Person:Joseph Jackson (83)

Information about Joseph's parents is found in the the source book "A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and her People, Vol. III" which says that Stephen and Marie had a son "Joseph R., born November 26, 1837, in Rockaway, New Jersey, married Winifred Peede". Other children have more detail but this is all it says about Joseph.

My puzzlement comes about because of the census records for Stephen and Marie don't list a son Joseph R. The 1850 and 1860 records do list a Jotur R. and a Jetur R. and there is an enlistment record of Jetus R. Now I can grant that an enumerators handwriting might be bad one time, but three different records for Jotur/Jetur/Jetus??? I've found nothing for this Jotur/Jetur/Jetus after 1861 and the records available for Joseph R. begin with his marriage to Winifred in 1863. I'm uneasy about assuming Jotur/Jetur/Jetus is the same person as Joseph but unless the Pittsburg book is wrong, this has to be the same person. But no census records are found naming Joseph before 1870. Perhaps he didn't like that unusual name of Jetur and changed it to Joseph.

Currently, I am keeping the records of Jotur/Jetur/Jetus and Joseph separate until verification can be found that they are both the same person. From census records it appears that Joseph usually rented, never owned land. He apparently worked in the iron industry which would be in keeping with the other men in his family. There does appear to be some family connections because we find Joseph's widow, Winifred in her 80s living in 1930 in Hempstead Township, Freeport Village, Nassau County, New York in a hotel. The hotel was run by a Ward Frost. Joseph's sister Laura had married a Frank Frost and it should be researched to see if there is a connection there.

1870 Census McKeesport Borough, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Post Office: McKeesport Jackson, Joseph 32 M W Boiler NJ Jackson, Winnifred 25 F W Keeping House MD Jackson, Laura 5 F W PA Jackson, Ann 3 F W PA

1880 Census Dist 129, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Jackson, Joseph W M 43 married Manager at Keystone Mill NY NJ NJ Jackson, Winford W F 35 wife married keeping house MD Whales Whales Jackson, Laura W F 15 dau S at school PA NY MD Jackson, Annie W F 13 dau S at school PA NY MD Jackson, Joseph W M 4 son S PA NY MD Jackson, Nelson W M 1 son S PA NY MD

1900 Census Dist 469, Manhattan, New York, New York West 73rd Street Jackson, Joseph R. Head W M Nov 1839 60 M36yrs NJ NJ NJ retired iron __?__ Jackson Winifred wife W F June 1850 49 M36yrs 4ch/3 lvg MD England England Jackson, Joseph R., Jr. son W M Feby 1876 24 S PA NJ MD McMaster, Laura J. dau W F Jany 1866 34 W 3ch/3 lvg PA NJ MD McKenzie, Annie J. dau W F Apl 1868 32 W 2ch/2 lvg PA NJ MD McMaster, Winifred gr-dau W F June 1886 13 S PA PA PA McMaster, Joseph J. gr-son W M Jany 1891 9 S OH PA PA McMaster, George K. gr-son W M Oct 1896 3 S OH PA PA McKenzie, Roderic G. gr-son W M July 1890 9 S PA PA Scotland McKenzie, Walker J. gr-son W M June 1892 7 S PA PA Scotland Sharps, Elizabeth servant B F Apl 1876 24 S MD Dist. Columbia Dist. Columbia

1910 Census Dist 1420, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York Clarence Avenue Jackson, Joseph R. Head M W 70 M1 for 46yrs NJ NJ NJ Jackson, Winifred wife F W 65 M1 for 46yrs 4ch/3 lvg MD Eng:English Eng: English McMaster, Laura dau F W 40 M1 for 22yrs 3ch/3 lvg PA NJ MD McMaster, George gr-son M W 13 S OH PA PA

1920 Census Dist 977, Manhattan Assembly Dist 13, New York, New York Jackson, Joseph R. head M W 80 M NJ NJ NJ retired Jackson, Winiferd wife F W 75 M MD England England none McMasters, Laura dau F W 49 Wd PA NJ MD none McMasters, George gr-son M W 23 S OH PA PA Salesman - Auto

1. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   His name is written as Jotur R in clear handwriting.

2. ↑ Boucher, John N. (John Newton), and John W. (John Woolf) Jordan. A century and a half of Pittsburg and her people. (New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1908)
   3:270.
3. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Dist 469, Manhattan, New York, New York.
4.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   McKeesport Borough, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.
5.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Dist 129, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.
6.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
   Dist 1420, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York.
7.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
   Dist 977, Manhattan Assembly Dist 13, New York, New York.