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William Henry JETT

William Henry JETT

Male 1869 - 1943  (73 years)

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  • Name William Henry JETT 
    Born 22 May 1869  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    miner 
    Census Between 1920 and PENNSYLVANIA AVE  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    plumber 
    Died 28 Apr 1943  [1] 
    Buried Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I36056  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2023 

    Father Silmon JETT,   b. CA 1836 
    Mother Deborah MARTIN,   b. CA 1841 
    Family ID F22185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillie Rose MCCLUNG,   b. 30 May 1874,   d. 29 Dec 1950  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1896  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Shinnston, Harrison County, WV, enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
      Henry Jett, 31, b. May 1869, miner, married 4 yrs; wife Rosa, 26, b. May 1874, married 4 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); dau Edna, 8, b. May 1892; son Walter, 6, b. Jan 1894.

      Although the children's names are given as Jett, their ages make it likely their father was Rosa's first husband, Charles N. McNemar. [2, 6]
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Paul JETT,   b. 8 Jun 1903, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1968  (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F14280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    36056_JETT_WilliamHenry_1900Census_HarrisonCoWV_Shinnston_6Jun1900.jpg    		36056_JETT_WilliamHenry_1900Census_HarrisonCoWV_Shinnston_6Jun1900.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1786] Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001)).
      Identified as William H. Jett, of Harrison Co, son of Silmon & Deby; and Rosa McNemar, widowed, 23, of Harrison Co, dau of William H. & Mary E. McClung. Married Oct 11 1896.

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.