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Surnames: LETT, WILLIAMS, FAUGUAY, DAVIS, JOHNSON, JASPER, LYMON, HOLDREN, ARMES, BALDWIN,
RUSSELL, ARTHUR, STEEN, WARD HOPKINS, GRISMORE, AKSTER, ALLISON, BAKER, TERRELL, SIMS,
CORNELIUS, FAUCK, O'BARA, AGESTSA
Classification: Query
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I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THE BELOW LETT FAMILY. I HAVE QUITE A FEW
"UNKNOWN" INFORMATION. IF ANYONE, CAN FILL IN ANY OF THE BLANKS; IT WOULD
GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE JESS LETT CAME FROM. DID HE COME FROM
KENTUCKY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. ANY INFORMATION CONNECTED TO ANY OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD
BE WELCOME. SO FAR, THIS FAMILY HAS BEEN LOCATED MOSTLY IN DAVIESS AND KNOX COUNTY,
INDIANA.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP.
Descendants of Jess Lett
Generation No. 1
1. JESS1 LETT was born Bet. 1800 - 1810 in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. He
married PRISCILLA WILLIAMS. She was born Bet. 1800 - 1810 in Unknown, and died Unknown in
Unknown.
Children of JESS LETT and PRISCILLA WILLIAMS are:
i. JOSEPH2 LETT, b. 1826, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF JOSEPH LETT)
?.
ii. GEORGE LETT, b. 1828, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF GEORGE LETT)
?.
iii. SAMUEL LETT, b. 1829, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF SAMUEL LETT)
?.
iv. JANE LETT, b. 1831, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF JANE LETT)
FAUGUAY.
2. v. JESSIE WILLIAMS LETT, b. Abt. 1833, Indiana; d. 1899, Unknown.
vi. RANDALL LETT, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF RANDALL
LETT) ?.
vii. THOMAS LETT, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF THOMAS
LETT) ?.
viii. EMELINE LETT, b. 1839, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UKNOWN (HUSBAND OF EMELINE
LETT) DAVIS.
Generation No. 2
2. JESSIE WILLIAMS2 LETT (JESS1) was born Abt. 1833 in Indiana, and died 1899 in Unknown.
He married (1) SUSAN JOHNSON. She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died 1872 in Unknown.
He married (2) MARY E. (3RD WIFE) JASPER. She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died
Unknown in Unknown. He married (3) UNKNOWN (2ND WIFE OF JESSIE WILLIAMS LETT) LYMON.
Children of JESSIE LETT and SUSAN JOHNSON are:
3. i. CARRIE MAY3 LETT, b. June 09, 1869, Knox County, Indiana; d. February 11, 1956,
Daviess County, Washington, Indiana.
ii. JAMES FRANKLIN LETT, b. Abt. 1858, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF
JAMES FRANKLIN LETT) ?.
4. iii. ALVIN P. LETT, b. April 09, 1861, Indiana; d. December 29, 1932, Daviess County,
Indiana.
iv. HELEN LETT, b. 1864, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF HELEN LETT)
?.
5. v. CLARA BELL LETT, b. December 24, 1866, Indiana; d. October 04, 1953, Daviess County,
Indiana.
vi. EDWARD H. LETT, b. Abt. 1869, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF EDWARD
H. LETT) ?.
vii. WILLARD LETT, b. 1872, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF WILLARD
LETT) ?.
Children of JESSIE LETT and MARY JASPER are:
viii. ROY AUGUSTUS3 LETT, b. 1881, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF ROY
AUGUSTUS LETT) ?.
ix. GEORGE H. LETT, b. March 31, 1883, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF
GEORGE H. LETT) ?.
x. ELSONA ELIZA LETT, b. 1888, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNWON (HUSBAND OF ELSONA
ELIZA LETT) ?.
Generation No. 3
3. CARRIE MAY3 LETT (JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born June 09, 1869 in Knox County,
Indiana, and died February 11, 1956 in Daviess County, Washington, Indiana. She married
WINFIELD SCOTT ARMES, SR. August 27, 1889 in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana,
son of JAMES ARMES and LYDIA HOLDREN. He was born October 29, 1866 in Harrison Township,
Daviess County, Indiana, and died August 31, 1941 in Daviess County, Washington, Indiana.
Children of CARRIE LETT and WINFIELD ARMES are:
6. i. ALVIN CECIL4 ARMES, b. March 28, 1890, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana;
d. February 20, 1963, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
7. ii. CYNTHIA LOLA ARMES, b. September 03, 1891, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; d.
Unknown, Unknown.
iii. SUSAN MONTA "MONTIE" ARMES, b. December 24, 1892, Daviess County, Indiana;
d. May 16, 1904, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF SUSAN
MONTA ARMES) ?.
8. iv. CATHERINE "KATIE" JANE ARMES, b. February 24, 1895, Harrison Township,
Daviess County, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown.
v. RUTH ARMES, b. February 13, 1897, Daviess County, Indiana; d. September 29, 1897,
Daviess County, Indiana.
9. vi. CLARA ETHEL ARMES, b. July 25, 1898, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana; d.
March 23, 1977, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana.
10. vii. JAMES JOBERT "JOE" ARMES, b. March 18, 1900, Daviess County, Indiana;
d. 1977, Daviess County, Indiana.
11. viii. ORA ESTELLA ARMES, b. December 25, 1902, Daviess County, Indiana.
ix. WILBUR "WILLIE" ARMES, b. June 09, 1903, Daviess County, Indiana; d. June
08, 1985, Breckinridge County, Kentucky; m. EFFIE (UNKNOWN WIFE OF WILBUR ARMES) UNKNOWN;
b. February 25, 1900, Unknown; d. September 08, 1987, Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
x. NELLIE BEATRICE ARMES, b. October 30, 1904, Daviess County, Indiana; d. Unknown,
Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF NELLIE B. ARMES) DUFFEY.
xi. ORPHUS HELEN ARMES, b. October 30, 1904.
12. xii. WINFIELD SCOTT ARMES, JR., b. June 19, 1908, Daviess County, Indiana; d. Unknown,
Unknown.
13. xiii. HORACE HAMPTON ARMES, b. June 30, 1910, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; d.
November 01, 1972, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana.
xiv. JOE ARMES, b. December 06, 1913, Daviess County, Indiana; d. December 13, 1913,
Daviess County, Indiana.
xv. WAYNE L. ARMES, b. August 26, 1916, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; d. November
12, 1998, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; m. ANNA MARGARET BALDWIN, Bet. October 14,
1941 - October 18, 1942, Daviess County, Indiana; b. November 08, 1918, Unknown.
4. ALVIN P.3 LETT (JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born April 09, 1861 in Indiana, and died
December 29, 1932 in Daviess County, Indiana. He married CORA LETTY RUSSELL. She was born
August 11, 1867 in Indiana, and died May 20, 1944 in Daviess County, Indiana.
Children of ALVIN LETT and CORA RUSSELL are:
i. UNKNOWN4 LETT.
ii. UNKNOWN LETT.
iii. UNKNOWN LETT.
5. CLARA BELL3 LETT (JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born December 24, 1866 in Indiana, and
died October 04, 1953 in Daviess County, Indiana. She married WILLIAM ARTHUR September 12,
1886 in Daviess County, Indiana, son of JAMES ARTHUR and LETTIE STEEN. He was born March
22, 1865 in Daviess County, Glendale, Indiana, and died June 02, 1952 in Daviess County,
Indiana.
Children of CLARA LETT and WILLIAM ARTHUR are:
i. UNKNOWN4 ARTHUR.
ii. UNKNOWN ARTHUR.
Generation No. 4
6. ALVIN CECIL4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born March 28, 1890
in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, and died February 20, 1963 in Harrison
Township, Daviess County, Indiana. He married JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" MONTGOMERY
AGESTON September 19, 1916 in Daviess County, Indiana. She was born February 01, 1892 in
Lawrence County, Bedford, Indiana, and died 1972 in Harrison Township, Daviess County,
Indiana.
Children of ALVIN ARMES and JOSEPHINE AGESTON are:
14. i. DORRELL W.5 ARMES, b. April 24, 1917, Daviess County, Indiana; d. October 29, 2000,
Vanderburgh County, Evansville, Indiana.
15. ii. DARRELL CORNELIUS ARMES, b. April 24, 1917, Harrison Township, Daviess County,
Indiana.
iii. VICTOR LEE ARMES, b. September 03, 1919, Daviess County, Indiana; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF
VICTOR LEE ARMES) ?.
iv. INFANT ARMES, b. Unknown.
7. CYNTHIA LOLA4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born September 03,
1891 in Daviess County, Washington, Indiana, and died Unknown in Unknown. She married
ELMER ROSS HOPKINS, SR. Bet. October 12 1913 - 1915 in Daviess County, Washington,
Indiana. He was born Bet. 1890 - March 19 1891 in Unknown, and died August 1964 in
Unknown.
Children of CYNTHIA ARMES and ELMER HOPKINS are:
i. EVANGELIN5 HOPKINS, b. September 04, 1915, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF EVANGELIN
HOPKINS) ?.
ii. ELMER ROSS HOPKINS, JR., b. Bet. August 02 - 03, 1920, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown;
m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF ELMER ROSS HOPKINS, JR.) ?.
8. CATHERINE "KATIE" JANE4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was
born February 24, 1895 in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, and died Unknown in
Unknown. She married THOMAS A. WARD December 31, 1914 in Daviess County, Washington,
Indiana. He was born March 09, 1894 in Unknown, and died September 1967 in Daviess County,
Washington, Indiana.
Child of CATHERINE ARMES and THOMAS WARD is:
i. HUGH O.5 WARD, b. July 06, 1915, Daviess County, Indiana; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF HUGH O.
WARD) ?.
9. CLARA ETHEL4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born July 25, 1898
in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, and died March 23, 1977 in Daviess County,
Washington, Indiana. She married RADER A. GRISMORE November 30, 1918 in Daviess County,
Washington, Indiana, son of FLAVIAN GRISMORE and LOLA (HULS-RAGSD). He was born February
09, 1899 in Reeve Township, Daviess County, Indiana, and died Unknown in Unknown.
Child of CLARA ARMES and RADER GRISMORE is:
i. MARION DONALD5 GRISMORE, b. March 18, 1920, Daviess County, Indiana; d. June 25, 1921,
Daviess County, Washington, Indiana.
10. JAMES JOBERT "JOE"4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was
born March 18, 1900 in Daviess County, Indiana, and died 1977 in Daviess County, Indiana.
He married HELEN MILDRED AKESTER September 09, 1922 in Daviess County, Indiana. She was
born February 29, 1904 in Daviess County, Indiana, and died 1994 in Daviess County,
Indiana.
Children of JAMES ARMES and HELEN AKESTER are:
i. INFANT5 ARMES, b. March 14, 1923, Daviess County, Indiana; d. March 14, 1923, Daviess
County, Indiana.
ii. BARBARA JO ARMES, b. April 29, 1926, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; m. FREDRICK
H. FAUCK, October 11, 1945, Daviess County, Indiana; b. August 17, 1923, Unknown.
16. iii. CHARLES DALE ARMES, b. February 03, 1931, Daviess County, Indiana.
11. ORA ESTELLA4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born December 25,
1902 in Daviess County, Indiana. She married NOBLE ALLISON, SR. February 02, 1924. He was
born Unknown in Unknown.
Child of ORA ARMES and NOBLE ALLISON is:
i. NOBLE5 ALLISON, JR., b. October 25, 1924, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (WIFE OF NOBLE ALLISON,
JR.) ?.
12. WINFIELD SCOTT4 ARMES, JR. (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born June
19, 1908 in Daviess County, Indiana, and died Unknown in Unknown. He married CAROLYN ROSE
O'BARA Abt. 1937. She was born Abt. 1912 in Jackson Hill #4, Vigo County, Terre Haute,
Indiana, and died 1967 in Unknown.
Children of WINFIELD ARMES and CAROLYN O'BARA are:
i. DONALD SCOTT5 ARMES, b. Bet. March 10 1939 - 1940, Unknown; m. BARBARA LEE JONES,
December 14, 1963; b. Unknown, Unknown.
ii. BONNIE MAY ARMES, b. September 07, 1941, Unknown; m. RONALD BUNCICH, 1964, Lake
County, Gary, Indiana; b. Unknown, Unknown.
13. HORACE HAMPTON4 ARMES (CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born June 30,
1910 in Daviess County, Washington, Indiana, and died November 01, 1972 in Daviess County,
Washington, Indiana. He married EVA M. BAKER August 1933 in Unknown, daughter of ALBERT
BAKER and EVA ARMES. She was born October 21, 1915 in Daviess County, Washington,
Indiana.
Child of HORACE ARMES and EVA BAKER is:
i. JACKIE LEE5 ARMES, b. April 07, 1934, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; m. ARETTIA
MARIE TERRELL, June 03, 1956, Daviess County, Indiana; b. Unknown, Daviess County,
Indiana.
Generation No. 5
14. DORRELL W.5 ARMES (ALVIN CECIL4, CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born
April 24, 1917 in Daviess County, Indiana, and died October 29, 2000 in Vanderburgh
County, Evansville, Indiana. He married ANNETTA MAE BALDWIN April 17, 1939 in Vigo County,
Indiana. She was born November 08, 1918 in Unknown, and died November 21, 1984 in
Washington Twp., Daviess County, Indiana.
Children of DORRELL ARMES and ANNETTA BALDWIN are:
i. EDWIN L.6 ARMES, b. September 23, 1941, Unknown; m. MARGARET JEAN SIMS, December 17,
1970, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; b. December 27, 1942, Unknown.
ii. DIANE ARMES, b. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF DIANE ARMES) MARTIN.
iii. JUDY ARMES, b. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF JUDY ARMES) CORNELIUS.
15. DARRELL CORNELIUS5 ARMES (ALVIN CECIL4, CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was
born April 24, 1917 in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana. He married VIRGINIA RAE
ALLISON February 14, 1942 in Daviess County, Washington, Indiana. She was born February
04, 1922 in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
Child of DARRELL ARMES and VIRGINIA ALLISON is:
i. JON DAVID6 ARMES, b. June 07, 1946, Daviess County, Washington, Indiana; d. June 26,
1946 or 1956 in Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana.
16. CHARLES DALE5 ARMES (JAMES JOBERT "JOE"4, CARRIE MAY3 LETT, JESSIE
WILLIAMS2, JESS1) was born February 03, 1931 in Daviess County, Indiana. He married (1)
VERA JOAN MAY July 23, 1955 in Daviess County, Indiana, daughter of ROY MAY and MABEL
CANARY. She was born Unknown in Unknown. He married (2) MARILYN DOUGHERTY 1977 in Daviess
County, Indiana. She was born Unknown in Unknown.
Children of CHARLES ARMES and VERA MAY are:
i. CHARLES KELLY6 ARMES, b. June 11, 1956, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana; m.
UNKNOWN (WIFE OF CHARLES KELLY ARMES) ?.
ii. KIMBERLY KAY ARMES, b. May 09, 1960, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana; m.
UNKNOWN (HUSBAND OF KIMBERLY KAY ARMES) ERIQUEZ; b. Unknown, Unknown.