Person:Texanna Grogan (1)

1900 Texanna was newly divorced and had only her twin babies with her as she worked as a domestic in the household of Martin Chitwood. (As of Oct 2013, her two older children have not been found on the 1900 census.) Martin Chitwood was enumerated next household to Hillary Jackson and wife, parents of Josiah Jackson, who Texanna would marry later in the year.

1900 Census District 5, Civil District 9, Clay Co., Tennessee
The Chitwood's have 2 servants; one is
Ida Jackson W F Feb 1884 15 S TN TN TN
The other servant is
Grogan, Texanna W F Oct 1873 26 Wd yrs married illegible 2ch;2lvg TN TN TN
Grogan, Martin W M Apr 1899 1 S TN Unknown TN
Grogan, Baty W M Apr 1899 1 S TN Unknown TN

By 1910, her son, Don was listed as Josiah's step-son and was 15 years old.

1910 Census, District 7, Civil District 4, Clay County, Tennessee
Jackson, Josiah C. head M W 33 M2 9yrs TN TN TN
Jackson, Texanna wife F W 40 M2 9yrs TN TN TN
Jackson, Don stepson M W 15 S TN TN TN (indexed as Dore)
Jackson, Martin stepson M W 10 S TN TN TN (twin)
Jackson, Baty stepson M W 10 S TN TN TN (twin) (indexed as Baby) (should be Bates)
Jackson, Edward son M W 11 S TN TN TN
Jackson, Hilary P. son M W 7 S TN TN TN
Jackson, B.Verdie E. dau F W 5 S TN TN TN (the B. is not on the 1920 census)
Jackson, Reuben R. son M W 3 S TN TN TN
Jackson, Maggie M. dau F W 2 S TN TN TN
The stepchildren were all enumerated as Jacksons. Texanna Grogan, widow, was found in the 1900 Clay County, TN, census living with her twin boys next door to Josiah's father. The twins were only about 2 years old when Texanna and Josiah were married; so he was the only father they knew.

A descendant has filled in some missing information about Texanna and her family saying that Texanna's first marriage was to a John Dulworth. That marriage produced four children but ended in divorce. After the divorce, Texanna resumed her maiden name of Grogan. The descendant mentioned this 1900 census, saying she did not know why Texanna was said to be a widow. The step-children listed on the 1910 census should have been listed as 'Dulworth'.

Edward's age is illogical unless this was a second marriage for Josiah as well as for Texanna. I first thought the M2 on Josiah's record was an error, but after examining Edward's age and the twins ages, I tend to think it was a second marriage for him also and that Texanna was not Edward's birth mother.

--Janiejac 12:28, 19 April 2007 (MDT) --janiejac 18:57, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

1.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Clay Co, Tennessee.
2.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
   Clay Co., Tennessee.