Person:Ernest Jackson (13)

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Rev. Ernest Alonzo Jackson
b.13 Aug 1877 Glade Spring, Washington Co., Virginia, United States
d.12 Nov 1928
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Sep 1876
  1. Rev. Ernest Alonzo Jackson1877 - 1928
  2. Minter Jackson1880 - 1971
Spouse and Children
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m. 31 Dec 1902
  1. Ernestine Beazley (twin) Jackson1903 - 1904
  2. Mary Catharine (twin) Jackson1903 - 1904
  3. Elizabeth Byars Jackson1904 - 1999
  4. James Ernest Jackson1906 - 1972
  5. Judson Gordon Jackson1908 - 2005
  6. Virginia Frances Jackson1909 - 1982
  7. Stephen Pomeroy 'Steve' Jackson1911 - 1996
  8. Carey Boughan Jackson1913 - 1928
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Facts and Events
Name Rev. Ernest Alonzo Jackson
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][4] 13 Aug 1877 Glade Spring, Washington Co., Virginia, United States"Brook Hall"
Residence[3][4] From 1899 to 1928 Brazil
Marriage 31 Dec 1902 Dunbrooke, Essex Co., Virginia, United StatesMount Zion Baptist Church
to Jannette Catherine Beazley
Death[3] 12 Nov 1928 Cause: at sea aboard the S.S. 'Vestris'

Marriage:
[Essex County, VA, Marriage Register, Book 1, Page 147]
E.A. JACKSON, age 25, single, born in Washington County, VA, living in Bahia, Brazil, missionary, son of S.A. JACKSON and Mary ERNEST, married J. BEAZLEY, 32, single, born and living in Essex County, VA, daughter of James BEAZLEY and Catharine BOUGHAN. F.B. BEALE officiated marriage.

Ledger:" Ernest Alonzo and wife had been living in Brazil since their marriage doing mission work under Southern Baptist Board of Virginia. Their 1st children were twins. Both died at 3 months."

McWhorter: They were in the states on a visit to their children in school here, returning to Brazil with their youngest son. The vessel was wrecked and all three were among those drowned. The steamer "Vestris" 1928.

Email fr R. Jackson: “My grandfather seems to have been a bit unusual among the missionaries. He went on his own without support. His ticket in 1899 may have been purchased by a cousin. When he changed to Baptist, still without support, the senior Baptist missionary in Recife arranged for him to preach and sell bibles locally. As a result he was completely in the culture and not isolated among other alien missionaries.”

Ernest Alonzo's grandson, Ramon Jackson writes: "20 January 2006 - Jackson Papers - Vestris Index is keyed to family papers concerning the sinking of the Lamport & Holt liner S. S. Vestris on November 12, 1928. Ernest Alonzo Jackson, his wife Jannette and son Carey were my grandparents and youngest uncle. E. A. Jackson had been a missionary to Brazil since sailing on the same line's S. S. Hevilas in June of 1899. The family, leaving five sons and daughters behind, was returning to Brazil after a furlough in the U.S. They were all lost when the Vestris sank. This disaster has surprisingly little coverage today considering its notoriety in 1928 and for some years after. Of particular interest to those of us with nautical interests are the technical findings on the sinking contained in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York decision of May 24, 1932. It pretty much tells the story of how not to save a ship."

For more information on this disaster, visit the Jackson Vestris Papers at http://patriot.net/~eastlnd2/rj/vestris/jpvi.htm and The Vestris Disaster at http://www.bluestarline.org/lamports/vestris.html.

References
  1. ↑ Jackson, P. A. Jackson Ledger. (1887)
    53, 58.
  2. ↑ Email from Ramon Jackson.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vestris Disaster.

    For more information on this disaster, visit the Jackson Vestris Papers at http://patriot.net/~eastlnd2/rj/vestris/jpvi.htm and The Vestris Disaster at http://www.bluestarline.org/lamports/vestris.html

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Virginia, Essex County, Marriage Register
    Book 1, Page 147.
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