William James and Hulda Rebecca Hay
Family lore has it that
Hulda Rebecca was not her full name . You see,
one day when Hulda's mother was pregnant with her, a
traveling salesman came along. The salesman
said that if her mother, Mary Armour Hay, would
allow him to name the baby, he would give Mary the
finest dress in his line. Mary agreed, and the
baby was named Hulda Rebecca Sarah Ann Dallas Polk
Texas Oregon New Mexico Hay. |
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Children of W.J. and Hulda Rebecca Jackson
Mary Matilda (Mollie)
Jackson (1869-1913) m,
William Alonzo Wilder
(1867-1908)
James Andrew Jackson (1871-1940) m.
Mary (Mollie)
Elizabeth Adams (1874-1913)
Laura Luna Jackson (1873-1954) m.
Thomas Richard
Walton (1877-1966)
Lanora Isabell Jackson (1877-1841) m.
Rufus Alvin Lester (1972-1910)
Velia F. Jackson (1879-1902) m.
Thomas Walter Lester
(1869-1910)
Carsa E. (Alice) Jackson (1882-1965) m.
Otis Warren
Horton (1878-1957)
Bula M. Jackson (1889-1972) m.
Eugene Adams
(1888-1951)
L-R, Alice, Bula, James,
Andrew, Hulda Rebecca, Nora, Luna
July 29, 1923 |
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James Andrew Jackson (1871-1940) m. Mary (Mollie)
Elizabeth Adams (1974-1913)
and
Mary
Matilda (Mollie) Jackson (1869-1913) m. William
Alonzo Wilder (1867-1908)
married in a double
wedding on December 14, 1902
Excerpt from the Will
of Rufus A. Lester dated January 14, 1902:
"The disposition of my property and estate, as
set out above, is made on the following conditions,
that is to say, that it is my will & desire that my
children shall never associate, or mingle in any way
with W. A. Wilder, the husband of my wife's sister,
Mary M., or with his children or any of them, & that
they, my said children, be not permitted to attend
the same school with the said children of said W. A.
Wilder. And I do most earnestly & sincerely request
of my dear wife & of my Executor, as well as the
rest of my family, that this part of my will be not
disregarded or lightly treated. I make this
provision after having thoroughly weighed the
matter, & from feeling that it is my duty towards my
children & probably all concerned that I do so. It
is my wish that my wife & children be thoroughly
informed as to this provision & condition in my will
as soon after my death as may be thought proper to
be done by my Executor. Then after that if the
children voluntarily go counter to my wishes & will,
or are permitted & encouraged to do so by my said
wife, & visit & mingle with said family, it is my
will, & I so decree, that their interests, both of
mother & children, in said property shall
immediately cease, & the title to the same shall be
divested out of them, & shall immediately be vested
in my sisters then living, to be shared by them
equally it being my intention herein to give &
bequeath my said property to my said wife & children
conditionally, & the condition being that set out in
this paragraph." - A great family mystery! |
Wedding Photo of Andrew
Jackson to Mollie Adams and Mollie Jackson to Alonzo
Wilder
December 14, 1892, Shelby County, Alabama
Brides and grooms are the two couples in the center
of the photograph;
James and Mollie Jackson on the
left and Alonzo and Mollie Wilder on the right.
Rufus Lester is standing at far left. Others
are unidentified |
 Bula M. Jackson
(1889-1972) m. Eugene Adams (1888-1951)
Pictured Bula, left,
Luna Jackson Walton,
center, unidentified, right |
