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Ben Jackson 1882–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1882

Birth Location: Bullock County, AL

Death Date: 10 April 1958

Death Location: Bullock County, AL

Father: Ben Jackson

Mother: Caledonia Jones

Spouse(s): Melvine Underwood

Children(s): Russell Jackson, Homer Sr, Louis Jackson, Jimmie Jackson, Lafayette Jackson, Herron Jackson, Ludie Jackson, Ben Jr, Alf Jackson, Baite Jackson, Hommie Jackson, Laudia Jackson

Ben Jackson was born in 1882 in Bullock County, AL, the child of Ben Jackson And Caledonia Jones. In 1900, Ben Jackson resided in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Ben Jackson resided in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA. Ben Jackson married Melvine Melviney Underwood, Suzanna Calhoun, and had children including Alf Alfred Or Red Jackson, Baite Jackson, Ben Jackson Jr, Herron Shorty Jackson, Homer Harget Jackson Sr, Hommie Lean Jackson, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Lafayette Fate Jackson, Laudia Jackson, Louis Frank Jackson, Ludie Jackson, Russell Jackson. Ben Jackson passed away in 1958 in Bullock County, AL.

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Biography

  • Ben Jackson was born in 1882 in Bullock County, AL, the child of Ben Jackson And Caledonia Jones.
  • In 1900, Ben Jackson resided in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Ben Jackson resided in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA.
  • Ben Jackson married Melvine Melviney Underwood, Suzanna Calhoun, and had children including Alf Alfred Or Red Jackson, Baite Jackson, Ben Jackson Jr, Herron Shorty Jackson, Homer Harget Jackson Sr, Hommie Lean Jackson, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Lafayette Fate Jackson, Laudia Jackson, Louis Frank Jackson, Ludie Jackson, Russell Jackson.
  • Ben Jackson passed away in 1958 in Bullock County, AL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ben Jackson
1847–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Caledonia Jones
1864–
Birth Location: Alabama
CJ

Spouses(s)

Melvine Underwood
1884–1959
Birth Location: Bullock County, AL
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Children(s)

Russell Jackson
1905–1950
Birth Location: Bullock, Alabama, USA
RJ
Homer Sr
1903–
Birth Location: Alabama
HS
Louis Jackson
1906–1995
Birth Location: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA
LJ
Jimmie Jackson
1898–
Birth Location: –
JJ
Lafayette Jackson
1910–1995
Birth Location: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA
LJ
Herron Jackson
1902–1986
Birth Location: Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America
HJ
Ludie Jackson
1910–1996
Birth Location: Bullock County, AL
LJ
Ben Jr
1911–1998
Birth Location: Union Springs, Alabama
BJ
Alf Jackson
1915–1989
Birth Location: Bullock, Alabama, USA
AJ
Baite Jackson
1913–
Birth Location: Alabama
BJ
Hommie Jackson
1917–2013
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
HJ
Laudia Jackson
1910–
Birth Location: Alabama
LJ

Ben Jackson's Ancestors

Self
Ben Jackson
1882–1958
Birth Place: Bullock County, AL
Parents
Ben Jackson
1847–
Alabama
Caledonia Jones
1864–
Alabama
Grandparents
Caroline Jackson
1830–
South Carolina
Preston Jones
1840–1913
Alabama
Helen Anderson
1835–1910
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ben Jackson's Descendants

1.
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Ben Jackson (Nov 1882–10 April 1958) m. Melvine ("Melviney") Underwood (Nov 1884–26 Dec 1959)
  1. 1. Russell Jackson 1905–1950 m. Creasie (Ann) Townsend 1915–1979 m. Sally (Mae) Jackson 1904– m. Bertha Simmons 1903–
    1. 1. Griffin Jackson 1921–
  2. 2. Homer (Harget Jackson) Sr 1903– m. Rosie Jackson 1905–
  3. 3. Louis (Frank) Jackson 1906–1995 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Johnson 1911–1960
    1. 1. Lewis (Jackson) Jr 1935–1998
    2. 2. John (Henry) Jackson 1928–1997
    3. 3. Susie (Mae) Jackson 1939–1992
    4. 4. Viney (M) Jackson 1941–2013
    5. 5. Jimmie (Lee) Jackson 1947–2010
  4. 4. Jimmie (Lee) Jackson 1898–
  5. 5. Lafayette ("Fate") Jackson 1910–1995 m. Cora (Lee) Fields 1913–1996 m. Paralee Lee 1910–1993
    1. 1. Fate (Shed) Jackson 1931–1953
    2. 2. Ruby (Lee) Jackson 1934–2007 m. Tommie (Lee) Jenkins 1926–1993
    3. 3. Ned (Henry) Jackson 1935–1992
    4. 4. Jessie (Lee) Jackson 1936–2000 m. Charles (Lee) Garner 1900–
    5. 5. Rebekah ("Polly") Jackson 1941–2014 m. Charlie (Frank) Gachet 1939–2013
    6. 6. Frederick (Lee) Jackson 1944–1977
    7. 7. Fate (Jackson) Jr 1928–1995 m. Janie (Mae) Hall 1928–1990
    8. 8. Ted Jackson 1939–1997
    9. 9. Sara (M) Jackson 1938–2023
    10. 10. Mozelle Jackson 1928–2008
    11. 11. Shirley (Ann) Jackson 1949–2018
    12. 12. Mattie (Mae) Jackson 1924–2001
    13. 13. Albert ("Duke") Jackson 1941–2000
    14. 14. Earnest Jackson 1948–1948
    15. 15. Helen (Ruth) Jackson 1945–2006
  6. 6. Herron ("Shorty") Jackson 1902–1986 m. Fannie (L) Nash 1901–1985 m. Lula Mims 1905–1969
    1. 1. Bennie (Sutton) (Jackson) 1944–2002
  7. 7. Ludie Jackson 1910–1996 m. Adam Colo..E 1910–1958
    1. 1. Melton Colvin 1929–2001
    2. 2. J (C) Colvin 1932–1935
  8. 8. Ben (Jackson) Jr 1911–1998 m. Eva (Lou) Weaver 1914–
  9. 9. Alf ("Alfred or Red") Jackson 1915–1989 m. Celia Wallace 1923–
  10. 10. Baite Jackson 1913–
  11. 11. Hommie (Lean) Jackson 1917–2013 m. Sylvester Johnson 1913–1986
    1. 1. Ruby (Mae) Johnson 1937–2023
  12. 12. Laudia Jackson 1910– m. Adam Carter 1908–

Ben Jackson's Timeline

9 Records

1882
Nov 1882
Birth of Ben Jackson in Bullock County, AL
Bullock County, AL
1900
1900
Age 18
Ben Jackson resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
Ben Jackson resided here in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
Ben Jackson resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
Ben Jackson resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 53
Ben Jackson resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 58
Ben Jackson resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 68
Ben Jackson resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1958
10 April 1958
Age 76
Death of Ben Jackson in Bullock County, AL
Bullock County, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1882
    Event Place: Bullock County, AL
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00006; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6-13
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T625_4; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0018
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240004
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1374016
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 5469; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 6-22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240004

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1374016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T625_4; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0018

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00006; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00006; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6-13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 5469; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 6-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1958
    Event Place: Bullock County, AL
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