Jane Maxey was born about 1804, probably in Franklin County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Hail Maxey and Dicey Craighead.
Jane's family moved to Georgia about 1800, settling in Oglethorpe County.
Jane married John Jacks on August 15, 1817, in Oglethorpe County. John Jacks was born in 1799, in Union County, South Carolina.
John and Jane settled in Clarke County, Georgia, where eleven of their children were born. About 1835-1838, they moved their family to Coosa County, Alabama.
Jane died August 1, 1850, at Rockford, in Coosa County, Alabama. John died there on November 3, 1870.
Children of John Jacks and Jane Maxey
1. Lucy Ann Delilah Jacks, b. abt 1818, Clarke Co, GA; m. George W. Talbot on Dec 21, 1839, Chambers Co, GA
2. Cass Anderson Jacks, b. abt 1820, Clarke Co, GA; d. before 1850, Pickens Co, AL; m. Emily ______
3. Sam Jacks, b. abt 1822, Clarke Co, GA
4. Greenberry Hale (Hail) Jacks, b. Jan 13, 1825, Clarke Co, GA; d. Aug 7, 1866, Rockford, Coosa Co, AL; m. Elizabeth Ann Sconiers on Feb 6, 1850, Coosa Co.
5. Unknown Jacks, b. abt 1826, Clarke Co, GA
6. Unknown Jacks, b. abt 1827, Clarke Co, GA
7. Young Jacks, b. Aug 3, 1828, Clarke Co, GA; d. May 2, 1914, Village, Columbia Co, AR; m. Sarah Parker on Jan 13, 1850, Coosa Co, AL
8. Sarah Elvira Jacks, b. Mar 5, 1830, Clarke Co, GA; d. Dec 15, 1884, Verbena, Chilton Co, AL; m. Hardy Jones on Oct 30, 1848, Coosa Co, AL
9. Isaac M. Jacks, b. abt 1832, Clarke Co, GA; m. Elizabeth Jane Hardigree on Dec 29, 1850, Coosa Co, AL, then Sarah Mosley on Mar 16, 1871, Coosa Co.
10. Emily Frances Jacks, b. abt 1834, Clarke Co, GA; m. D. B. Smith
11. John A. Jacks, b. abt 1835, Clarke Co, GA; d. Dec 22, 1880, Rockford, Coosa Co, AL; m. Caroline Hardigree on Dec 24, 1856, Jefferson Co, AL
12. Martha Karen Paralee Jacks, b. Dec 20, 1838, Coosa Co, AL; d. May 28, 1924, Village, Columbia Co, AR; m. Richard Lawrence Foster on July 27, 1856, Coosa Co.
13. Franklin Jacks, b. abt 1844, Coosa Co, AL; m. Alkariah H. Hardigree on Jan 9, 1868; he was a doctor