The following genealogy was compiled from the book Colonel Edward Jackson, 1759-1828, Revolutionary Soldier, History and Genealogy of the Son of Immigrants John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson, His Wives and Families of Mary Haddan and Elizabeth W. Brake, Grandparents of General Stonewall Jackson, by Nancy A. Jackson and Linda Brake Meyers. You are welcome to use this information but please cite both the above book and this Jackson Brigade, Inc. website http://www.JacksonBrigade.com/descendants-of-edward-jackson/ in your reference.
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Nancy A. Jackson and Linda Brake Meyers
Descendants of Edward Jackson
Generation No. 1
1. Edward2 Jackson (John1)1 was born 01 March 1759 in near Moorefield, Hardy County, (West) Virginia, and died 25 December 1828 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia. He married (1) Mary Haddan 13 October 1783 in probably Randolph County, (West) Virginia, daughter of David Haddan and unknown. Her burial place is unknown. She was born 15 May 1764 in probably Virginia, and died 17 April 1796 in probably near Buckhannon, Upshur County, (West) Virginia. He married (2) Elizabeth Weatherholt Brake 13 October 1799 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia2, daughter of John Brake and Elizabeth Weatherholt. She was born 11 January 1778 in Hampshire/now Hardy County, (West) Virginia, and died 19 August 1835 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia. Edward and Elizabeth are buried in the Jackson’s Mill Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
Children of Edward Jackson and Mary Haddan are:
+ 2 i. George Edward3 Jackson, born 23 December 1786 in probably near Buckhannon, (West) Virginia; died 26 March 1831 in Jackson Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
+ 3 ii. David E. Jackson, born 30 October 1788 in Buckhannon, (West) Virginia; died 24 December 1837 in Paris, Tennessee.
+ 4 iii. Jonathan Jackson, born 25 September 1790 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia; died 26 March 1826 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia.
+ 5 iv. Rachel Jackson, born 08 July 1792 in Randolph/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 28 November 1835 in Lewis/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia.
+ 6 v. Mary Hadden Jackson, born 19 February 1794 in probably Harrison/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 30 August 1840 in Lewis/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia.
+ 7 vi. Rebecca Jackson, born 15 September 1795 in Harrison County, West Virginia; died 18 July 1889
Children of Edward Jackson and Elizabeth Brake are:
+ 8 i. Catherine “Katy”3 Jackson, born 25 July 1800 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 03 December 1876 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
+ 9 ii. Cummins E. Jackson, born 25 July 1802 in Harrison/now Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 03 December 1849 in Shasta County, California.
+ 10 iii. James Madison Jackson, born 03 April 1805 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 27 October 1872 near Jackson’s Mill , Lewis County, West Virginia.
+ 11 iv. Elizabeth “Eliza” Jackson, born 06 April 1807 in Harrison/now Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 22 February 1849 in Mt. Vernon, Marshall County, Indiana.
+ 12 v. John E. Jackson, born 22 January 1810 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 18 July 1875 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
+ 13 vi. Margaret “Peggy” Jackson, born 02 February 1812 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died Bet. 1841-1842 in probably Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia.
14 vii. Return Meigs Jackson, born 15 March 1814 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 06 July 1835 in St. Francois County, Missouri. Burial: St. Genevieve County, Missouri.
15 viii. Edward J. Jackson, born 29 October 1817 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 21 October 1848 in probably Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia.
+ 16 ix. Andrew M. Jackson, born between 06-16 March 1821 in Lewis County, West Virginia; died 31 October 1867 somewhere along Hughes River, Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. George Edward3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 23 December 1786 probably near Buckhannon, (West) Virginia, and died 26 March 1831 in Jackson Township, Ste.Genevieve County, Missouri. He married Catherine McClanahan before 1817 in probably Missouri. She was born between 1790-1800 in Virginia, and died 26 January 1837 in Lawrence, Jackson Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
Children of George Jackson and Catherine McClanahan are:
17 i. Helen McGregor4 Jackson, born 26 October 1817 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri; died 03 March 1913 in Farmington, Ste. François County, Missouri. Burial: after 03 March 1913, Jennings Cemetery, Farmington, Ste. François County, Missouri. She married Alexander S. Jennings 26 August 1834 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri; born 11 December 1812 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi; died 07 October 1884 in Union Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Burial: Aft. 07 October 1884, Jennings Cemetery, Farmington, Ste. François County, Missouri.
18 ii. Edward G. Jackson, born 15 September 1819 in St. Genevieve, Territory of Missouri; died 27 May 1841 in Farmington, Ste. François County, Missouri. Probably buried George E. Jackson family cemetery.
19 iii. Lydia Ann Jackson, born about 1822 in Missouri; died about 1852 in Missouri. She married Samuel C. Jennings3 18 February 1843 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri; born 10 September 1821 in Mississippi; died July 1886 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Both are probably buried in the George E. Jackson family cemetery.
20 iv. Mary Virginia Jackson, born about 1830 in Missouri; died 1868. She married Richard T. W. Bagley3 14 January 1849 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri4; born about 1826 in Kentucky.
3. David Edward3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 30 October 1788 in Buckhannon, (West) Virginia, and died 24 December 1837 in Paris, Tennessee of Yellow Fever. He married Juliet T. Norris 02 November 1809 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia, daughter of John Norris and Mary Jones. She was born 22 December 1783 in Fauquier County, (West) Virginia, and died 16 March 1865 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Burial: Norris Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
Children of David Jackson and Juliet Norris are:
21 i. Edward John “Ned J.”4 Jackson, born 31 July 1810 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 08 December 1896 in Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia. Burial: Jackson’s Mill Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia
22 ii. William Pitt Jackson, born 05 January 1812 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 30 March 1837 in Missouri.
23 iii. Nancy Norris Jackson, born 12 October 1813 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 07 May 1892 in Lewis County, West Virginia. She married Minor Carr Hall 28 October 1855 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 03 December 1815 in Lewis County, West Virginia; died 19 May 1885 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Both buried Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
24 iv. Mary Jones Jackson, born 12 October 1813 near Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 11 July 1900 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Buried Jackson’s Mill Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia. She married John Henderson Hays 17 July 1834 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 10 June 1810 in Probably New York; died 29 December 1852 in Sacramento, California. They were divorced. John is buried in the Sacramento City Cemetery, tier 2-122n, tier 7 grave 263, Sacramento, California
4. Jonathan3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 25 September 1790 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia, and died 26 March 1826 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia. He is buried in the Historic Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, West Virginia. He met (1) Polly Berkhammer before 1813. He met (2) unknown before 1816. He married (3) Judith “Julia” Beckwith Neale 28 September 1817 in Wood County, (West) Virginia Bk1:14, daughter of Thomas Neale and Margaret Winn. She was born 28 February 1798 in near Aldie, Loudoun County, Virginia, and died 03 December 1831 in Fayette County, (West) Virginia. Her recorded birth was 29 February, but that was not a leap year. After Jonathan’’s death she married Blake Baker Woodson. Burial: Westlake Cemetery, Anstead, Fayette County, West Virginia.
Children of Jonathan Jackson and Polly Berkhammer are:
25 i. Child4 Berkhammer.
26 ii. Child Berkhammer.
Child of Jonathan Jackson and unknown is:
27 i. Martha “Patsy”4 Jackson, born about 1816 in (West) Virginia. (See article titled “Johnson Jackson of Shiverdy Freeze Creek in Jackson Brigade Quarterly, February 2006, Vol. 14:No.2, p. 3-13)
Children of Jonathan Jackson and Judith Neale are:
28 i. Elizabeth4 Jackson, born 1819 in probably Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 05 March 1826 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Historic Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
29 ii. Warren J. Jackson, born January 1821 in probably Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died November 1841 in Turkey Run, Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Old Brake/Jackson Cemetery, Turkey Run, Upshur County, West Virginia.
30 iii. Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, born 21 January 1824 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 10 May 1863 in near Guiney’s Station, Virginia. He married (1) Eleanor J. “Elinor” Junkin 03 August 1853 in Lexington, Virginia; born 1825; died 22 October 1854. He married (2) Mary Anna Morrison 16 July 1857 in Charlotte, Lincoln County, North Carolina; born 31 July 1831; died 24 March 1915 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
31 iv. Laura Ann Jackson, born 27 March 1826 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 24 September 1911 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. She is buried Heavner’s Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. She married Jonathan Arnold 01 September 1844; born 27 March 1802 in West Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; died 20 July 1883 in Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. Burial: Arnold Family Graveyard, Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia.
5. Rachel3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 08 July 1792 in Randolph/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia, and died 28 November 1835 in Lewis/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Burial: after 28 November 1835, Brake Cemetery, Peck’s Run/Hodgesville, Upshur County (West) Virginia. She married Jacob B. Brake 10 September 1815 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia, son of John Brake and Katherine Shook. He was born 01 August 1785 in probably Hardy County, (West) Virginia, and died 10 July 1869 in Peck’s Run now Hodgesville, Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Burial: after 10 July 1869, Brake Cemetery, Peck’s Run/Hodgesville, Upshur County (West) Virginia.
Children of Rachel Jackson and Jacob Brake are:
32 i. Edward Hadden4 Brake, born 11 August 1816 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 10 June 1897 in Upshur County, West Virginia Bk2:86. Burial: Aft. 10 June 1897, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
33 ii. Leonard J. Brake, born 08 December 1817 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 21 April 1862 in Hacker Valley, Webster County, (West) Virginia. He met Jerethew “Letha” Hickel between 08-09 March 1842 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 05 January 1819 in Shenandoah, Virginia; died 12 November 1897 in Hacker Valley, Webster County, West Virginia. Both Buried: Brake Cemetery, Webster County, West Virginia.
34 iii. Mary Brake, born 17 December 1819 in Harrison / now Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 14 December 1891 in Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia. She married Isaac J. Post 10 March 1846 in Barbour County, (West) Virginia Bk1:10; born 02 April 1826 in Post Mill, Lewis/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 17 December 1874 in Roane County, West Virginia. Both buried: Clover Ridge Cemetery, Clover, Roane County, West Virginia.
35 iv. George Washington Brake, born 13 March 1822 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (West) Virginia5; died 23 January 1903 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. He married (1) Abigail Workman 31 July 1845 in Barbour County, (West) Virginia6; born about 1826 in Maryland; died 28 November 1858 in Solano County, California. Both buried Fairfield IOOF Cemetery, Solano County, California. He married (2) Mary Ellen Wheeler Peters 16 August 1877 in Solano County, California; born about 1845 in Harrisonville, Missouri; died 21 April 1917 in Davis, California. Burial: Aft. 21 April 1917, Sunset View Cemetery, Berkeley, California
36 v. Rachel Brake, born 26 March 1824 in Harrison County, West Virginia; died 23 July 1845 on probably Peck’s Run, Barbour/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia.
37 vi. Jacob Lorenzo Dow Brake, born 25 July 1826 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 27 January 1891 in Upshur County, West Virginia. He married (1) Lydia Ann Lytle Queen 20 April 1852 in Harrison County, West Virginia; born 22 December 1831 in (West) Virginia; died 08 June 1862 in Upshur County, West Virginia. He married (2) Asenath Romine 18 December 1862 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia Bk5:26; born 20 October 1830 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia; died 08 January 1881 in Upshur County, West Virginia. Jacob, Lydia and Asenath are buried in the Oakington Cemetery, Turkey Run, Upshur County, West Virginia. He married (3) Mary M. Smith 22 December 1881 in Upshur County, West Virginia; born about 1870; died 31 July 1914 in Upshur County, West Virginia.
38 vii. Catherine Elizabeth Brake, born 18 May 1828 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 21 May 1828 Peck’s Run now Hodgesville, Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Burial: after 21 May 1828, Peck’s Run now Hodgesville, Upshur County, (West) Virginia
39 viii. Rebecca Brake, born 16 May 1829 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 08 August 1884 in Upshur County, West Virginia Bk1:52 & Bk5:23. She married Benjamin Douglas Fitzgerald 06 May 1857 in Upshur County, West Virginia Bk1:4; born 24 August 1836 in Augusta County, Virginia; died October 1905 in Upshur County, West Virginia. Both buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
40 ix. David Jackson Brake7, born 01 February 1832 in Harrison/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 07 November 1895 in Sandfork, Gilmer County, West Virginia. He married (1) Mary Jane Abel 28 May 1854 in Upshur County, West Virginia; born between 1833 – 1836 in Ohio; died 06 March 1882 in Gilmer County, West Virginia. Burial: after 22 May 1884, Pickeral Cemetery, Gilmer County, West Virginia. He married (2) Sarah Martha Skidmore 28 October 1885 in Gilmer County, West Virginia; born 21 April 1852 in Barbour County, (West) Virginia; died between 1929-1930. They are buried in the Pickeral Cemetery (Snider Cemetery).
41 x. Eliza Brake, born 24 May 1834 in Harrison/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 22 May 1884 in Gilmer County, West Virginia. She married George Washington Hinzman 21 June 1882 in Upshur County, West Virginia Bk1:48; born 05 December 1842 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 29 December 1913 in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
6. Mary Hadden3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 19 February 1794 in probably Harrison/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia, and died 30 August 1840 in Lewis/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Aft. 30 August 1840, Old Brake/Jackson Cemetery, Turkey Run, Upshur County, (West) Virginia. She married Isaac Brake 30 November 1820 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia, son of John Brake and Katherine Shook. He was born between 15-16 November 1797 in probably Hardy County, (West) Virginia, and died 17 January 1885 near Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. Burial: Aft. 17 January 1885, Oakington Cemetery, Turkey Run, Upshur County, West Virginia.
Children of Mary Jackson and Isaac Brake are:
42 i. Rachel Elizabeth4 Brake, born 04 January 1822 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia8; died 28 November 1883 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Burial: Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia. She married James Dix 11 July 1844 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia9; born between 23-26 May 1821 in (West) Virginia; died 20 November 1894 was murdered at Montague, Texas10.
43 ii. Edward Stalnaker Brake, born 20 February 1823; died in Infancy.
44 iii. Jacob Brake, born 10 October 1824; died in Infancy.
45 iv. Melville Shook Brake, born Bet. 05- 06 August 1826 in West Virginia; died 14 October 1898 in Upshur County, West Virginia. He married Sophina “Sophia” Ellen Brace between 1850-1853 in probably Barbour County, (West) Virginia; born 1833 in Maryland; died 30 June 1883 in Upshur County, West Virginia. Both are buried Oakington Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
46 v. Diadema Brake, born between 20 – 26 July 1828 in Turkey Run, Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 12 September 1904 in Turkey Run, Upshur County, West Virginia. She married John Nelson Loudin 06 April 1847 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 26 January 1826 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 25 June 1892. Both buried Oakington Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
47 vi. Olive Brake, born 07 September 1830 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia12; died 19 February 191412. She married (1) John George Dix 20 July 1853 in Upshur County, West Virginia13; born 01 June 1825 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 11 March 1887 in Upshur County, West Virginia.
48 vii. Mary Virginia Brake, born 05 October 1837 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 09 March 1862 in Upshur County, West Virginia. She married William Sampson Loudin 10 May 1859 in Upshur County, West Virginia; born 03 November 1833 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia.
Both buried Oakington Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
49 viii. Isaac Newton Brake, born 30 August 1840 in Brake Farm, Turkey Run, Lewis/now Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 20 May 1931 in Brake Farm, Upshur County, West Virginia. He married (1) Elizabeth Catherine Hotsapiller 02 December 1858 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia; born 14 June 1838 in Rockingham County, Virginia; died 25 August 1907. Burial: Old Johnstown Cemetery, Harrison County, West Virginia. They were probably divorced after the death of their baby, though none was found. He married (2) Martha “Patsy” Shepard Price 08 March 1882 in Upshur County, West Virginia; born 1845 in Albermarle County, Virginia; died 10 May 1911 in Brake Farm, Upshur County, West Virginia. Isaac buried Oakington Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
7. Rebecca3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 15 September 1795 in Harrison County, West Virginia, and died 18 July 1889. In 1880 she was living with son David J. in Scioto, Pickaway, Ohio, she was 85 and she may have died there. She married George Beaver White 19 December 1811 in Harrison County, West Virginia Bk2:388, son of Alexander White and Mary Beaver. He was born 13 October 1788 in Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 01 October 1858 in Wood County, West Virginia. Both are buried White Family Cemetery, Lowdell/Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia.
Children of Rebecca Jackson and George White are:
50 i. Edward4 White, born 23 August 1812 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 27 June 1847. He married Matilda White 01 August 1834 in Wood County, West Virginia; born 12 November 1816; died 03 November 1888.
51 ii. Prudence White, born 22 October 1814 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 16 February 1849 in Lowdell/now Rockport, Wood County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Anderson Cemetery, near Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia She married Michael Staats Anderson 26 April 1832 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; born 18 July 1811 in Bellville, Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 17 August 1897 in Lowdell/now Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia. Burial: Anderson Cemetery, near Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia. He is probably buried in the Anderson Cemetery.
52 iii. Cummings Jackson White, born 02 January 1818 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 01 October 1851 in Nr. Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Burial: White Cemetery, Pond Creek, Jackson County, West Virginia. He married Julia C. White 12 February 1849 in Franklin County, Ohio; born 21 April 1825; died 21 April 1854.
53 iv. Mary Catherine White, born 11 April 1819 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 30 June 1845. She married Alexander W. Anderson 05 October 1837 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; born 13 May 1815; died 29 March 1852. Both buried White Family Cemetery, Lowdell/Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia.
54 v. Isabelle White, born 24 February 1822 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 15 June 1846 in West Virginia.
55 vi. Rachel White, born 01 September 1824 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 08 November 1847. Burial: White Cemetery, Pond Creek, Jackson County, West Virginia.
56 vii. Eliza Cerena White, born 23 January 1827 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 21 August 1847.Burial: White Cemetery, Pond Creek Road, near Bellville, Wood County, West Virginia.
57 viii. Alexander White, born 12 November 1829 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 25 January 1847.
58 ix. David Jackson White, born 16 May 1832 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 13 May 1919. He married Sarah Jane Patrick 17 February 1870 in Livingston County, Missouri; born 29 August 1851; died 12 November 1936.
59 x. Olive White, born 22 March 1835 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 08 June 1836 in Wood County, West Virginia.
60 xi. Thomas Benton White, born 01 September 1838 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died 20 March 1873. He married Lydia Gantz14; born 06 May 1838 in Ohio14; died 12 April 1917 in Ohio14.
61 xii. George White, born about 1842 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died before 1860.
62 xiii. Aurilla White, born about 1845 in Wood County, (West) Virginia; died before 1860.
8. Catherine “Katy”3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 25 July 1800 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia, and died 03 December 1876 in Lewis County, West Virginia. She married John White 25 April 1824 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia, son of Alexander White and Mary. He was born 02 May 1794 in Hardy County, (West) Virginia, and died 30 April 1875 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Both buried Baptist Cemetery, Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia.
Children of Catherine Jackson and John White are:
63 i. Fortunatus4 White, born 02 November 1824 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 31 July 1901 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Lucy W. Gibson 09 December 1847 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 23 July 1826; died 21 July 1896 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
Both buried Baptist Cemetery, Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia.
64 ii. Sylvanus White, born 15 January 1827 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 29 November 1911 in Los Angeles, California. He married Malinda Henderson. They had four children, all died young.
65 iii. Marcellus White, born 17 March 1829 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 02 June 1897 in Dry Fork of Polk Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Floride “Flora” Gibson 25 December 1856 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 16 June 1841 in Virginia; died 19 July 1921 in West Virginia. Both buried Baptist Cemetery, Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia
66 iv. George Edward White, born 17 August 1831 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 09 June 1902 in Round Valley, near Covelo, Mendocino County, California. His remains may have been moved to Valley View Cemetery, Covelo, Mendocino County, California. He married (1) Ann Elizabeth Welling before 1860 in California; born about 1840 in New York. They were divorced. He married (2) Elizabeth Alice Fetty 1868; born about 1850 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 27 July 1873 in San Francisco, California. Burial: Waldeck cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married (3) Frankie White after 1873; born about 1859 in Illinois; died after 1914. They were divorced. He married (4) Louise Bogan 17 February 1898 in Mendocino County, California; born May 1878 in California.
67 v. Marella Katherine White, born between 01-02 February 1834 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 07 July 1874 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Old Baptist Church Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. She married Jacob Hyre Rohrbough 24 July 1855 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 27 June 1832; died 12 December 1907 in Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia. Burial: Old Baptist Church, Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia. In 1980 their graves were moved to the Heavner’s Cemetery in Buckhannon.
68 vi. William Pitt White, born 15 August 1836 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died Bet. 15 – 16 July 1924 in Ukiah, Trinity County, California. He married Prudence Teresa Strader 31 December 1874; born 01 February 1850 in West Virginia; died 26 February 1936 in Ukiah, Trinity County, California. Both Buried Round Valley Cemetery, near Covelo, Mendocino County, California.
69 vii. Alexander Perry White, born 13 October 1838 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 31 March 1927 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married (1) Mary Catherine Fetty 25 February 1861 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 21 January 1839 in West Virginia; died 28 January 1897 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married (2) Eregay Love Ireland 09 March 1889; born 19 December 1873. Both buried Baptist Church, Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia.
70 viii. John McDowell White, born 18 February 1841 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 13 June 1880 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Sarah L. Woofter 11 April 1865 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born January 1846; died 1914. Both buried Baptist Church, Freemansburg, Lewis County, West Virginia.
71 ix. Cummins White, born 1844 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 1856 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia.
9. Cummins Edward3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 25 July 1802 in Harrison/now Lewis County, (West) Virginia, and died 03 December 1849 in Shasta County, California. He met Permelia “Mellie” Norris, daughter of Samuel Norris.
Child of Cummins Jackson and Permelia Norris is:
72 i. Cummins4 Norris, born about 1847 in Lewis County, West Virginia; died 03 June 1904 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Georgianna Bradford 31 January 1872 in Harrison County, West Virginia; born 31 December 1853 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died 17 May 1925 in Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia. His mother was Permelia “Mellie” Norris, daughter of Samuel Norris. Both buried Broad Run Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia
10. James Madison3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 03 April 1805 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia, and died 27 October 1872 in West Fork, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married (1) Emma Eleanor Law 04 December 1850 in Lewis County, West Virginia, daughter of Thomas Law and Martha Fisher. Burial: Asa Law Cemetery, Sycamore Lick, Lewis County, West Virginia. She was born 11 November 1806 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia, and died 27 December 1850 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married (2) Susan Ann Bailey 30 December 1851 in Lewis County, West Virginia. She was born 23 February 1802 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia, and died 10 October 1879 in Lewis County, West Virginia. James and Susan buried Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia.
Children of James Jackson and Emma Law are:
73 i. Infant4 Jackson, born Abt. 1837 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 1837 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Asa Law Cemetery, Sycamore Lick, Lewis County, West Virginia.
74 ii. Stokley Rusmisel Jackson, born 08 January 1839 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 02 February 1906 in Freeman’s Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Elizabeth (Curry) Armstrong 31 January 1870 in French Creek, Upshur County, West Virginia; born 20 April 1835 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 30 November 1902 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Both buried Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia.
75 iii. Margaret Euphemia Jackson, born 03 September 1841 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 23 June 1882 in Upshur County, West Virginia15. She married Andrew Gaston Greathouse 04 April 1861 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born Abt. 1838 in Virginia; died 1882 in Probably Upshur County, West Virginia. Both buried Mt. Washington Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia.
76 iv. Nancy Elizabeth Jackson, born 15 July 1843 in Westfield, Lewis County, West) Virginia; died between 04- 07 May 1922 in Lewis County, West Virginia. She married David Jackson Hays 23 August 1871 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born 22 December 1835 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 08 April 1898 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
77 v. Mary Eleanor Jackson, born 21 September 1845 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 05 December 1914 in West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia. She married John A. Cunningham 21 October 1866 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born 16 September 1841 in Highland County, Virginia; died 17 April 1926. Both buried West Union Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia.
78 vi. Edward Thomas Jackson, born 03 August 1848 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 10 December 1936 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Julia Ann Brake 19 July 1874 in Upshur County, West Virginia; born 28 October 1854 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia; died 08 October 1930 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Both buried Broad Run Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
11. Elizabeth “Eliza”3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 06 April 1807 in Harrison/now Lewis County, (West) Virginia, and died 22 February 1849 in Mt. Vernon, Marshall County, Indiana. She married Nicholas L. Carpenter between 04 – 07 July 1829 in Lewis County, West Virginia, son of Rev Carpenter and Sarah Bush. He was born Bet. 09 September – December 1803 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia, and died 05 February 1872 in Green Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Children of Elizabeth Jackson and Nicholas Carpenter are:
79 i. David M.4 Carpenter, born 06 May 1830 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 08 March 1906 in Marshall County, Indiana. He married (1) Mary B. Shuffler 11 December 1852 in Marshall County, Indiana; died Bef. 1860. He married (2) Teresa C. Hutchison 10 May 1862 in Marshall County, Indiana16; born Bet. 11- 27 November 1843 in Italy, Yates County, New York; died 28 December 1941 in Indiana. David and Teresa are buried Maxinhuehee IOOF Cemetery,/Poplar Grove Cemetery, Marshall County, Indiana.
80 ii. Edward Jackson Carpenter, born 25 November 1831 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 13 June 1880 in Freeman’s Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Rispah Barnes Law 07 January 1867 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born 28 August 1846 in Linden Farm, Sycamore Creek Run, Lewis County, West Virginia; died 04 February 1935 in Freeman’s Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia. Both buried Broad Run Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
81 iii. Caroline Carpenter, born 24 October 1833 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died in Idaho. She married John Sweitzer 29 November 1860 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
82 iv. John Carpenter, born 1836 in St. Joseph County, Indiana; died 07 September 1858 in Marshall County, Indiana.
83 v. Albert H. Carpenter, born 15 September 1838 in St. Joseph County, Indiana; died 23 December 1893 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Burial: Aft. 23 December 1893, Mishawaka City Cemetery, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He married Marcia Dewey Hanville 12 October 1865 in Niles, Berrin County, Indiana; born 24 October 1844 in Adamsville, New York; died 17 November 1930 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Burial: Aft. 23 December 1893, Mishawaka City Cemetery, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
84 vi. Elizabeth “Eliza” Carpenter, born 15 March 1841 in St. Joseph County, Indiana; died 29 June 1916 in Fountain, Mason County, Missouri. She married William Wolf 24 September 1857 in Marshall County, Indiana; born 19 November 1825 in Virginia; died 17 April 1903 in Sheridan Township, Mason County, Missouri. Both are buried Bachelor Cemetery, Mason County, Missouri.
85 vii. Mary E. Carpenter, born 11 October 1843 in St. Joseph County, Indiana; died 08 December 1932 in Marshall County, Indiana. Burial: 10 December 1932, Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana. She married Elias Johnson Burden 10 April 1869 in Marshall County, Indiana; born between 15-25 September 1845 in Kosciusko County, Indiana; died 17 May 1919 in Marshall County, Indiana. Buried Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana.
86 viii. Rachel Carpenter, born January 1849 in Mt. Vernon, Marshall County, Indiana; died 22 February 1849 in Marshall County, Indiana.
12. John E.3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 22 January 1810 in Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, (West) Virginia, and died 18 July 1875 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Mary Sarah Byrne (Barnes) 11 October 1836 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia by John Davis.
John is buried in Jackson Cemetery, Jackson’s Mill, Lewis County, West Virginia; Mary may have died in Missouri.
Child of John Jackson and Mary Sarah Byrne (Barnes) is:
87 i. Cyrus William4 Jackson, born 1837 in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia; died 02 October 1907 in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York18. Burial: 04 October 1907, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York. He married Maranda Reynolds 20 October 1888 in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York; born 25 April 1846 in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York19; died 05 August 1921 in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York.
13. Margaret “Peggy”3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born 02 February 1812 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. She probably died on McCann Run in Lewis County, (West) Virginia between 1841-1842. She married Jonathan Thompson Hall 07 March 1833 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia, son of Richard Hall and Mary Bailey. He was born 04 December 1810 in probably Harrison County, (West) Virginia, and died between May-August 1845 in probably Lewis County, (West) Virginia. Margaret is probably buried in the Bailey Cemetery at Westfield, Lewis County, West Virginia where her husband was buried and other family members.
Children of Margaret Jackson and Jonathan Hall are:
88 i. Julia Ann4 Hall, born 01 August 1834 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 25 December 1888 in Stone Coal, Lewis County, West Virginia. She married Col. Robert Seymour Horner; born 07 April 1817 in Culpepper County, Virginia; died 14 March 1901. She was raised by Granville and Permalia Hall Brake. Both are buried in the Horner Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
89 ii. William Dexter Hall, born 27 September 1836 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 12 February 1888 in Lewis County, West Virginia. Burial: Horner Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Nancy Sturgess Law 21 May 1863 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born 25 December 1844 in Lewis County, West Virginia; died 13 December 1919 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
90 iii. Mary E. Hall, born 1839 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died before 1870. She married William T. Garton 08 September 1859 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born about 1836 in Orange County, Virginia.
91 iv. Edward H. Hall, born 13 May 1841 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 16 November 1862 in New Creek, Virginia. Burial: Bailey Cemetery, Westfield, Lewis County, West Virginia.
16. Andrew M.3 Jackson (Edward2, John1) was born between 06- 6 March 1821 in Lewis County, West Virginia, and died 31 October 1867 along the Hughes River, Ritchie County, West Virginia. Burial: Jackson’s Mill Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia. He married Mary Deem 23 March 1843 in Greene County, Indiana, daughter of David Deem and Kathryn Thornton. She was born 01 June 1821 in Greene County, Indiana, and died 30 January 1879 in probably Owen County, Indiana. Burial: Worthington Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana.
Children of Andrew Jackson and Mary Deem are:
92 i. Margaret Isabella4 Jackson, born about 1847 in Greene County, Indiana; died about 1877 in Owen County, Indiana. Burial: probably Snyder Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana. She married Samuel Dexter Walker 26 December 1867 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; born between 05- 06 June 1847 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 08 April 1916 in Owen County, Indiana. Burial: Oliphant Cemetery near New Hope, Owen County, Indiana.
93 ii. Elizabeth Catherine “Kate” Jackson, born 30 October 1849 in Owen County, Indiana; died 20 April 1929 in Cedar Creek, Taney County, Missouri. She married Charles Lewis Persinger 14 September 1865 in Lewis County, West Virginia; born 05 October 1842 in (West) Virginia; died 14 September 1912 in Taney County, Missouri: Both are buried Coble Cemetery, Taney County, Missouri
94 iii. Susan Maria Jackson, born 25 July 1856 in West Fork, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 1877 in probably Owen County, Indiana. She married Francis Haton 12 January 1875 in Greene County, Indiana20.
95 iv. Martha Elizabeth Jackson, born 22 July 1861 in Jane Lew, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 15 October 1861 in Jane Lew, Lewis County, (West) Virginia. Burial: Jackson’s Mill Cemetery, Lewis County, West Virginia.
96 v. Mary Rebecca Jackson, born 22 July 1861 in Jane Lew, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died between 01 July 1955 – 1956 in Owen County, Indiana. She married Samuel Dexter Walker 24 June 1885 in Worthington, Greene County, Indiana; born between 05-06 June 1847 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia; died 08 April 1916 in Owen County, Indiana. Both buried Oliphant Cemetery near New Hope, Owen County, Indiana.
Endnotes
1. Jackson, Nancy Ann & Meyers, Linda Brake, Colonel Edward Jackson, 1759-1828, Revolutionary Soldier, (Genealogy Publishing Service, Franklin, NC 28734, 1995.).
2. Harrison County, (West) Virginia Marriages, Book 1, p. 42, Bk1:42.
3. Hunting For Bears, comp., Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983, Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, Online publication – Hunting For Bears, comp.. Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data – Missouri marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
4. Hunting For Bears, comp., Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983, Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, Ancestry.com.
5. Jacob Brake’s Bible Record, Typed copy found in the Roy Bird Cook Collection on the Jackson Family, WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia. Isaac Newton Brake interview, Bible was in his possession in 1938, then went to his son Hugh of Buckhannon, West Virginia. The 10×13 leather covered Bible contained the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, embellished with 2 maps and Historical engravings. Printed in Philadelphia by the M. Carey and Son Publishers, in 1821, price $6.50. Attempts to located the Bible were unsuccessful. Delmar Brake, son of Hugh, noted that there was an auction in the family and perhaps the Bible was sold at that time.
6. Barbour County, West Virginia Marriages, Philippi, West Virginia, Card File 1843-1849, Bond Date 21 July 1845, by Rev. Alexander Morrison, father, William Workman giving written concent 16 July 1845.
7. David J. Brake Bible.
8. Nicholas County, West Virginia Death Record, Bk:1.
9. compiled by Robert B. Smith, Lewis County Marriage Bonds & Records1816-1865, (For Hacker’s Creek Pioneer Descendants), Bk5:328.
10. Grayson County Texas GenWeb, Friendship Cemetery tombstone birth date 23 May 1821.
11. compiled by Robert B. Smith, Lewis County Marriage Bonds & Records1816-1865, (For Hacker’s Creek Pioneer Descendants), Bk5:328.
12. Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, n.d., Online publication – Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc.
13. Upshur County Marriages, Bk:1853:1.
14. Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, n.d., Online publication – Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, : The Generations Network, Inc.
15. Upshur County Death Record, Bk1:48:6, w/o G. A. Grathouse.
16. Indiana Marriage Collection 1800-1941.
17. Find A Grave.com.
18. Civil War Pension #427987.
19. Widow’s Pension Certificate #656619.
20. Indiana Marriage Collection 1800-1941.
Submitted by Linda Meyers, July, 2011.
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