Levi 'Monroe' Jackson^[1]

1850 - 1933  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Levi 'Monroe' Jackson
  Born	Aug 1850	Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Aug 1933	Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina
  Buried	Leemont Cemetery, Danville City, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I12448	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019

  
  

  Married	7 Oct 1897	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	1900 VA Census Pittsylvania County Callands Heritage Quest Series T623, Roll 1722 Page 215 Monroe Jackson 45, Hellen (Ellen) 46, Minnie Jul 1882, Lula M. Jan 1884, Annie S. May 1885; this census also shows 13 children and 13 children living and shows married 3 years. Levi Monroe Jackson married Eleanor Sidney Rigney, d/o Owen and Sally Adkins Rigney, Oct 7, 1897 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Jackson Family Genealogist, Jody Davis: Ancestors and Descendants of Martha Ann Jackson's father James (Samuel) Jackson and Judith Emmerson.
  Family ID	F3890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Sidney 'Ellen' Rigney,   b. Jun 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1904, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	1894	Prob. Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Madison Monroe Jackson,   b. 10 Jul 1888, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 11 Nov 1950, Martinsville,Henry Co., Virginia  (Age 62 years) + 2. Minnie Gertrude Jackson,   b. Jul 1882, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. 21 May 1985, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 102 years)
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F7228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Monroe Jackson-Funeral Service The Danville Bee Aug 5, 1933
  		Death Certificate-Monroe Levi Jackson dmonroeljackson.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Levi Monroe Jackson is the grandson of James Samuel Jackson. His father James is Martha Ann Jackson's (w/o Allen Gilmer Reynolds) brother. He married Ellen Rigney in 1894 and it is said that he adopted her 4 younger children; (Not proven as of 2011) ~ Death Certificate 195, Caswell Co., Pelham, Aug 4, 1933. Address given as RFD 5, Danville. He was a farmer. His obituary printed in the Danville Bee, Sat. 5 August 1933: Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at eleven o'clock for Monroe L. Jackson who died last night shortly before eight o'clock at the home of his daughter Mrs. Walter Gauldin near Shady Grove Church. Services will be held at the home of Mrs. J. M. Rigney on Wylie Avenue. Mr. Jackson was 84 years of age and was a native of Callands being a son of the late James Andrew Jackson of that place. Mr. Jackson is survived by the following children: Mrs. Walter Gauldin of Shady Grove, Madison L. Jackson of Martinsville, Mrs Ida Oakes of Gallances and Mrs. Hoppie Rigney of this city. He also leaves one brother, James Stonewall Jackson of Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Cora Tate of Danville. (Ida Oakes was not his daughter but his step-daughter, thought to be the daughter of Ellen Rigney and Benjamin Turner Clements, her long-time protector.) ~ The death certificate gives his name as Monroe L. Jackson, age 82, Farmer, son of James A. Jackson and Martha Thompson. The informant for the certificate was Pearl Rigney. He was buried in Leamont Cemetery but there is no stone.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Death Certificate, Monroe Levi Jackson. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jackson&GSiman=1&GScid=50967&GRid=119370372&.