This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 4Sandy3 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sinks/127.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Ann, Yes I am Jessie's granddaughter. I felt bad about the DNA test not showing what we had hoped. I would like to find another member from a different part of the family to verify the results. Since we have a good handle on the Jacksons in IN it seems that the break must have happened in North Carolina. The Hammericks were in North Carolina but not the same area as our Jacksons. But I did find reference of a boy "who shall now be called Jackson" so it must have been an adoption possibly from the son of wife through a previous marriage. Who knows? My grandmother Jessie died when she was in her thirties and my dad was just a boy so I never got to meet her but I remember great-grandmother Jackson well. We lived in Florida but we used to come to Indiana for summer vacations. Aunt Nellie was my dad's favorite and she even came to Florida to visit. I got some genealogy information from Aunt Nellies daughter Thelma. Are you currently working on genealogy? I have been doing it for over 20 years and was teaching a class but I was trying to do too many things and haven't done any genealogy for a while. I run in spurts. I am a member of the Daughter of the American Revolution on my mother's side. I am also a member of the Indiana Pioneer Families on my dad's side. They have asked me to also add our Jackson Family to the Indiana Pioneer Families but I haven't finifhed the paperwork. John M. Jackson, Sr. Owned land in Miami County very early and was active in many things including the Grand Jury. John M. Jr. was a lawyer and well known also. I am a member of the Miami County Hisotrical Society too. I haven't been back to Peru since I buried my mothet there in December of 1993. I keep thinking I need to do a lot of work there but I can't seem to get it planned. Good to talk to you. Keep in touch. Sandy 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.