91. Mary Elizabeth DRAPER was born in June 7,1852 at Chittenango Station, Madison County NY . She died Jan 28, 1941 in Elm Mills, Barber, Kansas. She married James JACKSON, March 22, 1870. James was born August 1847 in Scotland. He died Feb 7, 1914 in Kansas City. Both were buried in Medicine Lodge Kansas. 

James age 22 came to the United States from Scotland in February 1869 with 2 brothers, John 19, and William (Willy) 17. They were farmers. They arrived in New York City on the ship RMS China on Feb. 12,1869. The captain of the ship was E. M. Hockly. That is the only record of James's brothers to date.

James took up farming again in Chittenango Station, Madison County, New York. This is where he met and married Mary Elizabeth Draper. They were married Mar 22, 1870. They eventually moved to Oconto Nebraska by 1892.

In 1902, James took most of his family to Saskatchewan, Canada to homestead near Prongua. They traveled by wagon train along with his brother-in-law, Charles Draper. 

He lived in Canada until 1913, when he became critically ill with Bright's disease. When his health improved his oldest son, Walter, came to Canada and brought his father back to Elm Mills, Kansas to live with him and his wife. He again became critically ill in Feb.1914 and was taken to Kansas City by Dr. Coleman but he didn't recover and died Feb.7,1914. He was buried in Medicine Lodge, Barber County, KS.

The Jackson Story

Mary and James had the following children:

216 i. Walter JACKSON was born in Nov 26, 1867 near Syracuse, New York. He lived in Elm Mills, Kansas.

217 ii. Charles JACKSON was born in Jan 11, 1874 near Syracuse, New York. He died Aug 26, 1925.

218 iii. Ervin JACKSON was born in June 4, 1876 near Syracuse, New York. He died Mar 28, 1962 in Green Springs, Ohio.

219 iv. Robert JACKSON was born in March 15, 1878 near Syracuse, New York. He died Oct 27, 1957 in Oconto Nebraska.

220 v. Grace JACKSON was born Feb 23, 1880 in Champaign, Illinois. She married Sherman CLAVER. She died Jan 28, 1957. They lived in Montana.

221 vi. James JACKSON was born Nov 1882. Died in 1901.

222 vii. Mabel JACKSON was born on Jan 1 1885. She died in1944. She married George Hennessy and lived in Battleford, SK.

223 viii. Henry ( Harry) JACKSON was born April 7, 1888 in Oconto, Nebraska. He married Stella Flannigan in Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana. He married Pearl May Thompson, a childhood sweetheart, in 1927 in Platte Nebraska. Pearl and Harry moved to Prongua SK, and in 1932 to Spokane WA. He died in Dec 9, 1954 in Coalville WA.

224 ix. Fred JACKSON was born Oct 18, 1892 in Oconto, Nebraska. He died Aug 20, 1976. He married Pearl Dillabough and moved to Spokane WA.

225 x. Agnes JACKSON was born on Nov 9 1894 in Custer County, Nebraska. She died in 1976 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She married Harold Hennessy.