Marion County, Tennessee

Churchwell Jackson Sr., born in Orange County, Virginia on 15 February 1758, moved to Tennessee where he died in September of 1837. He is buried in Gilliam Cemetery in Kimball, Marion County, Tennessee. He had many children including Sarah Jackson, Richard Jackson, Churchwell Jackson Jr., James Jackson, and Pheabie Jackson. 

Churchwell Jackson Jr., son of Churchwell Jackson Sr., married Mary Ann Coffelt. Churchwell Jackson Jr. age 50 and his wife Mary age 29 lived in Marion County, Tennessee in 1850 with Preston Jackson age 23, Mary Jackson age 16, Wilson Jackson age 13, Christopher Jackson age 11, Margarett Jackson age 9, Lucressa Jackson age 2, and Robert Jackson age 1. In 1870, Chrurchwell Jr age 76 and his wife Mary age 68 lived in Madison, Marion County, Tennessee with Thomas Collins age 21, Tennessee Collins age 21, and Mary A Jackson age 16. Churchwell worked as a farmer, and Thomas as a farm laborer with Mary Ann (Coffelt) Jackson and Tennessee Collins keeping house. 

 

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James Jackson, son of Churchwell Jackson Jr and Mary Ann Coffelt, was born on 3 May 1831. James married Anna Wooten. In 1860, James age 29 and his wife Anna age 29 lived in Marion County, Tennessee with their children John Wood Jackson age 10, James Churchwell Jackson age 7, Sarah Ann Jackson age 5, and Nancy Caroline Jackson age 2. James Jackson worked as a farmer. He died at age 87 in Marion County, Tennessee. James is buried in Bible Cemetery in Comfort, Marion County, Tennessee. 

Mary Jane Jackson, daughter of James Jackson and Anna Wooten, was born on 19 October 1860 in Comfort, Marion County, Tennessee. Mary Jane Jackson married James Mack Eakle. In 1880, James age 21 and Mary age 19 lived in Marion County, Tennessee with their year old son James H Eakle. Mary Jane (Jackson) Eakle and her family later moved from Tennessee to Oklahoma. 

 

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With love, 

Autumn Rose Surratt 

The Ancestor Witch 

Sources 

• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55614645/mary_ann-jackson: 15 November 2025), Mary Ann Coffelt Jackson, death 1880, memorial ID # 55614645. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVP-QHKL: 15 November 2025), Churchwell Jackson Sr., death September 1837, memorial ID # 21790564. 
• "United States Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD5-781: 15 November 2025), Churchwell Jackson and Mary Jackson, 1850. 
• "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDF-W7P: 9 December 2025), Church Jackson and Mary A Jackson, 1870. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVP-7K2X: 9 December 2025), James Jackson, death 23 September 1918, memorial ID # 23056061. 
• "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Y9-PD1: 14 December 2025), James Jackson and Anna Jackson, 1860. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV1-D4VL: 14 December 2025), Mary Jane Eakle, death 2 June 1952, memorial ID # 25683192. 
• "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7R-JK5: 14 December 2025), James M. Eakle and Mary J. Eakle, 1880.