1860 - living with mother, step-father, and siblings in Johnson County. Age 7. Listed as J. E. Burns. [1]
1870 - living with mother, step-father and siblings in Johnson County. Age 18. Surname correctly given as Jackson.[2]
1880 - living in Jackson, Carter County, Missouri, with step-brother Joseph Burns and his family. Age 28. Works in a saw-mill. Cannot read or write.[3]
1884 - married Tennessee Sanders on December 21, 1884 in Carter County.[4]
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