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Hiram Jett, Sr.

Hiram Jett, Sr.

Male 1852 - 1892  (41 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 27 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Hiram Jett  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Between 9 Jul 1851 and 1852  Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Sep 1892  Madison Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Curtis Jett,   b. 5 Jan 1815, Middle Fork Kentukcy River, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1878, Old Home Place, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  (Father) 
    Sarah Evans,   b. Abt 1795, Clay Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1872, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • [angeline robertson1.FBK.FTW]

      Hiram and Sarah moved to Doylesville, Madison Co., Kentucky in the sprint of 1877. The purpose of the move was to remove Hiram from Breathitt Co. where he had shot and wounded Jerry Little, immediately after Little had shot and killed Curtis Jett, Jr., a brother of Hiram's.
      Hiram died at the age of 40 from Typhoid Fever. Sarah moved the family back to Breathitt County to raise her children near her people. She was the niece of the two Hargis brothers, who had a store in Jackson. In 1989 she married the former High Sheriff of Breathitt Co., John Linville Hagins. She lived with him until her death on October 12, 1915 at Jackson, Kentucky.
      Hiram was a joint administrator of his father's estate. He was also appointed, by his father, Curtis, in Curtis' will to be the guardian of Lucy Hearld, a seven-year-old, illigitimate child that Curtis Jett, Sr. had assumed the care of.
      Like his father, Hiram believed in an education for his children. He gave a tract of land on the bank of Muddy Creek (Madison County) and provided the labor and materials for the construction of the Doylesville Methodist Church. Further, he gave land to build a school house and boarded the teacher in his home.
      Since the land in that area had been cleared of trees for farming, Hiram sent word to his father, a prominent farmer, merchant, miller, horse trader, cattle buyer, and lumberman in Breathitt Co., who had no trouble in locating suitable logs, as there was much virgin timber on his 1100 acres. This land had been obtained through several Land Grants and purchases. Trees of durable yellow poplar were selected and hewn into logs of the right dimensions. They were floated down the Kentucky River to Doylesville. The logs were retreived from the river and construction started on the church. The Doylesville Methodist Church is sitll active and a Homecoming is celebrated once each year with a basket dinner on the grounds. Folks gather from far and near to renew old acquaintances and reminisce about "old times."
    Person ID I8897  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Curtis Jett,   b. 5 Jan 1815, Middle Fork Kentukcy River, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1878, Old Home Place, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nancy Susan Bryant,   b. 12 Mar 1821, Estill County, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1890, Old Home Place, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 May 1839  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Jane Sewall,   b. 6 May 1853, Jackson, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1915, Jackson, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage Between 1866 and 1888 
    Children 
     1. George Washington Jett,   b. 15 Mar 1871, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1901 (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ Susan Isham  m. Between 1891 and 1900
     2. Nancy Evaline Jett,   b. 22 Dec 1873, Jackson, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1948, Camden, Camden Co., New Jersey Or Philadelphia, PA. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ John Edward Lanter  m. 26 Feb 1891
     3. Curtis Jett,   b. 19 Dec 1875, Jackson, Breathitt Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1955, Richmond, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ Regina  m. Between 1892 and 1925
     4. William Sewell. Jett,   b. 23 Sep 1877, Doylesville, Madison Co., KY. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1946 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ Delia Mann  m. 26 Mar 1897
     5. Samuel Jett,   b. 20 Jan 1879   d. Between 1880 and 1969 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Sarah Jett,   b. 20 Jan 1881   d. Between 1882 and 1975 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Hiram Jett, Jr.,   b. 18 Mar 1883   d. Between 1884 and 1973 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Cammie B. Jett,   b. 29 Jan 1885   d. Between 1886 and 1979 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Lou Ellen Jett,   b. 24 Dec 1886   d. Between 1887 and 1980 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Harry Evans Jett,   b. 28 Jun 1888   d. 15 Jun 1911 (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Fannie May Jett,   b. 27 Nov 1890   d. 22 Feb 1907 (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. Lizza Calla Jett,   b. 11 Apr 1893   d. Between 1894 and 1987 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).

    2. [S41] angeline robertson.FBK.FBK.FTW.
      Date of Import: Nov 18, 2000

    3. [S5] angeline robertson1.FBK.FTW.
      Date of Import: Apr 2, 2001

    4. [S218] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 129, Tree 108, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v129/0101to0150/v129t0108.html;;).



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