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Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ============================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ============================================================================= Texas Coastal Pioneers of Chambers County As Compliled in 1952 by Varuna Hartmann Lawrence Royal Pub. Co., Dallas, TX The Gulf Coast Pioneers of Texas Authentic Reports Gathered from Many Reliable Sources. (Many things cannot be verified as the old Record Book burned in the fire that destroyed the old Court House at Wallisville, then County seat of Chambers county 1875 or '76) Have talked with many of those who had lived in these bygone days, and in whose word there was no question, concerning the things given here. Varua Hartmann (Mrs. A. B.) Lawrence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [p. 98-105] ALICE L. MAYES, ET AL AFFIDAVIT DATED: October 11, 1934 AFFIANTS FILED: October 13, 1934 RECORDED: Vol. 38 PAGE IN RE: HEIRS OF HUMPHREY 611 DEED RECORDS & SARAH JACKSON CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS No. 738 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR BEFORE MB, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this day personally appeared ALICE L. MAYES, and GUY C. JACKSON, SR. to me well known and they, after being by me first duly sworn, depose and say that they are each well acquainted with the history of the JACKSON Family that has resided in Chambers for the past 100 years or more and that said family are the descen- dants of HUMPHREY JACKSON who was born in Ireland on November 24th, 1784 and who migrated to America in the year of 1804, with his two brothers named HENRY and ALEXANDER. Affiants further state that HENRY JACKSON went to Old Mexico and was never heard from, and that ALEXANDER JACKSON lived for a few years with his brother HUMPHREY in Louisiana, then returned to Ireland. Affiants further state that HUMPHREY JACKSON after migrating to America settled in Louisiana where he married a sister of TAYLOR WHITE SR. and that she died shortly after marriage, leaving no issue. HUMPHREY JACKSON later married SARAH MERRIMAN on October 13th, 1814 and moved to Texas in the year of 1823, first settling on the banks of the San Jacinto River. Affiants further state that the children born to HUMPHREY JACKSON and SARAH MERRIMAN were as follows: (1) Letitia Jackson (2) Hugh Jackson (3) John Jackson (4) James Jackson Affiants further state that the descendants of these children were as follows: (1) LETITIA JACKSON, was born on August 30th, 1815 and died November Ist, 1881, that she first married MEREDITH DUNCAN on February 4th, 1832, he died and she later married A. H. LONG on January lst, 1849 and lived with him until his death on June 28th, 1881, that no children were born to either of these unions. (2) HUGH JACKSON, was born on August 23rd, 1817, and died many years later, that he was married to SOPHIA BOND on March 21st, 1843, and to this union the following children were born: (a) Alexander Bond Jackson (b) James Scott Jackson (c) John Henry Jackson (d) Alice and Decandia Jackson (twins) Affiants further state that the descendants of these children were as follows: (a) ALEXANDER BOND JACKSON, born February 10th, 1844 and was killed September 25th, 1866, having never married and leaving no issue. (b) JAMES SCOTT JACKSON, born March 5th, 1846 and died April 26th, 1910, having never married and leaving no issue. (c) JOHN HENRY JACKSON, born July 17th, 1848, and died January 15th, 1934, having never married. (d) ALICE and DECANDIA JACKSON were born in the year of 1850 and ALICE died February 6th, 1855 from poisoning; DECANDIA married SOLOMON BARROW and to this union the following children were born and survived their parents; ALICE, now married to a man named STEVENS; LAURA now married to G. M. JOHNSON; EDNA who married a man named SMITH and who is now a widow; EZMA who married a man named REAGAN and R. J. BARROW. (3) JOHN JACKSON was born January 10th, 1820, and died June 15th, 1877, was married to SARAH ANN WALLIS on August 31st, 1843, and to this union the following children were born: JONIE ANN JACKSON; LETITIA JACKSON; RUFUS HUMPHREY JACKSON; HUGH JACKSON; FANNIE JACKSON; LOTTIE JACKSON; RACHEL JACKSON and LULA JACKSON. (4) JAMES JACKSON, born February 15th, 1822 and died June 5th, 1895, was married to SARAH WHITE on December 28rd, 1847, and she died April 30th, 1917 and to this union the following children were born. (a) SARAH ELLEN JACKSON (b) HUMPHREY TAYLOR JACKSON (c) MARY PERMELIA JACKSON (d) ALICE LETITIA JACKSON (e) ROBERT THURSTON JACKSON (f) JAMES EDWARD JACKSON (g) HUMPHREY HUGH JACKSON (h) JOHN CLAUDE JACKSON (i) RALPH SEMMES JACKSON (j) GUY CADE JACKSON (k) ULA JEAN JACKSON Affiants further state that the descendants of these children were are follows: (a) SARAH ELLEN JACKSON was born September 18th, 1849 and died on October 1st, 1876, was married to LEVERETT SHERMAN on January 29th, 1873 to which union one child was born, being DURWOOD JACKSON SHERMAN, who died August 12th, 1894 having never married and leaving no issue. (b) HUMPHREY TAYLOR JACKSON, born December 17th, 1851 and died on November 1st, 1863, having never married and leaving no issue. (c) MARY PERMELIA JACKSON, born April 9th, 1854 and died on March 9th, 1914, having never married and leaving no issue. (d) ALICE LETITIA JACKSON, born August 25th, 1856, was. married to GEO. W. MAYES on January 10th, 1877 and he died of smallpox fifteen days later on January 25th, 1877, no issue was born of this union and ALICE LETITIA MAYES has never married again and is now living at 517 E Park Ave, in San Antonio, Texas and is one of the affiants. (e) ROBERT THURSTON JACKSON, was born January 6th, 1859 and died October 8th, 1923, having never married and leaving no issue. (f) JAMES EDWARD JACKSON, was born November 12th, 1861, and was married to LIZZIE WOMBLE on November 27th, 1885, both of whom are now living at 1925 W. Grammercy St. in San Antonio, Texas and to this union the following children were born: MAUD K. JACKSON who married SAM BRISCOE, and who is now living at Trinity, Texas; ROY JACKSON, married and living at Montgomery, Texas; ROGER JACKSON, married and living in Houston, Texas; SARAH MAE JACKSON, who married HARVEY HUIE and now living in San Antonio, Texas; and JAMES EDWARD JACKSON JR. who is single and living with his parents in San Antonio, Texas. (g) HUMPHREY HUGH JACKSON, born January 6th, 1864 and died on January 10th, 1928, was married to EMMA TOLAND on April 20th, 1898, there were no children born to this union and EMMA TOLAND JACKSON is now living with her sister, who is her guardian, she having been adjudged non compos mentis. (h) JOHN CLAUDE JACKSON, was born April 12th, 1867, and was married to MAY C. ANDREWS on October 24th, 1898, both of whom are now living in Chambers County, Texas and to this union two children were born, PHOEBE JACKSON who married JOHN MOIR, and CLAUDIA JACKSON who is single. (i) RALPH SEMMES JACKSON, was born on January 18th, 1870 and was married to PEARL ROSS SHARDINE on December 22, 1898, both of whom are now living at 210 Mary Louise Drive in San Antonio, Texas; to this union one child was born, ALICE JACKSON, who first married F. B. RAY, who was killed at Harlingen, Texas on April 1st, 1928; no children were born to this union, and she later married J. T. WHITE, JR. of Stowell, Texas and they are both living there now. (j) GUY CADE JACKSON, born March 26th, 1872, was married to BERTA NELL BRIGGS on November 20th, 1901, both of whom are now living, and to this union the following children were born: JAMES B. JACKSON, married and living in Chambers County, Texas; GUY CADE JACKSON JR., married and now living at Anahuac, Texas; ZUILL B. JACKSON who died at the age of 5 years; RALPH S. JACKSON married and now living in Crowley, Louisiana; HORACE R. JACKSON, single and now living in Houston, Texas; BERTA M. JACKSON, single and living in San Antonio, Texas, and ULA JEAN JACKSON, single and living in San Antonio, Texas. (k) ULA JEAN JACKSON, was born on January 24th, 1876 and was married to JOSEPH L. CLINE on December 18th, 1901, both of whom are now living at 231 W. 12th St., Dallas, Texas; one child was born to this union, being DURWOOD J. CLINE, who is married and living in Dallas, Texas. Affiants further state that the dates given herein were principally taken from the JACKSON Family Bible, which has been kept for more than 100 years. Guy C. Jackson Alice L. Mayes SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, this 11th day of October, A. D. 1934. (SEAL) Frank Cummins Notary Public in and for Bexar County, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ALICE L. MAYES and GUY C. JACKSON, SR., known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office, this 11th day of October A.D. 1934 (SEAL) Frank Cummins Notary Public in and for Bexar County, Texas ===============================================================================