David Jackson

David Jackson[1]

Male Abt 1791 - Aft 1850  (~ 60 years)

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  • Name David Jackson 
    Born Abt 1791  Wilkes Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1830  Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died Aft 1850  prob Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID P1068  Robert Jackson
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2020 

    Father William Jackson,   b. 1736, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 5 Jun 1810, Carter Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Barsheba MNU,   b. Abt 1760,   d. Aft 1810  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Low,   b. 9 May 1804, Johnson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1850, prob Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 47 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1819  Carter Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. William R. Jackson,   b. 11 Aug 1821, prob Carter Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1886, Coalfield, Morgan Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
     2. James V. Jackson,   b. Abt Sep 1824, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1862, Lebanon, Marion Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)  [natural]
     3. Eura Jackson,   b. Abt 1827, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 27 Sep 1893, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)  [natural]
     4. Jacob Isaac 'Ike' Jackson,   b. 9 Mar 1828, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1905, Polo, Caldwell Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
     5. Lindsay L. Jackson,   b. Feb 1829, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1900  (Age ~ 72 years)  [natural]
     6. Abraham Jackson,   b. Abt 1841, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1864, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years)  [natural]
     7. Elizabeth 'Eliza' Jackson,   b. Abt 1842, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1874, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years)  [natural]
     8. Barsheba Jackson,   b. Abt 1843, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1915, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)  [natural]
     9. George Jackson,   b. Abt 1845, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. date unknown  [natural]
     10. Sarah Jackson,   b. Abt 1849, Campbell Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 11 May 1929  (Age ~ 80 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F3408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Darrell Jackson's research: "David had only one wife and her name was Sarah Low as recorded on the Marriage license, certificate and Wedding Bond that is on file in Carter Co., TN. Prior to my finding these marriage documents, it was believed that David Jackson's first wife was a LONG and his second wife was Sarah whose surname was not known. . . The theory that his first wife was named 'Long' came from the only mention of that name and that was in a handwritten letter from William Ross Jackson in 1932 in which he states that his father's mother was a LONG. I believe that the name LOW, handwritten, was misread as LONG. Once this happened, the name was perpetuated as LONG."

      Darrell: "David was born about 1790. Campbell Co. Census records show that in:
      1830 he was between 30 & 40 years old and his wife was between 20 & 30.
      1840 he was between 40 & 50 years old and his wife was between 30 & 40.
      1850 he should have been 50-60 and his wife 40-50. But the census says that he was 70. Her age was 46 which was right and would have been between 40-50 under the old system. In the 3 census records she would have been 26, 36 and 46 - which she was. If he was 40, 50 and 60 in the 3 census his birth date would have been 1790 and only 14 not 24 years older than his wife. The explanation for his age being wrong (70 years old) in the 1850 census could be attributed to David giving the wrong age, the census taker writing it down wrong or adults not being home when the census taker came by and accepted answers from one of the kids. Census records are famous for inaccurate birth dates."

      "David is said to have operated one of the first forges in East Tennessee and that he did this on a 'self made forge' in Big Creek Gap. The town of Lafollette was known as Big Creek Gap prior to 1897."

      "It is known that David was in Campbell County by 1830 based on the census records. David is not listed as owning land in Carter County, but on 24 April 1824 he along with 3 other citizens of Carter County proved (witnessed?) a land sale in Carter County."

      Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 about David Jackson (at ancestry.com)
      Name: David Jackson
      Spouse: Sarah Low
      Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1819
      Marriage County: Carter

      Note that Darrell has surmised that the 1850 census had David's age wrong. It is suspected that his birth location is also wrong - it is listed as Kentucky. But we have no record of his father ever being in Kentucky. Granted, there is a lot of unknowns about David's father, so perhaps Kentucky is a good hint as to where he might have been during those unknown years, but then again, perhaps not.

      On the 1850, David is said to have been a 'hammerman'. Perhaps this is consistant with him operating the 'self-made forge'. This is also of interest as David's grandfather was Joseph Jackson, "The Iron King" of Morris County, New Jersey". So forges and working the iron was in his blood as they say.
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      1850 Census Subdivision 17, Campbell Co., Tennessee
      David Jackson 70 M Hammerman KY
      Sarah Jackson 46 F TN
      Abraham Jackson 9 M TN
      Eliza Jackson 8 F TN
      Barsheba Jackson 7 F TN
      George Jackson 5 M TN
      Sarah Jackson 1 F TN
      Daniel Hutson 5 M TN [should read Daniel Queener, son of Eury's first marriage]
      Eury Hutson 23 F TN [David's dau)

  • Sources 
    1. [S347984695] Will.
      From William's 1806/1810 Will. See transcription this site.

    2. [S347985081] Research of Darrell Jackson , (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/a/c/Darrell-H-Jackson/index.html).
      Location assumped from father's time line.

    3. [S347985081] Research of Darrell Jackson , (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/a/c/Darrell-H-Jackson/index.html).

    4. [S347984738] 1850 U.S. Census, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/), Subdivision 17, Campbell Co., Tennessee.

    5. [S347985802] Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169).

    6. [S347986574] Tennessee, Carter County Marriages, (www.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/vitals/marriages/cartcotn.txt).



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