Col. Thomas Moore Jackson, age 60, died Feb. 3, 1912 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. He was a descendant of Col. George Jackson. His line: Thomas Moore Jackson(5), James Madison Jackson(4), John George Jackson(3), George Jackson(2), John Jackson Sr(1). Here is an excellent article about Col.Thomas Moore Jackson’s death, his life, and […]
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Some of Col. Edward Jackson’s Land Grants Compiled by Nancy A. Jackson May be from Sims Index. 1. 25 April 1782 treasury warrant # 8360, lying and being in the county of Harrison 470 acres on the waters of Sandy Creek. 2. 2 April 1783 treasury warrant # 15233 lying and being on the […]
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In 2015, Nancy A. Jackson wrote an article “Gleanings Regarding Jackson’s Mill, Home of Col. Edward Jackson, and the Jackson Salt Works near Clarksburg, (W)VA.” Her article was published in the Hacker’s Creek Journal, Vol. 34, Issue 2, 2015-2016. Here a link to a pdf version of Nancy Jackson’s article
Continue reading → Entries that mention a member of the Jackson Family in the County Court Records for Harrison County, West Virginia (1784–1827). Transcribed from the book History Of Harrison County West Virginia by Henry Haymond, 1910. Commentary by the author (Henry Haymond) is in italics. Compiled by Dan Hyde from http://genealogytrails.com/wva/harrison/countycourts.html. Suggested by Nancy Jackson. […]
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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 1. Jackson Family written by Stephen W. Brown. https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/932 2. John George Jackson written by Stephen W. Brown. John […]
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Ralph H. Miles, age 92, of Buckhannon, WV died Friday, January 6, 2017 at his daughter’s home. He was born July 5, 1924 in Weston, WV, a son of the late Albert Ross and Nancy Christina Hall Miles. On April 25, 1947 he married Melba Josephene McKisic who preceded him in death on April 9, […]
Continue reading → Melba Josephene Miles, 79, of Buckhannon[,WV] died Saturday, April 09, 2005 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born Dec. 19, 1925, in Kanawha Head, the daughter of the late Ben H. McKissic and Merle Haymond McKissic. She was united in marriage April 25, 1947 to Ralph H. Miles, who survives. Also surviving are […]
Continue reading → Martha Irene Jackson Gillum, 87, of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Hall and Pleasant Ridge, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2005, in Lewis-Gale Hospital in Roanoke, Va. She was a member of the Hollins Church of the Nazarene. Irene was a loving wife, devoted mother, and loyal sister. Irene was preceded in death […]
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James “Jimmy” Franklin Simpson Born December 29, 1940 in Buckhannon, West Virginia. He has passed away on November 11, 2019 at Toledo [Ohio] Hospital. Jimmy was a friend to all and had a great passion for teaching. He was a member of the International Fluid Power Society since 1989 and was recently awarded […]
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