Maggie (Hall) Jackson (abt. 1865 - 1956)

Born about 24 Mar 1865 in Douglassville, Cass, Texas, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1956 at about age 91 in Douglassville, Cass, Texas, United States

Biography

Maggie (Hall) Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

Maggie Jackson was interviewed in Douglasville, Texas in 1937 about her life, and her time as an enslaved person. The typescript is stamp dated July 6, 1937.

"I am about 80 years old and was a chile during slavery times. My papa's name was Tom Spencer Hall and my mama's name was Margaret Hall. My brothers and sisters was Maria and Barbara and Alice and Octavia and Andrew and Thomas and Hillary and Eugenia and Silas and Thomas. We was a big fam'ly."

"I married John Jackson in a white muslin dress and we was married by Dan Sherman, a cullud preacher from Jefferson. I married John 'cause I loved him and we didn' fuss and fight. I has five chillen and five grandchillen."

Interview: Maggie Jackson was interviewed in Douglasville, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Maggie Jackson - Vol. 16, Part 2, Texas, pages 185-186, images 190-191 of 300.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LD-R6S : accessed 31 August 2021), Maggie Jackson in household of John Jackson, Justice Precinct 6, Cass, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 1B, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,618.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29J-613 : accessed 31 August 2021), Maggie Jackson in household of John Jackson, Justice Precinct 6, Cass, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 19A, family 338, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1537; FHL microfilm 1,375,550.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHTM-BL7 : 3 February 2021), Maggie Jackson in entry for John Jackson, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C784-LMM : accessed 31 August 2021), Maggie Jackson in household of John Jackson, Precinct 6, Cass, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 1B, line 58, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2306; FHL microfilm 2,342,040.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Q5-8JT : 20 February 2021), Maggie Jackson, 14 Apr 1956; citing certificate number 17962, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,668.