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Joe Willard JETT

Joe Willard JETT

Male 1923 - 2001  (77 years)

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  • Name Joe Willard JETT 
    Born 29 Sep 1923  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 6 Apr 1943 to 30 Jan 1946  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Pfc, bomb loader, US Army Air Force, World War II (Pacific) 
    Residence Windham, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Residence 1951  Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 3 Feb 2001  [1, 2] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • Employed by Weirton Steel before moving to Windham, OH, where he retired from the Eaton Corporation of Aurora, Ohio, with 30 years of service. Name listed in obituary and SSDI as "Joe W. Jett," but identified in father's obituary as Joseph W. Jett. Preceded in death by one son, David L. "Tuffy" Jett. Survived by wife; three sons, Eddie Jett of West Union, Larry Jett of Windham, and David W. Jett of Warren; and one stepdaughter, Michelle Hickman of Windham. [1]
    Person ID I14929  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2012 

    Father Joseph JETT,   b. 20 Mar 1894, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1967, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Lucy V. SMITH,   b. 23 Jul 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1951, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F5328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Beatrice E. MCKINNEY,   b. CA 1930, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Oct 1946  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F6889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruth LAUGHERY 
    Married Y  [9] 
    Family ID F5879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Sep 1923 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Windham, Portage Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1946 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951 - Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1663] Grave marker.

    3. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

    5. [S691] West Union Herald, 9/6/1945.

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 465.
      Husband identified as Joe Willard Jett, age 23, b. West Union, son of Joe Jett and Lucy. Wife identified as Beatrice McKinney, age 17, b. Doddridge Co, dau of "Mrs. Eldwin Carroll." Consent given by "Halie Carroll, Mother of Beatrice McKinney."

    9. [S110] Obituary of husband.