Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Thompson Jackson and Mary Jane Watson




Husband John Thompson Jackson 1




           Born: 23 Feb 1837 2
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         Father: John Jackson (1797-1853) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth McCartney (1805-1880) 3 4


       Marriage: 25 Feb 1864 2



• Residence: : Armstrong Co, PA. View of the residence of John T. Jackson from the History of Armstrong County, PA, 1883; pg. 268x




Wife Mary Jane Watson 2




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         Father: Squire William G. Watson (Abt 1813-1881) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (1814-1864) 2




Children
1 M William Murray Jackson 2

           Born: 17 Aug 1865 2
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2 F Myra E. Jackson 2

           Born: 7 Sep 1867 2
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3 M Edwin Stanton Jackson 2

           Born: 19 Feb 1870 2
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4 M Howard Thompson Jackson 2

           Born: 6 Jun 1874 2
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General Notes: Husband - John Thompson Jackson


He served his country during three years of the war of the rebellion, and made an excellent reputation as a soldier. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Co. G, 11th Pa. Reserves (in­fantry), entering the service as a private. In December, 1862, he became sergeant, and was soon promoted to orderly-sergeant. On March 30, 1863, he was made second lieutenant, and upon the 18th of the following August promoted to first lieuten­ant, which position he held until he was honorably discharged and mustered out, June 13, 1864. He was wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, De­cember 13, 1862, and taken a prisoner. At Gaines Hill, on the June previous, he was taken prisoner and confined on Belle Island.

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Sources


1 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 242x, 610.

2 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 610.

3 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 242x.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 615.


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