Individual Record 2613

Name}   Jackson, Adelaide Martha Family History} Hancock                  
  Title}   Race} White Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Exa  8 Dec 1868 Place} Toquerville, Washington, Utah
Marr.: Date} Exa 28 Aug 1900 Place} St. George, Washington, Utah     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa 14 Jan 1937 Place} Toquerville, Washington, Utah
Burial: Date} Exa 16 Jan 1937 Place} Toquerville Cemetery, Toquerville, Washington, Utah
  Grave Marker} Yes
Source 1} 1819=Family hstry
Source 2} 1838=1870 USA cen
Source 3} 1839=1880 USA cen
Source 4} 1840=1900 USA cen
Source 5} 1814=Marriage rec
Source 6} 1799=Marriage rec
Source 7} 1820=1910 USA cen
Source 8}1821=1920 USA cen
Source 9}1841=1930 USA cen
Source 10}1830=Death record
Source 11}1816=Death certif
Source 12}1844=Obituary
Source 13}933 = Cemetery rec
Source 14}1588=Cemetery rec
Parents: } James Jackson & Annis Bedford
   Relationship No.} None
1st Household No.}  
      Occupation 1} Dressmaker
       Occupation 2} Housewife
  Religion/Church} Mormon
Spouses:   Prime} Slack, Walter Herbert
 Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Adelaide Martha Jackson was born 8 Dec 1868 in Toquerville, Washington, Utah.  She was the eighth of ten children of James Jackson, Jr., and his first wife Annis Bedford (m. 1857).  In the 1870 U.S. census, Adelaid, 2, was living with her parents, James Jackson, 40, and Annis, 35, in Tokerville, Kane, Utah Territory.  Her parents had both been born in England, and her father was a farmer.  Her siblings were Mary L. 10, Rose E., 6, Franklin, 2, and Charles, 9 months.

Adelaide's father, James Jackson, was a polygamist, and his second wife was Sarah Ann Stapley (m. 1868) and third, Martha McFate.  In the 1880 U.S. census, Adalade, 10, was living with her father, James, 52, and his extended family on Spring Street in Springdale, Kane, Utah.  Her father was still farming.  The family members included his second wife, Martha, 28, with Franklin B., 10, William D., 8, Joseph, 5, Anas, 3, Levi, 2, and Rhoda May, 6 months.  His third wife, Sarah Anne, 28, had five children, including Charles Thomas, 10, Johnathen, 8, Jessa, 5, Hyram, 3, and Isreal, 6 months.  Also included in the family were Adelaide's siblings from his first marriage, including Mary Lydia, 19, Rosa Ellan, 14, and George Samuel, 5.

In the 1900 U.S. census, Adelaide Jackson, 31, a dressmaker, was living with her stepmother, Martha, 48, in Toquerville, Washington, Utah.  Included in the household were her brother, George, 25, a carpenter, and step-siblings Levi D., 21, and Alonzo, 18, both farmers, Lovenia, 17, Harvey A., 10, and Hyrum, 23, a day laborer.

Adelaide M. Jackson married Walter H. Slack on 28 Aug 1900, in St. George, Washington, Utah.  They had grown up together in Toquerville.

In the 1910 U.S. census, Adeliade Slack, 31, and Walter E. Slack, 31, were living in Toquerville, Washington, Utah.  Walter was a farner, working on his own account.  Their home was owned with a mortgage.  The children from Walter's first marriage were Selinda, 19, Irma, 17, Walter H., Jr., 14, and Nellie, 10.  Their children were Riley L., 8, Harold E., 6, Adele, 4, Lulu, 2, and Francis M., 6 months.

In the 1920 U.S. census, Alaide Slack, 51, and Walter H., 51, were living on their farm on State Road in Toquerville, Washington, Utah.  Walter was the Postmaster.  Their home still had a mortgage.  The children at home included Walter H., 24, and Riley L., 18, both working as laborers on the farm; Harold C., 16, Adele, 14, Llola, 12, Francis M., 10, and Glen J., 8, all attending school.

In the 1930 U.S. census, Adelaide M. Slack, 61, and Walter H., 61, were living on the West Side of Main Street, Toquerville, Washington, Utah.  Their home was owned, valued at $3,000., and they did not have a radio set.  Walter was a general farmer with employees.  Still at home were Riley L., 28, and Francis M., 20, both working on road building.  Also in the home was Oliver Slack, 69, Walter's brother.

Adelaide died 14 Jan 1937 at their home in Toquerville of Uremia following Pneumonia.  She was buried in the Toquerville Cemetery on 16 Dec 1937.
Time of Birth}   Time of Death} 7:30 p.m. Fraternal/Social}  
LDS: Baptism}   Temple}   Photo} None
    Endowment}   Temple}  
  Sealing Child}   Temple}  
Immigr'n Date} N/A Port} N/A
Education: Grade}                               or Top 2 Degrees}  
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}  
Health Condition}  
  Cause of Death} Uremia
Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock
Date Updated} 17 Sep 2025
Date Created}    9 Sep 2025
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