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Peggy Tuck Sinko

605 S. Ridgeland = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; September 6th, 1997

Oak Park, Il 60304

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Dear Peggy, In reference to our recent conversation. I have enclosed a= $ 50.00 retainer fee as down payment for a three to four hour search at $2= 5.00 per hour. Per our agreem= ent, this search will not exceed 4 hours. I have enclosed some data to assi= st you with my research project. Please keep in touch with me by phone, fax= , or e-mail concerning any matters relating to this case. I will list below= what I am enclosing, and what my objectives are at this point.<= /span>

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OBJECTIVE- To locate present day descendants of this family, of wh= ich I am hoping that you may be able to provide me with some clues as far a= s finding record of these people further forward than I have currently. I f= eel

if you can provide updated data on th= ese people through the search of the Illinois Death Index, Obits , Cencus, = and city directories, I will be a few steps closer to locating present day = descendants.

&nbs= p; Enclosed are the following := A family group sheet for Christopher Jackson and wife Phoebe. I am looking= for their 4 boys and their families. Also enclosed is an Obituary for Alfr= ed Lyman Jackson ( 1930). The informant was

Wm. James Jackson of which his address is on the certi= ficate. He is the brother of Alfred Lyman Jackson. There is

a few census records also enclosed. The obit of Alfred= Lyman Jackson is also enclosed. The names of his daughters is in the obit,= and they have been searched for with negative results. I assumed that they= lived in Chicago, but I do not have the names of either of their husbands,= and none of them appear in the Soc Sec. Death Index. Since the brother of = Alfred was the informant, possibly the girls did live out of state. Alfred = and Eli were printers, and Wm James and George may have been connected with= the industry also, and that many of the family worked for the railroad als= o. The family came to Chicago abt. 1891. I do know that the four boys and t= he mother came to Chicago.

Another sister, Bricey Ann Stevenson, lived in Toronto= and had a son Ashton George Stevenson who was a very

successful printer from Chicago and lived there from a= round 1905 until around 1927, when he retired. Bricey died in 1940, and the= only surviving sibling is her brother, William James Jackson of Chicago. I= have confirmed finding the families of Alfred and Eli in the 1900 cencus, = and am enclosing this data to see. Up to now, all I have to pursue is the d= escendants of Alfred’s two daughters and George Jackson, who is the s= on of Eli, as the other son, Sidney, died at Chicago in 1905. Another possi= ble link to the children of Alfred, is the possibility of locating the obit= for his wife, Naomi Elizabeth ( Roberts) Jackson, who may be in the death = index.

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Illinois State Archives

State Capitol Complex &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; October 31st, 1997=

Springfield, IL 62756

Dear Sir, M= adam : I have checked the Illinois State Death Index and would like to orde= r copies of certificates for the following persons listed below. Please mai= l 1 certificate for each name to the address above and bill me. Thankyou in= advance for your assistance in this matter.

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George H. Jackson died dec. 1= 0th, 1934 Cook Co. cert no. 6033625

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Edgar Clinton Jackson died Ap= ril 2nd, 1916 Cook Co. cert no. 6010657

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William B. Freeman

17504 State Rt. 3&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = 17 September, 1997

Watertown, NY 13601

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Dear Mr. Freeman : In regard to our phone conversation. I am enclosing= a few details about Sarah

Jackson Buker. Sarah was born around 1825 in Augusta T= wp., Grenville Co. The Jackson homestead

was 3 miles north of Prescott near the hamlet of Mayna= rd. I have made many visits to this location in the past 20 years, the most= recent being a few weeks ago. I have written two books on the Jacksons, bo= th of which are in the Homewood Museum in Grenville Co. on RR # 2.

Only my second book, The Portrait And Biographical Record Of The Edwar= d Jackson Family, has reference to Sarah Jackson, and her husband, William = Buker. Some of the children are listed, but your wife’s great grandfa= ther was not. I am working on a third volume that will list whatever more I= can locate on the

family. Now that I have found descendants of the Buker= s, more data will appear. You are the first person

I have found from this family.

I would like you to give me what you do have so I can see what I can p= ublish out of it. I do collect old pictures and will either pay to have the= m copied for me, or I will travel to the source, and copy them myself. If y= ou see my book, you will see that I published well over 100 old pictures, i= ncluding two of Sarah’s sisters and one of her uncles. I would also l= ike you to refer me to other descendants whom you have located, whether the= y were helpful or not, as I have come across similar circumstances myself a= nd through others as well.

Also sometimes old family grudges, feuds ect, play into present day as= sociations which we ourselves are not responsible for that have a bearing o= n present day associations. I recently found a distant relative who was not= speaking with his sister for many years, and she had all the family pictur= es. He did not even have one of his parents for himself. I was able to make= contact with her, and convince her to share the photographs with me, of wh= ich I made copies not only for me, but for him also. I will look forward to= hearing from you soon, and l= et me know if you plan to research any more in the Copenhagen area, as I fe= el it will yield some more information on the family.

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Norma Birch

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&nb= sp; Dear Norma : In reference to our recent phone conversation. I am= enclosing a few things that may be of interest to you. I have been looking= for descendants of your family for the past two years. I have published tw= o books previously on the Jackson family, the last which was a 405 page har= dbound 200 year history book. 400 were printed, and the book totally sold o= ut last year. The book was printed in 1991. I am currently working on anoth= er one, and hope to be ready to print in around 18 months.

I will be including the descendants of Christopher Stroud Jackson, who= is the grandfather of Phoebe Hollingshead. the Hollingshead family was a v= ery old family in the vicinity of King Twp., York Co., Ontario. The Jackson= ’s have been in Canada since 1776, and were among the earliest settle= rs of Grenville Co., ( near Prescott, Ontario). I have just returned from a= trip there as I came to Canada on Holiday for the Labour Day weekend. Nanc= y Jackson, was the eldest daughter of Christopher Jackson and Maria Maley. = One of her brothers, Erastus Jackson, was a very well known printer and new= spaper editor. I am acquainted with many descendants from Christopher’= ;s family. I am descendant of George Jackson ( 1803-1908 ). He was a brothe= r to Christopher Jackson. I will look forward to anything you can share wit= h me. If you have any old pictures I can put in my book, let me know and I = will pay to have them copied, or come to see you and copy them at your home= .

I am very excited I have finally found descendants of Nancy Jackson. I am also very interested in a= ny names of relatives in your branch of the family. My books include as muc= h data as the families wish to have in them, as many families are brought u= p to present day. I do not ask for any personal information, only names dat= es and places and occupations, to write short biographical sketches. I will= look forward to hearing from you soon. I would like to meet

you next year if possible, as I will be making my next= trip to Newmarket in May.

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CC : To all descendants &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 21 Sept= ember, 1997

&n= bsp; of Nancy Jackson Hollingshead

Please fill = out the chart that is for your family and return this to me. Please feel fr= ee to make any corrections or notations on these charts. Try and fill in as= many blanks as possible. Thankyou in advance for any help you can give me.=

All persons sent this letter are identified as descendants of the above= . Please feel free to contact me for verification or

if you desire more detailed information. This data is being published i= n a history of the Jackson family which will cover over 200 years of histor= y. If you receive this letter in error, please accept my apology. If you ar= e in question of this relationship, I will submit to you documented record = identifying your relationship. The book that will be published will be a co= llection of biographical sketches. I am collecting old photographs ect. for= this publication. I also make at least

2 trips to Ontario every year and attempt to meet as many descendants a= s possible. No detailed or personal information is required. I am intereste= d in mainly facts for the biographical sketches which include record of bir= ths, marriages, deaths, and occupations. I will hope to hear from you soon.= You can reach me by phone in the evenings and by e-mail or fax.=

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Reta Mae Bell

57 McMurray &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; 13 October, 1997

Bracebridge, Ont. P1L 1L9

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Dear Reta : I am writing= to see if you received my letter requesting information on the Bell family= for my book. I am trying to get all data so I can move on to other branche= s of the family. I am hoping that you will find the time<= /p>

to give me as many details, regarding births, marriage= s, and deaths for the descendants of Phoebe and John Bell.

I am also interested in any obits you can come up with= , marriage certificates ect. I also am interested in locations of birth and= death for you father and his siblings. I will also be able to possibly off= er you some more historical data on the Hollingshead family as I think I wi= ll be getting much on this also, although I will not publish anything prior= to the marriage of Benjamin and Nancy Jackson. Please try and get back wit= h me as soon as you are able. I would call

you again but I have spent around $ 50.00 in phone calls to you, one of the calls w= hich was $ 34.00 for one call. Bracebridge seems to be a very expensive pla= ce to call for some reason, and I do not think it is the distance, as I cal= l to B.C. often for much cheaper. I am in contact with others in the family= who are assisting me so this project is

moving along. I have another very large project going = on in Chicago, IL where many of Nancy’s half brothers and sisters had= gone to during the 1890’s. Christopher Jackson’s 2nd wife Phoe= be is buried there. She died in Chicago in 1895. I am sure that you grandmo= ther was named for her. If you can get access to e-mail or fax, let me know= . I will hope to hear from you soon.

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Cheryl Stubenrauch

990 Colony Lane = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = October 17th, 1997

Hoffman Estates, IL 60195-1855

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Dear Cheryl : In regard to our conversations via e-mail. I am enclosin= g some charts outlining the family I have been asking you to look for. This= will give you a better idea of the relationship of the different people I = seek. I think I told you that my objective is to find clues to locating pre= sent day descendants. I need to get another generation forward in order to = accomplish this. Hopefully through the death dates I am sending you, you mi= ght find an obituary that might direct me to this. Also census and city dir= ectories if in reach might be of value. I have contacted the Cook Co. Circu= it Court in order to pursue possible probate records as you pursue obits, s= o I am hoping to cover a wide range of research. I really appreciate you he= lping me and will pay for the photocopies and postage. As I said, I travel = a lot and my time is limited, but if you need any research, I will do the s= ame for you. I have many contacts, and also if people can reach me by phone= on the weekends, I do look up data over the phone for them. I think you wi= ll see what I have outlined is where the possible descendants could be loca= ted. The Harvey Jackson I was seeking may run out as I have a death cert. r= eceived here today that shows that this person if he is the one I seek, had= no family. He is a cousin of the family members I am seeking so that was n= ot a priority. His sister, Louisa Webb, may be worth looking into. A death = cert for a Louisa Webb is in route, and I will keep you posted. If we can f= ind where Alfred Lyman Jackson’s two daughters, Ivy and Myrtle went t= o, this is a good lead. The next one to look for is the son of Eli Jackson,= who is George H Jackson. I have given you a date of death for a George H, = who may be him. The last lead is to find the William James Jackson who was = living on Eberhard Rd. in 1930. You have a date of death for a William J. J= ackson who died January 15th, 1945, and also a date of death for a Naomi Ja= ckson who may be the wife of Alfred Lyman Jackson. Naomi Jackson died on Ju= ne 15th, 1935. I will know if these people are the right ones once I have r= eceived the death certificates from Springfield. Hopefully you will ad to t= his. If you have any questions, drop me an e-mail. Thankyou again for you o= ffer to help.

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Jacqueline Stuart

Aurora & District Historical Society &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; October 21, = 1997

22 Church St.

Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 1G4

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Dear Ms. Stuart : I met you this past summer as I was inquiring about = George Ashton Stevenson or Ashton George Stevenson. I have found his death = notice in 1954 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. The day I was in the library, = you placed a call to a friend who new of this man and whose mother had been= visited by Mr. Stevenson. From what I know, he retired in 1927 and moved t= o Florida from Chicago. My confusion at this

point is that in his mother’s obit in 1940 ( Bri= cey Ann Stevenson 1855-1940), he is listed and also wife and daughter Arlyn= e are listed. The wife’s name was Florence Ellison. I am wondering if= you can contact this person and find out if he may have divorced or either= the wife and daughter preceded him in death sometime between the time of t= he obit in 1940 and his death in 1954. My reasons are clear and simple, as = I all want to know if there was a possibility that the daughter lived and m= arried as his obit mentions absolutely nothing of either one of them. As I = prepare to publish my book, I would certainly like to find out further of t= his family. Please reply at your earliest possible chance. You may also fax= me at the above number.

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Dawn Desmond

6367 Woodland Forest Dr. = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; November 1st, 1997

Elkridge, Md 21227

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Dear Dawn : Enclosed are the items I told you about in the e-mail mess= age I sent you. I have other things around and will have to dig them out. I= f you are interested in tracing the family of Daniel Lavely, some of the en= closed might be of assistance to you. As you will see there is also a lette= r I wrote to a person who was interested in this family. I have not had con= tact with this family since, but they appeared to be interested in their fa= mily history. If there is any other thing you need, let me know. I am alway= s traveling, so my time is very limited. If you ever decide to call, try me= in the evening on the weekends. I do not mind looking up data over the pho= ne, as if you are willing to invest in the call, I will give you what infor= mation I can. I have much on the Lavely’s and if I was to know exactl= y what you want, I could search my files. As far as Daniel Lavely is concer= ned, I have several references to land transactions here, a will for Aaron = Lavely and a land deed in regard to Jerimiah Lavely. I was working for a fe= w other Lavely’s who were from different branches, but believed someh= ow linked to yours for several years. One of their goals were to trace the = Lavely’s back to Europe. I have record of Lavely’s arriving in = Maryland in 1760, and I know they were from Germany, but do not know where = in Germany. I am sure that the early family in Somerset Co., Pa were from M= aryland. The family first shows up in Baltimore Co., and then in Frederick = Co before leaving Maryland.

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To all descendants of Ivy Jackson and James Wesley &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 16 December, 1997

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To whom this may concern. I spoke with many of you yesterday after dis= covering your families. I had been

tracing the family of Alfred Lyman Jackson for the pas= t two years. Your branch of the Jackson family is believed to

have come to Chicago around 1891 and possibly as early= as 1889. I have enclosed a packet of information that I<= /p>

have put together to help you learn more about my proj= ect and give you some of your background, and relate to

you how we are related. I have been tracing the Jackso= n family since 1976 and have written two books which are<= /p>

sold out and now am working on a third that will inclu= de all of the children of Christopher Jackson 1801-1876, whom you will see = as your direct ancestor on the enclosed charts. I am also asking that you r= eturn the chart with

your names on it and please fill in your own family da= ta on the back of this. I also am seeking family photographs to be included= in this next book which I hope to complete by December of 1998. Also if an= y person in your family is

interested in contributing any research to this projec= t in the Chicago area, please let me know as I have many<= /p>

things to research, and in many cases, know where to l= ook. The attached pages are as follows:

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1 . Family group chart for Christopher Stroud Jackson&= #8217;s 2nd family ( your branch)

2. Famil= y group chart for Christopher Stroud Jackson’s first marriage

3. Conti= nued from page 2

4. Famil= y group chart for Alfred Lyman Jackson

5. Famil= y group chart for Ivy Jackson and James Wesley

6. Your = family group chart ( Please return this one )

7. Relat= ionship chart, showing our two branches of the family

8. Your = personal ancestor chart

9. Canad= ian Newspaper Article about myself and my branch of the Jackson family=

10. Newspaper obituary for Erastus Jackson, who was a = very well known publisher and printer and half brother to

&nb= sp; Alfred Lyman Jackson. The second page of this article is n= oted where it tells about the Jackson branch in

&nb= sp; Chicago.

11. Continued from page 10.

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Please note any typographical errors and please correc= t any dates and names as needed.

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Linda Gill

905 Glenwood &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = December 22, 1997

Joliet, IL 60435

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Dear Linda : I am submitting another information packet to you since y= ou did not received yours. I have mailed out several others to cousins of y= ours and they have their copies now. I know that you are very busy and do n= ot want

to be a bother at all to you or your family. The book = I am working on is estimated to be as follows : 200 plus year history, abt 500 pages with over 150 photo= graphs, hardbound library stock cover, of which 500 copies will be printed.= My last Jackson history was 405 pg. hardbound book with over 150 photograp= hs. This was printed in 1991

and all 400 copies were sold.

I would like to get some copies of picture from you and I can pay for = these, or can copy them in person. I will be making a trip to Chicago if ne= eded to complete this research, and also would like to meet the people who = want to

meet me. I also have a very busy schedule and travel m= uch with my job, and find myself using most of my extra time for this proje= ct. I do need to know if you have no interest, as I invest much time and ex= penses in locating people. I

will be writing for the most part, biographical sketch= es on persons such as your grandparents ect. and will put your

immediate family if you are interested. My time that I= can spend with each family is very limited as I am dealing with over 175 f= amilies at this time. I would like to be finished with this branch in Chica= go by February. If you are able to meet me let me know as I would come to J= oliet on a weekend and take no more than a couple of hours of your time. It= appears that most of anything historical, whether it be photographs of fir= st hand knowledge, appears to be within

your immediate family, so I am hoping that I can work = through you. I do have much additional data I will share with your family. = I have spoke to your cousin, Joanne about making a trip out there and will = talk with the others. Please keep me informed of your intentions, and if yo= u are not interested in any of this, please tell me so that I am not bother= ing you. Again please accept my apologies for all the contact I have had re= cently by phone. Some of the things I will hope to obtain or learn from you= . Dates filled out on charts,= copies of obituaries you may have, copies of photographs of, parents, gran= dparents, great grandparents, possibly photocopies of any records that are = of any interest, to interview you for any items of interest you may remembe= r, and to see any other pictures of possible interest to me. The photograph= s are a very expensive addition to a book and I limit the amount that I use= for each family, so there are not a great deal of these that I would have = to have. I have the equipment to copy these in person myself if needed. I a= lso told you about the Kodak positive print machines that can make two 5 X = 7 prints in minutes in person from a scanned image.

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&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; D.R. Jackson

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Jennifer Chatham

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Brockville, Ont. KV6 4X3

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Dear Jennifer : Here are a few things that I would like you to help me= work on. My next book will hopefully print by the end of this year. I will= provide you with more data in the future. As you will see from the charts,= I have nothing on your grandfather’s generation. I also seek data on= the children of Alexander Richard Jackson, and also the same on his brothe= rs and sisters. I am wondering if Christopher S. Jackson had any children f= rom his first marriage in Morristown, NY in 1867 ? St. James Cemetery make = answer some dates for you, as I know that many of the family are buried the= re.

I will be interested in any old pictures that may turn up, and will ei= ther pay to have them copied, or will come there and copy them in person. P= lease advise me of any conflicts in any information I am passing to you as = it comes from several sources. I would like to have some census records for= Christopher S. Jackson (1891) and a copy of an

obituary for him. The date of death I have is Septembe= r 18th, 1903.

I had found other descendants in the past from your branch of the fami= ly, but they did not seem interested in this history and did not contribute= to it. I am glad I have found you and you have an interest, as our family = has a very interesting history. I will hope to hear from you soon. If you n= eed any assistance as to where you might go to find these things let me kno= w. I know the Homewood Museum is one location, as I have been there many ti= mes, and my books that I have written in the past are there. The Brockville= Recorder is on microfilm and might prove useful for the obituaries. We kno= w that Christopher S. Jackson was married the first time in 1867. I was won= dering if he may have lived in Morristown or in Gouvenour, NY for a short t= ime and may have had a family ? Many of your branch of the family were in N= ew York for a few years. A few of Christopher’s brothers were married= there also.

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Tom & Ruth Mackesy

4552 Shamrock St.&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; January 13, 1998<= o:p>

Oil City, Ontario

N0N 1N0, Canada

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Dear Tom & Ruth, Thanks again for all of your help. I have enclose= d two of the four pictures that Ruth wanted. As soon as I can find some tim= e to look for the negatives for the other two and get to a photographer, I = will do so, and send them to you. I have enclosed a newspaper article writt= en about me a few years ago, as I did not know if you have ever seen this.<= o:p>

I have also enclosed some records I obtained a few years back that you= may not have for Zackariah Jackson and his father William Jackson. I am in= terested in you looking for a few more things for me. George Jackson’= s

eldest daughter was known as Polly. She would have bee= n born abt 1830 to 1832. According to family records, she married a John Jo= hnson or possibly Johnston.

On one of the records I have enclosed is a reference to a John Johnsto= n. We never knew where Polly lived, but I do know that she stayed in Canada= , and Lambton may be the place she lived. Since she was never found, it is = possible that Polly was a nickname. I am wondering if you might look at the= 1881 and 1891 census of Lambton

and see what you can find on families with a John John= son or Johnston. It was also in the family, that John preceded Polly in dea= th by several years. Years ago, a family member pointed her out in George J= ackson’s 100th birthday photo, so she was alive in 1903.

First of all if you can find a family and follow it in the census unti= l the man no longer shows up, this may be a place to start looking for anot= her marriage by the widow, if a person by that name can not be found in cem= etery records. I have made thorough searches in many places in Ontario, but= not in Lambton. So we are trying to find a person who may not be Polly at = all, but if we come up with any possibilities, we can always pursue their o= bit and find out where they were born. Also land records can help us, as if= we identify a particular Johnson family and refer to the land registry off= ice, the first instrument usually list where the person was from, and if we= can find a reference to Augusta, Lansdowne, or Toronto, we may have a matc= h. Those three locations are where births of George Jackson’s childre= n have taken place.

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Alfred Baldocchi

353 W. Glade Rd. &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; January 22, 1998

Palatine, IL 60067

Dear Mr. Bal= docchi : I am the one who called you about the family of Alfred Lyman Jacks= on, who was a printer in Chicago and father of Ivy Wesley. I have made seve= ral phone calls to many of the family and sent charts, and most have been r= eturned from William Wesley’s children. I have found it impossible to= reach your daughter, Linda by mail and have called them too many times of = which now I feel that I have bothered them, and this is not my intention at= all.

My goal has been to collect some information on dates of birth, marriag= e, and death along with a few family photographs. I am enclosing a packet I= have tried to get to Linda and hope that you can give this to her.

She seemed t= o be interested in our phone conversation, as had she told me that she was = not, I would have immediately ceased contact with her. I have a few charts = for her to fill out and she mentioned of a photograph of Alfred JacksonR= 17;s printing business and other possible photographs. I have offered to co= py them in person and pay for the costs. I am planning a trip to Chicago so= on in order to meet some of the family who have replied to me and would als= o not only meet your daughter and your family, but would also like to inclu= de this family in the book I am going to have printed. I am dealing with ov= er 200 families so my time is limited and also my time passing through Joli= et would be limited to an hour, so I would not be taking up much of her tim= e. I am going to wait until Feb. 15th for a reply. If I so not hear from he= r, than I will assume that there is no interest and will no longer attempt = any contact. Again, if I have

intruded in the privacy of your family, please accept my apology.<= /o:p>

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Noreen Schreck

17623 Barry Rd. = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = April 28th, 1998

Clinton Twp, Mi 48038

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Dear Noreen : In regard to our recent phone conversation. Enclosed is = a brief account of your ancestry and a chart showing how we are related. Yo= ur great grandfather, Robert James Jackson, was a first cousin to my great = grandfather. I have written two books and now I am currently writing the th= ird one of which I would like to have biographical sketches of you father a= nd grandfather, which wold include you and Tom. If you want any additional = data, feel free to contact me. I have enclosed a few pictures that may=

be of interest to you and one that I am sure you know.=

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Retamae Bell &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 8= June, 1998

57 McMurray

Bracebridge, Ont. P1L 1L9

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Dear Retamae : In regard to our recent phone conversation. Enclosed is= a schedule of deaths that occurred within

the last 12 months of the Simcoe Co., census that was = taken sometime in 1871. You will see that there is a John & Mary Bell l= isted. It is very possible that these are the people you seek. There is a s= mall chance that you might locate them in the Ontario vital records index. = Many libraries have this on microfilm. Deaths started being registered in 1= 869 in the province, however you may not find yours as I have found that th= ere are only a few for the first few years after 1869. I do think it is wor= th a try, as if you find them, it will give the exact place of death, and t= hen you can follow by sending for a death record.

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Howard Jackson

1106 3rd St. &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; May = 10th, 1998

Mendota, IL 61342

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Dear Mr, Jackson : In regard to our conversation this morning. I am en= closing a few items of interest for you to look over. I would like you to r= eturn the two family group sheets filled out as much as you are able. You c= an keep the chart showing your ancestry and the chart showing how you are r= elated to me. I am interested in knowing if you had any brothers or sisters= ect. and some of their children’s names and locations. As I mentione= d before, I have much more on your great grandfather, Alexander Jackson, as= they had a very large family, and I am acquainted with many present day de= scendants. I am meeting some other distant Jackson descendants in Chicago i= n a few weeks, as I am in town on business and have one free evening where = they will meet me at my hotel.

I have written two books which go back to the time of Alexander’= s grandfather, Edward Jackson ( 1753-1855) who was one of the earliest sett= lers in Ontario. I am now presently working on my third Jackson book as the= others are sold out. The last book I wrote was a 405 pg. hardbound book, a= nd this one will be a larger publication. The Jackson's for the most part w= ere very long lived people, and your father seemed to follow that. Anything= you can tell me will be appreciated, and I am willing to share this histor= y with your family. If you have any questions, feel free to call, as I usua= lly can be reached in the evenings. I will hope to hear from you soon.=

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Lois Beaton=

1655 Smirle= Rd RR # 3 &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; September 12th, 2000

Chrysler, O= ntario K0A 1R0

Dear Lois= , I would like to thank you and Tom once again for all of your hard work to= organize and host our family reunion. I am enclosing Per our conversation,= some documentation concerning some records I was hoping you could find at = the LDS Church. These records are for Lydia Jackson, who was the daughter a= nd Thomas Jackson and niece to Christopher Stroud Jackson. If you read the = enclosed documentation, it lists the reel number to consult. There are two = records enclosed, one for the birth and one for the marriage. According to = the enclosed, the marriage may be private, but the birth is not stating it = is. Possibly you can investigate the difference between the two. Let me kno= w if you can handle this as this would be a great help to me. You can expla= in this is for genealogical purposes only. My main goal is to see if there = is an actual birth record we can get or any documents submitted by the pers= on who gave this information, and we would possibly like to identify this p= erson, as it appears that they were members of the church..

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This record needs to be obta= ined at The National Archives of Canada in Ottawa

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Upper Canad= a Land Papers - Reel No. C- 1= 06 Talbot Settlement ( 8/21/1= 837 )

Subject : A= pplication by George Jackson to purchase the Clergy Reserve of the rear of = lot 22, concession 3 in the township of Augusta.This is dated 21st of Augus= t, 1837

When consulting the land pap= ers, do not get this confused with a George Jackson who filed a land petiti= on that same year, as he is a different person from the township of Mountai= n. I would see if there is an index for this. If not, you would have to rea= d reel no. C-106 to find this application. I will pay the cost of the photocopy and your postage. I have= some of the index here for the Upper Canada Land papers, but that entry is= not there, but I do have an extract of the record and now require the actu= al application. I was not aware that that was part of the Talbot settlement= , but that may have been an error, but I would just pursue the application.= Any help you can give me would be most appreciated.

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D.R. Jackson

Donna Lynn Fodey

6115 Temperance Lake Rd.

RR # 3

Athens, Ont K0E 1B0

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Dear Donna, Enclosed are a few charts that will take you back as far a= s we have records on the Jackson family. I have found many descendants of E= dward Jackson, still in the Brockville - Prescott vicinity, over 200 years = after our first ancestor Edward Jackson arrived abt 1789. It was great to f= inally find someone from Maria Jackson Langley. I have searched for many ye= ars trying to find where the Langley family went, only to find that they re= ally did not go far. Let me know what you can do about looking for the othe= rs I mentioned and the old photographs. If I can be of assistance, let me k= now. I will also copy William Langley’s will and forward it to you in= the near future. In the meantime, lets keep in touch with email. You and y= ou husband have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

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D.R. Jackson