WILLIAM JACKSON

William Jackson - was my 4th gr. grandfather
b: ?1800-1810? Tennessee or Kentucky
m:
Rhoda Doggett -  He was Rhoda's second husband. 
d:  1837 - 1849

RHODA DOGGETT* was my 4th great grandmother
b: 1797 in Tennessee & was the daughter of George Doggett.

Husband:
 #1) Jesse Doggett (her cousin) Jesse died Oct. 1824 in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, Mo.

Jesse & Rhoda had one son:  George M. G. Doggett - born in 1817 in Tennessee & came to Missouri with his parents in 1818. 

Husband:
#2) William Jackson   

Rhoda & William were the parents of five children (Rhoda had one son, George M.G. Doggett by a previous marriage):

Mary - b: 1829 St. Louis Co., Mo. - m: 1846 James Craig Williams, St.FranCoMo.  Died before 1895.

Elizabeth* 1830 in St. Francois County (according to death cert. of her dau.), Missouri -  Elizabeth married Joseph Green 9 January 1851 in St. Francois County.  Elizabeth died 1864 - 1866.  She gave birth to twins 28 March 1864 so may have died in childbirth or complications thereof. 

Martha - b: 1832 Mo,  - m: 5 Apr. 1875 John M. Brim St. FranCoMo - John Brim was a witness to a wedding that took place in 1877 at Asa Jackson's house in St. FranCoMo. Martha died sometime after 1895.

Frances (Fanny) - b: 1834 Mo., - m: 19 Sept. 1870 Jesse Elders WashCoMo - 1880 census lists Frances Elders as residing in Perry T., St.FranCoMo., widowed with two daughters Abbie (age 8) & Marthe A. (age 5). Fanny died sometime after 1895.

Asa - b: 1837  - m: 1870 Louesa Baker - d: 1908 buried: Germania Cem., St.FranCoMo

 

1830 Missouri Census Index

Jackson, William - St. Ferdinand T. (St. Louis, Mo.) - one boy 10 - 15 years (This fits with George Doggett - Rhoda's son by a previous marriage), one man 20 - 30 years - 1 girl under 5 (this would fit with Mary's age), one woman 30-40 (this would fit with Rhoda's age) - there was a Joseph Jackson living 13 houses from William.

 

1840 Census
cannot find them in 1840 in St. Louis or St. Francois, or Washington County Mo
 

1850 St. FranCoMo Census
Rhoda Jackson was residing with her son George Doggett in St. Francois County. Also in the household were Eliza, Martha, Frances & Asa Jackson. They were the only Jackson's in St.FranCoMo for this year.

1860 St.FranCoMo Census
Rhoda was not in the 1860 St. Francois County census so may have died between 1850 and 1860. Could not find her anywhere in Missouri.


1880:
??????Who is this Rhoda Jackson???????

Record Group & Series Title St. Louis City Office of the Coroner Inquests, 1845-1900
Case Number 2421
Name Jackson, Rhody
Age or DOB  
Race White
Gender Female
Date of Death 1880/12/04
Cause of Death Burns
Location of Death  
Box 24
Folder 102
Reel C 31277
Note


http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/coroners/detail.asp?hSearch=basic&sRecGroup=&tName=Jackson&tCOD=&tYear1=&tYear2=&recordID=5116


 

Micro-film - Washington County, Mo. Probate Records - WashCoMo Library
Vol. B   1841 - 1862
 
Wm. Jackson - ?word illegible? - dec'd. - File # ?602? - pg. ?21? -  [further info indicates that this is most likely not my Wm. Jackson]
 
Benj. Jackson - ?dec'd? - File 615  pg. 75

 

 

Miscellaneous Jackson Information

 

William Jackson (Ste. Genevieve Archives) - File # 226 - Time frame is not right to be my Wm. Jackson unless, perhaps, it is his father?