This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gwenmotherhen Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.jackson/12941.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I too have been researching J. Jackson;s in the Alabama area. Many came from the Lee/Russell County area, the cities are Girard and Phonix( no "e" in Phonix, seperates it form the one in Arizona). I have found tha many of the men are John, James,and Joseph. They use them interchangabley , which really makes researching difficult. There are also a bunch of them to look through. I looked at the census you mentioned it could be an "M" or a "W". I would assume it is a "W" though because of the sons middle name being Westley. Many times the father's middle name is handed down to the first born son, the next son usually gets one of the Grandpa's, the third gets the other grandpa's. The same goes for the girls. They really weren't very original back then, so it makes finding them a little easier. If i come across anything in my search, i will let you know. Gwen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
Thanks Gwen, that is very much appreciated!! Susan -- SURNAMES: Allgood, Battles, Boyd, Bynum, "Cornstalk," Elgin, Hudson, Holland, Jackson, Moody, Murphree, Nation(s), Roach, Stanfield, Thomason, Walker, Westbrook. -------------- Original message from "[email protected]" <[email protected]>: -------------- > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: gwenmotherhen > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.jackson/12941.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I too have been researching J. Jackson;s in the Alabama area. Many came from > the Lee/Russell County area, the cities are Girard and Phonix( no "e" in Phonix, > seperates it form the one in Arizona). I have found tha many of the men are > John, James,and Joseph. They use them interchangabley , which really makes > researching difficult. There are also a bunch of them to look through. > > I looked at the census you mentioned it could be an "M" or a "W". I would > assume it is a "W" though because of the sons middle name being Westley. Many > times the father's middle name is handed down to the first born son, the next > son usually gets one of the Grandpa's, the third gets the other grandpa's. The > same goes for the girls. They really weren't very original back then, so it > makes finding them a little easier. > > If i come across anything in my search, i will let you know. > > Gwen > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like > to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond > on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message