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BIRTH: June 1847 New York
BAPTISM:
IMMIGRATION:
DEATH: 1914
BURIAL:
SPOUSE: Hannah____, b. May 1848, d. aft. 1930
MARRIAGE:abt.1868, probably NY
JACKSON
DESCENDANT CHART
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Children
Mary L. Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Margaret E. Jackson
Grace M. Jackson
George H. Jackson Jr. |
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SOURCES
Census
1870 George Jackson, Ward 17, NY, NY, p.124
1870 G Jackson, Manhattan Ward 17, NY, NY p.12, 2nd enumeration
1880 George Jackson, Brooklyn, Kings Co. NY ED208
1900 George H. Jackson, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY ED338
1910 George H. Jackson, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY ED1007
1920 Hannah Jackson, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY ED117
1930 George Jackson, Lynbrook Village, Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY ED58
[Hannah and Katherine living with George H. Jackson Jr.]
Civil War Record
George H. Jackson
Newspaper Articles
George H. Jackson is mentioned in numerous articles from the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle as an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 6, 1894, p.5. A Pleasant Surprise Party. It was
Held at the Residence of George H. Jackson.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 13, 1896, p.2. Miss Jackson Surprised
Directory
1889-1890 Brooklyn, NY, George H. Jackson, 940 Myrtle Ave., secretary
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BIOGRAPHY
George H. Jackson fought in the Civil War with Company D of the 18th New
York Cavalry. He was inducted as a bugler and rose to the rank of
Sergeant. He applied for a pension on January 25, 1892, as an
invalid, and his widow Hannah applied for a widow's pension on July 17,
1914. From this we can assume George probably passed away in March
or April of 1914.
George H. Jackson was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic,
a private
veterans' association of former Union soldiers and sailors. The
organization had a great deal of political influence at the end of the
nineteenth century, and their creation of the Old Soldiers' Homes led to
the development of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. In
1868, the GAR called for May 30 to be designated a memorial day for Union
veterans; this later evolved into the United States national holiday
Memorial Day.
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For a number of years George held the position of
secretary of the G.A.R. and in 1901 was Assistant Adjutant General. At the
time George was a member of the G.A.R., the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn was built, between 1889-92,
commemorating Union forces that died in the Civil War.
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George was a printer in 1870 and 1880, but In 1900
was a pension clerk. His occupation in the 1910 census is
unreadable. The family moved from the Lower East Side to Brooklyn
before 1900.
George and Hannah had five children: Mary Jackson, who died before 1900,
Kathryn or
Katherine Jackson, Margaret Jackson, Grace Jackson who married
John B. Rippinger about 1906, and
one son George Jackson, Jr. Their daughter Kate Jackson must
have been quite popular. In 1894 a party was given to her by her friends
at her parents' home. "The parlors were handsomely decorated for the
occasion and the evening was spent in dancing, singing and recitations.. .
The fun was kept up until a late hour, when the guests separated after
spending a few very pleasant hours with the family of Mr. Jackson. A
plentiful collation [refreshments] was served before the party broke up."
A surprise party was given for Kate in December 1896 by her friends. "The
evening was spent in dancing and refreshments were served."
In 1920 Hannah was age 71 and her
daughter Katherine must have been caring for her full time as Katherine said her
profession was practical nurse, working on her own account at home.
Margaret continued to work as a milliner and was probably the bread-winner
in the family at that time. In 1910 and 1920 the family was living in the same home as
daughter Grace and her husband John Rippinger, but Katherine and Margaret
were still unmarried. Hannah and Katherine later moved in with son
George when he removed to Lynbrook Village in Hempstead, Long Island.
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