U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson Family ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 396-397 Very early in the settlement of the country, Jesse, Robert and Abraham Jackson came and settled on the Birch. They were the sons of Robert Jackson who lived in Bath county, Va. Jesse Jackson. Jesse Jackson was born Sept. 18, 1811. He married Rebecca, daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Johnson) Skidmore. Their children were Polly, Robert, Sylvester, David M. and Abigal. His home was on the Little Birch where the turn pike road crosses the river. He built the first mill on the Little Birch, and it is still in use, being owned by his son, David M. Jesse Jackson died May 1, 1888. David M. Jackson. David M. Jackson, son of Robert Jackson, married Elizabeth, daughter of Sarah Cuberly, and granddaughter of Andrew Skidmore, Sr. The children of Robert Jackson were William, David, Henry L., James (who died in the southern army), Washington, Clayton, Felix, Sarah, Mary and Eliza. Mr. Jackson built a mill about two miles below his brother Jesse's residence where he lived and reared his family. Abraham Jackson. Abraham Jackson, son of Robert Jackson, came to Braxton county in an early day. His wife was Polly Ralph. They were married before coming to this county. David M. Jackson. David M. Jackson, son of Jesse and Rebecca (Skidmore) Jackson, was born Aug. 4, 1838, and was married to Sylvina May, June 10, 1865. Their issue consisted of sixteen children, of whom fourteen are living, including one set of triplets: Abigal, Sarah, George C, Edna J., Rebecca, Warder, Minter, Alice, Allia (last three named being triplets), Warner, Grover C., Bertie, Violet, Mariah, Lafayette, and one child who died unnamed. Mr. Jackson inherited the old home farm where he was born, and where he has reared his family. His land is underlaid with very fine coal seams, and the old mill still grinds and mainly supplies his bread. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #12757 FULL-NAME: David Jackson, Sr. BIRTH-PLACE: Braxton County, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: November 25, 1922 at 85 years of age DEATH-PLACE: Little Birch, Otter District, Braxton, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Farmer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Typhoid, with perforation of bowel / Old Age INFORMANT: M. C. Long BURIAL: Jackson Cemetery (wife of David M. Jackson) From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #12758 FULL-NAME: Viney Jackson BIRTH-PLACE: Braxton County, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: November 24, 1922 at 77 years of age DEATH-PLACE: Little Birch, Otter District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Housewife CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Organic Heart Disease and Senility INFORMANT: M. C. Long BURIAL: Jackson Cemetery There's a double tombstone in Jackson Cemeter, Braxton County, WV David M. Jackson Oct. 4, 1838 Nov. 25, 1922 - - - - - - - Savina M. Jackson May ?, 1845 Mar. 22, 1922 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------