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Minnie Viola Jackson 1905–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 DEC 1905

Birth Location: Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 6 JUL 1951

Death Location: Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States

Father: Andrew Jackson

Mother: Elizabeth Fessler

Spouse(s): James Straw

Children(s): Howard Straw, Everett Straw

The story of Minnie Viola Jackson began in 1905 in Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. In 1910, Minnie Viola Jackson was recorded in the census in Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United. In 1920, Minnie Viola Jackson was recorded in the census in Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United S. Minnie Viola Jackson married James Irvin Straw, and had children including Everett Raymond Straw, Howard Irvin Straw. Minnie Viola Jackson passed away in 1951 in Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Minnie Viola Jackson began in 1905 in Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1910, Minnie Viola Jackson was recorded in the census in Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United.
  • In 1920, Minnie Viola Jackson was recorded in the census in Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United S.
  • Minnie Viola Jackson married James Irvin Straw, and had children including Everett Raymond Straw, Howard Irvin Straw.
  • Minnie Viola Jackson passed away in 1951 in Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Minnie Jackson's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Jackson
1905–1951
Birth Place: Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
Parents
Andrew Harrison Jackson
1884–1976
Troy Grove Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
Elizabeth Fessler
1883–1955
Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (James) Jackson
1856–1939
Province of Canada, British North America, United Kingdom
Laura (Elizabeth) Phillips
1862–1944
Dimmick Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Phillips
1839–1906
Catherine Wenner
1839–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Phillips
1798–1870
Catherine Shaul
1814–

Minnie Jackson's Descendants

1.
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Minnie (Viola) Jackson (9 DEC 1905–6 JUL 1951) m. James (Irvin) Straw (3 FEB 1898–5 AUG 1981)
  1. 1. Howard (Irvin) Straw 1926–1951
  2. 2. Everett (Raymond) Straw 1927–2019 m. Sara Hawes –2018
    1. 1. Charles (Everett) Straw-Baggett –2019

Minnie Jackson's Timeline

4 Records

1905
9 DEC 1905
Birth of Minnie Viola Jackson in Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
1910
9 MAY 1910
Age 5
Minnie Viola Jackson appeared in census in Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States
Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States
1920
19 FEB 1920
Age 15
Minnie Viola Jackson appeared in census in Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
1951
6 JUL 1951
Age 46
Death of Minnie Viola Jackson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 DEC 1905
    Event Place: Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 238, Sheet 9B, Age 4 in May 1910, born in Illinois.
    [2] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 134, Sheet 2B, Age 14 in Feb 1920, born in Illinois.
    [3] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 19-22, Sheet 4A, Age 24 in Apr 1930, born in Illinois.
    [4] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 45-60, Sheet 4B, Age 34 in Apr 1940, born in Illinois.
    [5] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 4-19, p. 4, Age 44 in Apr 1950, born in Illinois.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1910
    Event Place: Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 238, Sheet 9B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1920
    Event Place: Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 134, Sheet 2B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1951

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States

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