Jesse Lillington Jackson Collection
(Manuscript Collection #493)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Jesse Lillington Jackson Collection |
| Creator: | Jackson, Jesse Lillington |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Collection [1764,1769, 1775, 1812, 1840, 1901, 1912, 1762-1951] including cemetery records and lists of Pitt County soldiers. |
| Extent: | 0.215 Cubic feet, 264 items , copies, consisting of cemetery records and lists of Pitt County soldiers. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
October 16, 1984, 200 pages, copies; Pitt County graveyard records and lists of Pitt County, N.C., soldiers who fought in various wars. Loaned for copying by Mrs. Elvira Allred, Pitt County Register of Deeds, Greenville, N.C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Jesse Lillington Jackson Collection (#493), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Loaned by Mrs. Elvira Allred
Processing Information
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Processed by M. Quintanilla, May 1988
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
This collection consists primarily of tombstone inscriptions from Pitt County cemeteries and numerous lists of Pitt County soldiers from various wars. Included are soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World War I. Also included are lists of taxable people in Pitt County in 1764, 1769, and 1775, as well as a list of early names found in Pitt County deeds. There are also pension lists for Pitt County Revolutionary War veterans (1840), Civil War veterans (1913), and Confederate widows (1901, 1912). Also contained is a list of the members of the General Assembly of North Carolina from Pitt County (1762-1951).
Subject Headings
Online access to this finding aid is supported with funds created through the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). These funds come through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which is administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. This grant is part of the North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online, Digitization Grant Program.
