[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING MRS. ADELINE BROWN JACKSON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. 
Adeline Brown Jackson, a Learned, Mississippi native and matriarch 
who's celebrating her 100th birthday.
  Mrs. Jackson is the sixth daughter of eleven children and worked as a 
share cropper on the Joe Walk Plantation in Yazoo City, MS for nearly 
20 years. She also served as a domestic care worker for various ladies 
in Yazoo City before starting her own personal farm that was shared 
with her community and family members.
  Mrs. Jackson a widow to her late husband, Mr. Wardell Jackson Sr. and 
proud mother of four children, Geraldine-Jackson Joseph, Dorothy 
Jackson-Alsobrook, Wardell Jackson Jr. and Jaimie Jackson-Young. She is 
also the grandmother of Caroline Bowen, Wayne, Troy and Sonya 
Alsobrooks, Terra Young, Daphne Bryant, and Cassandra Young.
  She is a member of Isaquena Baptist Church in Yazoo City, 
Mississippi, under the leadership of Pastor Charles Thurmond, and now 
resides at the Oasis Health and Rehab Center, where she is supported by 
her grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Adeline Brown Jackson on her 100th birthday and making a difference in 
the lives of her family and community.

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