Research notes for the GEDCOM at
rootsweb.com say that Jane Catlett
and
Lofty Catlett were both born in 1822, and that the way the dates work out,
one must be the child of John Catlett and Mary, and that the other must be
the child of Samuel Catlett and Hannah. The research notes say further
that
in 1880, Lofty had Samuel and Hannah in his household. Therefore, Lofty
was
likely the son of Samuel and Hannah, by a process of elimination making
Jane
the daughter of John Catlett and Mary.
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I want to be as accurate as possible. There
is one place at
rootsweb.com where it does say that Lofty had Samuel and
Hannah in his household in 1880, and I reported that my reading of the 1880
census did not agree with this. I don't think the census data argues one
way or the other as to who Jane Catlett's parents were.
But there is another place at
rootsweb.com where there is a second
justification for placing Jane Catlett as the daughter of John Catlett and
Mary. I quote in it's entiretly.
"We have two Catlett's born in mid 1822 in Sevier Co. One is John's child
and the other is Samuel's. Samuel's burial in Providence Cemetery may
indicate that he lived farther from the Henry's (and the daughter Jane
married the Rev. John Henry) so they are assigned to families based on this
propinquity."
Jerry Bryan
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