Husband: Mike K. Jett 1,2
Also known as: Michael Jett 3,4,5
Born: Dec- 7-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Died: May-24-1948 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 1,7
Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1920 blacksmith 8
Occupation: 1910 farmer 9
Father: Sylvester Jett (1846 - 1923)
Mother: Julia Ann Ermina Gray (1857 - 1924)
Wife: Ivy Myrtle Bee 10
Married: Nov-17-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: Dec-29-1876 12,4
Died: Dec- 1-1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 6
Census: 1920 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Albert Franklin Bee (1850 - 1911)
Mother: Eliza Ann Holbert (1859 - 1899)
F Child 1: Locia Pearl Jett 14 Also known as: Pearl Jett 15,8 Born: Apr-29-1899 14,15 Died: Feb-13-1990 14 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 16,14 Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 stogie maker 8 Husband: Archie Guy Weekly b. Jun-27-1896 d. Jul- -1976 Married: May- 1-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 2: Julia E. Jett Born: Jul- 2-1900 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 17,14,18 Died: Oct- -1980 14 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 19 Resided: 1948 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 16 Resided: 1922 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Laco Camden Simmons b. Oct-20-1899 d. Jun-14-1956 Also known as: Camden Laco Simmons 17 Married: Jun-16-1922 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Husband: William R. Linger
M Child 3: DeWitt Grant Jett Born: Dec-25-1901 14,20 Died: Jan- -1981 14,20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16,14 Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 teamster 8 Wife: Georgia Viola Rexroad b. Jun- 8-1911 d. Jan-30-2011
M Child 4: Leo Sylvester Jett Born: Nov-17-1908 14,15 (see note 1) Died: Dec-17-1991 14,20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Resided: 1948 in Dennison, Tuscarawas Co, OH 16 Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Martha Cottrill b. ca 1916 Married: Nov-24-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Obituary of mother. (8) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (9) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (10) Obituary of husband. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Michael Jett, age 22, of Ritchie Co; and Ivy Bee, age 22, of Ritchie Co. Married Nov 17 1898. This is the only instance we have found the form "Michael" used for his name rather than "Mike." (12) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (16) Obituary of father. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (20) Headstone (year only) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1907, and his birth record (which was filed on a delayed basis by his father in 1942) indicates a birth date of Nov 17 1907. But SSDI shows it as Nov 17 1908, and his age in the 1910 Census was one.