James Richard Jacks (1835 - 1915)

Born 14 Mar 1835 in Fayette, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bethany (Herridge) Jacks — married 5 Oct 1854 in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1915 at age 80 in Pasco, Florida, United States

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Biography

In the fall of 1861, James Richard Jacks "J.R." became a member of the 24th Mississippi Infantry Company K, which was organized at Meridian, Mississippi with 11 companies. The 24th Mississippi Infantry moved to Florida and then returned to Mississippi to take part in the siege of Corinth, after which the company served in Kentucky and then was assigned to an Army of Tennessee where they endured Hood's winter operation. The 24th Mississippi Infantry participated in numerous battles from Murfreesboro to Atlanta and even saw action in North Carolina. For a time the 24th Mississippi Infantry was consolidated with the 27th regiment and in December of 1863 totaled 491 and 354 arms.

After the Civil War, 5 October 1879 in Choctaw County Mississippi, James and Selena Emma Hall (1845-1935) were married in Lafayette, Mississippi. It is not know exactly when James and Selena Jacks came to Pasco County, however they appear in the 1910 Federal Census as living in Anclote. James occupation was a farmer. Both James and Selena Jacks were laid to rest in the Anclote Cemetery along with their daughter Ouida.

Sources

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: 215; Page: 87; Image: 177; Family History Library Film: 0014841
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 18, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 313; Image: 319; Family History Library Film: 803579
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 18 Range 8, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M593_725; Page: 322A; Image: 141; Family History Library Film: 552224
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVKV-CJ3 : accessed 13 October 2017), James R Jacks, Anclote, Pasco, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 2B, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 166; FHL microfilm 1,374,179.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 315
• "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLN8-V8G : 12 December 2014), James Jacks in entry for Christopher C. Jacks, 1937; citing Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, reference , Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,114,710.
• Published information: burial: ; Anclote, Pasco, Florida, United States: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244828397
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #13588761 (accessed 6 November 2022)
  Memorial page for James Richard Jacks (14 Mar 1835-3 Apr 1915), citing Anclote Cemetery, Pasco County, Florida, USA.