Nancy Jackson alerted me to articles on the Jacksons in The West Virginia Encyclopedia. This online website has well researched, one-page articles and biographies on famous West Virginia people and places. — Dan Hyde
I found many more Jackson people and places in The West Virginia Encyclopedia and have updated the December 31, 2022 post. — Dan January 4, 2022.
1. Jackson Family written by Stephen W. Brown.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/932
2. Jackson’s Mill written by Michael M. Meador.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/950
3. Gen. Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson written by James I. Robertson Jr. The famous American Civil War general was son of Jonathan Jackson and grandson of Col. Edward Jackson.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/948
4. John George Jackson written by Stephen W. Brown. John George was a son of Col. George Jackson. Stephen wrote a book on John George Jackson entitled The Voice of the New West: John G. Jackson, his Life and Times.”
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/938
5. Lily Irene Jackson written by Bernard L. Allen. Lily Irene was an oil painter who lived in Parkersburg, WV. She was the great granddaughter of John George Jackson. Bernard wrote many articles for The West Virginia Encyclopedia.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/944
6. Gen. John Jay Jackson Sr. written by Edward M. Steel. Son of John George Jackson.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/942
7. Judge John Jay Jackson Jr. written by Edward M. Steel. Son of Gen. John Jay Jackson Sr.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/941
8. Gov. Jacob Beeson Jackson written by Bernard L. Allen. Son of Gen. John Jay Jackson Sr.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/935
9. Confederate General William Lowther “Mudwall” Jackson written by Larry Bartlett. First cousin to “Stonewall” Jackson.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/946
10. Louis Bennett, Jr. written by L. Wayne Sheets. Louis was a World War I fighter ace. He was the son of Hon. Louis Bennett, Sr., youngest son of Jonathan McCally and Margaret Elizabeth (Jackson) Bennett. Margaret Elizabeth was the daughter of George W. Jackson, son of Col. George Jackson.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/445
11. Governor Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth written by Joy Gregoire Gilchrist-Stalnaker. He was the husband of Mary Jane Ireland, daughter of Sarah Jackson and Alexander Ireland. Sarah was a daughter of John Jackson, Jr.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2242
Dan Hyde