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Robert Thomas Jett 1916 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1916

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Aug 1997

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee

Father: Robert Jett

Mother: Mattie Sharp

Spouse(s): Edith Jett

Children(s): Alfred Jett, Wade Jett, Maxey Jett

Robert Thomas Jett was born in 1916 in Tennessee, the child of Robert Jiles Jett and Mattie Sharp. In 1920, Robert Thomas Jett resided in Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee, USA. Robert Thomas Jett married Edith Elizabeth Isley Jett, and had children including Alfred Lee Jett, Wade Thomas Jett, Maxey Giles Jett. Robert Thomas Jett passed away in 1997 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Robert Thomas Jett was born in 1916 in Tennessee, the child of Robert Jiles Jett and Mattie Sharp.
  • In 1920, Robert Thomas Jett resided in Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Thomas Jett married Edith Elizabeth Isley Jett, and had children including Alfred Lee Jett, Wade Thomas Jett, Maxey Giles Jett.
  • Robert Thomas Jett passed away in 1997 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Robert Jett's Ancestors

Self
Robert Jett
1916 – 1997
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Robert Jiles Jett
1885 – 1963
Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mattie Sharp
1898 – 1972
Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas (Bedford) Jett
1841 – 1921
Tennessee, USA
martha vaughn
1840 –
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jett
1845 –
El Jett
1858 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Jett's Descendants

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Robert (Thomas) Jett (2 Jun 1916 – 17 Aug 1997) m. Edith (Elizabeth Isley) Jett (2 Jul 1913 – 16 Feb 1977)
  1. 1. Alfred (Lee) Jett (2 Sep 1945 – 1 Jan 2012)
  2. 2. Wade (Thomas) Jett (6 May 1948 – 26 Mar 2004)
  3. 3. Maxey (Giles) Jett (2 Jun 1951 – 8 Jun 2010)

Robert Jett's Timeline

3 Records

1916
2 Jun 1916
Birth of Robert Thomas Jett in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 4
Robert Thomas Jett resided here in Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1997
17 Aug 1997
Age 81
Death of Robert Thomas Jett in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee

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