Descendants of John R. Jackson  

Generation No. 1  

1.  JOHN R.¹ JACKSON was born 1836 in Virginia, and died 1891 in Pike County, Ohio.  He married MARTHA JANE BROWN May 07, 1857 in Pike County, Ohio, daughter of BENJAMIN BROWN and LOUISA HUNT.  She was born March 24, 1841 in Virginia, and died April 11, 1926 in Ross County, Ohio (Chillicothe) (Source: Death Record, Ross County, Ohio, 27378 microfiche.).

Notes for JOHN R. JACKSON:

John R. is believed to have owned a large amount of land in northeastern Pike County, Ohio.  The area is known as Linn Hill.  He is buried in Jackson Cemetery off Dutch Hollow Rd. outside of Beaver, Ohio (between Beaver and Big Rock).  When standing at the Cemetery, the ridge running east obscures the view of Big Rock.

Spoke with John F. Ragland on March 28, 1998, who took us to this cemetery.  He spoke about the large land holdings of this family at one time.  "The Jacksons were a very important family here" he said.  "They were very involved in the community."

Additional information may be available through the Zion Baptist Church on Rte. 335.

Supposedly, John and Martha J. had 10 children and possibly 3 other children were raised in their household.  According to Raymond Jackson, a slave owner named James Jackson freed his slaves and brought them to Pike County, Ohio, where he bought land and gave each slave a parcel.  The name of Jackson township is reportedly from this slave owner.  He says to his knowledge there were multiple freed slaves named John Jackson, so each was given a different middle initial to distinguish himself from the others.

Uncle Raymond believed that this James Jackson was a plantation owner from the same area as the Haley family from the book and TV series "Roots".

1870 census of Pike County shows John R with real estate valued at $1000 and personal property valued at $300.  In that household at that time are his wife Martha J. and children, Osbern F. (Oswald?), Everson (Neverson), Madison, Fredonia A., Jilena (?), George W. and Ulysses S.G.

Notes for MARTHA JANE BROWN:

Martha is reportedly the daughter of Andrew Jackson (President of the United States).  Family seem to believe that her father is listed as James Jackson so that Andrew Jackson would not be identified as her real father.  Reportedly the land she and John R. lived on in Pike County, Ohio was given to them and purchased by Andrew Jackson prior to the Civil War.  I am unable to find hard evidence of this.

Raymond Jackson says he remembers that Martha Jane was a tall, stately woman.

There is one reference to Martha Jane (Brown) Jackson in marriage records for Fredonia to William Farrow.  When questioning Aunt Helen (Jackson) Warfield about this, she stated that she believed Martha's mother had not been married and her last name had been Brown.

When talking to Uncle Raymond Jackson about this, he said that was untrue, Martha Jane has always been a Jackson.  She was the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Jackson and therefore had the maiden name Jackson.  He did not have any idea where the reference to Brown had come from.

In the 1900 census, Martha J. is living with Fredonia and William Farrow in Pike County.  Martha lists both her parents as being born in Virginia.  Martha is widowed at this time.

At the time of her death Martha J. is reported to have lived at 253 Mechanic St., Chillicothe, Ohio.  She reportedly died of terminal pneumonia and chronic gastritis.  She was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio on April 14, 1926.  The undertaker is listed as Wm. Scary (?)..  Death record lists the father of Martha as Benjamin Brown of Va. and the mother as Louisa Hunt of Va.  The informant for this death information was listed as Mrs. William Farrow (Fredonia Jackson).

Her grave is in Lot B, Block 12, Series 12, Grave 3.  Enter the cemetery from Eastern Ave. (near the Soldiers' Mound).  Follow the road until it curves to the left. Walk toward the large tree that will be north toward the street.  Her marker has been broken.

According to Roger Wilkins, it was often debated in his family whether Martha J. was white.  He says that she lived with Madison Jackson and his family for two years and that his mother told him that she appeared to be white.  He told me the following story.

At some point Martha J. decided that she wanted to visit Madison and his wife in Minneapolis.  Roger's mother was under the impression that she wanted to see for herself what kind of woman had married her son.  She arranged to travel by train.  Since Madison was unable to pick her up at the train station, Roger's mother planned to meet her.  Roger's mother arrived at the station and when the train she was expecting Martha on arrived only one white woman disembarked.  His mother looked around and seeing no one else getting off the train, decided that Martha J. must have gotten off at the St. Paul station.  She then went to St. Paul in search of Martha but found no one there, either.  Ultimately she returned to the Minneapolis station to find that same white woman waiting in there....Martha J.

His other story about Martha J. was more cruel but also amusing.  Martha J. was a seamstress who went to people's homes and made and tailored clothing for them.  One day she was working at a woman's home when it began to rain.  Her son, Madison, knowing that his mother had not taken an umbrella with her, went to the house to escort her home.  When he arrived at the house and the woman of the house answered the door, he explained that he was Martha J.'s son and that he had come to walk her home.  The woman proceeded to go to Martha and tell her that "her nigger son" was there to get her.  Martha J. was so enraged that she tore up all the clothing she was working on and destroyed the sewing equipment as well before leaving the house with "her nigger son."   It seems that fiestiness runs in the Jackson genes.  

Roger reported that shortly before Roy Jackson died, he visited him and was told the following story:

When Roy was about 13 years old, his grand mother, Martha J. told him to sit down.  She said she wanted to tell him her story so that as the oldest child in his family, he would always know it and tell it to others.  She said that her mother and father had been slaves but had been somewhat prosperous, under those circumstances.  They had a small garden and farm animals.  One night a band of soldiers, led by a great man, came and killed and ate the livestock and harvested and ate all the vegetables.  Later, the leader of the group, General Jackson "had his way" with her mother.  That was the night that Martha J. was conceived.  She said that her mother was determined that Martha J. would never endure such a thing.  She made every effort to free herself and her child.  She said that they found themselves owning land in Ohio as the General purchased property for them as a means of atoning for his sins that night.  Roger was unsure which General Jackson this might have been but believes it would be Andrew Jackson (possibly but not likely Stonewall Jackson)

Roger reports that he had heard similar stories from his aunt Marvel.

Children of JOHN JACKSON and MARTHA BROWN are:

              i.     ABRAHAM² JACKSON, b. Abt. 1859.

Notes for ABRAHAM JACKSON:

Abraham is listed in 1860 census as being 1 yr old.  There is no mention of him in the 1880 census and no one has any recollection of this name in oral history

              ii.     NEVERSON JACKSON, b. Abt. 1862.

Notes for NEVERSON JACKSON:

Neverson did not marry and had no children

2.          iii.     MADISON JACKSON, b. Abt. 1863, Pike County, Ohio; d. 1927, Minnesota (Minneapolis).

3.          iv.     FREDONIA JACKSON, b. April 1865, Pike County, Ohio; d. May 27, 1938, Ross County, Ohio.

4.          v.     GEORGE W. JACKSON, b. May 1868, Pike County, Ohio; d. 1935, Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus).

            vi.     JOHN H. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1871, Pike County, Ohio; d. Pike County, Ohio.

Notes for JOHN H. JACKSON:

John died as a child.

            vii.     JAMES ALFRED JACKSON, b. February 01, 1873, Pike County, Ohio; m. TERESA ?.

Notes for JAMES ALFRED JACKSON:

James Alfred lived most of his life in Columbus, Ohio.  He owned two theaters, the Ogden and the Empress on Long St.  He had the Teresa building constructed and named it for his wife.  He lived on the SE corner of Long and Monroe.

James went by the name of Al.

           viii.     CHARLES H. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1875, Pike County, Ohio; d. Minneapolis, Minnesota; m. JESSIE ­­_____.

Notes for CHARLES H. JACKSON:

According to Uncle Raymond, Jessie was Charles’ second wife.  He remembers her as being much younger than Charles.  She was very fair complexioned and had sandy brown hair.

             ix.     ARDENA JACKSON, b. Aft. 1880, Pike County, Ohio.

5.           x.     OSWALD JACKSON, b. Aft. 1880, Pike County, Ohio; d. Pike County, Ohio.

Generation No. 2  

2.  MADISON² JACKSON (JOHN R.¹) was born Abt. 1863 in Pike County, Ohio, and died 1927 in Minnesota (Minneapolis) (Source: (1) Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Tombstone,  (2) Marvel Cooke Interview, http://npc.press.org/wpforal/cook.).  He married AMY BROWN WOOD Abt. 1900 in South Dakota (Source: Marvel Cooke Interview, Cooke: That's right. But she did, and she got back to Washington and took a government test to be a cook at an Indian reservation. But anyway, she was assigned to an Indian reservation in South Dakota. My father [Madison Jackson] saw her on the train and thought she was beautiful, and wanted to know her, but she wasn't accustomed to picking up men like that, so she had nothing to do with him. She was on her way to Pierre, South Dakota, where there was an Indian reservation. He tried to talk with her. She wouldn't talk to him. But she lost a comb, a little comb that you put in your hair, and she was telling the conductor about it. My father said, "I would be the one that would most likely find it." He was on the train that went into Pierre, and he was able to talk with her. When they got to Pierre, he said, "I'll get a horse and buggy and take you to where you're going." She said, "No, they're going to meet me." But they didn't meet her. So he did take her to the reservation, where she not only cooked, but she taught cooking to the little Indian girls. But after eighteen months of that, she couldn't take it. She just couldn't stand the way Indians were treated, and she related to it a lot because she knew how we were treated, and she resigned and was going back to Washington. My father persuaded her not to, and they got married. The railroad had a dead end at Mankato. Currie: So that's how they got to Mankato. .).  She was born in Northumberland County, Virginia (Burgess Store).

Notes for MADISON JACKSON:

According to Raymond Jackson, Madison was the first black to graduate from law school at OSU.  Being black, he was unable to practice law in Ohio at that time.  He moved to Minnesota but found himself unable to practice there as well.  Ultimately, he became the legal advisor to the man who headed the union for railroad waiters and pullmen.  (This has been determined to be untrue.  See below.)

According to Roger Wilkins, Madison was a sleeping car porter.  He believes that he worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad.  He states that he was a very intelligent man.  He was the first black admitted to the bar in South Dakota but he continued to make his living working for the railroad.  Roger reports that Madison moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota because he wanted his children to be raised in a college town where he felt they could get a good education.  He didn't want them to "have to clean white peoples' houses" all their lives.

Roger reports that Madison met Amy in Pierre, South Dakota, where she was teaching in an Indian school.  He was based there for the railroad.

Roger states that his mother told him that Madison may have had no formal education beyond the 8th grade in Pike County.  The rest of his education he acquired on his own.  He reportedly read law books on his long railroad trips.

Cooke: Well, that is a very interesting story that Roger [Roger Wilkins, Mrs. Cooke's nephew] might have mentioned. Maybe he didn't. My father was the son of an Ohio farmer, who was not a slave, although he was born in the period when he could have been. He was a very bright man and expected all of his children, when they got their majority, to buy land adjacent to his and go to farming. My father wanted an education. So the day he became twenty-one, he was packing to go to Chillicothe, Ohio, which was the nearest town, and his father came in and said, "Madison, what are you doing?"

He said, "I'm going to Chillicothe."

"What for?"

"To get an education." He had been self-taught up to that point, and he had a great deal of knowledge. He was very tall. He went into Chillicothe. He was prepared to go into high school, but he couldn't spell. He hadn't stopped to learn how to spell. So they returned him to the first grade. I don't know what year that was, but I could figure it out. But within seven years, he had graduated from Ohio State University in law. However, discrimination—he ran on the road from Columbus, I think, to Chicago. He was a Pullman porter.

Currie: So instead of being able to get a job as a lawyer

Cooke: He couldn't because of the discrimination. He wasn't prepared to support himself as a lawyer. No law firm would hire him, either black or white, so he ran on the road to support himself. (Source:  Marvel Cooke: Interview #1 (pp. 1-19)

October 4, 1989 in Harlem, New York Kathleen Currie, Interviewer)

Title: Marvel Cooke - Session 1Currie: What was it about Minneapolis that your father liked?

Cooke: Its beauty, number one. He felt that there were many opportunities there. The university was there. He thought that he would get involved in law, which he never did. That was a great disappointment in his life. He was a Pullman porter all of the days that I can remember, until he retired. He did very well. He bought a piece of property very near the university, I guess so that we could walk to school. [Laughter.] It would have meant a big carfare. But anyway, he bought a piece of property there and built a beautiful house, which we grew up in, very close to the Mississippi River. It was just lovely.

Currie: Why wasn't he able to ever get back into law?

Cooke: Because, I think it was racism. There were not enough black people in Minneapolis to support him as a lawyer, and white people weren't at that point going to hire a black person as a lawyer. He got involved in a side business that made a lot of money, and he just brought us up that way.

Currie: What was his side business?

Cooke: I cannot tell you. I wouldn't want it for publication.

Currie: Okay.

Cooke: I wouldn't mind telling you, but I don't want it—

Currie: Do you want me to turn off the recorder?

Cooke: Turn it off and I'll tell you. [Tape interruption.] (To view the original document, go to: http://npc.press.org/wpforal/cook1.htm)

 Notes for AMY BROWN WOOD:

Amy met Madison in Pierre, South Dakota, where she was teaching in an Indian School.   Roger Wilkins reports that Amy was half Indian.  Her mother was Cherokee.  

 More About MADISON JACKSON and AMY WOOD:

Marriage: Abt. 1900, South Dakota (Source: Marvel Cooke Interview, Cooke: That's right. But she did, and she got back to Washington and took a government test to be a cook at an Indian reservation. But anyway, she was assigned to an Indian reservation in South Dakota. My father [Madison Jackson] saw her on the train and thought she was beautiful, and wanted to know her, but she wasn't accustomed to picking up men like that, so she had nothing to do with him. She was on her way to Pierre, South Dakota, where there was an Indian reservation. He tried to talk with her. She wouldn't talk to him. But she lost a comb, a little comb that you put in your hair, and she was telling the conductor about it. My father said, "I would be the one that would most likely find it." He was on the train that went into Pierre, and he was able to talk with her. When they got to Pierre, he said, "I'll get a horse and buggy and take you to where you're going." She said, "No, they're going to meet me." But they didn't meet her. So he did take her to the reservation, where she not only cooked, but she taught cooking to the little Indian girls. But after eighteen months of that, she couldn't take it. She just couldn't stand the way Indians were treated, and she related to it a lot because she knew how we were treated, and she resigned and was going back to Washington. My father persuaded her not to, and they got married. The railroad had a dead end at Mankato. Currie: So that's how they got to Mankato. .)

      Children of MADISON JACKSON and AMY WOOD are:

              i.     MEREDITH³ JACKSON.

6.           ii.     ZELMA JACKSON, d. Abt. 1989.

             iii.     MARVEL JACKSON, b. Abt. 1901; m. CECIL COOK.

 Notes for MARVEL JACKSON:

According to Roger Wilkins, Marvel attended the University of Minnesota and graduated from Ohio State University.  She lived in Columbus with her uncle Al Jackson (James Alfred) while attending OSU.  After graduation, her mother wrote to W.E.B. DuBois asking him to assist her in finding employment.  She went to New York and worked for him.  While there she met Roy Wilkins.  She implored DuBois to hire Roy Wilkins, extolling his intelligence and abilities.  They were for some time engaged.  Roy was hired by DuBois but he and Marvel never married.  She eventually married Cecil Cook.  

As of September 13, 1999 Roger reports that Marvel is still living in Harlem and is 98 years old.

 Cooke: I was born early in this century, in Mankato, Minnesota. I was the first black baby born in that town. The first Chinese baby had been born the week before, and my mother said to my father, "I'm glad we had just a plain little Negro baby," because everyone in the town turned out to look, to scrutinize that Chinese baby. But the same thing happened to me. Pigmentation is the last thing that comes to a baby, and I was very fair. So the story got around the town that my mother must have been untrue to my father, that that couldn't be a Negro child. They moved to Minneapolis when I was six weeks old. My mother never explained it to me, but she'd be combing my hair when I was about four, and she says, "I should take you back to Mankato and let them look at you now." Because the black features had all turned up. (Source: Marvel Cooke: Interview #1 (pp. 1-19) October 4, 1989 in Harlem, New York Kathleen Currie, Interviewer)  

7.          iv.     HELEN JACKSON, b. Abt. 1907.   

3.  FREDONIA² JACKSON (JOHN R.¹) was born April 1865 in Pike County, Ohio, and died May 27, 1938 in Ross County, Ohio.  She married (1) MITCHUM B. SMITH January 08, 1888 in Pike County, Ohio.    She married (2) WILLIAM T. FARROW February 17, 1900 in Pike County, Ohio. 

 Notes for FREDONIA JACKSON:

Fredonia lived for some time in Chillicothe, Ohio.  She was married at that time to William Farrow.  It appears that at the time Fredonia and William Farrow married, she had two sons, Orpha and Oris, from her marriage to Mitchum.  William Farrow appears to have been previously married and had four children, two daughters, Osa and Mary E., and two sons Pearl and Clarence.  Ultimately, she returned to Pike County.  She actually lived on Linn Hill.  This is according the Raymond Jackson.  

Administrator of her will:  Joseph Artis.  She had personal property of $500 and 143 acres of real estate in Pike County valued at $1,200.  Fredonia dies intestate and her estate was distributed by the laws of intestate succession to:  Orpha V. Smith, age 47 (son) Veterans Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio and Oris J. Smith, age 45 (son) RFD #1, Beaver, Ohio.  

Children of FREDONIA JACKSON and MITCHUM SMITH are:

              i.     ORA JAMES³ SMITH, b. April 1890.

              ii.     ORPHA V. SMITH, b. June 1892.

4.  GEORGE W.² JACKSON (JOHN R.¹) was born May 1868 in Pike County, Ohio, and died 1935 in Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus).  He married ELIZABETH REYNOLDS March 07, 1893 in Ross County, Ohio, daughter of ALLEN REYNOLDS and ELIZABETH _____.  She was born May 1873 in Ohio.

 Notes for GEORGE W. JACKSON:

The 1900 census of Pike County shows G.W., Lizzie, Clifford, Ina, Louisa and Alvin all living in the household.  Louisa is not found again.  At this time Lizzie states she has had 4 children with 4 living children.  G.W. is listed as a farmer owning a farm.  In this census, George and Lizzie report being married 7 years.  

Raymond Jackson states that originally, George farmed on his fathers land in Pike County.  When they moved to Columbus, he began an excavation business and was responsible for the excavation required to build the LeVeque Tower in downtown Columbus.  His company was also involved in the excavation required for the construction of O'Shaunessy Dam.

He said that eventually Elizabeth became ill (kidney failure?) and was told that the only thing that would help her was sulphur water.  This is when they bought the farm in Plain City and moved there.  They bought that particular farm because sulphur water was found there.  Finally, Elizabeth's health became even worse and they moved to South Charleston.  

Gwendolyn Jackson reports that George's middle name could have been Wendel.  That was the middle name of Roy Jackson, his son.

Notes for ELIZABETH REYNOLDS:

Elizabeth died in the house where Ina and Nelson Artis were living at the time.

Children of GEORGE JACKSON and ELIZABETH REYNOLDS are:

8.            i.     GLADYS³ JACKSON.

9.           ii.     MYRTLE JACKSON.

             iii.     RUTH JACKSON, m. (1) JESSIE HOPKINS; m. (2) HARVEY BOGGS.

            iv.     CLIFFORD F. JACKSON, b. December 19, 1893; d. May 1983, Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus).

10.         v.     INA MAE JACKSON, b. March 18, 1895, Pike County, Ohio; d. April 1980.

            vi.     LOUISA R. JACKSON, b. October 1896.

            vii.     ALVIN E. JACKSON, b. January 26, 1899; d. July 1971; m. LYDA _____.

11.      viii.     ROY JACKSON, b. October 12, 1902; d. August 30, 1992, Clark County, Ohio (Springfield).

             ix.     EUNICE JACKSON, b. 1904; d. 1945; m. CHARLES SMITH.

 Notes for EUNICE JACKSON:

Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.  (See George Jackson)

               x.     RAYMOND JACKSON, b. June 27, 1906; m. (1) HELEN _____; m. (2) DOROTHY _____.

12.        xi.     HELEN JACKSON, b. 1912; d. November 07, 1999.

  5.  OSWALD² JACKSON (JOHN R.¹) was born Aft. 1880 in Pike County, Ohio, and died in Pike County, Ohio.

 Notes for OSWALD JACKSON:

According to Raymond Jackson, Oswald was living with Fredonia at the time of his death.  

      Children of OSWALD JACKSON are:

              i.     BERNARD³ JACKSON.

              ii.     OCIE JACKSON.

             iii.     THURMAN R. JACKSON, b. November 03, 1900; d. November 01, 1966.

Generation No. 3  

6.  ZELMA³ JACKSON (MADISON², JOHN R.¹) died Abt. 1989.

 Notes for ZELMA JACKSON:

According to Roger Wilkins, Zelma was a beautiful woman whom he remembers as being great fun to be with.  She was "quite a party girl" he says.  He reports that she was a very talented seamstress who never fully developed her talent.  He says that she had her son Kent late in life.

Child of ZELMA JACKSON is:

              i.     KENT⁴ JACKSON.

Notes for KENT JACKSON:

According to Roger, no one knows where Kent is.

7.  HELEN³ JACKSON (MADISON², JOHN R.¹) was born Abt. 1907.  She married (1) ? CLAYTOR.    She married (2) EARL WILKINS Abt. 1931. 

Notes for HELEN JACKSON:

Reportedly as of 1998, Helen was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

According to Roger Wilkins, son of Helen and Earl, Helen graduated from the University of Minnesota.  She worked or volunteered with the YWCA her entire life.  Initially moved to New York and was ultimately head of race relations for the YWCA.  She was active in efforts throughout the south to desegregate the Ys.  Helen was the first black President of the YWCA.  She was active in the Episcopal Church.  Roger reports that as of September 13, 1999, Helen is 92 years old and living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Title: Marvel Cooke - Session 1Currie: I know Helen is a very accomplished woman.

Cooke: I'm very proud of her.

Currie: More mainstream than you are.

Cooke: Yes. I am very proud of her, the contribution she has made to the women's movement, the contribution she's made to her community, and she's very highly respected, she's very bright.

She was the first black woman who was ever national president of the YWCA. I'm very proud of that accomplishment. We love each other very much, but I avoid speaking about certain things. To view original, go to: http://npc.press.org/wpforal/cook1.htm

Notes for EARL WILKINS:

Earl was the younger brother of Roy Wilkins.  (See information under Marvel Jackson.)

Children of HELEN JACKSON and _____ CLAYTOR are:

              i.     JUDY⁴ CLAYTOR, b. Abt. 1947.

              ii.     SHARON CLAYTOR, b. Abt. 1950.     

Child of HELEN JACKSON and EARL WILKINS is:

             iii.     ROGER⁴ WILKINS.

 Notes for ROGER WILKINS:

Roger lives in Virginia and is a professor at George Mason University.  He is also the editor of Crisis magazine.  He has appeared on numerous television programs discussing blacks in America.  

  8.  GLADYS³ JACKSON (GEORGE W.², JOHN R.¹)  She married HENRY BAKER. 

      Child of GLADYS JACKSON and HENRY BAKER is:

13.          i.     JOANNE⁴ BAKER, Adopted child.  

9.  MYRTLE³ JACKSON (GEORGE W.², JOHN R.¹)  She married EARL BELCHER. 

Child of MYRTLE JACKSON and EARL BELCHER is:

              i.     CATHERINE⁴ BELCHER.

  10.  INA MAE³ JACKSON (GEORGE W.², JOHN R.¹) was born March 18, 1895 in Pike County, Ohio, and died April 1980.  She married (1) NELSON ELIAS ARTIS, son of WILLIAM ARTIS and LAURA BROWN.  He was born November 17, 1894 in Pike County, Ohio, and died November 15, 1984 in Madison County, Ohio (London).  She married (2) MATTHEW ARMSTRONG. 

 Notes for NELSON ELIAS ARTIS:

1900 census shows Nelson living in Pike Co., Ohio with Elias Brown.  Nelson is listed as age 5 and is Elias's grandson.  

 Children of INA JACKSON and NELSON ARTIS are:

14.          i.     GEORGE⁴ ARTIS.

15.         ii.     EDITH ARTIS, b. September 03, 1917; d. December 1986, Clark County, Ohio (Springfield).

16.        iii.     VERNON NELSON ARTIS, b. August 22, 1919, Columbus, Ohio; d. May 31, 1998, Springfield, Ohio.

17.        iv.     HERMAN FRANKLIN ARTIS, b

Child of INA JACKSON and MATTHEW ARMSTRONG is:

             v.     MELVIN⁴ ARMSTRONG.

11.  ROY³ JACKSON (GEORGE W.², JOHN R.¹) was born October 12, 1902, and died August 30, 1992 in Clark County, Ohio (Springfield).  He married GWENDOLYN MOXLEY. 

 Notes for ROY J