Person:Benjamin Jackson (63)

David Cowher has Benjamin's middle initial as 'D'. So does the record of Kim Poole sent by Cecil Revell. Kim's record "Benjamin D. Jackson, born December 12, 1842, in Dublin, Montgomery Co., Alabama. He married Jane Sloan." So this appears to be a conflict in his wife's name, but later info in Candasier's Notes explains this.

A descendant, Janis Owens posted this: "This is my gggrandmother. Her name is Candasier Jane Troxel (sometimes listed as Stronxill or a variation.) She was from Kentucky, married Ben when he was stationed in KY in the Civil War. She was a Cherokee Indian from the KY Troxel family." And this gggranddaughter has verified that the 1900 census below is the right Benjamin and his family. A potential problem I saw is that in the 1900 census it is said that Candace had six children. The gggrandaughter says Benjamin and Candasier had 7 children. And finding the 1880 census with the older 4 children plus George who is the same George with two other children in the 1900 census, verifies that Candasier did have 7 children.

1850 Census District 2, Montgomery, Alabama John Jackson 42 M NC Temperance Jackson 41 F NC John Jackson 17 M NC Jesse Jackson 15 M NC William Jackson 14 M AL Ellen Jackson 9 F AL

• Benjamin Jackson 8 M AL

Andrew Jackson 6 M AL Emily Jackson 3 F AL James Jackson 1 M AL

1880 Census Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama Ben B. JACKSON Self M Male W 37 GA Farmer NC NC (GA?! This is an error on LDS site. Actual image is ditto for AL Jane JACKSON Wife M Female W 20 KY Keeping House KY KY image shows 20 but must be error Jas. F. JACKSON Son S Male W 13 AL Field Hand AL KY image shows KY was written over AL and goes with the story. Wm. D JACKSON Son S Male W 12 AL Field Hand AL KY image shows ditto for born in KY also John H. JACKSON Son S Male W 9 AL AL KY image shows start of AL births with John H. Tempie J. JACKSON Dau S Female W 5 AL AL KY George W. JACKSON Son S Male W 1 AL AL KY Family History Library Film 1254027 NA Film Number T9-0027 Page Number 499A On the above 1880 census, next hh to Ben & Jane is Benjamin's sister, Lou Ellen (Lavenia) Jackson & husband Seaborn J. Pierson (spelled Pearson on the census record.) This proves to me that this 1880 census is indeed the right Ben for John Lewis Jackson's son.

1900 Census Dist 53, Holley, Coffee Co., Alabama Jackson, Benjamin D. head W M Dec 1842 57 M35yrs AL NC NC Jackson, Candace J. wife W F Aug 1847 53 M35yrs 6ch;6lvg KY KY KY Jackson, George W. son W M Sept 1880 19 S AL AL KY Jackson, Mary E. dau W F Sept 1883 16 S AL AL KY Jackson, Ida J. dau W F May 1889 11 S AL AL KY (Is this the same person as Jane Sloan - YES, see notes for Candasier Jane) On this census page Benjamin's dau Temperance Jane Jackson Ammons is living next hh to Benjamin and Candasier. Candasier neither reads or write but Benjamin does.

Janis Owens writes: "Benjamin and brothers fought in CSA in same Alabama regiment - 3 Batt'n Hilliard's Legion, Alabama Volunteers. Ben was corporal. John Kirby Jackson (Ben's brother) was a sergeant and all the brothers distinguished themselves in service (and survived till Appomattox; not a small feat). Candacy is buried at Piney Grove in Geneva County, under tombstone that reads C. J. Jackson, wife of B. D. Jackson. He is assumed to be buried next to her, but his grave isn't marked.

"Uncle Elbert told me such sweet stories about old Ben that I am fond of him. When his wife Canadasier was old and infirm, he built her a wheelchair made of a dining room chair and wagon wheels so she could get around."

1.   Research of Bob Mitchell: Jackson and Associated Families of North and South Carolina trees.ancestry.com/tree/.
2.   Website of Mary Harkey Russell homepages.rootsweb.com/~bird/ and Maryiola ATwindstream DOTnet.
3.   Rootsweb chart of David Cowher: Doc Cowher wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET db :2346499.
4.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Dist. 2, Montgomery Co., Alabama.
5.   Research of Janis Owens.