Pdf file of Cynthia Parrill’s slides of her DNA presentation she gave at the Jackson Brigade Reunion on August 17, 2024 (41 pages). Genetic Genealogy Concepts by Cynthia Parrill 17 Aug 2024 Submitted by Cynthia Parrill
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David Edward “Davy” Jackson (1788–1837), son of Edward, was a famous fur trader in the Northwest. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is named after him. He was one of those who opened the Oregon Trail having explored many connecting valleys in his life as a trapper. Jedediah Smith, Davy Jackson and William Sublette bought the three year old Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1826, […]
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Nancy Jackson sent me the following link about the messy negotiations and intrigue about the formation of the boundary between West Virginia and Virginia. Great reading! Lots of wonderful maps! http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/wvboundary.html Jane Hilder’s ancestor Senator John S. Carlile was a key player. Nancy cautions that the formation of the counties is […]
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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 I found many more Jackson people and places in The West Virginia Encyclopedia and have updated the December 31, 2022 […]
Continue reading → 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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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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