William
Lapsley
Jett
Born in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Jett
and Julia Ann Harley (Arnold) Jett
Brother of
Matthew Edgar Jett
Husband of
Susan (Gresham) Jett
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Mary (Jett) Farmer
Died
at age 77
in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 16 May 2016
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Biography
William was the son of Peter Jett and Julia Ann Harley Arnold. He married Susan E. Gresham in 1871, in Franklin County, Kentucky. Susan and William were the parents of seven known children, with only three living to adulthood.
Judge Jett, as he was known locally, was a very prominent lawyer and judge in Franklin County, Kentucky. Through his mother, he was a great-grandson of Captain William McBride, who was killed in the Battle of the Blue Licks, and Martha Lapsley.
(Bio by Deb Redmon, June 30, 2011)
His military career can be followed by the submission of the Tabor, Jett, Hair, Rattray Connection on November 16, 2007, listed below:
"Enlisted on 10/7/1861 at Bowling Green, KY as a Private. On 10/7/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. KY 4th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) He was listed as: Wounded 7/16/1863 Jackson, MS Wounded 9/20/1863 Chickamauga, GA Wounded 5/14/1864 Resaca, GA Promotions: Sergt Corpl" William Lapsley Jett. [1]
Born 05 APR 1842. Franklin County, Kentucky, USA. [2]
Died 09 MAY 1919. Franklin County, Kentucky, USA. [3][4][5]
Residence Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1910 Frankfort Ward 1, Franklin, Kentucky, USA. [6] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1900 Magisterial District 5, Franklin, Kentucky, USA. [7] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self. 1880 Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA. [8]
Buried Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA. [9]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15725206/william-lapsley-jett: accessed 25 September 2022), memorial page for Corp William Lapsley Jett (5 Apr 1842–9 May 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #15725206, citing Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Deb Redmon (contributor 47383009) .
- ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9LJ-646 : 2 March 2021), Peter Jett in entry for Judge W. L. Jett, 1919; citing Death, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,952,867.
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary F Jett
- Source: S1 Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
- Repository: R1 www.ancestry.com
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