Edward Blake Jackson (1759 - 1828)

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Biography

Colonel Edward Jackson, the paternal grandfather of famed Confederate Lt. General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, was born on March 1, 1759 near Moorefield in Hampshire County, Virginia (now Hardy County, West Virginia). His father John Jackson (Stonewall Jackson's great-grandfather) was born about 1716 in Coleraine, Londonderry, North Ireland, and died 25 September 1801 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV. He married Elizabeth Cummins 04 July 1755 in Cecil Co., Maryland. She was born 08 January 1719/20 in London, England, and died 1825 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV. They are buried at Jackson Cemetery, E. Pike St., Clarksburg, West Virginia. Col. Edward Jackson died on December 25, 1828 at Jackson's Mill in Lewis County, Virginia (now Lewis County, West Virginia). He was married first to Mary Hadden (1764-1796), a daughter of David Hadden. He was married second to Elizabeth Weatherholt Brake (1778-1835). His son Jonathan Jackson (1790-1826) was the father of Stonewall Jackson. Edward Jackson served Randolph County, Virginia as Surveyor; Justice; State Legislator; Captain and Colonel of the Militia, 1787; Commissioner of the Revenue, 1791; High Sheriff, 1792. He also served as a Justice in Harrison County, Virginia.^[1]

Col Edward Blake Jackson was born on 1 March 1759 in Mourfield, Hampshire, Virginia, son of Captain John Jackson Sr. and Elizabeth Cummins.

Col married Mary Hadden on 17 October 1783 in West Virginia, United States.

Col married Elizabeth Weatherholt Brake on 12 October 1799 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

Col died on 25 December 1828 in Jackson Mill, Lewis, West Virginia, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 March 2021), memorial page for Col Edward Jackson (1 Mar 1759–25 Dec 1828), Find A Grave: Memorial #6964191, citing Jackson Cemetery, Jackson Mill, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Steve Corley (contributor 46535090) .

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• Col Edward Blake Jackson

BIRTH 1 Mar 1759 Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 25 Dec 1828 (aged 69) Jackson Mill, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Jackson Cemetery Jackson Mill, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA PLOT Buried Between his second wife Elizabeth and his Father-In-Law John Brake

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• Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 007579192; FHL microfilm: 163840; Record number: 160; Packet letter: B
  FamilySearch Record: XR48-3R7 (accessed 27 March 2024)
  Edward Jackson marriage to Elizabeth Brake on 12 Oct 1799 in Harrison, Virginia, United States.
• Burial: "Find a Grave Index"
  citing record ID 6964191, Find a Grave
  FamilySearch Record: QVVH-RK5D (accessed 27 March 2024)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #6964191
  Edward Blake Jackson burial (died on 25 Dec 1828) in Jackson Mill, Lewis, West Virginia, United States of America. Born on 1 Mar 1759.
• Burial: "BillionGraves Index"
  citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Jackson Cemetery, Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States
  FamilySearch Record: Q2SY-CM7H (accessed 27 March 2024)
  http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/18761578
  Edward Jackson burial (died on 25 Dec 1828) in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States. Born on 1 Mar 1759.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157509_001_M9FP-SS4; FHL microfilm: 1375636; Image number: 30; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03649-9
  FamilySearch Record: MPL9-5X7 (accessed 27 March 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-96DL
  Bessie E Jackson (38), wife, in household of William M Jackson (48) in Bristol, Bristol (Independent City), Virginia, United States. Born in North Carolina.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 74; Digital film/folder number: 005460589; Image number: 168; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: B
  FamilySearch Record: K751-Y87 (accessed 27 March 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-S7JH
  Silas R Jackson (18), single son, in household of Lulu Jackson (39) in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
• FamilySearch Person: LB3T-RQD
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6964191/edward_blake-jackson: accessed April 28, 2024), memorial page for Col Edward Blake Jackson (1 Mar 1759–25 Dec 1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6964191, citing Jackson Cemetery, Jackson Mill, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Steve Corley (contributor 46535090).