Person:Frank Jackson (38)

It is possible that Frank's middle name was Burdette and that he went by that name. Basing this on info in his brother Elbur's obituary. - Later, his daughter wrote me (Janie) that his middle name was Burdette and he went by Frank professionally. However, his wife and friends called him, 'Jack', his nickname and a grandchild was named Jack in his honor.

'Jack' Jackson raised two step-daughters as his own chldren. His daughter has said he was a true father to her. He legally adopted one and she is Jackson on her birth certificate. The older daughter wanted to keep her own last name and so her adoption was not a legal one but he raised both as his very own.

His daughter also informs me that the following obit missed telling that his wife Grace, was a survivor and that the listed brothers were actually half-brothers, having the same mother, but different fathers.

Obit of Frank B. Jackson rec'd from John J. Armstrong. It was featured in the Greenville Herald Banner, Hunt County, TX on Sun 6 Jun 1982: Commerce-Dr Frank B. Jackson, 69, of 2515 Washington, Commerce, died Friday at 5:10 p.m. in Wilmington, Ohio. Funeral service is pending with W.Y. Goff Funeral Home in Commerce. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery. He was born Oct 6, 1912, in Pleasant Plains (sic), Ohio to Elbert and Ethel Irons Jackson. He was married to Grace Gilliland June 28, 1953 in Alabama. Dr. Jackson received his undergraduate degree from Whittenburg Ohio, his master's degree from the University of Cincinnati and Ph.D from Ohio State College in 1956. He joined the faculty of East Texas State Univesity in 1958 and became the head of the history department in 1965. Dr. Jackson stepped down as department head in 1973 but continued teaching until his retirement in 1977. He was a member of the Commerce First United Methodist Church where he had served as a Sunday School Teacher and a member of the adminstrative board. Dr. Jackson was also a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are daughters, Martha C. Zawacki of Laurelville, Ohio and Myrna Brogdon of Los Fresnos, Texas; brothers, Harold Beckett of Westmanchester, Ohio, Clifford Beckett of Lebanon, Ohio and George and Craig Beckett, both or Oregonia, Ohio; and six grandchildren.

1. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
2.   Website of Mark Pullen: Long Ancestors home.roadrunner.com/~markwpullen/Pullen Family/Long Family Tree/Long An.
3.   Obituary.