P R E S E R V I N G O U R P A S T
Family Trees Family trees associated with the Jackson family.
Various videos. Most are from my
parent's 8mm library.
Website for the ancestry of Pauline
Guymon, wife of Melvin Samuel Jackson. The Guymon's lived in La Jara, Colorado.
Biography of Hannah Marie Jaques
Hannah Marie Jaques was born February 1850, in Coventry, England, born of good, humble parents. When she was about nine years old, she and other members of the family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints. This brought about a desire to move to America.
In 1863, she, with her mother and other members of this family, loaded onto one of the old time sailing vessels bound for America. All went well on the voyage only Hannah sometimes came down with a severe fever. Constant prayers were said for her recovery or even that she night live until landed, that she might be buried on land. She, however, recovered, with the exception of very bad hearing which she never got over.
At New York city, they got aboard the train and rode to the terminus at Omaha, Nebraska. At Omaha they were met by wagon trains sent by Brigham Young. It was a successful journey across the plains to Salt Lake City. The trip was resumed, the family settled at Nephi, Juab county, Utah., where she married Samuel Jackson and her five children were born.
On the first day of March, 1887, with her family she arrived in Manassa, Conejos county, Colorado, where she lived, prospered, and became very satisfied in a new country.
She peacefully passes away August 17, 1929, surrounded by many loved one and friends.