Jackson was born in Alabama [1-6] in 1862 to Elijah and Elizabeth (Brackin) Shelley [2]. It appears he was married twice. The first time was to Mary Askew. They were the parents of 2 children [3]. Jackson married a second time to the widow Delaney (Kirkland) Brackin around 1909. Jackson worked as a farmer [3-6]. He died in 1934 and was buried in Tolbert Baptist Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama.
1. 1870 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, 13th Precinct (Jackson, age 6, born in Alabama, living in the household of Lizzie Shelly). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
2. 1880 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Beat 6 (Jackson, age 18, born in Alabama, working as a farm laborer, living with his mother Elizabeth Shelly). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
3. 1900 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Precinct 16- Balkum (Jackson Shelly, age 37, born in Alabama, married 17 years, working as a farmer). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
4. 1910 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Balkum Precinct #2 (Jack Shelly, age 47, born in Alabama, married 1 year, working as a farmer). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
5. 1920 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Balkum (Jack Shelly, age 57, born in Alabama, working as a farmer). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
6. 1930 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Balkum (Jack Shelly, age 67, born in Alabama, working as a farmer). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
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