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Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone! 2010's Jackson family reunion was a SUCCESS and full of fun. It was awesome spending time with family. Just being able to see family near and from a far. To family that was unable to make it we missed you and look forward to seeing you in the future. Remember it doesn't have to be a family reunion to come visit with your family. We awarded our graduates for this year and for those that graduated during the off reunion years. In all we had a total of two high school graduates, one college graduate, and one graduate from seminary studies. We also gave a special award to our website and email keeper for doing such an amazing job.

We took plenty of pictures at this years event. Presently the only pictures I have are the pictures from Friday night's gala. Enjoy and as soon as I have pictures for Saturday's picnic I'll upload them as well. 

 As always we love you family and always enjoy spending time together. Oh by the way we voted to begin meeting Feburary 2011 to start discussing our next reunion. So be on the look out for emails or phone calls.   

I'd like to leave you with encouraging words:

~You're wonderful and magnificent just as you are. Don't be so hard on yourself. If you did something that you felt wasn't right, ask for forgiveness, forgive yourself, and be grateful for the fact that God allows you the chance to change. Remember, every tool you need to fulfill your greatest potential is already inside you.  You might not have realized it yet, but when you do, congratulations; because you have now awakened from a bad dream that said you are separate from God and are incomplete.~

ATTENTION: Family if you're on Facebook the Jackson Family is a member of the Facebook community. You can find us under Jacksonfamilytx Jackson on facebook. 

Family motto: "Family is EVERYTHING, everything is FAMILY!!!"

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to the Texas Jackson Family's web page

Here you will find updated family news and information. Stay tuned because there will be updates to the family web page of photos, calendar events, and celebrations. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and concerns as well as any news, photos, or information you feel is imperative to the family. If you're interested in sending us your information email me at chrischris96@yahoo.com and I'll update the webpage with your information. Thank you in advance

Below you will find a little of our Texas family history. We love you and hope to hear from you soon!!!!

  Our Family History:

The Jackson Family

There was a man by the name of William Edgar Jackson aka Son Jackson who was born in Waxachie, Texas on May 8, 1908. He was the oldest of four children. They were born to the parentage of Grandpa Jeff and Mattie Jackson aka Big Mama. Their children were William Edgar, Sally aka Chi Chi (Robbie Mae, Harvey, A.D.), Annie Mae (no children), and Leo Tennison aka L.T.(Stella Rogers, Leo Tennison, Jr., and Eddie Archie). The family were sharecroppers in Anderson County portion of Texas.

There is very little information known on Grandpa Jeff Jackson. However there are vague memories of him having two uncles, Arny, Roy (Athens, Texas), and one sister Mary (Waxachie, TX). The children were very young when their father passed away of pneumonia. It was said that he passed with his young child (L.T.) in his arms.

Big Mama was the youngest of 17 siblings born to Ruben and Nellie Wiggins on January 3, 1883 in Anderson County (TX). There were only a few siblings known to the family from the 17 children, and they were Dona and Mamie. Dona did not have children and Mamie had one daughter, Ola. After the death of Grandpa Jeff, she continued in leading her family. Big Mama had a musical talent of strumming the guitar. And in her younger days she would play her guitar on weekends. She really enjoyed herself when playing her guitar. She later married Henry Lee aka Mr. Slim. She was a church worker as Sunday school teacher in the A.M.E. church as well as a wonderful cook. She passed away on January 17, 1970 (Dallas, TX).

William Edgar married Alice McCrimmon and they both brought 2 children into their marriage and had a total of 10 children to love and raise. Grandmother Alice had a baby boy Jimmy that passed away as an infant. The remainder of their children are Edgar Archie (deceased), Annie Jean, Willie Paul (deceased), Mary Louise, Nellie Pearl, Ora Lee (deceased), William Charles, Linda Sue, Shirley Faye (deceased), and Mattie Jane.

William served some years in the U.S. Navy and worked at Baird's bakery for several years and also as a gas attendent for Corner's Service Station. It has been said many times that William was a very strict father that raised his children to be prideful, to walk with your head held high, and to be industrial, and the value of work. There are memories of washing walls, cleaning under the house, sweeping the yard, and scrubbing the outside toilet, so to say that he was a very immaculate and cleanly man was an understatement.  

He fell ill due to a leakage of the heart and passed away on December 16, 1971.

The McCrimmon Family

Once upon a time there was a lady by the name of Alice Marie McCrimmon who was born in Bullard, Texas on November 10, 1913. The parents names were Mack and Ora McCrimmon. The name of the  children are Alice Marie, Cardine aka Mack (Marion, Caroline, Michael E aka Mack E, Ernest), Ira (Marlon, daughter aka Red, another daughter (further research), and another son), Laura Mae (no children), Nita Bell (Nita Louise), another sister named Laura (no kids), Emma (James), and Maggie (no kids) . What we know today as cancer is what illustrates the illness that Grandma Ora passed away from in 1921. Due to the children being so young, Grandma Ora's brother, Uncle Earl Jones and his loving wife Mary took the children to Crandall, Texas and raised them as their own. Uncle Earl Jones had three children from a previous marriage. The childrens names were Jesse, CloriAnn, and Lucille.

While in Crandall Alice met and married William Edgar Jackson. They moved to Dallas and had a total of 10 beautiful children. There is a memory of Earl and Mary Jones, coming and taking Alice to deliver the babies while William was serving his country in the U.S. Navy. They both assumed roles as grandparents for all of the children. Alice worked at Rose Dress Shop doing alterations and pressing garments as well as domestic work. When the family would go on cotton picks, Alice was known for her cooking of (WOO-WEE!!!) down South foods. She would sale dinners from Friday to Sunday to many families in the neighborhood. William and Alice were members of New Waverly Baptist Church and later joined Progressive Baptist Church and were very diligent in insisting on their children attending services. Alice was a member of the choir and a teacher of the Missionary Society.

In later years she became very ill with cancer, and again Earl and Mary were right by her side along with her husband and her children. Alice passed away on April 17, 1961. When Alice passed away, her youngest sister Laura and her husband, Brown gave great support to the family. 

Ok so now you know a little of our history of both sides of the family and how we all are linked. It's wonderful to be able to share this information with the family. Thanks to our wonderful family members for performing the research to provide this information to make it available online for us all. I hope you enjoyed reading your history and hope that you gained a sense of knowledge and pride.

And remember the family motto...."Family is EVERYTHING, everything is FAMILY!!!"