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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Lindie Jackson



Linda Lindie Jackson
Your great grandmother

Birth 21 May 1875 in Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Feb 1928 in Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Timeline

1875 21 May
Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Lindie Starr [Lindie Jackson] BIRTH DATE: abt 1876 DEATH DATE: 17 Feb 1928 DEATH PLACE: Mingo, West Virginia DEATH AGE: 52 years 10 months 26 days GENDER: Female FATHER NAME: Gabe Jackson MOTHER NAME: Setie Starr FHL FILM NUMBER: 1953436
      

Hatfield-McCoy Family Feud


When the Hatfield-McCoy family feud was dominating local headlines, Melinda Linda Lindie Jackson was living nearby in West Virginia.


What began as a local family feud between the McCoy’s and the Hatfield’s became a national sensation by the late 1800's. The two families lived along the Kentucky-West Virginia border and fought on opposing sides during the American Civil War. When the veterans returned home, tensions escalated and turned deadly during an 1878 ownership dispute of a pig. In the end, the judge ruled in favor of the Hatfield’s and their star witness, a relative of both clans, was murdered for his role in the trial. His death would be one of the 10 to follow that sealed the families’ notoriety within American folklore.

  
The feud reached its apex in 1888 when a New Year’s night confrontation turned fatal—a gang of Hatfield's surrounded the cabin of a sleeping McCoy family. They set fire to the abode and shot dead two children as they fled for their lives. 1916, Wilde, Kentucky. Credit: Buyenlarge/Archive Photos/Getty Images

  

     Residence
1880 Age: 5
Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Lindia Jackson
Age:
5
Birth Year:
abt 1875
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1880:
Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Daughter
Marital Status:
Single
Father's name:
Gabril Jackson
Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's name:
Ceiley J. Jackson
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky


Household Members:
Name
Age
57
40
15
12
10
9
7
5
4
2

      
Newspapers around the country began reporting the family feud in the late 1880s. The sensationalism of the dispute helped cement the families’ names in American legend.July 15, 1889, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Credit: Newspapers.com






During the 1890s, West Virginia mining companies blocked their workers’ attempts to unionize four times, but miners successfully began organizing their labor following the Monongah disaster. July 17, 1922, Cliftonville, West Virginia. Credit: Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images



1893 6 Sep Age: 18
Martin, Kentucky, USA
       Stories (1)
·                     J... Starr & Malinda Jackson
·                      
·                     J... Starr
Mentioned in the record of J... Starr and Malinda Jackson
Name: J... Starr Spouse's Name: Malinda Jackson Event Date: 06 Sep 1893 Event Place: Martin, Kentucky
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05030-6, System Origin: Kentucky-EA Sy , GS Film number: 838134  ,Reference ID: 64
      
Though workers made about $3 an hour in today’s wages, many were paid in currency that could only be used at the company’s store, where high prices kept miners in debt.1908, Gary, West Virginia. Credit: Buyenlarge/Archive Photos/Getty Images
1909 Age: 34
Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Samuel Starr GENDER: Male SPOUSE'S NAME: Malinda Jackson SPOUSE GENDER: Female MARRIAGE DATE: 1909 MARRIAGE PLACE: Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Malinda Jackson
Gender:
Female
Spouse's Name:
Samuel Starr
Spouse Gender:
Male
Marriage Date:
1909
Marriage Place:
Mingo, West Virginia, United States

          Mining Disasters in West Virginia
At the turn of the 20th century, West Virginia became notorious for its dangerous coal mines.

Melinda Linda Lindie Jackson lived in West Virginia in 1910, when the state was overwhelmed with mining tragedies and worker unrest.
        Around 10 a.m. on December 6, 1907, a deadly explosion rocked the Monongah Coal Are in West Virginia, hurling people from their carriages and streetcars off their rails as far as eight miles away. By the early 1900s, West Virginia mines, engaging 100,000 miners, had acquired an infamous reputation for their deplorable conditions: more than 1,000 miners perished between 1890 and 1912. Steady work in coal, oil, and natural gas mines brought African Americans from the South and Italian immigrants from Europe to the rural state. Workers and their families lived in towns built entirely by mining companies creating a system of dependence. Inflated prices at the company store left workers perpetually in debt and dangerous conditions in the mines left them in danger. The continuous stream of disasters inspired mass protests across the state and by 1910 the U.S. Congress responded by establishing the Bureau of Mines, an agency to investigate and inspect mines across the nation.
Newspapers gave details about the Monongah mining disaster, reporting that two explosions just seconds apart entombed 500 miners. Actual deaths are now estimated to be 362. December 12, 1907, Beckley, West Virginia. Credit: Newspapers.com     
Loss of limbs and life were common in West Virginia mines until 1910, when routine safety inspections improved working conditions. 1910, Monongah, West Virginia. Credit: Ancestry.com


1910 Age: 35

Stafford, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Samuel Star 26 he worked in coal mine Malinda Star 34 Charley Star 13 he worked flagging coal mine Sam and Malinda only married 6 mo. Was Sam’s first marriage and her 2nd. Charley is 13 so Sam is his step father.
Malinda Star

Age in 1910:
34
Birth Year:
abt 1876
Birthplace:
West Virginia
Home in 1910:
Stafford, Mingo, West Virginia
Race:
White

Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Wife
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Samuel Star
Father's Birthplace:
West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
West Virginia
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name
Age
26
34
13


Despite the risks, by 1913 about 100,000 worked in the mines of West Virginia, including children as young as nine who toiled in the mines from sunup to sundown. 1908, Fairmont, West Virginia. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/UIG via Getty Images
America Enters World War I







After years of neutrality, the United States officially entered the war on April 6, 1917, providing much needed manpower and financial aid to the Allied cause.

When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Melinda Linda Lindie Jackson was probably living in Stafford, West Virginia.

When the First World War began in 1914, the United States remained neutral. Despite this, German U-boats attacked U.S. merchant vessels and declared “unrestricted warfare against all ships” entering the war zone. Three years, into the conflict, President Woodrow Wilson stood in front of the U.S. Congress on April 2, 1917, and asked for a declaration of war, explaining that the United States must “exert all its power and employ all its resources” to end the First World War. Congress conceded. Thousands of Americans flocked to recruitment stations, eager to “do their bit” to defeat the enemy. Within nine months, 175,000 American soldiers were stationed along the Western Front, prepared to take on the Central Powers. While some Americans criticized President Wilson for going back on his promise to remain neutral, most eagerly put their backs into the war effort, supporting the four and a half million American soldiers who served in Western Europe.



          Residence
1920 Age: 45
Lee, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Sam Starr 36 Linda Starr 42 Charley Starr 23 living on Tug River Road

Linda Starr
[Lenda Starr] 
Age:
42
Birth Year:
abt 1878
Birthplace:
West Virginia
Home in 1920:
Lee, Mingo, West Virginia
Street:
Tug River Road
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Wife
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Sam Starr
Father's Birthplace:
West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
West Virginia
Able to Speak English:
Yes


Household Members:
Name
Age
36
42
23


           

Death
1928 17 Feb Age: 52
Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Lindie Starr
[Lindie Jackson] 
Birth Date:
abt 1876
Death Date:
17 Feb 1928
Death Place:
Mingo, West Virginia
Death Age:
52 years 10 months 26 days
Gender:
Female
Father Name:
Gabe Jackson
Mother Name:
Setie Starr
FHL Film Num
ber:



1953436






Gabriel Jackson

2 great-grandfather 

BIRTH 1822  Magoffin West, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
DEATH 1890  Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

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Parents
Larkin Jackson 1802 – 1880
Elizabeth Buckhart  1802 – 

Spouse & Children
Eveline McFarland 1826 – 1861

Spouse & Children
Celia Jane Smith  1846 – 1931
Margarett Jackson 1865 – 
Josephine Jackson 1868 – 
Melvin Jackson 1868 – 
Sarah Jackson 1871 –  
Larkin Jackson 1873 – 1940
*Melinda Linda Lindie Jackson 1875 – 1928
Catherine Jackson  1876 – 
Emily Jackson 1878 – 


Timeline


1822
Kentucky, USA
Land Grant
5 Jun 1823

Kentucky, Land Grants Index, 1782-1924
Grantee: Gabriel Jackson
Number of Acres: 50
Survey Date: 5 Jun 1823
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Pucketts Cr
Book Number: N
(His father was living in Harlan County, now this could be his father's brother, or his father got this for him)

Kentucky, Land Grants Index, 1782-1924
Gabriel Jackson
Number of Acres: 50
Survey Date: 17 Jun 1829
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Fk Pucketts Cr

Book Number: A-2

Kentucky, Land Grants Index, 1782-1924


Grantee:Gabriel Jackson
Number of Acres:50
Survey Date:2 Apr 1836
County:Harlan
Watercourse:Pucketts Cr
Book Number:I-2
Kentucky, Land Grants Index, 1782-1924

Grantee:Gabriel Jackson
Number of Acres:100
Survey Date:18 Oct 1847
County:Perry
Watercourse:Hurt Cr
Book Number:22

1850 Age: 28
Kentucky, Clay, Kentucky

Gabriel Jackson
Age:
28
Birth Year:
abt 1822
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1850:
Kentucky, Clay, Kentucky
Gender:
Male
Family Number:
270
Household Members:
Name
Age
28
24
7
3
40








  


1860 Age: 38
Clay, Kentucky, United States

Gabril Jackson

Age in 1860:
36
Birth Year:
abt 1824
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1860:
Clay, Kentucky
Gender:
Male

Manchester
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name
Age
36
34
16
15
10
6
4
1

 


     Residence
1863 1 Jul Age: 41
??St Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, United States

Gabriel Jackson
Residence:
??St Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky
Class:
2
Congressional District:
8th
Age on 1 July 1863:
36
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1827
Race:
White
Place of Birth:
Kentucky



       

    Marriage to Celia Jane Smith
1865 Age: 43
Pike, Kentucky, United States

1870 Age: 48
District 10, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Gabriel Jackson

Age in 1870:
48
Birth Year:
abt 1822
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1870:
District 10, Pike, Kentucky
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Post Office:
Mouth of Pond Creek
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name
Age
48
26
12
4
4
3
1



   



1880 Age: 58
Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Gabril Jackson

Age:
57
Birth Year:
abt 1823
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1880:
Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Relation to Head of House:
Self (Head)
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Ceiley J. Jackson
Father's Birthplace:
Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Neighbors:
Occupation:
Farmer
Name
Age

57

40

15

12

10

9

7

5

4

2

     

     Death
1890 Age: 68
Kentucky, USA


   



Celia Jane Smith
Your 2nd great grandmother


Birth May 1846 in Pike, Kentucky, USA
Death 18 Feb 1931 in Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Celia Jane Smith Jackson Starr and 2nd Husband Anthony Starr
Parents
Jacob Smith 1822 – 1909 
Lucinda Lawson 1825 – 1853

Spouse & Children
Gabriel Jackson  1822 – 1890

Margarett Jackson  1865 – 
Josephine Jackson 1868 – 
Melvin Jackson 1868 – 
Sarah Jackson 1871 – 
Larkin Jackson 1873 – 1940
Catherine Jackson  1876 – 
Emily Jackson  1878 – 

Spouse & Children
Anthony Starr 1850 – 

Timeline

     Birth
1846 May
Pike, Kentucky, USA
      Residence
1850 Age: 4
Pike, Kentucky
Jacob Smith 28 Lucinda Smith 26 Sarah A Smith 10 Elizabeth Smith 8 Wm H Smith 6 Cela J Smith 4 Melvin Smith 2 Nancy Smith 1

Cela J Smith
[Celia J Smith

Age:
4
Birth Year:
abt 1846
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1850:
Pike, Kentucky
Gender:
Female
Family Number:
666
Household Members:
Name
Age
28
26
10
8
6
4
2
1
     



1860 Age: 14
District 1, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Celia Smith

Age in 1860:
14
Birth Year:
abt 1846
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1860:
District 1, Pike, Kentucky
Gender:
Female
Post Office:
Louisville
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name
Age
42
40
18
14
12
10
8
5
3
2
4/12
      

1865 Age: 19
Pike, Kentucky, United States
      
1870 Age: 24
District 10, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Celia J Jackson

Age in 1870:
26
Birth Year:
abt 1844
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1870:
District 10, Pike, Kentucky
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Post Office:
Mouth of Pond Creek
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name
Age
48
26
12
4
4
3
1
   

   The first Kentucky Derby in 1875 brought thousands of spectators to Louisville eager to participate in what would become an annual race steeped in tradition.

Celia Jane Smith lived near Louisville in 1870 around the time horses ran in the first ever Kentucky Derby.

May 17, 1875, dawned clear and bright. A crowd of 10,000 entered the stadium to watch fifteen horses gallop around the track in the inaugural race at Churchill Downs—the first Kentucky Derby. The new grandstand was packed with ladies and gentlemen in their finest. On the grass in the middle of the track, children perched on their father’s shoulders to see through the crowds. A drum was tapped to signal the start, and the people erupted. The track was fast, the dirt hard and compact, and just 2 minutes and 37 seconds later Aristides crossed the finish line. A celebration with champagne and a wreath of roses took place in the winner’s circle, where all could see the champion colt. With programs clutched tightly in their fists, the crowd gradually dispersed, eager to make it back to Churchill Downs, where a new race would be held every day.


The winner of the race was a small chestnut colt about 15 hands high. He was named after Aristides Welch, a friend of the breeder. 1885, USA. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/C. Lloyd/Public Domain



   
The twin towers of the grandstand at Churchill Downs are recognized by every racing enthusiast. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. (grandson of explorer William Clark) convinced his uncles, John and Henry Churchill, to build a racetrack on their land in Louisville, Kentucky. 1942, Louisville, Kentucky. Credit: Ancestry.com
   
Before formal racetracks were built in Kentucky, horse racing took place in abandoned fields and parks. Gambling and alcohol attracted rough crowds, prompting the wealthy to build tracks where they could race their prized thoroughbreds. May 13, 1845, Long Island, New York. Credit: Interim Archives/Archive Photos/Getty Images
        Residence
1880 Age: 34
Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Ceiley J. Jackson

Age:
40
Birth Year:
abt 1840
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1880:
Middle Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Wife
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Gabril Jackson
Father's Birthplace:
Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
Virginia
Neighbors:
Occupation:
Keeping House
Household Members:
Name
Age
57
40
15
12
10
9
7
5
4
2





1900 Age: 54
Hardee, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
 Celia Jackson

Age:
54
Birth Date:
May 1846
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1900:
Hardee, Mingo, West Virginia
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Mother in Law (Mother)
[Mother-in-law (Mother)] 
Marital Status:
Widowed
Father's Birthplace:
Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
Virginia
Mother: number of living children:
9
Mother: How many children:
13
Household Members:
Name
Age
36
10
8
4
54
17
16
13



1902 5 Sep Age: 56
Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Ceila Jackson
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
abt 1849
Age:
53
Spouse's Name:
Anthony Starr
Spouse Gender:
Male
Spouse Age:
52
Marriage Date:
5 Sep 1902
Marriage Place:
Mingo, West Virginia



     




1910 Age: 64
Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Celia Star

Age in 1910:
58
Birth Year:
abt 1852
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1910:
Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Wife
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Anthony Star
Father's Birthplace:
Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
Virginia
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name
Age
57
58
32
24
9
12
2

   


  Residence
1920 Age: 74
Hardee, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Ceallie Starr
Age:
68
Birth Year:
abt 1852
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Home in 1920:
Hardee, Mingo, West Virginia
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Relation to Head of House:
Wife
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Anthony Starr
Father's Birthplace:
Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:
Virginia
Able to Speak English:
Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name
Age
67
68

   
1931 18 Feb Age: 84
Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Senility

Celia Starr
[Celia Smith] 
Birth Date:
abt 1843
Death Date:
18 Feb 1931
Death Place:
Mingo, West Virginia
Death Age:
88
Gender:
Female
Father Name:
Jacob Smith
Mother Name:
... Sindy Lawson
FHL Film Number:
1953611
   

1931 21 Feb
Naugatuck, Mingo, West Virginia, USA


Larkin Jackson


3rd great-grandfather




BIRTH 1802  Virginia

DEATH 1880  Bell, Kentucky, United States




Name
Larkin Jackson

Birth
1802 • Virginia

Birth of Son
His son Gabriel was born in 1822 in Magoffin West, Kentucky.

Marriage
1828 • Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth Buckhart (1802–)

Residence
1830 • Harlan, Kentucky, USA

NameParkin Jackson
Home in 1830 (City, County, State)Harlan, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 51
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 92
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 391
Free White Persons - Females - Under 51
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 91
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 491
Free White Persons - Under 205
Free White Persons - 20 thru 492
Total Free White Persons7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)7



The Night the Stars Fell

In the hours just before dawn in November 1833, the skies across the United States were lit up by thousands of meteors.

Though meteor showers are common, no one predicted the explosion of shooting stars that illuminated the night sky on November 12, 1833. Just before dawn, people threw on clothes and gathered in roads and fields to watch the 150,000 meteors (about 30 per second) dance in plain view during the storm’s peak. One eyewitness told the Pantagraph newspaper in Illinois that, “the very heavens seemed to be ablaze.” Though many were spellbound, not all rejoiced in the cosmic celebration. At the time, the South was a hotbed for the national religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening. Some awoke terrified, fearing it was the End of Days, as predicted by a Bible verse: “and the stars of heaven shall fall.” But in the weeks following, newspapers demystified the showers with science.







Residence
1840 • Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Larkin Jackson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):Harlan, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:2
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:4
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:2
Free White Persons - Under 20:5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:1
Total Free White Persons:7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:7






Residence
1850 • District 1, Perry, Kentucky

Larkin Jackson
Age48
Birth Yearabt 1802
BirthplaceVirginia
Home in 1850District 1, Perry, Kentucky
GenderMale
Family Number31
Household Members
NameAge
Larkin Jackson48
Elizabeth Jackson64
David Jackson28





Larkin Jackson
Number of Acres:100
Survey Date:23 Feb 1850
County:Perry
Watercourse:Hurts Cr
Book Number:33




Residence
1870 • Ward 2, Jackson, Louisiana, United States

Death
1880 • Bell, Kentucky, United States





     



























































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      Jackson, Starr, Star, Buckhart, McFarland, Smith, Harlan, Clay, Hatfield and McCoy, Maggoffin, Mingo, West Virginia, Lawrence, Kentucky,

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