At an unknown date and place, he married Virginia J. Southerland and they became the parents of five known children, two sons and three dughters:
Laura J. Hartsell
James S. Hartsell
Annie Hartsell
May Hartsell
Ernest H. Hartsell
On 14 January 1883[1] at the age of fifty-two, Jackson died of unknown causes in Magnolia, Duplin County, North Carolina, He is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Duplin County.
Gravestone for Jackson Hartsell
From Findagrave.com
J. M. Hartsell
Birth: 11 Apr 1836; Death: 14 Jun 1883; Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA. Memorial #: 54839372.
Family Members: Spouse: Virginia Southerland Hartsell (1846-1895); Children: May Hartsell (1871-1872), Ernest H. Hartsell (1874-1911).[2]