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Josephine Josie A. Jackson 1856 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1856

Birth Location: Overton, Smith County, Texas

Death Date: 21 Nov 1888

Death Location: La Rue, Henderson, TX, USA

Father: Albertus Jackson

Mother: Mary Hall

Spouse(s): John Shelby

Children(s): Lemuel Shelby, James Shelby, Henry Shelby, Lonie Shelly, Thomas Shelby, William Shelby, Era Hale, John Shelby, Josie Shelby

Josephine Josie A. Jackson was born in 1856 in Overton, Smith County, Texas, the child of Albertus Edmund Jackson and Mary Ann Hall. In 1860, Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided in James Town, Smith, Texas. In 1870, Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided in Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas. Josephine Josie A. Jackson married John McNitt Shelby, and had children including Lemuel Evart Shelby, James Claude Shelby, Henry Bascom Shelby, Lonie Shelly, Thomas Hall Shelby, William Earnest Shelby, Era Hale, John Talmage Shelby, Josie Shelby. Josephine Josie A. Jackson passed away in 1888 in La Rue, Henderson, TX, USA.

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Biography

  • Josephine Josie A. Jackson was born in 1856 in Overton, Smith County, Texas, the child of Albertus Edmund Jackson and Mary Ann Hall.
  • In 1860, Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided in James Town, Smith, Texas.
  • In 1870, Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided in Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas.
  • Josephine Josie A. Jackson married John McNitt Shelby, and had children including Lemuel Evart Shelby, James Claude Shelby, Henry Bascom Shelby, Lonie Shelly, Thomas Hall Shelby, William Earnest Shelby, Era Hale, John Talmage Shelby, Josie Shelby.
  • Josephine Josie A. Jackson passed away in 1888 in La Rue, Henderson, TX, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albertus Jackson
1808 – 1887
Birth Location: Hancock, , Georgia, USA
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Mary Hall
1818 – 1901
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

John Shelby
1849 – 1917
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Lemuel Shelby
1876 – 1938
Birth Location: Smith, Texas
LS
James Shelby
1877 – 1878
Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, United States of America
JS
Henry Shelby
1879 – 1879
Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, United States of America
HS
Lonie Shelly
1880 – 1881
Birth Location: Texas
LS
Thomas Shelby
1881 – 1963
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
TS
William Shelby
1882 – 1890
Birth Location: –
WS
Era Hale
1884 – 1960
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
EH
John Shelby
1886 – 1890
Birth Location: –
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Josie Shelby
1888 – 1890
Birth Location: –
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Josephine Jackson's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Jackson
1856 – 1888
Birth Place: Overton, Smith County, Texas
Parents
Albertus Edmund Jackson
1808 – 1887
Hancock, , Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) Hall
1818 – 1901
Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jethro Jackson
1775 – 1829
,Brunswick,Virginia,USA
Amy (Catherine) Sledge
1797 – 1848
, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Thomas Hall
1788 – 1818
, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Sarah Saunders
1796 – 1888
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mark Jackson
1737 – 1797
Martha Warren
1750 – 1797
Nathaniel Sledge
1761 – 1802
Elizabeth Chappell
1765 – 1867
Dixon Hall
1755 – 1820
Anne Hunt
1759 – 1813
William Saunders
1770 – 1830
Mary Borden
1767 – 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jackson
1717 – 1779
Mary Parham
1722 – 1784
Benjamin Warren
1717 – 1778
Rebecca Wilkins
1720 – 1778
John Sledge
1730 – 1798
Amy Chappell
1755 – 1798
John Chappell
1738 – 1830
Nancy Harrison
1741 – 1813
Hugh Hall
1733 – 1771
Mary Dixon
1733 – 1788
Thomas Hunt
1716 – 1759
Elizabeth Judkins
1718 – 1757
Solomon Saunders
– 1779
Christian
Joseph Borden
1734 – 1803
Jane Warren
1738 – 1803

Josephine Jackson's Descendants

1.
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Josephine (Josie A.) Jackson (29 Feb 1856 – 21 Nov 1888) m. John (McNitt) Shelby (4 Apr 1849 – 26 Feb 1917)
  1. 1. Lemuel (Evart) Shelby (20 Nov 1876 – 13 Oct 1938) m. Mabel (Clair) Wright (30 Apr 1880 – 26 Aug 1959)
    1. 1. Charmion (Clair) Shelby (8 May 1902 – 11 Apr 1955)
    2. 2. Lois (Merle) Shelby (abt 1905 – 15 Feb 1933)
    3. 3. Robert (E) Shelby (20 July 1906 – December 1955) m. Marian (E) Shelby (abt 1910 – )
      1. 1. Barbara Shelby (abt 1933 – 14 Feb 2014)
    4. 4. Joe (Aubrey) Shelby (abt 1909 – Jun 1968) m. Ida (Ellenora) Anderson (29 Dec 1905 – 25 Oct 1959) m. Jessie B (15 Mar 1923 – 19 Sep 2016)
      1. 1. Nancy Shelby (20 Aug 1940 – 8 Nov 2011)
      2. 2. Sheri (Jo) Shelby (1963 – )
    5. 5. McDalton Shelby (5 July 1910 – 30 May 1998) m. Frances Campbell (25 Jan 1915 – 28 Mar 2003)
      1. 1. Donald (McCall) Shelby (19 Jan 1935 – 26 Nov 2020) m. Mary (Louise) Whiffen (21 Nov 1938 – )
        1. 1. David (O'Brian) Shelby (1 Apr 1958 – ) m. Sarah (Ann) Cooper
        2. 2. Denise (McCall) Shelby (20 Sep 1960 – ) m. Phillip Gilmore
        3. 3. Devin (MacShane) Shelby (03/10/1962 – ) m. Marina Ceballos (abt 1964 – ) m. Sherri (M) McGee (2 Oct 1962 – ) m. Reina Maehata (abt 1970 – )
        4. 4. Dana (K) Shelby (Nov 1964 – ) m. Kevin (W) Bruns (25 Sep 1960 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Nelson) Shelby (2 Aug 1937 – ) m. Anne (7 Jan 1937 – )
        1. 1. Stephen Shelby (7 Apr 1966 – )
        2. 2. Justin Shelby (abt 1972 – )
      3. 3. Lilas (Janice) Shelby (5 Oct 1942 – 1 Nov 2018) m. Samuel (Everard) Kinch (02/18/1940 – 02/01/2011)
        1. 1. Keary (Anjanette) Kinch (19 Sep 1964 – ) m. Timothy (Costas) Evgenides (31 Oct 1963 – )
        2. 2. Samuel (Sean) Kinch (1967 – ) m. Jill (A) Savola (abt 1974 – )
        3. 3. Ashby (McDalton) Kinch (1970 – )
      4. 4. Judith (Ann) Shelby (26 Aug 1946 – 13 Nov 2021) m. James (Quincey) Edwards (10 Sep 1946 – )
        1. 1. Lilas (Goldberry) Edwards (27 Nov 1968 – ) m. James (E) Lane (abt 1972 – )
        2. 2. Dude (Giles Emerson) Edwards (12 Oct 1971 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Edwards
        4. 4. Adrien Edwards
        5. 5. Sophia Edwards
        6. 6. Christina
        7. 7. Johanna
    6. 6. Mabel Shelby (27 Jan 1914 – 1 Feb 1995) m. George (Joseph) Leibowitz (30 Nov 1913 – 28 Dec 1995)
      1. 1. Lewis Leibowitz
    7. 7. Marigold Shelby (21 Jul 1916 – 22 Sep 1971) m. Maclin Benagh
    8. 8. Frances Shelby (16 July 1917 – 12 August 1995) m. James (Murray) Smith (16 Sep 1917 – 9 Feb 1994)
      1. 1. Michael Smith (20 Aug 1943 – ) m. Linnie (Carol) Evans (abt 1945 – )
      2. 2. James Smith
    9. 9. Martha (J) Shelby (26 Mar 1920 – 28 Apr 1983)
    10. 10. Beverly Shelby (abt 1925 – 13 Aug 2004) m. Wanda
      1. 1. Gilbert Shelby
      2. 2. Kathy Shelby
  2. 2. James (Claude) Shelby (7 December 1877 – 5 August 1878)
  3. 3. Henry (Bascom) Shelby (9 March 1879 – 27 March 1879)
  4. 4. Lonie Shelly (Mar Abt 1880 – 1 March 1881)
  5. 5. Thomas (Hall) Shelby (22 June 1881 – 3 November 1963)
  6. 6. William (Earnest) Shelby (27 December 1882 – 26 September 1890)
  7. 7. Era Hale (18 December 1884 – 19 December 1960)
  8. 8. John (Talmage) Shelby (5 November 1886 – 23 September 1890)
  9. 9. Josie Shelby (5 November 1888 – 12 August 1890)

Josephine Jackson's Timeline

5 Records

1856
29 Feb 1856
Birth of Josephine Josie A. Jackson in Overton, Smith County, Texas
Overton, Smith County, Texas
1860
1860
Age 4
Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided here in James Town, Smith, Texas
James Town, Smith, Texas
1870
1870
Age 14
Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided here in Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas
Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas
1880
1880
Age 24
Josephine Josie A. Jackson resided here in Precinct 1, Smith, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Smith, Texas, USA
1888
21 Nov 1888
Age 32
Death of Josephine Josie A. Jackson in La Rue, Henderson, TX, USA
La Rue, Henderson, TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Overton, Smith County, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1326; Page: 141c; Enumeration District: 095
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: James Town, Smith, Texas; Roll: M653_1305; Page: 46; Image: 92.
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: James Town, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: James Town, Smith, Texas; Roll: M653_1305; Page: 46; Image: 92.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1326; Page: 141c; Enumeration District: 095

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1888
    Event Place: La Rue, Henderson, TX, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: LaRue, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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