Katherine Jackson
Katherine Jackson
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Katherine Esther Jackson (née Scruse, born Kattie B. Screws; May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers that includes her children Michael and Janet Jackson.
In 1947, Scruse met Joseph "Joe" Jackson, a fellow resident of East Chicago, Indiana, and they began to date after Jackson obtained an annulment of his earlier marriage. After dating for a year, Scruse and Jackson married on November 5, 1949. In January 1950 they purchased a house on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana that had just two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a small utility room for the washing machine and freezer. Their sons slept in bunk beds in one bedroom, Jackson and Joe in the other, and their daughters in the living room. From 1950 to 1966, 10 children were born to them, including Brandon Jackson, who was the twin of Marlon but died a few hours after their birth. Those children are:
The single-story house has white walls, two windows, a central white door with a black door frame, and a black roof.Jackson's family home in Gary, Indiana, pictured in July 2014
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950)
Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951)
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (October 15, 1953 – September 15, 2024)
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954)
La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956)
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957)
Brandon David Jackson (born and died March 12, 1957); 2 months premature
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 )
Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29, 1961)
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born September 20, 1978)
Jackson Family
