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Descendants of Gib. Oliver JACKSON
Contributed by: Rosemary Mullally

Generation No. 1

1. GIB. OLIVER1 JACKSON (FA)1 was born 1850 in Alabama1, and died in Texas. He met MARY SILER/SYLER2 19 Oct 1875 in Joe Hurley officiated, daughter of CAMPBELL SYLER and AMANDA. She was born 15 Nov 1859, and died 01 May 1908 in Bryan, Texas.
More About GIB. OLIVER JACKSON:
Burial: Boonville Cemetary, Boonville, Texas
Residence: 1880, Brazos, Texas3
More About MARY SILER/SYLER:
Burial: May 1908, Boonville Cemetary, Boonville, Texas
Residence: 1870, Precinct 4, Walker, Texas4

Children of GIB. JACKSON and MARY SILER/SYLER are:
1.      2. i. DAISY GERTRUDE2 JACKSON, b. 1888, Texas.
2.      3. ii. GIB OLIVER JACKSON, b. 17 Feb 1879; d. 1950
          iii. LILA JACKSON, b. 1884.1.
         4. iv. JOHN JACKSON, b. 1885.2.    
         5. v. WALTER JACKSON, b. 03 Oct 1887, Brazos County, Texas; d. 11 Aug 1930, Brazos County, Texas.3.
        6. vi. BEN JACKSON, b. 1891.
        vii. MINNIE JACKSON, b. 1895.
      viii. ARTHUR JACKSON, b. 1896. 

Generation No. 2

2. DAISY GERTRUDE2 JACKSON (GIB. OLIVER1, FA) was born 1888 in Texas. She married ELMONT WILLIAMS5. He was born 1883 in Texas5.
More About DAISY GERTRUDE JACKSON:
Record Change: 18 Sep 2002More About ELMONT WILLIAMS:
Residence: 1910, 7 J-PCT, BRAZOS, Texas5

Children of DAISY JACKSON and ELMONT WILLIAMS are:
1.      7. i. MOLLIE3 WILLIAMS, b. 01 Jan 1907, Texas; d. 19 Jan 1976, Sacramento, California.
2.      8. ii. ROSELLA WILLIAMS, b. 10 Oct 1910. 
3. GIB OLIVER2 JACKSON (GIB. OLIVER1, FA)6 was born 17 Feb 1879, and died 1950. He married ESTELLA(STELLA).
More About GIB OLIVER JACKSON:
Burial: Boonville Cemetary, Boonville, Texas
Residence: 1930, Precinct 4, Brazos, Texas7

Child of GIB JACKSON and ESTELLA(STELLA) is
      :i. GABRIEL3 JACKSON, b. 1908, Texas.
4. JOHN2 JACKSON (GIB. OLIVER1, FA) was born 1885. He married MARY. She was born 1892.
1  Children of JOHN JACKSON and MARY are
:i. CHARLES3 JACKSON, b. 1912.
ii. NANNIE B. JACKSON, b. 1913.
iii. JOHN JACKSON, b. 1914.1.   
iv. JOHNIE MAY JACKSON, b. 1926.2.     
v. EDEN JACKSON, b. 1929.

5. WALTER2 JACKSON (GIB. OLIVER1, FA) was born 03 Oct 1887 in Brazos County, Texas, and died 11 Aug 1930 in Brazos County, Texas. He married LINDA JACKSON. She was born 1892.
Children of WALTER JACKSON and LINDA JACKSON are:
i. LOTTIE3 JACKSON, b. 1909.
ii. MINNIE JACKSON, b. 1911
.iii. WALTER JACKSON7, b. 19207.
More About WALTER JACKSON:
Residence: 1930, Precinct 4, Brazos, Texas7
 1.      iv. AUBREY L JACKSON, b. 1922.
2.      v. LANGSTON JACKSON, b. 1925. 
      vi. EZRA JACKSON, b. 1928.
 6. BEN2 JACKSON (GIB. OLIVER1, FA) was born 1891. He married KATIE.
Children of BEN JACKSON and KATIE are:
i. FRANCIS3 JACKSON, b. 1914.
ii. LARK WOODS, b. 1912.
iii. WILLIAM WOODS, b. 1913.
1.     v. KELINE WOODS, b. 1915.
2.      v. LILY WOODS, b. 1917.

 Generation No. 3

7. MOLLIE3 WILLIAMS (DAISY GERTRUDE2 JACKSON, GIB. OLIVER1, FA) was born 01 Jan 1907 in Texas, and died 19 Jan 1976 in Sacramento, California. She married ELMO HODGE.More About MOLLIE WILLIAMS:
Burial: 22 Jan 1976, Sacramento, California
Record Change: 18 Sep 2002

Child of MOLLIE WILLIAMS and ELMO HODGE is:
i. RUBY FAYE4 HODGE, b. 02 Feb 1929, Jim Wells, Texas; d. Sacramento, California; m. (1) WILBERT PEYTON WESTERN JR.; b. 1929, Shreveport, Louisiana; m. (2) ROBERT LEON SMITH; b. 30 Sep 1927, Virginia; d. 17 Mar 1990, Stockton, California.
More About RUBY FAYE HODGE:
Record Change: 18 Sep 2002More About ROBERT LEON SMITH:
Burial: 21 Mar 1990, Stockton Rural Cemetery Stockton, Californi

8. ROSELLA3 WILLIAMS (DAISY GERTRUDE2 JACKSON, GIB. OLIVER1, FA) was born 10 Oct 1910. She married JOHN RICHARDSON:
Child of ROSELLA WILLIAMS and JOHN RICHARDSON is
:i. ROVINA4 RICHARDSON, m. SIMPKINS.

Endnotes
1.  1. 1880 United States Federal Census
2.   2. 1870 United States Federal Census
3.   3. 1880 United States Federal Census
4.   4. 1870 United States Federal Census
5.   5. 1910 United States Federal Census
6.   6. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
7.   7. 1930 United States Federal Census.
 

 

 

 

Descendants of Gib Oliver and Mary Siler / Syler