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Laurence Thomas Jett 1881 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Benton County, Missouri

Death Date: 16 Jun 1967

Death Location: Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, USA

Father: Francis Jett

Mother: Lucy Shockley

Spouse(s): Mary Eaton

Children(s): Victor Jett, Leslie Jett, Opal Jett, Lola Jett, Lora Jett, Jesse Jett, Marion Jett, Milford Jett, Melvin Jett, Mildred Jett, Mabel Jett, Katie Jett, Fern Jett

Laurence Thomas Jett was born in 1881 in Benton County, Missouri, the child of Francis Marion Jett and Lucy Ann Shockley. Laurence Thomas Jett married Mary Ellen Eaton, and had children including Victor Dewey Jett, Leslie Amon Jett, Opal Cleo Jett, Lola Edith Jett, Lora Estelle Jett, Jesse Franklin Jett, Marion Jett, Milford Jett, Melvin Jett, Mildred Jett, Mabel Jett, Katie Jett, Fern Jett. Laurence Thomas Jett passed away in 1967 in Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Laurence Thomas Jett was born in 1881 in Benton County, Missouri, the child of Francis Marion Jett and Lucy Ann Shockley.
  • Laurence Thomas Jett married Mary Ellen Eaton, and had children including Victor Dewey Jett, Leslie Amon Jett, Opal Cleo Jett, Lola Edith Jett, Lora Estelle Jett, Jesse Franklin Jett, Marion Jett, Milford Jett, Melvin Jett, Mildred Jett, Mabel Jett, Katie Jett, Fern Jett.
  • Laurence Thomas Jett passed away in 1967 in Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laurence Jett's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Jett
1881 – 1967
Birth Place: Benton County, Missouri
Parents
Francis Marion Jett
1860 – 1954
Osage, MO, USA
Lucy (Ann) Shockley
1863 – 1946
Woolom, Gasconade, MO, USA
Grandparents
James (Monroe) Jett
1830 – 1905
Gasconade County, Missouri, USA
Elizabeth (Ruth) Owens
1832 – 1888
Osage, Missouri, USA
Isaiah (Joshua) Shockley
1841 – 1919
Woolam, Osage, Missouri, USA
Rachel Crider
1842 – 1920
Third Creek Township, Gasconade, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
James Jett
1801 – 1855
Elizabeth Pointer
1801 – 1845
Richard Shockley
Elizabeth Burgess
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Jett's Descendants

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Laurence (Thomas) Jett (21 Oct 1881 – 16 Jun 1967) m. Mary (Ellen) Eaton (05 May 1885 – 09 Feb 1965)
  1. 1. Victor (Dewey) Jett (28 Jan 1904 – Apr 1982) m. Bessie (May) Yoakum (24 Jun 1906 – 11 Jun 1999)
    1. 1. Louie (Dale) Jett (09 Feb 1925 – 24 Jul 1996) m. Edrie Shanks
      1. 1. Lyle (Keith) Jett (12 Mar 1948 – 12 Mar 1948)
    2. 2. Naomi (Ruby) Jett (27 Jul 1926 – 10 Oct 1926)
    3. 3. Herbert Jett (04 Jan 1930 – 27 Jun 2015) m. Roxy (Mae) Fisher (02 Feb 1931 – 12 Mar 2003) m. Emily (Sue) Aton
      1. 1. Glenn (A) Jett
    4. 4. Vera (Jean) Jett (Bet. 1935–1936 – )
    5. 5. Delmar (LeRoy) Jett (29 Nov 1942 – 26 Dec 2009)
      1. 1. Tracie (Dawn) Jett (20 Jun 1969 – )
  2. 2. Leslie (Amon) Jett (04 Jan 1906 – 17 Jan 1970) m. Velma (Esther) Richardson (22 Nov 1913 – 07 Apr 1997)
    1. 1. Eugene (Dale) Jett (13 Feb 1931 – 07 Aug 1967) m. Doris Enke
  3. 3. Opal (Cleo) Jett (1908 – Oct 1983) m. Joseph (Earl) Kinkead (30 May 1906 – 02 Jun 1972)
    1. 1. Calvin (C) Kinkead (27 Aug 1925 – 26 Apr 2003)
  4. 4. Lola (Edith) Jett (30 Apr 1909 – Jan 1991) m. Edwin (August Henry) Ruffner (14 Aug 1906 – Nov 1972)
  5. 5. Lora (Estelle) Jett (05 Sep 1912 – 02 Jun 1983) m. Floyd (Nickelson) Farris (04 May 1913 – 07 Jul 1986)
    1. 1. Marge (Mae) Jett
  6. 6. Jesse (Franklin) Jett (03 Feb 1919 – 01 Mar 1922)
  7. 7. Marion Jett ( – Aft. 1967)
  8. 8. Milford Jett ( – Aft. 1967)
  9. 9. Melvin Jett ( – Aft. 1967)
  10. 10. Mildred Jett ( – Aft. 1967)
  11. 11. Mabel Jett ( – Aft. 1967)
  12. 12. Katie Jett ( – Aft. 1967)
  13. 13. Fern Jett ( – Aft. 1967)

Laurence Jett's Timeline

3 Records

1881
21 Oct 1881
Birth of Laurence Thomas Jett in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
1881
21 Oct 1881
Birth of Laurence Thomas Jett in Benton County, Missouri
Benton County, Missouri
1967
16 Jun 1967
Age 86
Death of Laurence Thomas Jett in Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, USA
Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Database online. Registration Location: Osage County, Missouri; Roll: 1683433; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Benton County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Osage County
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Database online. Registration Location: Osage County, Missouri; Roll: 1683433; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Osage, Missouri
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Database online. Registration Location: Osage County, Missouri; Roll: 1683433; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1967
    Event Place: Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, USA

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