Meekins Newton Jackson^{[1, 2]}

1850 - 1884  (34 years)

• Name	Meekins Newton Jackson
  Born	15 May 1850	Madison Co., Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 1884	Crockett Co., Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	Thomas Williams Cemetery, Crockett Co., Tennessee   [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	P14708	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Elisha M. Jackson,   b. 2 Apr 1823, Madison Co., Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1908, Crockett Co., Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Louisa Jane Williams,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Madison Co., Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1854, Madison (now Crockett) Co., Tennessee  (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	28 Jan 1846	Madison Co., Tennessee   [3, 6]
  Family ID	F4178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Missouri Emeline Medlin,   b. 22 Aug 1849, Franklin Co., North Carolina ,   d. 25 Jun 1878, Crockett Co., Tennessee  (Age 28 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1869	Madison Co., Tennessee   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Ella Jackson,   b. Abt 1871, Madison (now Crockett) Co., Tennessee ,   d. date unknown  [natural]   2. Elisha Jackson,   b. Abt 1872, Crockett Co., Tennessee ,   d. date unknown  [natural]   3. Lillie Jackson,   b. 1873, Crockett Co., Tennessee ,   d. 1898, Crockett Co., Tennessee  (Age 25 years)  [natural]   4. Annie Belle Jackson,   b. Abt 1875, Crockett Co., Tennessee ,   d. 1911, Crockett Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 36 years)  [natural]   5. James Robert Jackson,   b. 8 Oct 1877, Crockett Co., Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 1964, Crockett Co., Tennessee  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F4186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1850 Census Dist 9, Madison Co., Tennessee Elisha Jackson 27 M Far. 2000 TN Louisa J. Jackson 25 F TN James N. Jackson 3 M TN Millard F. Jackson 1/12 M TN (this appears to be Meekins!) T. Casey 15 F NC Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 at ancestry.com Name: Meekins N Jackson Spouse: Miss Missouri E Medlin Marriage Date: 8 Aug 1869 Marriage County: Madison 1870 Census Dist 9, Madison Co., Tennessee M. Jackson 21 M W Farmer 400 TN (Meekins/Millard) M. Jackson 20 F W TN (Missouri) M Jackson 61 F W TN (unknown Jackson) 1880 Census Pearsons Mill, Crockett Co., Tennessee W. N. JACKSON Self W M W 30 TN Sheriff TN TN (first initial mis-read; should be M. N.) Ella JACKSON Dau S F W 9 TN TN TN Elisha JACKSON Son S M W 8 TN TN TN Lillie JACKSON Dau S F W 6 TN TN TN Annie JACKSON Dau S F W 5 TN TN TN Jim B. JACKSON Son S M W 3 TN TN TN (Jim Bob = James Robert) Malinda MEDLIN Mother-in-L W F W 74 NC Keep House NC NC Family History Library Film 1255249 NA Film Number T9-1249 Page Number 152B (I checked the original image and it was so faint, it was nearly illegible. It is possible that the mother-in-law Malinda should have read Matilda.) According to Bob Mitchell: He was also a Physician From Bob Mitchell: M. N. JACKSON's Will Probated January Term 1885 Minute Book D page 203: I, MEKINS N. JACKSON being in feeble health but of a sound mind and disposing memory do hereby make publish the following instrument as being my last Will and testament... First I do hereby appoint my Father ELISHA JACKSON my brother J. N. JACKSON and my brother in law W. P. WILLIAMS as Trustees or Executors... They are hereby empowered to sell any property that I die seized of... for the interest of my children...And as my children becomes of age or should marry they my trustees are authorised to make such ones advancement out of any thing belonging to my estate either in money or property... And when my youngest child becomes of age I want my trustees to divide my estate equally let it consist of money or property amongst all my children (children not named in will)... Signed... this the 18th day of December 1884 M. N. JACKSON Witnesses: R. W. SIMS R. N. RAINES Janie: R. N. Raines is the husband of Meekins' half-sister Josephine.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347984738] 1850 U.S. Census, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/), Dist 9, Madison Co., Tennessee. Listed as Millard F. Jackson, age 1 month. [S347984830] 1870 U.S. Census, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7163), Dist 9, Madison Co., Tennessee. [S347984711] Research of Bob Mitchell: Jackson and Associated Families of North and South Carolina, (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10949968/listofallpeople). [S347984674] Find A Grave Website, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), Memorial# 23650240. [S347985726] Tennessee, Crockett County, Thomas Williams Cemetery, (http://tn-roots.com/tncrockett/cemetery/williams1.html). [S347985802] Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169).