James Henry Jackson (abt. 1845 - abt. 1904)

Born about 1845 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Louise (Wooster) Jackson — married 29 Sep 1868 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died about 11 Jan 1904 at about age 59 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

James Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

James Henry Jackson was born about 1845-1848^[1] in Massachusetts^[1]. He was the child of Lucinda Sophia Burghardt and Jacob Jackson, the husband^[1] of Mary L., and the first cousin of W. E. B. Du Bois.

Education

In 1850, he is attending, probably in or near Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Occupations

• 1900^[1]: Cook
• 1870^[2], 1880^[3]: Laborer
• 1863^[4]: Waiter

Residences

• 1900: Great Barrington, Massachusetts with his wife Mary and their grandchild Vivian L. Genebra^[1]
• 1890: Great Barrington, Massachusetts^[5]
• 1890: Troy, New York^[6]
• 1880: Great Barrington, Massachusetts with his wife Mary and their children^[3]
• 1870: Great Barrington, Massachusetts (post office: North Egremont) with his wife Mary^[2]
• 1863: Great Barrington, Massachusetts (military enlistment)^[7]
• 1850: Great Barrington, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings^[8]

Military Service

Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States to enlist men of color during the Civil War. Enlisted on 3 March 1863 from Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was about 18 years old, single and working as a waiter when he enlisted. He was wounded and missing in action on 18 July 1863 at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner.^[7]

His brothers Francis and Levi served in Company C.

NOTE: There is also a James H. Jackson in Co. D, and a James L. Jackson in Co. C of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Race

• 1850^[8], 1870^[2], 1880^[3], 1900^[1]: Black

Research Notes

Emilio, pp. 341, 432 lists Private James Henry Jackson of Company A as missing in action both in the 1892 and 1894 edition of his book, but another military record uploaded to Private Jackson's Find a Grave images indicates that he was only wounded in action. And there's definitely an 1890 record.

Raymoure-1: Both the Great Barrington, Massachusetts and Troy, New York Veterans Schedules in 1890 have entries for James H. Jackson of Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 1900 federal census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1870 federal census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1880 federal census
4. ↑ Military descriptive rolls (see Images)
5. ↑ 1890 US Veterans Schedules for Great Barrington, Massachusetts
6. ↑ 1890 US Veterans Schedules for Troy, New York
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Emilio, McKay Roster
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 1850 federal census

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_306; Page: 191A; Image: 384 (as Henry Jackson)
• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_601; Page: 297A; Family History Library Film: 552100
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 521; Page: 146D; Enumeration District: 048
• 1890 United States Veterans Schedules for Great Barrington, Massachusetts The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
• 1890 United States Veterans Schedules for Troy, New York The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240632
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #140457258
• Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.