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James Martin Jett 1845 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1845

Birth Location: Blount, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 23 August 1892

Death Location: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States

Father: Isaac Jett

Mother: Sarah Jones

Spouse(s): Mary Joines

Children(s): Martha Jett, John Jett, Delilah Jett, Billy Jett, Marshal Jett, M. Jett, Sarah Jett, Jimmie Jett, Alice Jett, Susan Jett, Rosietta Jett, Maudia Jett, Luther Jett, Jimmy Hubbard

In 1845, James Martin Jett entered the world in Blount, Alabama, United States, born to Isaac Jett and Sarah Bird Jones. In 1850, James Martin Jett resided in Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama. In 1870, James Martin Jett resided in District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States. James Martin Jett married Mary Eliza Joines, and had children including Martha E "Mattie" Jett, John Jett, Delilah Elizabeth Jett, Billy Jett, Marshal Jett, M. R. Jett, Sarah Ann "Sally" Jett, Jimmie Jett, Alice Gertrude Jett, Susan Ida Jett, Rosietta E Jett, Maudia B Jett, Luther Melvin Jett, Jimmy Pearl Jett aka Hubbard. James Martin Jett passed away in 1892 in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1845, James Martin Jett entered the world in Blount, Alabama, United States, born to Isaac Jett and Sarah Bird Jones.
  • In 1850, James Martin Jett resided in Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama.
  • In 1870, James Martin Jett resided in District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States.
  • James Martin Jett married Mary Eliza Joines, and had children including Martha E "Mattie" Jett, John Jett, Delilah Elizabeth Jett, Billy Jett, Marshal Jett, M. R. Jett, Sarah Ann "Sally" Jett, Jimmie Jett, Alice Gertrude Jett, Susan Ida Jett, Rosietta E Jett, Maudia B Jett, Luther Melvin Jett, Jimmy Pearl Jett aka Hubbard.
  • James Martin Jett passed away in 1892 in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Jett
1805 – 1870
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Jones
1826 – 1914
Birth Location: Blount, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Joines
1853 – 1908
Birth Location: Giles, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Jett
1871 – 1912
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee
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John Jett
1873 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Delilah Jett
1874 – 1941
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee
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Billy Jett
1875 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Marshal Jett
1876 – 1924
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee
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M. Jett
1877 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sarah Jett
1877 – 1953
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Jimmie Jett
1879 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alice Jett
1881 – 1963
Birth Location: Giles, Tennessee, USA
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Susan Jett
1883 – 1949
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee
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Rosietta Jett
1885 – 1984
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Maudia Jett
1889 – 1889
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee
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Luther Jett
1890 – 1941
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Jimmy Hubbard
1893 – 1972
Birth Location: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA
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James Jett's Ancestors

Self
James Jett
1845 – 1892
Birth Place: Blount, Alabama, United States
Parents
Isaac Jett
1805 – 1870
Warren, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (Bird) Jones
1826 – 1914
Blount, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
John Jett
1779 – 1816
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Nancy\Sarah Avery
1779 – 1830
North Carolina, United States
James Jones
1795 – 1854
Tennessee
Amanda (Jane) Baker
1805 – 1861
Tennessee or South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Jett
1760 – 1816
Naomy Webb
1765 – 1845
Peter Avery
1750 –
ANNA YAPLE
1760 –
Jeremiah Jones
1770 – 1847
Mary Swisher
1766 – 1852
Peter Baker
1775 – 1840
Margaret Regan
1781 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Jett
1735 – 1793
Elizabeth Read
1738 – 1779
Martin Webb
1725 – 1788
Judith Carolina
1725 –
"Captain" JONES
1730 – 1804
Michael Swisher
1745 –
Henry Baker
1747 – 1806
Nancy Menefee
1760 – 1841
Thomas Ragan
1748 – 1814
Elizabeth Wright
1749 – 1814

James Jett's Descendants

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James (Martin) Jett (6 December 1845 – 23 August 1892) m. Mary (Eliza) Joines (8 August 1853 – 1 Aug 1908)
  1. 1. Martha (E "Mattie") Jett (26 July 1871 – 2 September 1912) m. William (Ashford) Hindman (25 September 1869 – 17 May 1943)
    1. 1. Ida (Pearl Hindman) Dover (30 December 1892 – 22 March 1963)
    2. 2. Eva (Loraine Hindman) Barfield (17 May 1897 – 18 January 1948)
    3. 3. Alice Hindman (Jan 1900 – )
    4. 4. Hoke (Harold) Hindman (2 Sep 1902 – 8 Nov 1931) m. Bessie (Mae) Hess (14 November 1904 – 20 May 1975)
      1. 1. Hoke (Harold) Hindman (3 August 1925 – 8 March 1991)
      2. 2. Lila (Fay) Hindman (23 Feb 1929 – )
      3. 3. Ila (M. Hindman) Lowder (23 February 1929 – 4 February 2013)
  2. 2. John Jett (abt 1873 – )
  3. 3. Delilah (Elizabeth) Jett (04 Dec 1874 – 2 Aug 1941) m. William (H) Bailey (1870 – )
    1. 1. Minnie Bailey (1900 – )
    2. 2. Herbert Bailey (1903 – )
  4. 4. Billy Jett (abt 1875 – )
  5. 5. Marshal Jett (15 Feb 1876 – 5 Mar 1924) m. Lucy (Pearl) Jett (1882 – )
    1. 1. Robert (J) Jett (1904 – )
    2. 2. Annie (May) Jett (1906 – )
    3. 3. Jim (T) Jett (1907 – )
    4. 4. Leslie (Howard) Jett (1910 – )
    5. 5. Fred Jett (abt 1912 – )
  6. 6. M. (R.) Jett (abt 1877 – )
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann "Sally") Jett (abt 1877 – 1 Dec 1953) m. Charles (A) Johnson (Jul 1865 – )
    1. 1. Claude Johnson (Nov 1895 – )
    2. 2. Maude Johnson (Aug 1897 – )
  8. 8. Jimmie Jett (abt 1879 – )
  9. 9. Alice (Gertrude) Jett (23 Feb 1881 – 25 Apr 1963) m. Leonard (Curtis) Magee (8 Aug 1871 – 26 Mar 1955)
    1. 1. Lillian (Gertrude) Magee (21 Mar 1902 – 24 May 1964)
    2. 2. Cordia Magee (5 Oct 1904 – 5 Sep 1905)
    3. 3. Wendell (Joseph "Buster") Magee (1 February 1907 – 8 Oct 1993) m. Nilah (Mae) Allen (10 June 1912 – 25 April 2009)
      1. 1. Mavis (Joan) Magee (11 Jan 1935 – )
    4. 4. Artie (M) Magee (25 Feb 1917 – 8 Dec 2000)
    5. 5. Robert Magee (abt 1922 – )
  10. 10. Susan (Ida) Jett (14 Jun 1883 – 19 Dec 1949) m. James (A) Edgar (abt 1883 – )
    1. 1. Dollie (Lee Ama Johnson) Hubbard (16 FEB 1913 – 06 JAN 2002)
    2. 2. Clyde (J) Johnson (abt 1917 – )
  11. 11. Rosietta (E) Jett (10 Sep 1885 – 15 May 1984) m. William (Monroe) Roberson (21 Dec 1882 – )
    1. 1. Bonnie (N) Roberson (1909 – )
    2. 2. Ordell Roberson (12 Jan 1911 – 24 Mar 1978)
    3. 3. Loy Roberson (6 Apr 1915 – 22 Jul 1982)
  12. 12. Maudia (B) Jett (27 Jan 1889 – 7 Nov 1889)
  13. 13. Luther (Melvin) Jett (11 October 1890 – 25 Apr 1941) m. Nellie (May) Jett (abt 1895 – )
    1. 1. Cecil (Jewel) Jett (abt 1917 – )
    2. 2. Earl (R) Jett (abt 1920 – )
    3. 3. Edward (L) Jett (abt 1921 – )
    4. 4. Donna (L) Jett (abt 1924 – )
    5. 5. James Jett (abt 1929 – )
    6. 6. Betty (Marie) Jett (3 Feb 1932 – )
  14. 14. Jimmy (Pearl Jett aka) Hubbard (13 Mar 1893 – 18 Jul 1972)

James Jett's Timeline

8 Records

1845
6 December 1845
Birth of James Martin Jett in Blount, Alabama, United States
Blount, Alabama, United States
1850
1850
Age 5
James Martin Jett resided here in Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama
Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 25
James Martin Jett resided here in District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States
District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 35
James Martin Jett resided here in Beat 18, Blount, Alabama, United States
Beat 18, Blount, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 35
James Martin Jett resided here in District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States
District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States
1890
1890
Age 45
James Martin Jett resided here in Collin County, TX
Collin County, TX
1890
June 1890
Age 45
James Martin Jett resided here in Collin, Texas, United States
Collin, Texas, United States
1892
23 August 1892
Age 47
Death of James Martin Jett in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States
Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1845
    Event Place: Blount, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 18, Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Family History Film: 1254002; Page: 470A; Enumeration District: 009; Image: 0670.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 1257; Family History Film: 1255257; Page: 270D; Enumeration District: 112; Image: .
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 166B; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011
    [8] Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 166B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 18, Blount, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 18, Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Family History Film: 1254002; Page: 470A; Enumeration District: 009; Image: 0670.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 14, Giles, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 1257; Family History Film: 1255257; Page: 270D; Enumeration District: 112; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Collin County, TX
    Record Source: Texas Census, 1820-90

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: June 1890
    Event Place: Collin, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules, Year: 1890; Census Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas; Roll: 100; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 235.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1892
    Event Place: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011
    [3] Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index
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