Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Several genealogies report Edward's paretns as Rev William H Jackson and Della Melton.  There are burials matching their names and dates in the Elmwood Cemetery, where Edward's wife is also buried.  Ironically, there is no memorial there for Edward.
  
  Edward passed away before the family moved on west to Palo Pinto County.  His parents came from Mississippi, he was born in Arkansas, and he married in east Texas, where his children were born in Nacogdoches County, Texas.  They were living in Trawick in 1918, when he registered for the WWI draft on 12 September.  His grave says he died in 1918, so it was some time after 12 September in 1918.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Nacogdoches County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 104, page 2B, Douglas Rd, Hse/Fam #40
  Jackson, Edward L Head M W 26 Married 5 yrs AR MS MS Farmer Owns
  Jackson, Neshia A Wife F W 24 Married 5 yrs 3 children/3 living TX AL TX
  Jackson, Erma L Dau F W 4 Single TX AR TX
  Jackson, Alma Dau F W 2 Single TX AR TX
  Jackson, Hugh Son M W 9mos TX AR TX
  
  In 1918, Edward and his wife were living in the community of Trawick, Texas in Nacogdoches County.
  
  "Trawick, Texas is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located thirteen miles northwest of the county seat, Nacogdoches near Highway 204. Now with a population of around a hundred, the number of residents peaked at 300 in 1929 when the economy - based on cotton - was thriving."
  --  Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawick,_Texas
  
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  The community is said to be founded shortly after the turn of the century with the arrival of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Namesake John R. Trawick was a resident who donated land so that the community could be platted. In 1902 the community was granted a post office. Two years later, the first school was built.
  
  Trawick had 100 residents by 1914 and tripled by 1929. But the economy was based on cotton production and when prices fell and the boll weevil arrived, Trawick felt the impact greatly. Trawick had 100 residents in the mid 1930s, where it has remained through the year 2000.
  --  Texas Escapes, http://texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Trawick-Texas.htm
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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Edward Lee Jackson
  Residence Trawick, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Birth Date: 5 Apr 1884
  Occupation Farmer
  Wife Nitia Jackson, Trawick, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair
  Registered 12 Sept 1918
  
  Note that in his WWI draft registration, Edward spells his wife's name Nitia.  The whole card appears to be in his own handwriting, matching his signature.  Two or three genealogies I have seen spell her name Nishia or Neshia, perhaps following the census records.  The common pronunciation of Nitia would be Nisha.
  
  Edward died some time after this registration, in the year 1918, according to his gravestone.
  
  Edward Lee "Edd" Jackson
  Birth 1884 Arkansas, USA
  Death 1918 Trawick, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Parents:
  William Henry Jackson (1854 - 1933)
  Della Mae Melton Jackson (1858 - 1923)
  Husband of Nishie Ann Rawlinson
  Edd's daughter Dolly Mae is buried adjacent to Edd, there is no dates for Dolly.
  His wife Nishie Ann [and his parents are] buried in the Woodland Park Cemetery, in Palo Pinto County, Texas
  Spouse Nishie Ann Rawlinson Jackson (1886 - 1954)
  Children:
  Dolly Mae Jackson
  Hugh Jackson (1909 - 1953)
  Sibling Bertice Ann Jackson Johnson (1890 - 1972)
  Note: Single small block stone with year dates only
  Burial Old Pine Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Created by Bonnie Apr 23, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #68825481, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68825481

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Mixon-Brinkley-Brewer-Tate, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12166079/person/-252117390
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  • 18 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 104, page 2B, Douglas Rd, Hse/Fam #40
• 3. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Texas
  • 10 February, Precinct 1, District 18, page 9B, Hse/Family #184
• 6. 1910 United States Federal Census
  • Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;
  • 18 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 104, page 2B, Douglas Rd, Hse/Fam #40
• 7. Social Security Death Index
• 8. 1930 Federal Census, Palo Pinto County, Texas
  • 9 April, Mineral Wells, District 13, page 121B, 475 1101 SE 4th St, Hse #269, Fam #270
• 9. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 10. 1940 Federal Census, Palo Pinto County, Texas
  • 15 April, Mineral Wells, District 182-10 Page 11B, 607 NE 6th St, Hse #275 Rents $13