Person:Stephen Jackson (24)

A history and genealogy of Stephen Jackson and Marie Cooke is given in the book "A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and her People, Vol. III", pgs 269-171. This book is available at google books: http://books.google.com/books?id=hfoMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:Century+intitle:and+intitle:a+intitle:Half+intitle:of+intitle:Pittsburg+intitle:and+intitle:her+intitle:People&source=bl&ots=ijVvtsSuT8&sig=1ptbWSCuywMXM97q92ysksl0gNs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VuMEUJKMIoie8QSw68X9Bw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Stephen Jackson, son of James IV, and Clarissa (Hoff) Jackson, was born June 17, 1803, in Rockaway, New Jersey, and attended the schools of that place with but scanty results, being mainly self-educated. He began life as a worker in the iron industry. In 1848 he moved with his family to Coopersville, South Carolina, remaining one years, and then going to Mount Savage, Maryland, where he was placed in charge of the Mount Savage Iron Works. These were the first in the United States to manufacture rails, the machinery for the prupose being brought from England on sailing vessels. In 1857, Mr. Jackson went to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and there lived in retirement until October, 1865, when he removed to Allegheny City, there making his home for the remander of his life.

While a resident of Morris County, NJ, he was nominated for sheriff, but from motives of delicacy did not cast a ballot for himself, and lost the election by his own vote. In politics he was a Jackson Democrat, but voted for Abraham Lincoln, and ever after was identified with the Republicans. He and his wife were devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

1850 Census Dist 5, Allegany Co., Maryland Steven Jackson 47 M Iron Master NJ Maria Jackson 41 F NJ Louisa Jackson 20 F NJ Rosalin Jackson 20 M NJ (note gender; this is Roswell M.) Laura C. Jackson 19 F NY (family temporarily in NY) Jotur R. Jackson 13 M NJ J. F. Winslow Jackson 6 M NJ Jas. S. Jackson 4 M NJ Alexander Jackson 1 M MD (now in MD) Alexander Thompson 29 M Physician PA Catharine Kenney 18 F Ireland

1860 Census Taylor, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania Post Office: Johnstown Jackson, Stephen 57 M NJ Jackson, Maria 50 F NJ Jackson, Louisa 30 F NJ (state may be an error; 1850 was NY) Jackson, Jetur R. 22 M NJ Jackson, J. Winslow 16 M NJ Jackson, James 13 M NJ Jackson, Alexander 10 NJ (state is an error; 1850 & 1870 was MD) Jackson, Francis E. 7 NJ (state is an error; 1850 & 1870 was MD)

1870 Census McClure Twp., Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Post Office: Dixmont Jackson, Stephen 66 M W Clerk in Rolling Mill -0- 200. NJ Jackson, Maria 62 F W Keeping House 2,000 -0- NJ Jackson, James 23 M W Works in Rail Mill NJ Jackson, Alexander 18 M W Works in Rail Mill Maryland Jackson, Francis 16 M W Works in Rail Mill MD Jackson, Robt 13 M W MD

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 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.
2.   Robbins, Oscar Burton. History of the Jackson family of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Ohio and Indiana: descendants of Robert and Agnes Washburn Jackson. (Loveland, Colo.: Robbins, 1951)
   16.
3.   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)
   3:269.
4.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Dist 5, Allegany Co., Maryland.
5.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Taylor, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania.
6.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   McClure Twp., Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.