Person:James Jackson (374)

1850 U. S. Census Fairmont, Marion Co., Virginia 370/371 Samuel Jackson 56 M W Cabinet Maker 14,000. Penn. Nancy Jackson 50 F W VA James Jackson 16 M W Laborer VA Perlina Jackson 20 F W VA Martha Ann Jackson 14 F W VA Catherine Jackson 7 F VA

1860 U. S. Census Dist 4 (Town of Fairmont), Marion Co., Virginia James R. Jackson 27 M Merchant RE:6000. PERS:75 VA Adelia Jackson 20 F PA Nannie Jackson 1 F WV Florence Jackson 6/12 WV (James is indexed as James K. but an enlarged view of the image shows it is James R.)

1870 U.S. Census Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia Jackson, James R. 36 M W Express Agent RE: 7,000. PERS: 2,000. VA Jackson, Delia J 31 F W Keeping house PA Jackson, Nannie L. 13 F W at home VA Jackson, Florence B. 10 F W at home VA Jackson, Harrie E. 7 M W at home WV Jackson, Mary C. 6 F W at home WV Jackson, Clara L 4 F W at home WV Jackson, Julia 1 F W at home WV Cannada, Hanah 35 F B Domestic Servant VA

1880 U. S. Census 086, Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia Jackson, James R. W M 45 married Miller VA VA VA Jackson, Adelia W F 40 Wife married Keeping house PA PA PA Jackson, Florence V. W F 20 dau S VA VA PA Jackson, Harry H. W M 18 son S Laborer VA VA PA Jackson, Mary K. W F 16 dau S at school WV VA PA Jackson, Clara L. W F 13 dau S at school WV VA PA Jackson, Julia E. W F 11 dau S at school WV VA PA Jackson, Wilber E. W M 7 S WV VA PA

West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 Name: James R. Jackson Birth Date: abt 1834 Birth Place: West Virginia Death Date: 25 Jun 1887 Death Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia Burial Place: Fairmont Death Age: 53 years 3 months 25 days Race: White Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Street address: 2281 Main - Ward 5 Father Name: Samuel Mother Name: Mary (***incorect reading of the original Nancy) FHL Film Number: 857522

1. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Fairmont, Marion Co., Virginia.
2. ↑ West Virginia, United States. Vital Research Records Search Selection. (West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Archives and History)
   Marion County marriage records.

   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12521391&Type=Marriage
   James is 23, single, born in Marion, s/o Sam'l and Nancy Jackson
   Delia is 18, single, born in marion, d/o Joseph & Nancy Hagans.
   James is a Clerk.

3. ↑ West Virginia, United States. Vital Research Records Search Selection. (West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Archives and History)
   Ohio County Death records.

   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5604785&Type=Death
   Parents: "Sam and Nancy"
   There is a second record in which his parents' names are not very legible. Ancestry has indexed this second record with parents 'Sam and Mary' which is an incorrect reading of the original.

4.   Dunnington, George A, and Richard P Lott. History and progress of the county of Marion, West Virginia, from its earliest settlement down to the present: together with biographical sketches of its most prominent citizens. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985)
   pg 74.

   "The first house built after the laying off of the town was by Mr. Samuel Jackson, father of Messrs. Oliver and James R. Jackson, of Fairmont." The town mentioned was Middletown, now named Fairmont.

5.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Dist 4 (Town of Fairmont), Marion Co., Virginia.
6.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia.
7.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia.