Jordan T. Jackson

Male, #4925, (11 Apr 1814 - 1 May 1898)

Birth*11 Apr 1814 Jordan was born at Georgia on 11 Apr 1814.1 
Marriage*9 Nov 1838 He married Comfort Amanda Culpepper at Monroe Co., Georgia, on 9 Nov 1838.2,3 
(Security) Guardian11 Dec 1838 He posted security after the death of Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL, for Jane Grier McCrary to be guardian of Daniel Clark Culpepper, Benjamin Franklin Drayton Culpepper, Mariner Jackson Culpepper, Lucinda Council Culpepper, Frances Edna Culpepper and James Monroe Culpepper on 11 Dec 1838 at Monroe Co., Georgia.4 
(Witness) ProbateJan 1844 He witnessed the probate of the estate of Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL in Jan 1844 at Monroe Co., Georgia; J. T. Jackson & Jane G. Culpepper, adm & admx of estate of Mariner Culpepper, dec'd, to Henry W. Walton for $801: Lot 209 in District 5. Wit: John Reading, Robt Bowman, J.P.5 
(administrator) ProbateApr 1845 He was the administrator of Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL's estate in Apr 1845.6 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Jordan was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Pike Co., Georgia.7 
Death*1 May 1898 He died at Stewart Co., Georgia, on 1 May 1898.1 
Burial*circa 2 May 1898 His body was interred circa 2 May 1898 at Lumpkin Cemetery, Stewart Co., Georgia.1 
Biography* In January 2004, Steven Earl Newberry wrote:
     The following census information is what I have for the family of Jordan T. JACKSON and Comfort Amanda CULPEPPER Jackson...
     In the late sixties, a family member researched my NEWBERRY family, interviewing many family members and seeing family records such as Bibles and other documents. In her research she says that Ella Lillie Ora Jackson's father was Jordan T. or possibly James T. JACKSON and that her mother was Amanda CULPEPPER. Unfortunately, she did not record her sources, but I'm sure she did not pull these names from her hat. I believe one of the family members, probably now gone, must have told her about Ella's parentage. There has been some confusion, that I think was all caused by the 1870 census, about "Jordan" VS "James" T. JACKSON. There are stories in the CARROLL family history that tell of Ella's sister Ida Leny JACKSON being an "Indian Princess" and a great uncle CARROLL remembering going to an Indian Reservation in Alabama to visit JACKSON relatives... [On 3 Feb 2004, Theresa A Lovett e-mail address wrote, "The 'great Uncle Carroll' was actually my Uncle Edward Scott King, my Mother's brother. It was their Mother Zela C. Carroll, my Grandmother, that he said took him to the reservation. That is stated in a letter he sent to me in the 1970's."]
     It is my own belief that if Jordan and his son used aliases in the 1870 census, it might have been to avoid being sent to the Oklahoma Indian Reservation, or possibly they did something during the War, that created the need to avoid detection.
     Anyway, I hope you will find the census data, at least, interesting.
Steven Earl Newberry,
Great grandson of Ella Lillie Ora JACKSON.

1850 District No 6 Pike County, GEORGIA ; 31st day of Oct 1850
Joseph (R.?) Culpepper, Ass't Marshall
Household 664 664
Jordan......Jackson...36.M.W...Merchant....3500...GA [possibly later used alais James T]
Amanda................27.F.W......................GA [Comfort Amanda CULPEPPER; A.C. in 1860]
Julia.................11.F.W......................GA
Drury.N................8.M.W......................GA
Henrietta.S............8.F.W......................GA [H. S. in the 1860]
Caroline.V.............6.F.W......................GA [possibly the 1870 "Carrie"]
Emma.M.................3.F.W......................GA
Chas.T.................2.M.W......................GA [C. T. in the 1860]
Jourdin T...........5/12.M.W......................GA [possibly later used alais John T]
1860 Eastern Division Monore County, Mississippi, 1st day of July 1860
; PO Aberdeen ; J.A.Holladay, Ass't Marshall
Household 53 - 53
J..T..Jackson...46.M.W.1500.-.1200....GA (2 in Attended school within a year?)
A..C............36.F.W................GA [Amanda CULPEPPER Jackson]
H..S............17.F.W................GA [Henrietta S. in 1850]
C..T............12.M.W................GA [Chas T. in 1850]
J..T............10.M.W................GA [Jourdin T in 1850]
W..C.............5.M.W................GA [Could be N. C. Jackson;age doesn't fit descending order, thus age 8 might make more sense]
* next census page (page 10)
E..L..Jackson....6.F.W................GA [Ella Lillie Ora JACKSON Newberry - buried Clay Hill, Pike Co. AL.]
Ida..............4.F.W................GA [Ida Leny - married a CARROLL - buried Bethel, Pike Co. AL.]
L..J.............2.F.W................GA [Lucy J in 1870]
*Lam and 21 Parham's nearby
* The "S" in H. S. above looks like an "L" to me, BUT, in at least two instances the enumerator wrote the "S" in the abbreviation for the state "SC" in exactly the same way, ALTHOUGH the enumerator's "S's" did usually look like "S's". Since this "H.S. Jackson appears to the the Henrietta S. Jackson in the 1850 census, I decided to show "H.S." in this 1860 census transcription, noting here that it might be "H.L.".
Comfort Amanda CULPEPPER Jackson died in Pike County on 18 Nov 1868

1870 Beat N ; Pike County, ALABAMA ; 15 day of Jun 1870
PO Louisville ; Daniel Gillis, Ass't Marshall
Household 111 111
Jackson.James.T........56........M.W.Farmer..1600-1220..GA [seems to be alais for Jordan T or an enumeration error.]
........Carrie.........25........F.W....................GA [Probably Caroline in 1850]
........John.T.........19........M.W....................GA [Jourdin T age 5/12 in 1850? Had Jordan become a liability!]
........Ella.L.........15........F.W....................GA [Ella Lille Ora, E. L. in 1860]
........Ida.L..........13........F.W....................GA [Ida Leny, Ida in 1860]
* next census page
Household 112 112 [I wonder if it should have been a differnt household?]
Jackson.Lucy.J.........11 or 12..F.W....................GA [L.J. in 1860]
........Morgan.M..L.....9 or 7...M.W....................MS [Monroe L in 1880]
*Parham, Hobdy, Samuel Holt family, nearby
1880 Census Place Pleasant Hill, Pike, Alabama
Family History Library Film 1254029/NA Film Number T9-0029/Page Number 114B
Name Relation Ma Sex Race Age Born Occupation Fa Mo
A. H. NEWBERRY Self M Male W 35 AL Farmer GA GA [Albert Howard] My Great Grandfather
Ella L. NEWBERRY Wife M Female W 25 GA Keeps Home GA GA [Ella Lillie Ora JACKSON]
Joseph J. NEWBERRY Son S Male W 7 AL AL GA [Joseph Jordan]
Monroe J. NEWBERRY Son S Male W 8 AL AL GA [Monroe Jackson]
Thomas J. NEWBERRY Son S Male W 9M AL AL GA [Thomas Johnston]
Monroe L. JACKSON B-in-Law S Male W 20 GA Farm Lab GA GA [Ella's Brother]

1880 Census Place Pataula, Stewart, Georgia
Family History Library Film 1254165/NA Film Number T9-0165/Page Number 471D
Name Relation Ma Sex Race Age Born Occupation Fa Mo
Jordan JACKSON Self M Male W 66 GA Farmer -- -- [Using Jordan again]
Sarah JACKSON Wife M Female W 47 GA GA GA [Second wife]
Nancy BRINSON Other S Female W 28 GA GA GA
Jordan T JACKSON b:11 apr 1814 Baldwin County, Georgia d:01 May 1898 Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia
- Buried: Lumpkin Cemetery, Stewart County, Georgia - North Side (Methodist) as, "Jordan T. Jackson, Apr. 11, 1814; May 1, 1898; a Mason"
To the best of my knowledge, the only information that confuses the family history regarding the name(s) of Jordan T. JACKSON / James T, JACKSON is the 1870 Pike County, Alabama census. Perhaps the 1870 enumerator simply wrote "James" in error...
(Names referenced above: Jordan T. Jackson Jordan T. Jackson).1 

Family

Comfort Amanda Culpepper (26 Dec 1822 - 18 Nov 1868)
Marriage*9 Nov 1838 He married Comfort Amanda Culpepper at Monroe Co., Georgia, on 9 Nov 1838.2,3 
Children

Last Edited 7 Feb 2004

Citations

  1. E-mail from Steven Earl Newberry, e-mail address to Warren Culpepper & Lew Griffin, 2004-2005.
  2. , Mariner Culpepper Family Bible: Abstracted by Warren Culpepper from photocopies of bible pages in the files of Culpepper Connections, Original source and current owner unknown, owner.
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/ga/monroe.htm#Mariner
  3. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Amanda C. Culpepper and Gordon T. Jackson on 9 Nov 1837 in Monroe Co., GA.
  4. Monroe County Court of the Ordinary Annual Returns, Book D, 1836-1840.
  5. Abstracted by Lewis W. Griffin, Monroe Co., GA Deeds, 1822-1868, Books A-P, Salt Lake City, UT: Monroe County Superior Court, Published on Microfilm by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 164,136 - 164,143.
  6. Abstracted by Lewis W. Griffin, Monroe Co., GA Deeds, 1822-1868, Books A-P, Salt Lake City, UT: Monroe County Superior Court, Published on Microfilm by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 164,136 - 164,143.
    Book L, Page 496.
  7. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Household 664, District 6 Pike Co., GA,
    Joseph Culpepper, Ass't Marshall
    Jordan Jackson, 36, M, Merchant, $3500, GA
    Amanda (Culpepper) Jackson, 27, F, W, GA
    Julia Jackson, 11, F, GA
    Drury N. Jackson, 8, M, GA
    Henrietta S. Jackson, 8, F, GA
    Caroline V. Jackson, 6, F, GA
    Emma M. Jackson, 3, F, GA
    Chas. T. Jackson, 2, M, GA
    Jourdin T. Jackson, 5/12, M, GA.
  8. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 1077, District 5, Houston Co., GA
    Jane E. Culpepper, 59, F, Widow, $5,000/$23,070, GA
    James M. Culpepper, 21, M, Farmer, GA
    Drewey M. Jackson, 19, M, GA.
  9. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 33A, Family 1181, Perry PO, Houston Co., GA
    James M. Culpepper, 31, M, Farmer, $6000/$1500, GA
    Martha Culpepper, 22, F, GA
    Alice Culpepper, 3, F, GA
    Infant Culpepper, 2/12 (Apr 1869), M, GA
    John T. Jackson, 22, M, Farm Manager, GA
    Jane G. Culpepper, 70, F, GA.