Born in Washington County, Maryland, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of William Ijams
and Elizabeth (Howard) Ijams
Sister of
Rebecca Iiams, John Howard Iiams, Mary Iiams, Jesse Iiams [half], Comfort (Iiams) Stevenson, Isaac Howard Iiams, Joseph Howard Iiams, Frederick Rodger Iiams and William Howard Ijams
Wife of
John Jay Jackson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy Ann Jackson
Died
at age 30
in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jul 2010
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Biography
Sarah (Iiams) Jackson was born in Appalachia, in Maryland.
Sarah Howard Ijams was born October 16, 1796 to William Ijams and Elizabeth Howard in Washington County, Maryland.
She married John Jay Jackson on January 25, 1818 in St. Louis, Missouri. Their children were:
- Nancy Ann Jackson
- Joseph P. Jackson[1]
She died, at the age of 32, on February 12, 1829 in Fairfield County, Ohio. There is no grave marker, but all information indicates that she is buried in Rushville Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Fairfield County, Ohio with other Ijams family members.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8G-ZSLT : Sun Oct 15 10:29:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph P Jackson and John J Jackson, 7 Jan 1913.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262915080/sarah_howard-jackson: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Howard Ijams Jackson (16 Oct 1796–12 Feb 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #262915080, citing Rushville Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Jane (contributor 48634117)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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