. Family legend speculates that he died from
complicatons of war wounds but that doesn’t appear to be the case looking at his
death certificate which lists other causes of death. His daughter, Grace,
remembers that her Aunt Grace Hampton Franciscus, once brought her from
Coatesville to make the only visit that she remembers having with her father,
around 1925. When they arrived to the house on West Chestnut St., her father was
playing cards and drinking with his buddies and he told her to “Get over there
in that corner and don’t move until I tell you to.” The memory of that one
encounter with her father stayed with Grace her entire life.
John is buried in St. Agnes Cemetery, West Chester, under an inscription
signifying his service in the war. According to the obituaries, his grandmother
Anna is also buried there but St. Agnes can’t confirm that. The church’s records
are sketchy for that time frame and some critical parish files were apparently
destroyed in 1964. Our family’s association with this parish goes back to the
turn of the century but they weren’t able to find much in the way of baptismal,
marriage or funeral records. John’s final arrangements were handled by his half-
brother, William Badum, who also was listed as his employer. Lawrence inherited
the whole estate including the house at 308 W. Chestnut Street. This was a point
of contention for Joseph, who never forgave his brother Lawrence for not sharing
the estate, in some way. Unfortunately, Joseph ceased contact with him for the
last 46 years of his life. In reality, only Lawrence was around at the time of
his grand-mother Anna’s death in 1914, through whom John inherited the house.
Only Lawrence lived with his father during the last years of his life, none of
the other surviving children had ever knowingly lived with their father. The
Spendthrift Trust was still in effect at John’s death in 1929 which may have
involved legal complications and Lawrence was still a minor at the time of
probate. Apparently it was more convenient for John to name only Lawrence in his
Will and let it go at that.
According to St. Agnes Church in West Chester, Lawrence T. Jackson was baptized
there on July 10, 1921. The baptismal certificate lists his father as John
Jackson and his mother’s maiden name as Mary Hampton. The date of birth is given
as April 13, 1916. Lawrence, himself, considers his date of birth as July 10,
1914, based upon information provided to him from the West Chester School
District in 1939. He resided in West Chester for some time prior to his father’s
death in 1929. The 1930 U.S. Census shows him living with the McDermott family
in Jenkintown, PA, and he remembers attending Olney High School in Philadelphia.
He chose to move to Coatesville around 1932, perhaps because his half-sister,
Helen Beecher Trumbower, lived there. He remained in Coatesville for over 70
years, retiring from G.O.Carlson, Inc., a manufacturer of steel plate, after 47
years of employment in management positions. On November 15, 1941, he married
Theresa R. Dunlap at St. Margaret’s Church in Bel Air, MD. They had two sons,
Lawrence, Jr., born January 30, 1944, who, like his father, worked at
G.O.Carlson and lives in Coatesville and Dennis, who passed away as a young
adult (1955-1992). Larry, Jr.’s second wife, Ruth, helped in the compilation of
this Jackson family history. Lawrence, Sr. and his wife, Theresa (Tee), lived
in New Holland, PA, until his death on October 19, 2009. He is buried in Fairview
Cemetery, Coatesville.
Grace Jackson was born on June 11, 1921. Ten days afterwards, her mother Mae
Hampton Jackson, died from complications of childbirth. Grace remained in the
hospital for weeks, unclaimed by her father, John. Eventually, her mother’s
father claimed her. It appears that the family named her after Mae’s sister,
Grace Hampton Franciscus.. Not long after that, she became a ward of the
Children’s Aid Society and was shuttled to many different foster homes. By her
own admission, she was a little terror which contributed to the short stays she
had with various foster parents. Somewhere along the line she picked up the
nickname “Toots”. She lived with her Aunt Grace, for awhile, attending
Coatesville schools but was finally placed at the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ Orphan
School, in Scotland, PA, entering on July 27, 1934, from a foster home in
Oxford, PA. She graduated from the Orphan’s School in 1940. Toots gave birth to
sons named Eddie and Danny Hayes, from her first marriage, before marrying
Raymond Raudenbush, with whom she had one son, John. The family of five resided
in the Harrisburg, PA area, where Mr. Raudenbush worked for the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Toots maintained some contact with her brothers, Larry and Joe, over
the years, enough for the members of both families to know her and her family.
Grace passed away on September 25, 2008, and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Harrisburg, PA.
Joseph Jackson was born in West Chester, PA, on December 21, 1918, although for
many years he unexplainably celebrated his birthday on June 3rd. Shortly after
the death of his mother, Mae Hampton, in 1921, he was turned over to the
Children’s Aid Society. Their records show that the William and Etta Nields
family, of Caln Township, Coatesville, accepted him as a foster child on
September 28, 1921. He remained with this family until August 31, 1932, at which
time he entered the Pennsylvania Soldier’s Orphan School, in Scotland, PA. He
also took the middle name of Travis, perhaps because his parents hadn’t given
him one. It was at Scotland School that he was reunited with his sister Grace.
They had not been aware of each other until she enrolled at the same school that
he attended and initially he was reluctant to believe that they were related.
Joe was an above-average student; his favorite classes appear to have been
bakeshop and mechanical drawing. The Scotland yearbook states that he lettered
in football and also played basketball and baseball. In addition he was the
Class Poet and held class offices. He graduated June 12, 1937, and his vocation
was to be a baker. He found that line of work at Westtown School, outside of
West Chester. There he met Helen Flora Ammann, whose parents, William and
Lillian Ammann, also worked at the school. Joe and Helen married on June 15,
1940, in the rectory of St. Agnes Church. A son, John William, was born late the
next year, followed by Thomas Edward, the year after that, and Cheryl Lynn in
1949. Joe had been working as a route driver for Highland Dairies since
December, 1941, when he was inducted into the Navy on March 13, 1945. He served
aboard the USS Pitt, an attack transport, as a Baker Third Class, sailing
throughout the Pacific. He was honorably discharged on May 10, 1946, and
returned to his wife and two sons in West Chester.
Joe Jackson soon took up the trade of painter and paperhanger working for
another man. Later, he would return to this craft on a self-employed basis after
trying his hand at factory work for Schramm, Inc., manufacturers of portable air
compressors. He also became very active as a volunteer fireman for Fame Fire Co.
No. 3 and became Chief of the Rescue Squad. Joe and Helen enjoyed marching in
Firemen’s parades throughout Pennsylvania and their group earned many awards. He
also belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 106, eventually becoming Post
Commander as well as being an active leader in the national organization. He was
an organizer who ran meetings, conferences, picnics, softball leagues, bowling
leagues and was well known and respected around West Chester. Joe worked until
the age of 70, the last 15 years with Road Machinery of Exton, PA. This last job
allowed him and Helen to travel a little bit and to accumulate some savings for
retirement. Unfortunately his retirement years were cut short. Joe had smoked
throughout his life and the accumulated cigarette and cigar smoke caused a major
growth at the top of his lung. The operation was not successful and Joseph
Jackson died as a result of lung cancer in Chester County Hospital on July 10,
1992, at the age of 73.
Helen Flora Ammann was born on June 5, 1921, in West Chester, PA. The family
appears on the 1930 U.S. Census living in Westtown, PA, and includes the
parents, William and Lillian Ammann, along with daughters Helen, Dorothea and
Marie. Helen attended local primary schools near Westtown followed by St. Agnes
High School. She married Joseph Jackson on June 15, 1940. They had three
children: John, Thomas and Cheryl Lynn. She was a stay-at-home mother and very
attentive to that role. After her children were grown, Helen went to work at the
West Chester Laundry for almost 23 years. She was active in the Fame Fire
Company Ladies Auxiliary and enjoyed vacation traveling with her husband until
his death in 1992. Helen left West Chester in 2004 and moved to an independent
living complex in Pottstown, PA. A granddaughter, Carrie Lynn, lives nearby and
watches out for her but mostly she is on her own.
John William Jackson was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1941, to Joseph
and Helen Jackson, in West Chester, PA. He attended St. Agnes School up to his
sophomore year and then transferred to the new Archdiocese of Philadelphia High
School, Bishop Shanahan, from which he graduated on June 7, 1959. He was on
Student Council, editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, captain of the bowling
team and played CYO basketball. In their senior year of high school, John and
Joyce Helen Crooks, of Malvern, started dating and they were married at St.
Patrick’s Church in Malvern on May 25, 1963. John started work, two days after
graduating from high school, as an Accounting Clerk for Chemical Leaman Tank
Lines, Inc. in Downingtown, PA, the nation’s largest trucking company in that
field. His maternal grandfather, William Ammann, drove a truck for this company
and a friend of his Aunt Dorothy’s also sponsored him for the position. The
company enrolled John in night classes at Villanova University from which he
graduated in May, 1966, with a B.S. in Accounting. He was the first Jackson
family member to graduate from college. In the same time frame, Joyce gave birth
to son Robert Michael (1964), daughter Christine Marie (1966) and son Steven
Richard (1967). John’s career advanced to the point where he became the youngest
officer in Chemical Leaman’s history at the age of 32. His special aptitudes in
many administrative pursuits, as well as a growing national reputation in the
industry, lead him to take a position as Vice President of Traffic for Coastal
Tank Lines, Inc., in Akron, OH, in 1979. No Jackson had ever moved that far from
home.
John and Joyce’s children spent their adolescent years in Ohio and Indiana and
stayed behind when their parents moved to accept other business positions in New
Jersey, Texas, New York and a second time in New Jersey, before settling
permanently in Delaware, OH, in December, 2005. John was a prominent executive
in tank truck transportation for over 30 years. He wrote a book entitled “Tank
Truck Operations and General Trucking Terminology” which was copyrighted in 1988
and is catalogued at the Library of Congress. The Jacksons spent the years from
1991 to 2000, traveling to all 50 states to plant five trees at a place named
Jackson, or one of their first names. It was Joyce’s idea to leave something
behind on earth that would mark their existence and serve a useful purpose for
conservation and the environment. They received many awards for this project in
addition to numerous articles in newspapers and magazines. Their reason for
moving to Delaware, OH, in 2005, was to be closer to their children and
grandchildren. Daughter Christine’s family lives nine miles away and their sons’
families are only four hours away in North Central Indiana.
Thomas Edward Jackson was born on December 6, 1942, in West Chester, PA, to
Joseph and Helen Jackson. He attended St. Agnes School through his freshman year
after which he transferred to the new Archdiocese of Philadelphia High School,
Bishop Shanahan, from which he graduated in June, 1960. Tom enjoyed tinkering
with automobiles and was also a member of the Fame Fire Company No. 3. He worked
at Wyeth Laboratories for 38 years and retired from there as they were getting
ready to close the plant. His proficiency in repairing glass-lined storage
vessels provided some gainful activity in retirement. His first marriage to
Juanita Roney ended in divorce after producing two children, Sharon (1964) and
Thomas, Jr. (1968), who passed away in 2004, at the age of 35, in West Chester.
Shortly after his second marriage to Eileen Still (maiden name), the couple
moved to Bear, Delaware. Tom has two grandsons from daughter, Sharon.
Cheryl Lynn Jackson was born on August 6, 1949, in West Chester, PA, to Joseph
and Helen Jackson. She attended St. Agnes School and Bishop Shanahan High
School, in West Chester, graduating in 1967. Cheryl initially went to work for
The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania and in the same time frame met Philip
Cummins of Reedsville, PA. They married in 1969, and lived in West Chester and
Coatesville. Philip is a Vietnam War veteran and has been involved in the tank
truck industry for most of his career. Cheryl worked in other retail and office
positions. They had a son, Jonathan, who died as an infant, and two daughters,
Samantha Dorothy of Georgetown, TX, and Carrie Lynn Robinson of Stowe, PA, and
three grandchildren. Cheryl and Phil moved to Midland, Michigan in 2001.
Joyce Helen Crooks Jackson was born in Philadelphia, PA, on June 10, 1941, to
William Raymond Crooks and Margery Louise Masters Crooks. Subsequently, she
lived and went to school in the Philadelphia suburbs of Bryn Mawr and Malvern.
She was attending high school in Wayne, PA, when Bishop Shanahan High School
opened in West Chester to which she transferred for her junior year. She met
John Jackson in her senior year. They graduated together in June, 1959, and
continued dating. Joyce entered West Chester University that fall and stayed two
years, eventually leaving school to take a position at Oakbourne Hospital. John
and Joyce were married on May 25, 1963, at St. Patrick’s Church in Malvern.
Joyce continued to work over the next several years, mostly in keypunching
positions, while also giving birth to three children: Robert, Christine and
Steven, the last child being born four days before the couple’s fourth Wedding
Anniversary. They bought their first house at 218 Long Lane in West Goshen
Township in 1968. The next 11 years represents the longest period of time that
the two lived in one place until retiring to Delaware, OH, in 2005. The first
move to Ohio, in 1979, was especially hard on the family since all of their
relatives and friends were left behind in Chester County. However, they soon
acclimated and looked upon future relocations with excitement and a spirit of
adventure. Shortly after arriving in New Jersey in 1987, Joyce was diagnosed
with breast cancer but the treatment was successful and she is a long-time
survivor. Joyce pursued a career in country club food and beverage management.
She also enjoyed organizing charitable projects and gardening, the latter
eventually inspiring Joyce to start the Jackson Legacy project which took them
to all 50 states. While living in Texas, Joyce resumed her college studies at
Kingwood College and graduated summa cum laude with an Associate of Arts Degree
in 2002, being named to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges”,
as well as numerous other awards. Her mother, Margery Crooks, daughter,
Christine Jackson Adams, and granddaughters, Kathryn and Erin Adams, were among
those in attendance at her commencement.
Robert Michael Jackson was born in West Chester, PA, on November 15, 1964, to
John and Joyce Jackson. He was educated in the West Chester public schools.
After moving to Silver Lake, OH, he enrolled at Walsh Jesuit High School and
graduated from there in 1983. Rob attended Kent State University for 1 year
before entering the work force. Following in his father's transportation
footsteps, he entered the world of recreational vehicle transport at 20 years of
age with Morgan Driveaway, the nation's largest transporter of mobile homes,
recreational and commercial vehicles. Rob spent his first year delivering
RVs and within 10 years was Vice President of one of their divisions managing
2,000 drivers and 7 service centers nationwide. In 2002 he joined Horizon
Transport, Wakarusa, IN, where, as Senior Operations Manager, he is second in
command and has been instrumental in maintaining their position as a leader in
the transportation of recreational vehicles. Rob currently resides in Mishawka,
IN.
Christine Marie Jackson was born on March 4, 1966, in West Chester, PA, to John
and Joyce Jackson. She was educated in West Chester public schools before moving
to Silver Lake, OH, where she attended Holy Family School, Stow, OH, and St.
Vincent’/ St. Mary’s High School, Akron, OH, from which she graduated in 1984.
Following high school Chris initially attended Miami University of Ohio, Oxford,
OH, but then transferred to The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, from
which she graduated in 1989 with a B.S. in Accounting. Chris was recruited out
of college by Ernst & Young, a Big-Eight accounting firm, and stayed in the
Columbus area. She met Michael Russell Adams while they were both lifeguards in
Stow, OH, and they married in 1990. Except for six years living outside
Cincinnati, OH, and Tampa, FL, the couple has lived in the Columbus, OH, area,
currently residing in Powell. They have three children: Kathryn Emily (1993),
Erin Nicole (1996) and Matthew Douglas (1999). Mike has had a successful career
in the mortgage industry and is part owner of a mortgage firm in Columbus. Chris
is pursuing her Master’s Degree from Ohio State and would like to be a teacher
after her children have left home.
Steven Richard Jackson was born on May 21, 1967, in West Chester, PA, to John
and Joyce Jackson. He was educated in West Chester public schools before moving
to Silver Lake, OH, where he attended Holy Family School, Stow, OH, and St.
Vincent’/ St. Mary’s High School, Akron, OH, from which he graduated in 1986.
His father, John, had relocated to Elkhart, IN, ahead of the family and they
were not reunited until after Steven’s graduation. Both sons came to live with
their parents in Indiana and remained there after their parents moved to New
Jersey in 1987. Steven originally worked for a retail lighting store after which
he worked for various manufacturing companies in the Elkhart area, most recently
as a purchasing agent. Steve met Deborah Crist when they worked together at a
Christian bookstore and they married in 1995. Steve is active in leadership and
worship teams at his church. The family resides in Elkhart, IN, with two sons,
Bryan Wesley (1998) and Noah John (2002), who will carry on the family’s name of
Jackson for another generation.
Patriarch and line of succession
1829 - Thomas Jackson great, great, great, great grandfather
1868 - Mary Jackson great, great, great grandmother
1886 - John Thomas Jackson great, great grandfather (father unknown)
1918 - Joseph Jackson great grandfather
1941 - John William Jackson grandfather
1967 - Steven Richard Jackson father
1998 - Bryan Wesley Jackson son
Many people contributed their assistance in helping me construct this family
history.
Special acknowledgments
Joyce Helen Crooks Jackson of Delaware, OH, Joyce Hamam Jackson of Kansas City,
MO, Dan Lindley of Honey Brook, PA, Karen Higgins of West Chester, PA and Diane
P. Rofini, of the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, PA.
Other acknowledgments
Christine Jackson Adams Helen Ammann Jackson Samuel Riccardo, Jr.
Cheryl Jackson Cummins Lawrence Jackson, Sr. Debbie Rivell
Philip Cummins Robert Michael Jackson Laurie A. Rofini
Ronald DellaVecchia Ruth Jackson Frances Stefanski
Lorraine Eachus Steven Richard Jackson Walter Stefanski
Cyndie Enfinger Theresa Dunlap Jackson Patricia Walsh
Christine Friend Thomas Edward Jackson Cathy Wentz-Eisenstadt
David Haugaard Cliff Parker Suzanne Wentzel
Gloria M. Hollinger Grace Jackson Raudenbush
Deborah Crist Jackson
Author: John William Jackson
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Last Updated: 11/1/2009
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