William Vonneida Jackson1

M, #20867, b. Feb 2, 1863, d. Mar 28, 1943
Pedigree
Father*Samuel Braden Jackson1 b. Jan 12, 1825, d. Jan 12, 1877
Mother*Martha Vonneida1 b. Oct 16, 1838, d. Mar 22, 1872

Family

Rose Belle Robertson b. Dec 10, 1868, d. Dec 28, 1931
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Feb 2, 1863 William Vonneida Jackson was born on Feb 2, 1863 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.1 
 He was the son of Samuel Braden Jackson and Martha Vonneida.1 
Marriage*Apr 18, 1889 William Vonneida Jackson married Rose Belle Robertson, daughter of John Arthur Robertson and Maria Sarah Neill, on Apr 18, 1889 at Fairview, Brown County, Kansas, United States.1 
Death*Mar 28, 1943 William Vonneida Jackson died on Mar 28, 1943, at age 80 at Comanche County, Kansas, United States.1 
Burial*Mar 30, 1943 He was buried on Mar 30, 1943 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 54060044.2 
Book Excerpt* 
William Vonneida Jackson, born in Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 2, 1863 came to Comanche County in March 1885, from Howard, Kansas, riding a stage to Medicine Lodge, walking and catching a ride to Coldwater. He heard about claims southeast and walked down the Salt Fork of the Arkansas until he found land in Southeast Comanche County that looked like Paradise to him. This land was not homestead land, but part of the Osage Diminished Reserve and as preempted and paid for at a rate of $1.25 per acre.

W. V.'s parents were Samuel Braden Jackson, born in Virginia and Martha Vonneida Jackson of Dayton, Ohio. S. B. Jackson had been a minister and lawyer prior to being a farmer. After serving in the Union Army, they moved south of St. Louis, Missouri and liked it very much; but the area was uncomfortable for an ex-Union Officer, so in 1870 they moved to Howard, Kansas. Their hardships were many. Martha died in 1872, and Samuel died in 1877, leaving 13 year old William to look after his brother, Charles Hough and sister, Martha Miriam. They returned to Ohio and each lived with a different relative and had the privilege of attending school. W. V. always pursued education and attended Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.

Rose Robertson, daughter of Maria Sarah Neill Robertson and John Robertson was born Dec. 10, 1868, at Spirit Lake, Iowa. Her parents came from Montreal, Canada, and her father died while she was young. Rose came to Comanche County in 1884 with her mother, brother, Arthur John, and sister, Lizzie, and settled on claims close to the one W. V. Jackson settled. Rose and W. V. were married April 18, 1899, and worked very hard to establish their home "Valley Farm" in Shimer township. W. V. organized the first school and Sunday school in Fairview District 23 in 1886-1887. In 1893 he was elected County Treasurer and served 4 years. In 1908 he was elected to represent Comanche County in the State Legislature and served six terms and was the first State Budget Director. W. V. was always interested in politics and only ill health kept him from being more active. He wrote many articles for newspapers "Just A Thinking" concerning politics, early history and philosophy.

Rose and W. V. worked side by side and endured all the hardships that other pioneers endured; claim jumpers, blizzards, prairie heritage. Rose died Dec. 28, 1931, and W. V. died March 28, 1943.
(From the History of Comanche County, Kansas.)3
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  3. [S944] Book - Kansas - History of Comanche County,.