Person:William Jackson (245)

From: A History of Long Island, From it earliest settlement to the present time, pgs 76, 77 "William Henry Jackson was born August 5, 1830, on the family homestead at Jerusalem, Long Island, which was the scene of many historic events, two of which have been narrated. He was educated at Newtown in an excellent school, where he not only acquired a liberal store of knowledge, but also formed a taste for genend literature, which enabled him in later years to add largely to his attainments. When twenty years of age he and his brother, Andrew, opened a genera! store at Astoria, In 1855 they sold the store and embarked in a coal and wood business in the same place, and shortly afterward they became real estate agents also. The partnership was maintained for twenty-five years, when William H. Jackson retired to the pleasant restfulness of his home in what is now known as the village of Wantagh, where he spends his summers. He and his wife spend the winters in Florida, During his long and busy life he was successful in his undertakings, and accumulated a handsome competency. At the same time his sympathy and assistance have been freely employed in various channels of usefulness in the community and he has borne a full share in all public enterprise and in the establishment and maintenance of educational and religious institutions. He is highly regarded fof his excellent personal traits, and is held in honor by the few of his former friends who survive, and the younger generations that have been born and have grown up about him.

"Mr. Jackson has been twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Jones, daughter of J. S. Jones. She died in 1882, and on May 26, 1889, he married her sister, Mary J. Jones."

1850 Census Newtown, Queens, New York Thomas B. Jackson 50 M Farmer 15,000 NY Maria Jackson 50 F NY William H. Jackson 20 M Farmer NY Bridget Dolan 28 F Ireland Daniel Green 60 M mulato Laborer NY Ira Weeks 7 M NY

1860 Census Newtown, Queens Co., New York Jackson, Thomas B. 61 M W Farmer 8000 4000 NY Jackson, Maria 60 F W NY Jackson, Andrew 30 M W NY Jackson, Samuel C. 32 M W Jackson, William 28 M W Jackson, Emma B. 19 F W NY (Samuel's wife) Brown, William 24 M W Green, Herman 28 M W Servant Germany Green, Margat 21 F W Servant Germany Jackson, Mary 14 F B Servant NY Johnson, Morehh 16 M B Servant NY

1.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Newtown, Queens, New York.
2.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Newtown, Queens Co., New York.
3. ↑ Biography.
4.   Ross, Peter. A history of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the present time. (New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1902)
   Pages 76, 77.