Emma B. (Walker) Jackson (1859 - 1942)

Born 20 Nov 1859 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, United States

Wife of Levi T. Jackson — married 9 Nov 1879 in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States

Died 6 Apr 1942 at age 82 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Emma (Walker) Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

Emma Walker was born on 20 November 1859 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Her parents were Amos Walker and Mary Ann Hickerson.^[1]

Emma married Levi T. Jackson on 9 November 1879 in Montgomery County, Ohio.^[2]

Occupations

• Janitor, Janitress
• Comfort Station Caretaker
• Waiting Room Matron

Residences

• 1870: Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio with parents and siblings^[3]
• 1880: Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio with husband
• 1900: Dayton, Ohio with husband, children and a number of boarders (Smith, Rice, Johnson, Thomas, Beaver, Kennedy, Ward)^[4]
• 1910: Dayton, Ohio with her husband, son and several lodgers^[5]
• 1920-1940: Dayton, Ohio widowed with her daughter Helen and several lodgers^[6][7][8]

Death

She passed away in 1942 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton, Ohio. ^[1][9]
Note: DOB: 20 November 1859; AET: 82 years, 4 months, 15 days.
Note: POB: Flemingsburg, Ky.
Note: COD: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis, Hypertension.

Research Notes

1. Father: Amos Walker. POB: KY. Source: Death record. ^[1]
   
2. Mother: Mary A. Jackson. POB: KY. Source: Death record. ^[1]
   
   1. "Funeral of Dayton Woman, 89, to Be Saturday," Mary Ann Walker obituary, The Dayton [Ohio] Daily News, 28 Nov 1930, page 4, column 2; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109571086/ : accessed 14 Sep 2022).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZBL-WLW : 9 March 2018), Emma B Jackson, 05 Apr 1942; citing Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, reference fn 25310; FHL microfilm 2,024,002.
2. ↑ Ohio marriage record
3. ↑ 1870 federal census
4. ↑ 1900 federal census
5. ↑ 1910 federal census
6. ↑ 1920 federal census
7. ↑ 1930 federal census
8. ↑ 1940 federal census
9. ↑ "Funerals, Mrs. Emma B. Jackson," The Dayton [Ohio] Herald, 7 Apr 1942, page 17/A-8, columns 1-2; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109570709/ column 1 & https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109570736/ column 2 : accessed 14 Sep 2022).

• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Butler Township, Montgomery, Ohio; Page: 17; family 141, Emely Walker in Amos Walker household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LC-RQW
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Mad River Township, Montgomery, Ohio; Page: 17; Enumeration District:170; family 172, Emma Jackson in Levi Jackson household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SQ-KFR
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Dayton Ward 2, Montgomery, Ohio; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0040; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM67-3DW
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Dayton Ward 2, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: T624_1216; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1375229; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLF6-Q9V
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton Ward 1, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: T625_1420; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 274; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTV-5GS
• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0064; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4HX-18T
• 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03254; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 94-110; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW8V-26K
• Find A Grave: Memorial #84632850
• Ohio, Montgomery County, Marriage Records, 1877-1879 volume N, page 589, #13,691, Levi Jackson and Emma Walker, 9 Nov 1879;
  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZBC-P46 : accessed 14 Sep 2022); "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993," database with images, Ancestry.com - login required, free access may be available at your local public library, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 61378 #901677699 (accessed 14 September 2022).