John W. Jett

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Emigration: 1836, Bond Co, Illinois

Notes:

John W. JETT, farmer, P. O. Greenville, was born December 11, 1820, in Culpeper county, Va., and emigrated to this State in 1836, and located in Bond county with his parents, where he has since resided. The family first located on Jett Prairie in Town 6, Range 2. In September, 1842, he married miss Sophia B. BLANCHARD who was born June 30, 1825, in East stoughton, mass.; daughter of Lemuel BLANCHARD and sibyl PACKARD, both natives of the Bay State. The same year of his marriage, he located in the northwest corner of this township and engaged in farming, where he remained until 1866, when he purchased a farm in the southwest part of the same township, on Section 31, where he located and has since resided, having 240 acres; has but one son living, warren, who was born January 22, 1853, and october 31, 1866, he married Mollie SMITH, born in this county, daughter of Theodore and 1argaret (ALLEN) SMITH. Mr. JETT is a member of the Regular Baptist Church, and a Republican. Our subject was a son of Francis JETT, who was born 1792, in Culpeper county, Va. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812. He married Elizabeth WOOD, a native of Fauquier Co., Va., daughter of Dickinson wooD, who married a miss WEATHER. Francis JEii died in his county in 1859; his wife survived him until 1877. Daniel, Gabriel, John H., James and William were the children born to them; all are now deceased except John H., the subject of these remarks. The children of our subject are Helen C., Eunice A., Nary F., warren, Edward, Harry Lee and Frances w. Baptist church in its early organization, and a Democrat. He was twice elected to the Legislature, and in all his associations with his friends and neighbors be bore the high regard and esteem of all. He lived to a ripe old age, lived to see his great-great-grandchildren. After the marriage of B. F., he removed to Jefferson county in 1862, and remained here about two years, and returned to the homestead farm and has since been a resident of the same. He has eight acres of land; has eight children - Edwin, Shelton, Logan, Frank, James E., Edith o., Richard and Lizzie; is a member of the Christian church at Hopewell.

Emigration:
Moved from Culpeper County, Virginia to Bond County, Illinois

John married Sophia B. Blanchard in Sep 1842 in Illinois. Sophia was born on 30 Jun 1825 in East Stoughton, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]