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==Early life== Jackson was born to a poor [[African Americans|African American]] family in [[Uptown New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] on October 25, 1882. While some sources claim birth dates back to 1876, and a June 5 date, this was likely an error made by his sister Luvina in a later interview, when she appears to have quoted their sister Ida's birth information. Tony did not appear in the 1880 Federal census unlike his older sisters.<ref>1880 Federal census for the family of Antonio Jackson and Rachel (Dennis) Jackson taken in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.</ref> He was born a twin, along with Prince Albert Jackson, who died in New Orleans on January 5, 1884,<ref>New Orleans, Louisiana, city death records 1804-1949, 5 January 1884, as available on Ancestry.com</ref> at fourteen months of age, further reinforcing the October 1882 birth date as correct. The 1900 Federal census further reinforces the year and month of birth as October 1882,<ref>Federal census taken 5 June 1900, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, Ward 12, enumeration district 118, p. 6A</ref> and his 1918 draft record shows a birth date of October 25, although the year reads 1884.<ref>{{cite web|title=Draft record taken in Chicago, Illinois. An image of this document is available online|url=http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/tjjdraftf.jpg|format=JPG|website=Doctorjazz.co.uk|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> His parents were freed [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]].{{Sfn|Bullock|2017|p=21}} Jackson was epileptic from birth.{{Sfn|Bullock|2017|p=21}} Tony showed musical talents at a young age. At about the age of 10 he reportedly constructed a type of crude but working and properly tuned [[harpsichord]] out of junk in his back yard, since his family lacked the money to buy or rent a piano.{{Sfn|Bullock|2017|p=21}} On this contraption young Tony was able to reproduce [[hymn]]s he heard in church; news of this accomplishment soon spread around the neighborhood and he was offered use of neighbors' pianos and [[reed organ]]s to practice on. Jackson got his first musical job at age 13,{{Sfn|Bullock|2017|p=22}} when he began playing piano during off hours at a [[Honky tonk|Tonk]] run by bandleader Adam Olivier.
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