Need help with a Jackson Brick wall from Louisiana.

Question

My brick wall is Roland James Jackson (abt. 1870 - 1920) from Louisiana. He married Lou Ella Richards and served in the Spanish American War and died in Garland, Arkansas.

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Search clues

in 1880 census he's in boarding school in Collin Texas

in 1900 he lives with his stepmother and half brother Albert

his stepmother is widowed

Albert born June 1875 in Texas according to 1900 census

so the father of the boys probably married Emeline about mid-summer 1874 and died before 1900, possibly , since Roland went to a boarding school, died around 1880

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Albert Jackson

 in the Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982

Name:	Albert Jackson
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Age:	51
Birth Date:	18 Jun 1875
Birth Place:	Texas
Death Date:	8 May 1927
Death Place:	Heath, Rockwall, Texas, USA
Mother:	Emeline Burgess

Source Citation

Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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search clues

census records have Emeline Burgess as mother of Albert and step mother of Roland and she's widowed, so, she was widowed twice. Widow of a man named Jackson, father of her son, and widow a second time of a man named Burgess.

In  July 13, 1876, Mrs. Emma Jackson married J.R. Burgess. in Denton Texas

So, Roland's dad married Unknown wife

Unknown wife died and Roland's dad married Emma/Emmeline

Roland's dad died 1875/1876

Emma/Emeline married Burgess

Burgess husband sent Roland to a boarding school

You're looking for a Jackson, born in Louisiana who died 1875/76 in Texas

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there were 5 marriages of an Emma to a Jackson spouse during the appro. time frame

in 1871 to a Samuel Jackson in Harris

the others were 1874

Emma Jemison to Reuben Jackson (GreggCty)

Emma Johnson to James Jackson (Cass Cty)

Emma Twen to Jacob Jackson (Wharton Cty)

Emma Monroe to Sherman Jackson (Gonzales Cty)

next step- find these men in 1870 census, any born in Louisiana, and see who was still around in 1880

Answer 1

Can you get his death certificate from Arkansas?  That usually shows parents.

"Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJTM-BLC : 27 November 2014), Rowland J Jackson, 26 Feb 1920; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).

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Tracking Roland from an earlier census where he was in a boarding school in Texas, he gets to here

Roland J Jackson

 in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name:	Roland J Jackson
Age:	29
Birth Date:	Dec 1870
Birthplace:	Louisiana
Home in 1900:	Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas
House Number:	7
Sheet Number:	16
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	292
Family Number:	295
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Step Son
Marital status:	Single
Father's Birthplace:	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace:	Louisiana
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Months Not Employed:	0
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Emeline Burges 57 Albert Jackson 24 Roland J Jackson 29