Person:Lydia Jackson (45)

This record of her birth date (May 1885) does NOT agree with the birthdate on her Find-a-Grave memorial page which shows 29 May 1887. Needs further research. 1900 Census Dist 0129, Clay Twp., Wood Co., West Virginia Jackson, Geo. L. Head W M May 1840 60 M30yrs WV WV WV Jackson, Lucy Wife W F Sept 1847 52 M30yrs 9ch/9 lvg WV WV WV Jackson, John H. son W M Oct 1871 28 S WV WV WV Jackson, Wesley S. son W M Sept 1881 18 S WV WV WV Jackson, Lily dau W F Dec 1880 19 S WV WV WV Jackson, James son W M Aug 1883 16 S WV WV WV Jackson, Viletta dau W F May 1885 15 S WV WV WV Jackson, Georgiana dau W F Aug 1899 12 S WV WV WV

Lettie's obituary copied from her Find-a-Grave memorial page. It was first published in The Parkersburg News, Tuesday, 4 October 1960, pg. 8:

"Mrs. Lettie Drain, 75, 2131 16th St., died at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in Camden-Clark Memorial hospital. She was the widow of George K. Drain. Born May 29, 1885, at Nicolette, Wood county, she was the daughter of the late George and Lucy Caplinger Jackson. She was a member of Stephenson Memorial Methodist Church.

She is survived by three sons, William Drain, Baltimore, Clifford and George Drain, both of Parkersburg; five daughters, Mrs. Ruth Roan, Baltimore, Mrs. Violet Taylor, Mrs. Irene Moore, Mrs. Isodeene Alkire and Mrs. Emogene Reynolds, all of Parkersburg.  Also surviving are a brother, S.W. Jackson, Parkersburg; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Leavitt funeral home with the Rev. Irvin Conner officiating. Burial will be in the Davisville, Wood county, cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until the time of the services."

Comment posted by the owner of the Find-a-Grave memorial page: Note: dc & obit state she is buried in Davisville but she is at Mt. Olivet.

West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999 at FamilySearch.org Name: Lettie Drain Event Date: 02 Oct 1960 Event Place: Wood, West Virginia Father's Name: George Jackson Mother's Name: Lucy Caplinger GS Film number: 2074159 Digital Folder Number: 4258421 Image Number: 1077 Affiliate Repository Type: County Records Reference ID: 14572

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave
   Memorial# 46959040.

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46959040

2. ↑ West Virginia, United States. Deaths, 1804-1999.

   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NM94-FZZ

3. ↑ Obituary
   1960 obituary of Lydia Violetta 'Lettie' Jackson Drain.
4.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Clay Twp., Wood Co., West Virginia.

   This record of her birth date (May 1885) does NOT agree with the birthdate on her Find-a-Grave memorial page which shows 29 May 1887. Needs further research.