Laura J. Arnold BUCKHANNON, W. Va., Sept. 25. Mrs. Laura J.[Jackson] Arnold, the only sister of the late Gen. Stonewall Jackson, died yesterday at the city hospital here from diseases incident to old age. Mrs. Arnold was 85 years old and was active until within a few weeks of her death. She was […]
Continue reading → Jean Louise Jackson, 80, of Frenchton[,WV], passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at her home. She was born Oct. 14, 1932, in Webster County, a daughter of the late Emory L. and Pearl Winona McNemar Leaseburge. On March 13, 1954, she married James Minter Jackson, who preceded her in death Jan. 20, 1983. […]
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Article from Richmond Times-Dispatch, September, 6, 2020. Lexington[, VA] — The Lexington City Council has officially renamed the cemetery where Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is buried. Council members voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a law changing the the name of Stonewall Memorial Cemetery to Oak Grove Cemetery, according to local news outlets. […]
Continue reading → Charlottesville’s city council voted to remove both the Lee monument and another nearby depicting fellow Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, but a small group of Confederate supporters filed suit to save them. The case is headed to the Supreme Court of Virginia and could take months to be resolved. Older April, 2019 article at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/charlottesvilles-statue-defenders-win-partial-victory-in-lawsuit/2019/04/30/18979542-6b6d-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html Submitted by […]
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September 10, 2020 Here is a link to a wonderfully juicy story about the William D. Carlile scandals. William D. Carlile is the brother of our President Jane Hilder’s great-grandfather Allen Douglas Carlile. It really is a perfect script for the “As the World Turns” or other TV Soap Operas. https://martincitytelegraph.com/2020/03/01/an-1880s-soap-opera-scandal-captivated-kansas-city/ […]
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September 7, 2020 Ingredients: ½ cup shortening, ⅓ cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg (well beaten), ½ teaspoon salt, 1½ cups cake flour, 1 teaspoon soda and ½ teaspoon vanilla. Instructions: Cream shortening, peanut butter and sugar together. Add egg. Sift dry ingredients together and add to first mixture. Add vanilla and […]
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September 7, 2020 For all who want to know more about Jackson ancestors, one very valuable resource is Findagrave.com. There, you can find memorials for many members of the Jackson clan. These memorials typically show the name and location of cemeteries where such people are buried. There may be photos of the cemeteries, tombstones, […]
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September 5, 2020 New Jackson Memorial Fountain in Parkersburg’s City Park. Photo by Joe Waterman Jackson Memorial Fountain is a historic fountain located at the entrance to City Park at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The original fountain, built in 1905, was severely damaged by a storm in October, 2018 and recently replaced in […]
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August 26, 2020 Peg and Martin Easton On May 28, 1955, my Aunt Margaret “Peg” (Hall) Cook and Uncle Martin Easton were married. A day or so later they visited our home on Harris Road in LeRoy, NY on their way to their Honeymoon. My Mom Mary Ellen Hall Hyde, Peg’s only sister, […]
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This true story about Mary Elizabeth Arnold happened before she married Joseph Hall in about 1844. Her mom was Prudence Jackson, daughter of Colonel George Jackson. “Mary Elizabeth Arnold was the eldest daughter of Elijah and Prudence [Jackson] Arnold. She was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, 1819. She attended school at Clarksburg [Harrison Co., […]
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