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See S2: Portrait and biographical album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois
Page 195
John G. Jackson
The village of Scales Mound is peopled by quite a number of gentlemen in good circumstances, retired from the active labors of life. Among these may be properly mentioned the subject of this memoir, who for many years followed mining and farming combined, and reaped therefrom a competence. In mining, especially, he has had a thorough experience, and ever took a genuine interest in matters connected with this industry. He is considerable of a mineralogist, having a large collection of geological specimens, which he preserves with great affection. He is a man highly esteemed among his fellow-citizens, and has been a valued member of his community.

There came to Northern Illinois during the early days numbers of men from Cornwall County, England. To that region our subject traces his ancestry, and was himself born there in the town of Pool, Feb. 11, 1822. His early advantages were limited, and he followed mining from a boy of nine years up. At the age of fifteen he did a man's work, operating in the copper and tin mines of England until reaching man's estate. At the age of twenty-five he was married, May 21, 1847, at Pool, to Miss Jane, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Davey) Harvey, who were born and reared in that locality. . .

Two weeks after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jackson embarked on the sailing-vessel "Siddons" from Liverpool, and after a voyage of six weeks and two days landed at Staten Island. . .

Quote from John's bio "We next find him searching for gold in Whitehall, Va., where he remained three years and operated as foreman for the Philadelphia gold mining concern - W.A. Budd & Co." Finally found him in 1850 in Virginia!! And note the Isaac Budd from Pennsylvania living with him!
1850 U.S. Census Twp n/s, Louisa Co., Virginia
John Jackson 29 M Miner England
Jane Jackson 25 F England
William H. Jackson 3 M New Jersey
John Jackson 1 M New Jersey
Barbara Patterson 19 F mulatto Virginia
Isaac D. Budd 28 M Mining Engineer Pennsylvania

I thought Whitehall was in Frederick County - and it probably is but that is not where they were living! It is not too unusual to live in one county and work in another - but Frederick and Louisa aren't adjacent.

And by 1852 they were in Wisconsin where Mary was born:
1860 Census Benton, Lafayette, Wisconsin
Post Office: Hazel Green
John Jackson 38 M Miner England
Jane Jackson 34 F England
William H. Jackson 12 M NJ
John Jackson 11 M NJ
Martha A. Jackson 9 F VA
Mary E. Jackson 8 F WI
Joseph Jackson 7 M WI
Catherine Jackson 4 F WI
{Joshua Jackson 2 M WI
{Samuel Jackson 2 M WI
Arminta Jackson 3/12 F WI

1870 Census White Oak Springs, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Jackson, John G. 49 M W Farmer 12,000 1500 England
Jackson, Jane 44 F W Keeping house England
Jackson, John 21 M W Farm laborer New Jersey
Jackson, Martha 19 F W at home Virginia
Jackson, Joseph 18 M W Farm laborer Wisconsin
Jackson Mary 16 F W at home Wisconsin
Jackson, Catharine 13 F W at school Wisconsin
Jackson, Joshua 11 M W at school Wisconsin
Jackson, Araminta 10 F W at school Wisconsin
(where was son, William?) (He was 22, single in Lyon Co., Nevada)
(where was son Samuel?)

1880 Census 213, White Oak Springs, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Jackson, John W M 58 married Farmer England England England
Jackson, Jane W F 54 wife married Keeping House England England England
Jackson, Joshua W F 20 son S laborer WI England England
Jackson, Martha W F 28 dau S WI England England
Jackson, Kate W F 22 dau S WI England England
Jackson, Samuel W M 20 son S WI England England
Jackson, Minta W F 16 dau S WI England England
Flynn, John W M 18 servant S IL Ireland Ireland
Edwards, Chas. W M 14 servant S WI WI WI

1900 Census Dist 30, Scales Mound, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
Jackson, John J. Head W M Feb 1822 78 M 5?yrs England England England 1847 53 n/a Gardener
Jackson, Jane Wife W F Jan 1826 74 M53yrs 10ch/9 lvg Eng Eng Eng
Jackson, Jennie grand-dau W F May 1887 13 S Iowa WI IL at school

1. ↑ Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.

   Record for the death of his daughter, Martha Ann Jackson.

2.   , in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Scales Mound, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Scales Mound Township Cemetery, in Find A Grave
   .

   John G. Jackson

4. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Benton, Lafayette, Wisconsin.
5. ↑ Portrait and biographical album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1889)
   pgs 195, 196.
6.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   White Oak Springs, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.
7.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   White Oak Springs, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.
8.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Twp n/s, Louisa Co., Virginia.