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James Weldon JETT

James Weldon JETT

Male 1925 - 1991  (65 years)

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  • Name James Weldon JETT 
    Born 15 Jun 1925  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 24 Sep 1943 to 10 Apr 1946  [2, 5] 
    U.S. Navy, World War II (Pacific) 
    Census 1950  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1950  [6] 
    truck driver for transfer company 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Died 3 May 1991  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Notes 
    • James W. Jett was a former employee and later owner of the West Union Transfer Co. For several years he operated the Henderson and Holland farms in Doddridge County, and he was the West Union Chief of Police from 1964 to 1969. He was a former employee of the West Virginia Department of Highways, retiring in 1989 as the Doddridge County road supervisor. He was a former member of the West Union Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years, and was active in local athletics, coaching boys basketball teams at Middle Island and West Union grade schools. He was a 3-year U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving 18 months in the Pacific. He was also noted for his active involvement in the recovery efforts of the Doddridge County Flood of 1950. [2]
    Person ID I14930  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2023 

    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 Mary Margaret SMITH,   b. 21 Jan 1929 
    Married 3 Oct 1947  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. James William "Pick" JETT,   b. 6 Sep 1949, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 2005, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
    +4. Living
     5. Living
    +6. Living
    Family ID F7318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 176.

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    6. [S301] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    10. [S110] Obituary of husband.