1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. http://members.aol.com/jacklyn001/jacksnc2.htm --Wesley Jackson is my earliest confirmed JACKSON ancestor. According to his grave marker at the St. James Union AME Church, he was born on 11 July, 1811 and he died on 11 March, 1877. As of now, his parents are unknown.
According to the census records for 1850/60/70, Wesley was a farmer who lived most of his life in Northwest Fork Hundred in Sussex Co., DE. Northwest Fork is not near the Indian River community but is, instead, just north of the town of Seaford (and the headwaters of the Nanticoke River) on the Maryland border.
Based on these census records we also know that Wesley's wife was named Elizabeth. It has been said that Elizabeth was originally a Norwood, possibly the sister of Luther Norwood, but this still needs to be confirmed. There is, however, some physical evidence to support this theory. According to Weslager, the Norwood family contains a genetic characteristic known as "little eyes", a congenital eye condition that produces turned down eyelids. Robert Jackson's daughter, Matthilde, showed this condition, which would make sense if her grandmother was a Norwood.
Elizabeth Jackson is buried at the Indian Mission Church cemetary. Her grave marker lists her birthdate as 6 January, 1820 and her death date as 6 January 1896. It is interesting that Elizabeth chose to be buried at Indian Mission instead of at the St. James Church with her husband. This suggests that Elizabeth (and her family?) had close ties to the Indian River community, despite living in Northwest Fork.
Based on the birthdate of their first child , we know that Wesley and Elizabeth were probably married sometime before 1840.
Wesley and Elizabeth had the following children:
Robert B. Jackson (1842-1915) married Lydia Ann Wright
Martha Jackson (1846- )
James Jackson (1847- ) married Sarah
William Jackson (1848- ) married Jane
Nathaniel Jackson (1851- ) married Lucy Perkins
Catherine Jackson (1856- )
Jane Jackson (1857- )
Samuel Jackson (1858- )
John H. Jackson (1859-1906)
Rebecca Jackson (1862- ) married Levin T. Harmon
3. E-mail from Heritage49@aol.com 1/29/99 gives 'William' Wesley Jackson and
his death date.
4. Dover Area Death Records by Gregg & Ridgeway--a list of death records
gathered from various sources who wish to remain anonymous. Record of son
William. Cites parents names as "Whiskey and Elizabeth Palmer."
5. 1870 Federal Census, Frederica, South Murderkill Hundred, Kent County,
Delaware Dwelling 321 Family 324, p. 128B, lines 29-35, 15 Jul 1870, M593
roll 119. NRNW=no read, no writeJackson, Wesley 58 Farmer M, b DE $500 pers, m cit US >20
Ellizabeth 35 Keeping house M, b DE NRNW Martha A. 24 No occupation M, b DE
Nathaniel R. 19 Works on farm M, b DE attends school, NRNW
Catharine 14 School M, b DE attends school, NRNW John 10 Works on farm M, b DE attends school, NRNW
Rebecca P. 8 At home M, b DE attends school
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. Dover Area Death Records by Gregg & Ridgeway--a list of death records gathered from various sources who wish to remain anonymous. Record of William W. Jackson gives parents names (Whiskey Jackson and Elizabeth Palmer).
3. Birth and death dates from Lynn Jackson's web site
http://members.aol.com/jacklyn001/jacksnc2.htm --Elizabeth Jackson is buried at the Indian Mission Church cemetary. Her grave marker lists her birthdate as 6 January, 1820 and her death date as 6 January 1896. It is interesting that Elizabeth chose to be buried at Indian Mission instead of at the St. James Church with her husband. This suggests that Elizabeth (and her family?) had close ties to the Indian River community, despite living in Northwest Fork.
Lynn Jackson's web site, http://members.aol.com/jacklyn001/main.htm?f=fs
James Jackson was the son of Wesley Jackson <jacksnw1.htm>and his wife, Elizabeth.
He was born probably in Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex Co., DE. on 30 November, 1845. He appears with his family in the 1850 and 1860 DE. census records but not in the 1870 census so it is possible he was married by then.
James married a woman named SARAH J. (last name unknown). He died on 26 May 1926 and is buried at Harmony Methodist Church in Sussex County. His wife was born 24 October 1856 and died on 7 February 1920. She, too, is buried at Harmony.
I do not know the names of any children but buried in the same plot with James and Sarah are:
Arvel A. Jackson (10/22/1911 - 6/26/1988)
William W. Jackson (1885 - 1970 )
Sarah Jannie Jackson (5/15/1886 - 11/16/1986)
"Our Baby" (1917)
James Wesley Jackson (Aug 1907 - April 1909)It is possible that William W. was a son and this is his family.
1. Dover Area Death Records by Gregg & Ridgeway--a list of death records gathered from various sources who wish to remain anonymous. Gives exact dates of birth and death and parents names (Whiskey Jackson and Elizabeth Palmer). Age at death = 77.
11. Jane Jackson
Delaware death cert. #2680 1931
Named on wife's death cert.