A transcription from the Hoosier Journal of Ancestry Jennings co Special # 2,
lists a family under the name SCOTT...but I have lost a family named LETT in
that census, and this one appears to be the same family to me. Does anyone
have access to check this out for me, please?
Thanks,
Sherri
From The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry Jennings co Special # 2
Montgomery township 1860 census Jennings co IN
hh # 1170
Whitfield Scott 40, mechanic
Jane 36
Josephine 16
Sarah 14
Preston 12
Maria 7
Martha J 2
From my own files:
Whitfield Lett of Jennings co IN was a son of
Isom Lett (according to his own
obituary and the obituary of Witfield's son, Preston W Lett)
Whitfield b ca 1816 (est from Census records)
m 1st Mary Jane Brown 25 Dec 1837 (she was about 15) Jennings county IN
m 2nd Sarah J Hunt 17 Mar 1856 Jennings co IN
ch (with Mary):
1) Harriet J Lett b 1843
2) Sarah A Lett b 1845
3) Preston Lett b 9 April 1847 m Laura Rousey (dau of Leonard) 19 Jan 1873
Jefferson co IN,
died Jeffersonville, Clark co IN 3 Feb 1923 [More info on this family
available]
4) Alonzo N Lett b 1850
5?) Asa E Lett b 1850
(last two may be the same person,name changes 1850 census to 1860 census)
ch (with Sarah):
1) Mary (on census
2) Martha J Lett --aka "Aunt Pet" -- b 23 Jan 1860 died 23 Nov 1932 married
Leonida Ayers 9 Dec 1879 Jennnings co, IN
25 Dec 1837 Whitfield Lett married Mary Deputy, Jennings co, IN
1840 census Jennings co IN p381 handwritten/443 printed
Whitfield Lett head of household
1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 15-20
nearest neighbors include Frederic Keyser, Walter B Goodhue, John Reynolds
1850 voters list, Jennings co IN
Newton Lett in Jennings co appears on an Aug 1850 voter list next to
Whitfield Lett (This is NOT an alphabetized list, which implies that they
walked/rode into town together to vote--or at least that they met up "in
town" and got in line together. Their homes were not very far out of "town"
proper to be honest, they likely walked).
1850 census Jennings co IN household #677 [all children in household born IN]
Whilford Lett, white, male, b KY, age 34, carpenter, property $200
Mary J Lett 27, born IN
Harriett J Lett age 7
Sarah A age 5
Preston W age 3
Alonzo N age 3/12
17 Mar 1856 Whitfield Lett married Sarah J Hunt, Jennings co, IN (marriage
book Jennings co IN according to clerk of county court)
1870 census--need to get
1880 census Jennings co IN page 417 Montgomery township
hh88 visit 88
Whitfield Lett 63 carpenter, white, male, b KY
Sarah J Lett wife, 48, white, female, b IN
hh88 visit 89
Leonidas Ayres, white, male, age 20, farming, born IN
Martha J Ayres, wife, white, female, age 20, born IN
1880 census Jennings co IN p 418 Village of Paris, Montgomery township
hh# 110
Preston W Lett 31 Huxter born IN
Laura B 23 wife keeping house
Willie W son age 6
Hatty? (nearly unreadable actually looks like "Hnury"), dau, age 3
Alice C daughter 5/12
Whitfeld Lett's death certificate in Jennings co, IN says that he was the son
of Isham Lett and Elizabeth Wells
Whitfield's obit is dated 2/12/1890 says that Mr Whitfield Lett "an old and
highly respected citizen" of Paris, IN died last Thursday night. Funeral at
the Methodist church by Elder Powell of the Baptist church.
Whitfield and Sarah are buried at Cave-Dixon cemetery in Jennings co, IN.
Burial is located on the NW corner by the river bank, there is a low stone
wall around the burials.