Essie Pointer
b. 15 June 1894, d. 31 August 1963
- Father: Mort Pointer b. April 1864, d. 26 August 1935
- Mother: Mary Biggins b. 1 June 1868, d. 29 June 1939
- Essie Pointer was born on 15 June 1894 in Reagor Springs, Ellis County, Texas.
- She married David Jackson, son of Morris Jackson and Lena Lee.
- David Jackson registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Ellis County, Texas, while living with his wife and three children in Waxahachie, self-employed there farming.
- David Jackson and Essie Pointer appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Ellis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Loyd Jackson and A. D. Jackson.
- Essie Pointer became a widow at the 1921 death of her husband David Jackson.
- Mort Pointer and Mary Biggins appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Ellis County, Texas, also in the household is granddaughter Estine Jackson (age 5). Grandson Loyd also is enumerated with his paternal grandparents in Corsicana. Other members of the household included Essie Pointer, Loyd Jackson.
- Essie Pointer died on 31 August 1963 at age 69 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, at Waxahachie Hospital . Informant was Esta Howard.
- She was interred at Prince Hall Fraternal Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 4 Apr 2015
Family: David Jackson b. 5 August 1895, d. 1921
- Loyd Jackson b. 8 March 1915, d. 22 February 1934
- A. D. Jackson b. circa 1919, d. 5 July 1935