MRS. JEMIMA JACKMAN was born July 30, 1805, in East Pike Run township, Penn. She is the widow of Joshua Jackman, and daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Dixon) Bailey. Her parents were born in eastern Pennsylvania, and came, when children, with their parents to Washington county, where they were afterward married. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey were the parents of the following children: Ann, John, Mary, Martha, Thomas, Ruth, Hannah, Isaac, Elizabeth, Henry and Jemima. Of this family the latter is the only one living. The father was a farmer and stock dealer, and died at the age of eighty years, the mother having been laid to rest at the age of sixty years. Both were members of the Quaker Church. On April 11, 1835, Jemima Bailey was united in marriage with Joshua Jackman, son of William and Elizabeth (Conley) Jackman, who were natives of County Carlow, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Jackman came to America many years ago, and settled on a large tract of land in East Pike Run township, where their children were born and reared as follows: Bernard, William, Mary, Eliza, Joshua, John, Margaret, Nancy, and four who died in infancy. Joshua Jackman was born January 29, 1795, on the home place in East Pike Run township. He always resided on the farm, and in politics voted the Republican ticket. He died September 27, 1867, and his widow is living in the old house, which has been her home since 1839. The farm embraces 100 acres of well-cultivated land, including a good storehouse, barn and all modern improvements. Mrs. Jackman is now in her eighty-seventh year and bids fair to see her fourscore years and ten, being yet as active as many a woman of but sixty years, and still doing the greater part of her housework. She is a member of the Taylor M. E. Church, with which her husband was also identified. They had two daughters, namely Sarah E., born February 11, 1840, who died December 29, 1845; and Mary M., born August 10, 1841, died January 3, 1846.

Text taken from page 668 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Julie Jolly of Knob Noster, MO as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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