We should also mention that upon Michaels death, Katherine was awarded permanent guardianship of his two oldest children Prince and Paris whom she raised in California until they were adults. Some of Jackson's statements in Thursday's court documents conflict with what she told ABC News in a televised statement on July 25th while in Arizona. The family said she's doing well despite reports she suffered a stroke last year. Katherine Esther Jackson is the matriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers that includes her children Michael and Janet Jackson.Jackson was born as Kattie B. Screws on May 4, 1930 in Clayton, Alabama, the elder daughter of Martha (ne Upshaw; December 14, 1902 April 30, 1990) and Prince Albert Screws (October 16, 1907 January 21, 1997). KATHERINE JACKSON: They gave me a party and invited my favorite pianist, and then, there was a long ribbon all the way to where I was sitting, and they had me follow the ribbon like follow the yellow brick road. Wow! Last year, when she was a whopping 100 years old, NASA honored her by reintroducing a facility in her home state of West Virginia as the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility. KATHERINE JACKSON: I didnt know he was gonna bring him home because he had talked about getting a chimpanzee, and so I told one of the trainers I dont want a monkey here. Katherine Jackson's Family: Photos Of The Jackson Matriarch's - MSN Michael Jackson: A Mother's Story - NBC News KATHERINE JACKSON: He felt that people wanted him gone, wanted him dead. In a separate case in 2005, he was criminally charged with molestation and was acquitted by a jury. [chuckle] But againI dont think Mrs. Jackson is judgmental on people as far as things like that go. Check us out at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ZRDKHl5FxjY6TyNr06nKA/ Theres still $300 million in debt coming due this year, but Smith says discussions are underway about restructuring that, and the estate is likely to keep generating significant income for years to come.