William Henry Jackson (abt. 1846 - 1876)

Born about 1846 in Delaware, United States

Died 18 Dec 1876 at about age 30 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

William was born about 1846. He is the son of John Jackson, a free blacksmith and his enslaved wife Ann Maria Emery.

1850 CENSUS - Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA ^[1]

John Jackson 38 years Delaware Black

Ann Jackson 30 years Delaware Black

Mary Jackson 8 years Delaware Black

James Jackson 6 years Delaware Black

William Jackson 4 years Delaware Black

Frances Jackson 2 years Delaware Black

Underground Railroad to Canada

In 1858, two of his brothers were sold away from the family and the loss of them was too much for their father to bear -- he died in a Poor House that same year.

Shortly afterward, his mother discovered that her owner was going to sell them at Public Sale so she made plans to escape, setting out in mid-November with her remaining children, ranging in age from about 3 years through 16, travelling along the Underground Railroad.

The family crossed into Canada, briefly stopping in St. Catharines (Ontario), and a letter was sent, dated November 30, 1858, from Hiram Wilson to William Still in Philadelphia, informing him that the family had arrived safely:^[2]

Ann Jackson. 8 Terauly [Bay] St. Widow. colored. 40 years of age, about five Weeks out of Slavery. M. [Methodist] Ch. 6 children. girl 17. Boy 15. boy 13. girl 11. Boy 5 & Boy 2 years of age, expects to get the elder children into Service. Mr. Hobson recomd. 8 [pounds] Bread Wood & Soup.

1861 CENSUS - Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ^[3]

A. M. Jackson 36 United States Wesleyan Methodist Washing Frame House

Mary Jackson 22 United States Wesleyan Methodist

James Jackson 18 United States Wesleyan Methodist

William Jackson 15 United States Wesleyan Methodist

Frances Jackson 14 United States Wesleyan Methodist

Wilhelmina Jackson 11 United States Wesleyan Methodist

John Edwin Jackson 9 United States Wesleyan Methodist

Ebenezer Jackson 8 United States Wesleyan Methodist

Albert Jackson 5 United States Wesleyan Methodist

1871 CENSUS - St Partick's Ward, West Toronto, Ontario, Canada ^[4]

A Maria Jackson 54 Head USA Widowed African

Wilhelmina Jackson Dau 29 USA African

James Jackson 23 Son USA African

William Jackson 21 Son USA African

John Edwin Jackson 19 Son USA African

Thomas Ebenezer Jackson Son 17 USA African

Albert Jackson 12 Son USA African

William died at the age of 36 on December 18, 1876 in the General Hospital in Toronto, York, Ontario and the cause of death was Phthisis duration 2 years. He was a barber.

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware; Roll: 52; Page: 237a
2. ↑ House of Industry Minutes. January 7, 1859, page 249, Case 65
3. ↑ 1861 Census for Canada
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43T-9Y2 : 7 April 2022), A Maria Jackson, West Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.