Re: Mary Jackson, Confederate Nurse d. 1911, Westlake, Louisiana
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Re: Mary Jackson, Confederate Nurse d. 1911, Westlake, Louisiana
Doug Corbin 11/05/10
Unfortunately all that the book says is:
Jackson "Grandma"
Death:21 Nov 1911.WL: buried Bagdad Cem.
Marriage:Before 1865, James A. Jackson (d. ca 1866, near Alexandria, LA.).
Children: 7 including Joseph and Mrs. Barker.
Service:En. in Confederate Army as nurse six months after war began.She was a young mother at the times and served in the same division as her husband.Nursed in field hospitals at Holy Springs and Corinth, Miss. and Lookout Mt.
Residence:WL (came ca 1866)
Comment:After the war the family went west.Ca 1866, near Alexandria, La., Mr. Jackson and five children died of Typhoid fever.
Thanks again for all your help!
Source:LCDAP 11/24/1911; Kinfolks, Vol. 14 #2.