Person:Meritt Jackson (1)

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Meritt Craig Jackson
m. 19 Mar 1829
  1. Meritt Craig Jackson1830 - 1903
m. 10 Aug 1853
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Meritt Craig Jackson
Alt Name[4] Merrit _____
Alt Name[5] Merret _____
Alt Name[6] Merritt C Jackson
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][4] 26 Feb 1830 Dearborn, Indiana, United StatesSalt Fork Creek
Marriage 10 Aug 1853 Dearborn, Indiana, United Statesto Amanda Leaming
Census[4] 16 Jul 1860 Miller, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Death[1] 2 Dec 1903 Bright, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Alt Death[6][7] 6 Dec 1905
Burial[1][6][7] Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Merrie Rue Smith Web Pages.

    ID: I243
    Name: Merit Craig JACKSON
    Sex: M
    Birth: 26 FEB 1830 in Salt Fork Creek, Dearborn Co., IN
    Death: 2 DEC 1903 in Bright, Dearborn Co., IN of Blood Poisoning
    Burial: Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Dearborn Co., IN

    Father: Enoch Winchester JACKSON , Esquire b: 7 DEC 1804 in Hardentown, Miller, Dearborn Co., IN
    Mother: Elizabeth WHITE b: 26 NOV 1809 in Dearborn Co., IN

    Marriage 1 Amanda LEMMING b: 23 JAN 1833 in Dearborn Co., IN - Death Certificate states Birth Year as 1834
    Married: 10 AUG 1853 in Dearborn Co., IN 1 7 8

  2. 2.0 2.1 Compiler: Merrie Rue Smith. Genealogy of the John Jackson Family
    Date of Import: 24 Nov 2000.
  3. Merritt Craig JACKSON, in Ancestral File
    AFN:1J6J-6XR.

    Merritt Craig JACKSON (AFN: 1J6J-6XR)
    Sex: M
    Event(s):
    Birth: 26 Feb 1830
    , Dearborn, In
    Death: 2 Dec 1903
    , Dearborn, In
    Parents:
    Father: Enoch Winchester JACKSON (AFN: 1J6H-R26) Family
    Mother: Elizabeth WHITE (AFN: 1J6H-R3D)
    Marriage(s):
    Spouse: Amanda LEAMING (AFN: 1J6K-M97) Family
    Marriage: 10 Aug 1853
    , Dearborn, In

  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Merrit Jackson household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
    16 Jul 1860.

    in the 1860 census all of the following were enumerated on the same page, indicating they were close neighbours:
    - Ezekiel Jackson
    - Merrit Jackson
    - L D Leming
    - Robert Langdale
    - Henry Nowlin

    Name: Merrit Jackson
    Age in 1860: 30
    Birth Year: abt 1830
    Birthplace: Indiana
    Home in 1860: Miller, Dearborn, Indiana
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Lawrenceburg
    Household Members: Name Age
    Merrit Jackson 30
    Amanda Jackson 26
    Francis Jackson 4
    Edward Jackson 2

  5. Enoch W Jackson household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
    23 Sep 1850.

    Enoch was enumerated as a farmer. His son Merret (sic) was also listed as a farmer. His second oldest son, Francis may have been listed as a teacher. The census image is difficult to read.

    Name:Merret Jackson
    [Merrit Jackson]
    Age:20
    Birth Year:abt 1830
    Birthplace:Indiana
    Home in 1850:Miller, Dearborn, Indiana
    Gender:Male
    Family Number:1288
    Household Members:
    NameAge
    Enoch W Jackson45
    Elizabeth Jackson40
    Merret Jackson20
    Francis A Jackson18
    John Jackson16
    William Jackson15
    Owen Jackson13
    Edward Jackson11
    Mary A Jackson9
    Isabella Jackson5
    Catharine Jackson3
    Enoch W Jackson1

  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 East Fork Cemetery, in Fox, Dianne, and Lois Lee Harper. Cemeteries of the northeast section of Dearborn County, Indiana. (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, c1993)
    page 103.

    Merritt C Jackson

  7. 7.0 7.1 Gibson Cemetery , in Find A Grave.