Parents

Son of James Toliver JACKSON & Eliza Jane TATE.

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• George Jerome Jackson is normally reported in public records simply asGeorge.  From George's birth date we can determine that his mother isElizabeth Jane Tate, who died in 1908.
  
  I have not been able to find any Texas Marriage record for his firstmarriage to Addie Katherine Miller.  They married about 1923, based onthe 1930 census report that they married when Addie was 14.  Theirfirst child, Jewel C, was born in 1925.  In 1969, he married widowMollie Morgan Green.  The record of this marriage is online.
  
  I had some difficulty finding the records of George's birth and death. Before finding the public record, I knew he had died before 1981.  Inthe obituary of his half-brother Jimmie Lee Jackson in 1981, George isnot mentioned as a survivor.
  
  A cousin and research partner, Wanda Cox, located the 1910 census forJames Toliver Jackson and his family.  For some reason it had beenhiding from me.  In that census George is 7.  So he was born in about1902.  This census does not tell us the state in which George wasborn, reporting his birth place only as US, and both his parentslikewise.  The 1920 census, when he was reported as 15 years old,reports he was born in Texas.  Note that they are living in ParkerCounty in both these censuses.  But his obituary says he was born inOklahoma.  Family researchers had thought he was born in Weatherford.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 22 June, Weatherford Ward1, District 66, page 8A, 912 N Rusk St, Hse #160, Fam #161
  Jackson J T  Head M W [no age] 2nd marriage Married 0 years no birthinfo Rents Home
  Jackson Lizzie (Griffith) Wife F W 23 1st marriage Married 0 years 0children TX TX TX
  George Jackson Son M W 7 US US US
  
  This census age information matches a listing in the Social SecurityDeath Index for a George Jackson in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas:
  28 November 1902
  
  Social Security Death Index
  George Jackson
  Born 28 Nov 1902, Died Mar 1973
  Last Residence Weatherford, Parker, Texas 76086
  SSN 462-22-6256 issued Texas (Before 1951).
  
  On 17 April 2010, I received some family information from JamesJackson, son of George Jerome Jackson, through his cousin MarionMixon.  James sent us copies of several old handwritten family recordshe had collected.  One of these was a list of birth dates.  GeorgeJackson is reported as born 28 November 1902, confirming that the twoofficial records above are for our George Jerome Jackson..
  
  In the 1920 census, George is reported as only 15 years old, when wewould expect him to be 16 in February of 1920, if born in November1902.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 5 February, Precinct 6,District 77, page 8B, Grandbury [Granbury] Weatherford Rd, Hse #162,Fam #173
  Jackson J T  Head  Rents Home  M W 47 TX GA GA [b abt 1873]
  Jackson Lizzie (Griffith) Wife F W 34 TX TX TX [b abt 1886]
  Jackson, George  Son M W 15 TX TX TX [b abt 1905]
  
  The Texas Death Index reports the exact date of death:
  George Jackson, Death 4 Mar 1973, Parker County
  
  There is another George Jackson in Parker County, whom I have notidentified.
  George Jackson, Death 20 Jun 1983 Parker County
  
  The Texas Birth and Death Indexes record that a child was born in1927.  This appears to be our George and Addie, though her name isspelled Annie.  This birth date matches later information about theirdaughter Idella, who is reported in the 1930 census as 3 years old.Interestingly, the next entry in the Index is the birth of an unnamedinfant daughter on 25 June 1927 to a G J Jackson and Lillian Smith,also of Parker County, Texas.  I am not sure who this couple are.
  
  Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  Jackson, G J, inf of [no name]
  Gender: Female
  Birth: 7 Mar 1927 Parker County
  Father's Name: George J Jackson
  Mother's Name: Addie Cathrine Miller
  
  Another child was born and apparently died in infancy.  There is abirth record for a child to George and Addie in 1929, which does notappear to be accounted for in the 1930 census.  The Texas birthrecords report the birth date of this unnamed infant as 7 July 1929.No child of less than one year old is recorded in their household inthe April 1930 census.  I have not yet found a death record for amatching infant.
  
  Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  Jackson, George, inf of [no name]
  Gender: Female
  Birth: 7 Jul 1929 Parker County
  Father's Name: George J Jackson
  Mother's Name: Addie Cathrine Miller
  
  Two children, a 4.5 year old and a 3 year old, are recorded in the1930 census
  
  1930 Federal Census, Jones County, Texas, 18 April, Precinct 4,District 12, page 6B, Market and Anson Rds, Hse/Fam #107
  Jackson, George J  Head Rents M W 27  Married at age 21 TX OK TX FarmLaborer [b abt 1903]
  Jackson, Addie Wife F W 21 Married at age 14 TX TX TX
  Jackson, Jewel C Daughter  F W 4yrs5mos  TX TX TX
  Jackson, Idella M Daughter  F W 3  TX TX TX
  
  The records indicate that George and Addie moved a lot in the nextcouple of years.  In April 1930, they are enumerated in the 1930census in Jones County, Texas.  But in November that year they aredocumented in Hidalgo County, Texas, on the Mexican border in 1933.The Texas Death Index records that a child was born and died on thesame day, 5 Mar 1933, in the town of Donna.
  
  Texas Death Cert #53778
  Infant Jackson
  Birth 24 Nov 1930 in Donna, Texas
  Death 24 Nov 1930 in Donna, Texas
  Donna, Hidalgo, Texas
  Burial 24 Nov 1930 Donna Cemetery Donna, Hidalgo, Texas
  
  By 1933, they are back in Parker County, where another daughter isborn.
  
  Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  Joy Ann Jackson
  Gender: Female
  Birth: 5 Mar 1933 Parker County
  Father's Name: George Jackson
  Mother's Name: Adie Miller
  
  In April 2010, I received through my cousin Marion Mixon details onGeorge Jerome Jackson's family from one of his sons, James Jackson.James reported the birth date for another daughter named Joan, forwhom I previously lacked a birth date.  James says she was born on 5March 1933, the same as that given in the Texas Birth Index for JoyAnn. They would be twins, then, it appears.
  
  Here is James' statement about the family.  I have decided to followJames' spelling of his brothers' and sisters' names.  Note that heindicates most of the children died at birth.  This is probably whathappened to Joy, but I have not found a matching death record, as Ihave for several others.
  
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  GEORGE AND ADDIE JACKSON'S CHILDREN:
  
  A TOTAL OF 13 CHILDREN WERE BORN TO GEORGE AND ADDIE JACKSON.
  (ADDIE WAS 14 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE MARRIED) (MOST DIED AT BIRTH)
  
  JEWELL KATHRINE JACKSON (MAY)   11-17-1925             03-??-1972 KY
  IDELLA MODELLA JACKSON (CULMER) 03-07-1927 WEA. TX.    12-16-1986TULSA, OK
  DOROTHY LEE JACKSON             07-06-1929             02-03-1930
  JOAN RUBY JACKSON (GRAY/CLARK)  03-05-1933 WEA. TX.    01-16-1998DALLAS, TX
  HELEN JACKSON                   12-19-1935             12-19-1935
  JAMES EDWARD JACKSON            01-30-1939 DONNA, TX.
  --  James Edward Jackson, email to Marion Mixon, 9 April 2010
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  I have not found a birth record for Joan Ruby, and James does notreport a sister by the name of Joy Ann.  There are other birth recordsunaccounted for in James' list.  Further investigation confirmedJoan's birth as the same as Joy, and I have concluded they were twins. I have found no further information about Joy.  I learned in June2010 that this is the date on Joan Ruby's gravestone in Denton County. See Notes for George's daughters Joan Ruby and Joy Ann.
  
  George and Addie are back down south for some period later.  Noticethat James Edward was born in Donna, on the Mexican border.  There isa birth record of another daughter born in 1943 in Hidalgo County,where they lived in the early 1930s.  I have not found any informationto further enlightens us on the identity of this unnamed child.
  
  Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  Jackson, George, inf of [no name]
  Gender: Female
  Birth: 17 Jul 1943 Hidalgo County
  Father's Name: George Jackson
  Mother's Name: Addie Miller
  
  Another son is born while they are living down south.  George LeeJackson is recorded as being born in October 1944 in Hidalgo County,Texas.
  
  Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  George Lee Jackson
  Gender: Male
  Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1944 Hidalgo County
  Father's Name: George Jerome Jackson
  Mother's Name: Addie Katherine Miller
  
  With this information I have accounted for 10 of the 13 children JamesEdward Jackson says his mode had.  James says most were born dead.  Itis possible some of the stillbirths were not recorded as births in theTexas Birth Index.
  
  My cousin and coresearcher Marion Mixon found George's obituary in theWeatherford library in March 2010.  This obituary, published in theWeatherford Democrat, reports on his death and informs of his burialdetails.
  
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  George J Jackson, 70, of the Old Garner Road, was dead on arrival atCampbell Memorial hospital Sunday morning [4 March 1973].  Born inOklahoma, Jackson had lived in Weatherford for the past three years.He was a retired carpenter.
  
  Surviving him are his widow, Mollie; one son, James Jackson of Plano;two daughters, Mrs. Joan Clark off Carrolton and Mrs. Idella Culmer ofTulsa, Okla.; a half brother, Jimmy Jackson of Weatherford; twosisters, Mrs. Betty Hess of Troup and Mrs. Marie Brown ofThrockmorton; two half sisters, Mrs. Pearl Askins and Mrs. PaulineCohron, both of Weatherford and three step daughters, Mrs. BettySharp, Mrs. Maurice Tillery and Mrs. Paralee Reddell, Weatherford;nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
  
  Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Tuesday in White's Chapel ofMemories [Weatherford] with Rev. Joe R. Griffin officiating.
  
  Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Dallas at 1 PM.  White's ofWeatherford will handle arrangements.
  --  Obituary of George J Jackson, Weatherford (Texas) Democrat, 4March 1973
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  George's death certificate also reports he was born in Oklahoma.  Isummarize the primary information from the death certificate here.Note that the death certificate also reports George's birth date as 21November rather than 28 November as earlier records and family recordsindicate.
  
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  Certificate of Death #4276, State File# 23328
  Parker County, Texas
  George Jerome Jackson, DOA Campbell Memorial Hospital
  Address Old Garner Road, Weatherford, resident 3 years
  Occupation retired carpenter, SS# 462-22-6256
  Birth Nov 21, 1902 Oklahoma, Death March 4 1973
  Father's name James Jackson, mother's name Liza Tate
  Informant Mrs George Jackson
  Cause of death ventricular fibrillation
  Jack L Eidson, MD, Weatherford, Texas
  Funeral White Funeral Homes, [Weatherford] March 6, 1973
  Burial Hillcrest Cemetery (Dallas)
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Sources

• 1. 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 22 June, Weatherford Ward 1, District 66, page 8A, 912 N Rusk St, Hse
• 2. 1930 Federal Census, Jones County, Texas
  • 18 April, Precinct 4, District 12, page 6B, Market and Anson Rds,
• 3. Social Security Death Index
• 4. Obituary of George J Jackson, Weatherford (Texas) Democrat, 4 March1973
• 5. Death certificate of George Jerome Jackson
  • Certificate #4276, State File# 23328
• 6. Jackson Famliy List of Births, family papers (From James Jackson)
• 7. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 5 February, Precinct 6, District 77, page 8B, Grandbury Weatherford
• 8. Texas Death Certificate
  • #53778
• 9. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
• 10. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
• 11. Betty Jackson Hess, Letters to Linda Martin Hanks, 1984-85
• 12. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
• 13. Marion L Mixon, Bearden-Langston Genealogy
• 14. James Edward Jackson, email to Marion Mixon, 7 April 2010
• 15. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  • 1929 births
• 16. Chinn's Chapel Cemetery (Denton County, Texas) List
  • Name: Location:http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/etx/denton/cemetery/ChinnchapelA-J.htm;;
• 17. Death Certificate of Addie Katherine Miller Jackson
  • Certificate #4201, State File #84185
• 18. Ancestry Trees
  • MIXON-BRINKLEY-BREWER-TATE,
• 19. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002