Person:Jacob Jackson (51)

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Jacob Beeson Jackson (April 6, 1829December 11, 1893) was the sixth Governor of West Virginia from 1881 to 1885. In 1855, he married Maria Willard. In his biography it is stated that he was a cousin of Stonewall Jackson. An examination of their family trees shows that the two men were second cousins once removed. He was also a 4th-cousin-once-removed to William Wirt Woodson who was Stonewall Jackson's half brother.

He was a son of General John Jay Jackson and his brothers were Federal Judge John Jay Jackson, Jr. and Circuit Judge and Congressman James M. Jackson. The Jackson Memorial Fountain at Parkersburg, West Virginia is dedicated to the Jackson family.

1850 Census Parkersburg, Wood Co., Virginia
John J. Jackson 50 M 45,460 VA
Jane Jackson 35 F VA
Monroe Jackson 25 M VA
Jacob Jackson 21 M VA
America Jackson 19 F
Emma Jackson 10 F
Anna Jackson 8 F
Fanny B. Jackson 4 F
Henry C. Jackson 2 M VA
Jane Dunlap 25 F Scotland

The following found at http://genealogytrails.com/wva/wood/bios.html
JACKSON, Hon. Jacob Beeson
Hon. Jacob Beeson Jackson, the fourth child and third son of the Hon. John Jay and Mrs. Emma G. Jackson, was born at Parkersburg on the 6th day of April, 1829. He inherited a strong athletic constitution, a thoughtful, reflective mind, of more than ordinary grasp and capacity for investigation. The vigor of his intellectual faculties are splayed with great force, when the subject of thought or investigation required an analytical exposition. With his elder brothers his youthful years were spent in the common schools of the town. At the age of twenty he chose and commenced the study of the law as his profession in the law office of his venerable father, under his and his brother's instruction, and completed his studies so as to pass an examination and receive a license to practice his profession from the Hon Judges McComas, George H. Lee and Joseph L Fry, in the month of March, 1852.

He immediately settled and commenced the practice of law at St. Mary's, in Pleasants county. In the month of November, 1852, the citizens of Pleasants county elected him their Prosecuting Attorney on behalf of the State. The duties and responsibilities of that office he ably filled in that county for eleven years. In 1864 he removed from St. Mary's to Parkersburg, and continued in the practice of his profession, and was numbered among the ablest advocates at the bar.

In November, 1870, he was elected the Prosecuting Attorney of Wood county, and entered upon the discharge of its duties and 1st of January, 1872, and successfully filled and performed the duties of that office for six consecutive years. The ability and legal acumen which, as an attorney for the State, he brought to bear in criminal prosecutions has secured for him the highest consideration as an advocate.

In the fall of 1875 he was elected to a seat in the Legislature, and was appointed chairman of the Committee on Judiciary. In the fall of 1880 he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of the State, and was elected by an overwhelming majority. His career as Governor and subsequent history are too well known to warrant repetition. [Source: Wheeling Register (Wheeling WV) Saturday June 21, 1888]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 application of William Willard Jackson, in National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   Gov. Jacob Beeson Jackson, born 4/6/1829, died 12/11/1893

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Jacob Beeson Jackson, in West Virginia Archives and History.
3. ↑ Memorial# 18147234, in Find A Grave.

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18147234

4.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Parkersburg, Wood, Virginia.