Joseph Walter Jackson was born on July 26, 1929 in Fountain Hill, Arkansas. Josephs family were descended of both African slaves and Choctaw Indians. When Joe was twelve, his parents split up and Joe and his father, Samuel Jackson, moved to Oakland. After graduating from high school, Joe left California, where he had a short career as a boxer, and moved to East Chicago, Indiana to take care of his mother. It was there that he met Katherine Scruse (born May 4, 1930), an Alabama native who was raised in East Chicago from age four. Katherines family came from Alabama and are descended of African slaves of the Cherokee Indians. The couple married on November 5, 1949 and moved into a two-room house of 2300 Jackson St. (near Roosevelt Park) in Gary, Indiana, which they bought for $800. During his early years in Gary, Joe formed a rhythm and blues band called The Falcons. His performance career lasted a brief two years. Joe then took up work as a crane operator for the U.S. Steel Company, before eventually managing his sons careers.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:08:20 +0000
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