Joseph parents were William Sherwood Jackson and Mary Farmer
William (father) was born 12 Aug 1806 in York County South Carolina and died 16 Feb 1867 in Hickman, Kentucky
Mary Farmer(Mother)10 of May 1812 in Hickman, Kentucky
and died 13 Aug 1884 in Hickman County Kentucky.
Elias Ford 1830 in Missouri Born
Mary Nick born 1830 in Missouri Born
Lots of families went from Kentucky to Illinois...I do not know why to date
This information was ancestry.com and all I know