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Jacob Jackson

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Jacob Jackson

Birth
Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Death
7 Oct 1842 (aged 61–62)
Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Jacob Jackson was the son of Samuel Jackson and Margaret Drollinger, the latter a native of Salem County, New Jersey. Jacob's father, Samuel, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, serving from New Jersey. After the war he moved to Allegany County, Maryland to farm and raise his family. Jacob had two brothers, Joseph and Samuel Jackson, and three sisters, Mary (Jackson) Monroe, Margaret (Jackson) Jacobs and Martha Jackson.

Jacob married Elizabeth Poling, the daughter of Richard Poling and Sophia Dewitt, residents of Allegany County, Maryland. Jacob and Elizabeth were married in that county November 1, 1804. Soon after marriage Jacob and Elizabeth moved to what is now Perry County, Ohio. They were the parents of eleven children: Margaret (Jackson) Miller, Samuel Jackson, Sarah Jackson (d.y.), Elizabeth (Jackson) Ricketts, Sophia (Jackson) Frazee, Joseph Jackson, Mary (Jackson) Frazee, Israel Jackson, Sarah Ann (Jackson) Swiers, Rachel Jackson (d.y.) and John Fletcher Jackson.

In 1841, Jacob and Elizabeth and their married daughters and families moved to Van Buren County, Iowa. Jacob and Elizabeth died the following year and within a few days of each other. Both are buried in Valentine Cemetery in Van Buren County.
Jacob Jackson was the son of Samuel Jackson and Margaret Drollinger, the latter a native of Salem County, New Jersey. Jacob's father, Samuel, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, serving from New Jersey. After the war he moved to Allegany County, Maryland to farm and raise his family. Jacob had two brothers, Joseph and Samuel Jackson, and three sisters, Mary (Jackson) Monroe, Margaret (Jackson) Jacobs and Martha Jackson.

Jacob married Elizabeth Poling, the daughter of Richard Poling and Sophia Dewitt, residents of Allegany County, Maryland. Jacob and Elizabeth were married in that county November 1, 1804. Soon after marriage Jacob and Elizabeth moved to what is now Perry County, Ohio. They were the parents of eleven children: Margaret (Jackson) Miller, Samuel Jackson, Sarah Jackson (d.y.), Elizabeth (Jackson) Ricketts, Sophia (Jackson) Frazee, Joseph Jackson, Mary (Jackson) Frazee, Israel Jackson, Sarah Ann (Jackson) Swiers, Rachel Jackson (d.y.) and John Fletcher Jackson.

In 1841, Jacob and Elizabeth and their married daughters and families moved to Van Buren County, Iowa. Jacob and Elizabeth died the following year and within a few days of each other. Both are buried in Valentine Cemetery in Van Buren County.


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