See note on her husband’s page.

The names of Mary Jane Jackson’s parents given on her her death certificate, provided by her son, Lee Overton Burford, were Andrew Jackson and Martha Culp. However, there is reason to doubt that Lee Overton actually knew the facts. There was apparently a strong family tradition that Mary Jane Jackson was a “cousin of President Andrew Jackson”. It is possible, even probable, that her son misunderstood this tradition to mean that she was actually his daughter. There were three families living in or near De Soto Co MS in 1850 with daughters named Mary J. Jackson and of the right age. For details see miscellaneous note on the page of Mary Jane Jackson. In my opinion, the most likely parentage is that her father was Mitchell E. Jackson and her mother was his wife Margaret Cupp. Clayton Heathcock, 28 March 2022.

1850 Census of Desoto Co MS
Household Members Age

Mitchell E Jackson 41

Margaret M Jackson 37

John F Jackson 17

Martha E Jackson 15

Sarah A Jackson 13

Adaline M Jackson 11

Marcus L Jackson 9

Mary J Jackson 7

Theophilus W Jackson 5

Robert M Jackson 3

James G Jackson 1