Life History

Notes

• Robert Lewis Jackson married Eugenia Augusta Barnett.  Robert was badly injured in a Civil War battle, when he was shot through the face, causing hte loss of an eye.  In the 1870 census that appears to match them, Eugenia Augusta's name is entered as Elizabeth A.  She is the one listed as having real estate and personal estate value.  This is probably due to Robert's injuries in the war.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Alabama, 25 July, Township 13, page 106, Hse #923, Fam #926
  Jackson, Robert L 35 [b abt 1835] M W Miller [$0 Real Estate or Personal Rptd] Alabama
  Jackson, Elizabeth [Eugenia] A 27 F W Housekeeper $2000 Real Estate $400 Personal born Alabama
  Jackson, Charles W 8 M W At Home born Alabama
  Jackson, Ann W 6 F W At Home born Alabama
  Jackson, Robert F 3 At Home M W born Alabama
  Jackson, Mary E W 1 At Home F W born Alabama
  
  Next door to them is Robert's brother WIlliam.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Alabama, 25 July, Township 13, page 106, Hse #923, Fam #926
  Jackson, Wm 29 [b abt 1841] M W Hunter [No Real Estate or Personal estate Rptd] Alabama
  Jackson, Violet A 27 F W Housekeeper born Alabama
  Jackson, George W 2 M W At Home born Alabama
  
  1880 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Alabama, [no date], Pine Level, District 140, page 17 (scan 469A), Hse #160, Fam #173
  Jackson, R L  W M 45 Head Farmer AL GA SC [b abt 1835]
  Jackson, Eugenia A  W F 34 Wife Keeping House AL AL AL [b abt 1846]
  Jackson, C Warren W M 18 Son Farm Laborer AL AL AL [abt 1862]
  Jackson, Alice W F 15 Dau Farm Laborer AL AL AL [abt 1865]
  Jackson, Frank W M 13 Son Farm Laborer AL AL AL [abt 1867]
  Jackson, Mattie W F 11 Dau Farm Laborer AL AL AL [abt 1869]
  Jackson, Willie W M 9 Son AL AL AL [abt 1871]
  Jackson, Eugenia W F 5 Dau AL AL AL [abt 1875]
  Jackson, Sammy W M 3 Son AL AL AL [abt 1877]
  Jackson, Infant W F 2mos born April Dau AL AL AL
  
  Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
  Robert Lewis Jackson
  Application 18 Sep 1913 Hill County, Texas
  Mrs E A Jackson, Widow
  Marriage 13 Sep 1860 Pike County, Alabama
  Residennt of Rt 1, Hillsboro, Texas 28 years [since 1885]
  Robert Lewis Death 26 May 1896 Hill County, Texas
  Service Abt 3 yrs, March 1, 1862; paroled at close of war 1865,  He was wounded near Atlanta in July 1864 and was at home on furlough war was closed. He was shot through the head and his right eye was torn out by the shot.
  2nd Co E, 1st Regular Alabama Cavalry.  Never transferred that I know of.  If ever captured, affiant does not know of it.
  Pension File #24070
  
  "He was born March 30,1835. His father was Abraham Bourland Jackson and brother to Abraham Jasper Jackson.  He died May 29,1896 in Hillsboro Texas and is buried in Chatt-Jessie Cemetery along with his wife Eugenia Augusta Barnett. She was born June 25, 1843 in Pike Alabama and died Dec 21, 1936 in Hillsboro Texas.  Robert Lewis fell off of a wagon and died.  He was injured in the war and his face was destroyed so he wore a veil over his face until he died.  I have spoken with relatives of his in Hillsboro.  He said someone would say something about the Jacksons and they would be told to not go sticking their noses in other family members business.  Also buried there is a son of his Colonel Warren Jackson.  [No indication of Warren was found in records or photos of this cemetery.]  He was born 12-9-1861 in Alabama and died 12-9-1931 in Alabama.  He also married a Barnett by the name of Annie Estella.  She was born 12-3-1864 in Alabama and died 2-5-1959 in Alabama."
  --  Beverly Mixon Hill, email to 0rville Boyd Jenkins, 13 July 2012

Sources

• 1. One World Tree (sm)
  • http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=179660959&st=1
• 2. 1880 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Alabama
  • [no date], Pine Level, District 140, page 17 (scan 469A), Hse #160, Fam #173
• 3. 1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Alabama
  • 25 July, Township 13, page 106, Hse #923, Fam #926
• 4. Email Sources
• 5. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
• 6. RootsWeb Trees
• 7. Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
• 8. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 9. Gravestone of Genie Jackson, Chatt-Jessie Cemetery, Hill County, Texas
• 10. 1900 Federal Census, Hill County, Texas
  • 22 June, Justice Precinct 1, District 36, Page 21A, House #372, Family #381