Mary Anna Jackson
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Mary Anna Jackson was the devoted wife and later widow of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, known for preserving and promoting his legacy after his death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Anna Jackson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8400418 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Anna Jackson Context triple: [Death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, hasRelatedPerson, Mary Anna Jackson]
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A.
Maria Jackson
Maria Jackson is a companion of investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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B.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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C.
Mary Maxcy Herndon
Mary Maxcy Herndon was the wife of American lawyer and Abraham Lincoln’s law partner William H. Herndon.
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D.
Fannie N. Smith
Fannie N. Smith was the first wife of African American educator and leader Booker T. Washington, with whom she shared the early years of his rise to prominence.
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E.
Alma Johnson Powell
Alma Johnson Powell is an American audiologist and education advocate best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and for her leadership in children’s and literacy initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Anna Jackson Target entity description: Mary Anna Jackson was the devoted wife and later widow of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, known for preserving and promoting his legacy after his death.
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A.
Maria Jackson
Maria Jackson is a companion of investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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B.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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C.
Mary Maxcy Herndon
Mary Maxcy Herndon was the wife of American lawyer and Abraham Lincoln’s law partner William H. Herndon.
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D.
Fannie N. Smith
Fannie N. Smith was the first wife of African American educator and leader Booker T. Washington, with whom she shared the early years of his rise to prominence.
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E.
Alma Johnson Powell
Alma Johnson Powell is an American audiologist and education advocate best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and for her leadership in children’s and literacy initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson family ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jackson ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical writing
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
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Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| ideology | Southern white Confederate memory culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
curating Stonewall Jackson's papers and memory
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devotion to her husband Stonewall Jackson ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow after the death of Stonewall Jackson ⓘ |
| marriageType | heterosexual marriage ⓘ |
| marriedTo |
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
ⓘ
linked to:
Stonewall Jackson
|
| middleName | Anna ⓘ |
| movement | Lost Cause of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
ⓘ
preserving and promoting the legacy of Stonewall Jackson after his death ⓘ |
| occupation |
homemaker
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writer of reminiscences ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Confederate States of America
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North Carolina ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| relative | Stonewall Jackson's daughter (as mother) ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| role |
Confederate widow
ⓘ
guardian of Stonewall Jackson's reputation ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
ⓘ
linked to:
Stonewall Jackson
|
| subjectOf | biographical studies of Confederate families ⓘ |
| wrote |
memoirs about Stonewall Jackson
ⓘ
reminiscences of life with Stonewall Jackson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Anna Jackson Description of subject: Mary Anna Jackson was the devoted wife and later widow of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, known for preserving and promoting his legacy after his death.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.