Life History

Notes

• From the 1860 census, James appears to be a brother of AbrahamJackson, husband of Talitha Green.  In that census, James is in thesame family group with Abe and Talitha.  He is 2 years younger thanAbe.  This family group of 3 is further living int he same householdwith Moses A Jackson, age 31.
  
  Though this census reports that Moses is born in Illinois, while weare told Abe and James are born on Alabama, it seems likely Moses isalso part of the same family.  Form the age and same household, itwould be likely that Moses is a brother also.  The birth in adifferent state might indicate a stage int he family's migration toAlabama from Illinois, before some members moved on to Texas.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Cooke County, Texas, 21 July, Gainesville, page58 (scan 253), Hse #484, Fam #561
  Moses A Jackson 31 M Farmer $320 real estate $130 personal b Illinois
  Anna Jackson 21 F b Indiana
  Charlotte Jackson 3 F b Texas
  James Jackson 3 M b Texas
  Rhoda Jackson mos F b Texas [abt Jan 1860]
  
  1860 Federal Census, Cooke County, Texas, 21 July, Gainesville, page59 (scan 254), Hse #484, Fam #62
  A Jackson 23 M Farmer born Alabama
  Talitha Jackson 17  born Georgia
  James Jackson 25 M born Alabama
  
  There are many Jackson lines in Texas and Indian Territory fromdifferent origins, making it difficult to sort origins and connectfamily members.  Several of us working on the Jackson-Green lines havebeen stymied on finding the father of Abraham Jackson.  Some haveerroneously connected Abe to another line of Jacksons in MontgomeryAlabama, in the family of Abraham B.