John Nathaniel Jackson: Arson

John Nathaniel Jackson was born  2 Oct 1884 to Isiah Jackson(1849-1918) & Adeline Malissa Williams (1855-1934).




Inmate #51897 San Quentin Prison (California)
Rec: 4 Apr 1932
Crime: Arson
Term: 2-10 years
Age: 46 years old
Discharged 29 Dec 1935












John was married 27 Aug 1916 to Elizabeth Lorraine Allison (1900-1992).

They had the following children:
Roy Nathaniel Jackson 1917-1926 Age 8
Ila Mae Jackson 1919-1959
Alfie Alberta Jackson 1921-2015
Maveline June Jackson 1922-2008
John Allison Jackson 1926-1972
Betty Lou Jackson 1929-2008

1920's John was a laborer on a ranch. He and his wife voted republican. I never found a 1930 census for him or the 1940. He died 17 June 1964 In Merced, CA. I did however find a 1940 census for his wife Elizabeth and it says they were divorced. I found 2 more children listed in that census.

Elizabeth Jackson Born abt 1924
Meldorese Jackson Born abt 1932

Elizabeth married Ivan P Chapman 17 Oct 1954 in Santa Clara, CA. I did not find a divorce record.
She died in 1992.

I made him a tree on Ancestry

I have no idea what his arson charge was all about, I searched for newspaper clippings and came up empty. I would really like to know what he set fire to.

Arson is the crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to or charring property. Though the act typically involves buildings, the term arson can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests.


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