Person:George Jackson (164)

1860 Census Jackson, Jackson Parish, Louisiana enumerated 31 Aug 1860 Fredrick V. Jackson 20 M W farmer AL Salina E. Jackson 22 F domestic AL George L. Jackson 8/12 M LA (The image looks like 8/12ths, but it is possible that it is 2/12ths.)

1870 Census Ward 2, Jackson, Louisiana enumerated 8 Jun 1870; Post Office: Vienna Jackson, F. 28 M W farmer AL Jackson, S. E. 32 F W keeping house AL

• Jackson, G. L. 10 M W. LA (born abt 1860)

Jackson, W. F. 8 M W LA Jackson, A. 6 M W LA Jackson, H. 3/12 M W LA (March)

1880 Census Dist 45, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Jackson, George ?. W M 20 boarder S works on farm LA AL AL (mid initial smudged, looks like C but written over) Ancestry.com indexed this record as George L which is probably right. Record below was copy/pasted. 1880 United States Federal Census Name: George L. Jackson Home in 1880: Many, Sabine, Louisiana Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of Household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: Alabama Mother's birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Works On Farm Marital Status: Single Race: White Enumerated with the family of William D. Braughton and his wife Eliza.

1900 Census Dist 91, Police Jury Ward 4 (Many) Sabine Parish, Louisiana Jackson, George L. head W M Nov 1861 38 M12yrs LA AL AL (1861 couldn't be right because he is on the 1860 census.) Jackson, Mary L. wife W F Mch 1871 29 M12yrs 5ch;5lvg LA AL TX Jackson, Kate L. dau W F Nov 1888 11 S LA LA LA Jackson, Lena dau W F Nov 1890 9 S LA LA LA Jackson, Robert B. son W M Sept 1893 6 S LA LA LA Jackson, Norma M. dau W F Feby 1895 5 S LA LA LA Jackson, Daisy L. dau W F Aug 1898 1 S LA LA LA

1910 Census Dist 105, Police Jury Ward 4 (Many) Sabine Parish, Louisiana Jackson George L. head M W 50 M1 22yrs LA AL MS (again, born abt 1859 or 60) Jackson, Mary wife F W 39 M1 22yrs 9ch;9lvg LA AL TX Jackson, Salina dau F W 19 S LA LA LA Jackson, Robert son M W 16 S LA LA LA Jackson, Norma dau F W 14 S LA LA LA (indexed as Reema) Jackson, Daisy dau F W 11 S LA LA LA Jackson, Florence dau F W 9 S LA LA LA Jackson, Jimmie son M W 4 S LA LA LA Jackson, Carro dau F W 1 S LA LA LA

1920 Census Dist 84, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Jackson, Mary L. head F W 48 Wd LA AL TX Jackson, Robert R. son M W 26 S LA LA LA Jackson, Norma M. dau F W 24 S LA LA LA Jackson, Fred. E. son M W 16 S LA LA LA (middle initial prob an error) Jackson, James C. son M W 12 S LA LA LA Jackson, Carro B. dau F W 11 S LA LA LA Jackson, Mary E. dau F W 8 S LA LA LA Jackson, George E. dau F W 6 S LA LA LA

Biography taken from the book "History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana" by John G. Belisle, 1912 and reprinted by Helen and Smith Tatum in 1976 and 2006. Pages provided by Helen Tatum. George L. Jackson, present occupant of the assessor's office in Sabine parish, was born in old Jackson (now Lincoln) parish, near Ruston, November 21, 1851* , his parents being Fred and Silina (Shipp) Jackson. His grandfather was an old settler of Lincoln parish, having erected the first mill in that section. Fred Jackson's family consisted of six children: W. F. of Rapides parish, A. S. of Natchitoches parish, H. S. of New Orleans, Norma (wife of Dr. Curtis of shamrock), Mrs. A. L. Stephens of Leesville, and George L. The subject of this sketch was enabled to secure only a very limited education, the last school he attended being at Many in 1874 when Prof. Davies was the teacher. His father's family came to Sabine parish in 1872 and located near Fort Jesup and he followed farming until 1876 when he entered the printing office of the Sabine Southron at Many to learn the "art preservative" at a salary of $4 a month. After an extended experience at the printer's trade, however, he left it to accept a position in the store of L. B. and F. C. Gay at Robeline, in which he remained four years. He was then employed by Caldwell & Hill, and later was manager of the store of the Farmers' Co-Operative Association at Fort Jesup for two years, after which he farmed two years and then worked for three years in A. Dover's store at Robeline. He then spent eight years as salesman and buyer for the mercantile house of Stille Bros, at Many, resigning that position to make the race for assessor, to which office he was elected in 1908. In 1912 he was re-elected without opposition, which is sufficient evidence of his personal popularity. He is a progressive citizen and efficient public official. In 1888 Mr. Jackson was married to Miss Mary L. Presnall of Robeline and to them ten children have been born: Kate (wife of T. J. Chisholm), Lena, Robert B., Norma, Daisy, Florence (died in 1911), Fred, James, Carro and Mary Evelin.

• see question about his birthdate.

1. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Jackson, Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
2. ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   Ward 2, Jackson, Louisiana.
3. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Dist 45, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
4. ↑ Belisle, John G., and Robert Harriss Dalehite. History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana from the first explorers and settlers to the present. (Marceline, Missouri: Sabine Chapter DAR, 1976)
   pg 299.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Louisiana, Sabine Parish Cemetery transcriptions www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/louisiana/sabine.htm.
6.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Police Jury Ward 4 (Many) Sabine Parish, LA.
7.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
   Police Jury Ward 4 (Many) Sabine Parish, LALA.
8.   Rootsweb chart of Helen Tatum: Louis Jackson wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET db jacksons.
9. ↑ There is some conflicting info concerning George's birthdate; so I have included all census records to refute the 1851 birth date that is on the cemetery transcription and in his biography. Perhaps George 'needed' to be older sometime during his life and so gave a earlier birthdate. Whatever the reason, the 1851 birthdate has been perpetuated. I could not believe George was born in 1851 when his father Fredrick was only 11 years old and so began to search for a more logical birth date.
   
   From Helen Tatum: "The census was taken in August. So, if he was born in November as shown on the 1900 census, he would be 9/12 on the 1860 census. That's close. However that would make him born abt Nov 1859. Did he know actually when his birthdate was? The November seems to be consistant."