Jackson Brigade Reunion 2004 at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Prominent Jacksons Who Lived in Parkersburg
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John
George Jackson, (1777-1825) son of George Jackson and Elizabeth Brake.
He
replaced his father in the U.S Congress for many terms and was a close
friend and ally to
President James Madison. Article on John George Jackson.
Two books have been written on the life of John George Jackson:
John George Jackson by Dorothy Davis, McClain Printing Co., 440
pages, 1976, ISBN 087012241X.
Voice of the New West: John G. Jackson, His Life and Times
by Stephen W. Brown, Mercer University Press, 1985, ISBN
0-865540162-0.
From what we know, he never lived in Parkersburg. We have added him
as the father of John Jay Jackson, Sr.
General
John Jay Jackson, Sr., (1800-1877) son of John George Jackson and
Frances Emelia Triplett. General John Jay Jackson of Wood County was a
delegate to the Richmond Convention, where he voted against secession
from the Union. He also served in the First Wheeling Convention in the
creation of West Virginia. Article on General John J. Jackson.
"Iron Judge" John Jay Jackson, Jr., (1824-1907) son of John Jay Jackson,
Sr. and Emma G. Beeson. Article
on John Jay Jackson, Jr. Judge John Jay Jackson of Wood County
served as a delegate to the First Wheeling Convention in the
creation of West Virginia. He later served
as a Federal judge.
James Monroe Jackson (1825-1901) - also known as James M. Jackson
- Cousin of William Thomas Bland. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County,
Va. (now W.Va.), December 3, 1825, son of John Jay Jackson, Sr. and Emma
G. Beeson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1870-71; delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; circuit
judge, 1873-88; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District,
1889-90; criminal court judge, 1891-1901. Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February 14, 1901. Interment at Riverview Cemetery,
Parkersburg, W.Va. See also: congressional
biography. Monument
of Judge James Monroe Jackson, Sr. Court House, Parkersburg, WV.
Governor Jacob Beeson Jackson (1829-1893) - also known as Jacob -
B. Jackson of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born April 6,
1829. Son of John Jay Jackson, Sr. and Emma G. Beeson. Democrat. Mayor of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1879; Governor of West
Virginia, 1881-85. Died December 11 1893. Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va. A page on Jacob Beeson Jackson compiled by the West Virginia State Archives.