The known children of Anselm and Daisy/Dory/Dovie are:
- Elizabeth Jackson ( b. abt 1836), married Richard S. Fleeman on Oct. 6, 1859 in Oglethorpe County, GA. Richard died or was killed in the Civil War.(Co. K, 3rd GA Cavalry, Col. Robt. Toombs' Unit). One known child, Lizzie who was born in 1863. Richard Fleeman was likely related to the Elender/Eleanor Fleeman that married Elizabeth's brother John M. Jackson.
(Ancestry.com) - Almeda Ann Jackson (b. abt 1837) is shown on the 1850 and 1860 censuses living in Anselm's household. Nothing more is known.
- John M. Jackson (b. 1839-d. July 8, 1863) married Eleanor Fleeman. Eleanor was likely the sister of Richard S. Fleeman who married John's sister Elizabeth (see above). John M. Jackson was a Confederate soldier with Co. E of the 38th GA, While at the Gettysburg battle, he was mortally wounded and likely left for dead. He was captured and moved to Chambersburg, PA where he later died of pneumonia as a result of these wounds at a Chambersburg hospital [1]. Unknown burial location. Before the war, he is shown to be an Overseer (1860 census). His widow remarried in 1865 to Joshua J. Sorrow a man 21 years older than her. John and Eleanor had two known children: Emma Jackson (b. 1860) and John C. Jackson (b.1863). The author has not researched these children.
(Fold3)
(GA Archives)
One notable member of the GA 38th was Rev. Jabez Mercer Brittain, He was a Baptist minister. Jabez married Sara Ida Callaway the daughter of William Reeves Callaway who was a son of Rev. Enoch Callaway. Rev. Brittain moved to Atlanta where he was the pastor of the Central Baptist Church for a period. He in buried in Westview Cemetery where John M. Jackson's brother (William Barnett Jackson) is buried. Rev. Brittain's son was a president of Georgia Tech.
Chaplain Jabez Mercer Brittain-
....Brittain, along with his graduating class at Franklin, enlisted in the 38th Georgia Voluntary Infantry (Tom Cobb Infantry). This was in September of 1861. This Georgia unit was initially sent to Savannah, and then they became part of the Army of Northern Virginia in Lawton’s Brigade, Stonewall Jackson’s Division. Enlisting as 1st Sergeant J.M. rapidly moved up in rank and was elected 2nd Lieutenant (4-22-1862) and then 1st Lieutenant (6-14-1863). Sandwiched between that time he served a term as enrolling officer in the Georgia Sixth Congressional District in 1862. The 38th Georgia as soon as they reached Fredericksburg, VA entered that historical battle. Then the unit made its presence known and was in numerous battles to follow..... - Philip T. Jackson (1841-Dec. 8, 1861) Confederate soldier, GA 6th Regt., Co. K, (Gilmer Blues, Army of Tennessee), died of disease while at Yorktown. He may be buried in the Lexington Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Georgia near his parents. There is a memorial marker for him and 3 fellow soldiers but it is not known to the author if these are cenotaphs or actual burials.
Lexington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Author photo)
Excerpt from a history of the Gilmer Blues written by Lt. R.G. Johnson in 1879 - Mary Jane Jackson (Oct. 24, 1843 - Jan. 3, 1880) married Seaborn Joshua Draper. Both are buried in the Cherokee Corner Church in Oglethorpe County.
- William Draper - nothing is known.
- Almeda Ann Draper (1874-1952) married William Allie Thompson. Both are buried in the Winterville Cemetery, Clarke County, GA.
- Annie Ruth Thompson (Mar.25, 1899 - Dec.12, 1984) - Annie was a President of the Georgia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and she was the editor and manager of the Advertiser, a Monroe County, GA newspaper. She married Lawson Cary Bittick and they lived in Forsyth, Georgia. Her husband, son and grandson were all Sheriffs of Monroe County. Lawson Cary Bittick, Jr. played football for the GA. Bulldogs before he began his law enforcement career. The current Monroe County jail is located on L Cary Bittick Drive. Her grandson, John Cary Bittick, was the President of the National Sheriff's Association. Shortly after his retirement as Sheriff in 2018, John Cary Bittick was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the 18th US Marshall for Middle Georgia. He was also the first Associate Member of the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition. The family runs a ranch called "Three "C" Ranch Beefmasters" near Forysth, GA.
This letterhead may indicate that Annie Ruth Thompson Bittick was the National President of the UDC
(Author's files inherited from his mother) - William D. Thompson - nothing is known.
- Virginia Thompson - nothing is known.
- William Barnett Jackson - (June 17, 1845-Sep.8, 1917). William was a Confederate soldier and POW. He had 2 wives and 16 known children - William is the author's line - see more on him and his descendants HERE.
- Anselm Anthony Jackson (April 1848-1920) married Mary Elizabeth Draper. Mary was probably the sister of Seaborn Joshua Draper (see above). Both are buried in the Cherokee Corner Church in Oglethorpe County, GA. See more on Anthony HERE.
- Mary Calendar "Callie" Jackson (1873-1935) married Lee Wiley Holbert. They had one known child named Lilly Mae Holbert who married David Monroe Maynard. Callie and her husband are buried in the Cherokee Corner Church, Oglethorpe County, GA.
- Robert A. Jackson (1876-bef. 1950) married Lizzie F. (lnu). They had one known child named William A. Jackson (1899-1968). William A. Jackson and his wife are buried in the Winterville Cemetery, Clarke County, GA.
- Bessie S. Jackson (b. Jan 1884) married Benjamin F. Maynard. They lived in Jackson County, GA.
There is some speculation by other researchers that Anselm had a daughter named Susan or Susie that married a man named SEARS, but the author found no evidence to support this; However, since Anselm is not found on the 1840 census and he was married in 1832, it is possible that any children born before 1835 or so might already have left his household by the time the 1850 census was taken. The children above are his known children - there might be others.
Oglethorpe County Poor School Record 1849
(GA Archives)
General Notes:
Anselm is counted twice on the 1870 Oglethorpe census: Listed as Anselm Jackson for one; Anderson Jackson for the other.
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[1] It appears that a James Fleeman was a witness to an Oglethorpe County document where Eleanor is arranging for her deceased husbands pay to be sent to her. James Fleeman is probably her father. The records show that John died of pneumonia as a POW in July 1863 while at School House Hospital in Chambersburg PA after being left at Gettysburg due to wounds received at the Gettysburg battle. Most likely he received his wounds on July 1st, 2nd or 3rd while they were located on Cemetery Hill with the other units under Gen. John B. Gordon. School House Hospital was located next to the Old Jail on King Street. The Old Jail now houses the Franklin County Historical Society. There is a cemetery close by that has 20 graves of unknown Confederate Soldiers. In 2015, the author contacted the Franklin County Historical Society in an attempt to find information about possible burial locations but they were of no help. If he is not buried in or near Chambersburg, he may have been moved to the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA. This cemetery contains thousands of unidentified Confederated dead from the Gettysburg battle.
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