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Asaph Jetton
1786 - 1867 (81 years)
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Name Asaph Jetton [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Born 5 Mar 1786 North Carolina 
[2] Gender Male Died 8 Aug 1867 Graves County, Kentucky [9] Buried Jetton Cemetery, Graves County, Kentucky. Land owned by Ferril Miller. Notes - Asaph Jetton married, and then came in wagon to Maury County Tennessee. From there he went on to Polk County, Missouri. The first seven children were born there. Sickness took the first two children and they were buried along some river. Ruth Wilkins Brown said, "probably was swampy land." Asaph moved his family to south Graves County, Kentucky between 8 January 1827 and 20 November 1828. Milly Ann was the first child born in Graves County, Kentucky. Asaph Jetton was a tanner by trade. He was also an itinerant Methodist preacher and Justice of the Peace. The home place was close to the cemetery.
Person ID I0274 The Family Tree Last Modified 6 Sep 2016
Father Lewis Jetton, b. 24 Jan 1749, Bladen County, then Anson County, then Rowan County, North Carolina , d. 21 Sep 1826, Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina (Age 77 years) Mother Priscilla Sharpe, b. 1 Sep 1750, Iredell County, North Carolina , d. 13 May 1838, Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina (Age 87 years) Married 1772 Family ID F265 Group Sheet
Family Mary Elizabeth Johnston, b. 5 May 1798, Iredell County, North Carolina , d. 12 Nov 1863, Graves County, Kentucky (Age 65 years) Married 5 Nov 1812 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Children 1. John Sharpe Jetton, b. 4 Jan 1814, Polk County, Missouri , d. 15 Nov 1819, Polk County, Missouri (Age 5 years)2. Sallie Priscilla Jetton, b. 10 Jun 1816, Polk County, Missouri , d. 22 Oct 1822, Polk County, Missouri (Age 6 years)3. Rachel Louisa Jetton, b. 22 Oct 1818, Polk County, Missouri , d. 11 Apr 1837, Graves County, Kentucky (Age 18 years)+ 4. Sophina Catherine Jetton, b. 8 Dec 1820, Polk County, Missouri , d. 27 Jul 1894, Graves County, Kentucky (Age 73 years)+ 5. Violett Lucinda Jetton, b. 9 Sep 1822, Polk County, Missouri , d. 17 Nov 1892, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 70 years)+ 6. Martha Jane Jetton, b. 9 Mar 1825, Polk County, Missouri , d. 5 Dec 1918, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 93 years)+ 7. Lewis Ulyssis Jetton, b. 8 Jan 1827, Polk County, Missouri , d. 12 Oct 1911, Graves County, Kentucky (Age 84 years)+ 8. Amelia Ann "Millie" Jetton, b. 23 Nov 1828, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 16 Aug 1891, Graves County, Kentucky (Age 62 years)+ 9. Asenath Therressa Jetton, b. 23 Aug 1830, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 26 Feb 1903, Sedalia, Graves, Kentucky (Age 72 years)10. James Johnston Jetton, b. 20 Aug 1833, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 31 Aug 1833, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 0 years)11. Elizabeth Caroline Jetton, b. 2 Oct 1834, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 2 Oct 1834, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 0 years)+ 12. Mary Elizabeth Jetton, b. 26 Nov 1835, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 9 Jul 1865, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 29 years)+ 13. Capt. Charles Wesley Jetton, b. 6 Mar 1838, Graves County, Kentucky , d. 19 Aug 1913, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 75 years)+ 14. Columbus Houston "Uncle Lum" Jetton, b. 1 Feb 1840, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 26 Dec 1897, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 57 years)Last Modified 24 Jul 2018 Family ID F266 Group Sheet
- Asaph Jetton married, and then came in wagon to Maury County Tennessee. From there he went on to Polk County, Missouri. The first seven children were born there. Sickness took the first two children and they were buried along some river. Ruth Wilkins Brown said, "probably was swampy land." Asaph moved his family to south Graves County, Kentucky between 8 January 1827 and 20 November 1828. Milly Ann was the first child born in Graves County, Kentucky. Asaph Jetton was a tanner by trade. He was also an itinerant Methodist preacher and Justice of the Peace. The home place was close to the cemetery.
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Photos Asaph Jetton
Documents 
Asaph Jetton Marriage Bond 
Asaph Jetton Family Bible Information 
Asaph Jetton and Mary Elizabeth Johnston Jetton Family Bible Record
From "The Bible Records of Calloway County and Adjoining Counties" which was collected by the Calloway County Genealogical Society in 1971
Asaph Jetton Oath of Allegiance 
Asaph Jetton Information 
Jetton Family Information 1 
Jetton Family Information 2 
Jetton Family Information 3 
Jetton Family Information 4
Copy of a letter written by Walter C. Jetton, principal of the Augusta Tilghman High School, Walter C. Jetton High School, to a "Cousin Marion".
Jetton Family Information 5
Copy of a letter written by Walter C. Jetton, principal of the Augusta Tilghman High School, Walter C. Jetton High School, to a "Cousin Marion".
Jetton Family Information 6
Copy of a letter written by Walter C. Jetton, principal of the Augusta Tilghman High School, Walter C. Jetton High School, to a "Cousin Marion".
Jetton Family Information 7
Copy of a letter written by Walter C. Jetton, principal of the Augusta Tilghman High School, Walter C. Jetton High School, to a "Cousin Marion".
Jetton Family Information 8
Copy of a letter written by Walter C. Jetton, principal of the Augusta Tilghman High School, Walter C. Jetton High School, to a "Cousin Marion".
Jetton Family Information 9
Copy of a letter written by Walter C. Jetton, principal of the Augusta Tilghman High School, Walter C. Jetton High School, to a "Cousin Marion".
Jetton Family Information 10 
Jetton Family Information 11 
Jetton Family Information 12 
Jetton Family Information 13 
Family Information by Georgia Doron Usrey 3 
Court house notes on Wilkins, Chambers, Eaker, Jetton, and others 1 
Court house notes on Wilkins, Chambers, Eaker, Jetton, and others 2 
Jetton Source Citations by Gloria Julene Hughey Shirey Ford 1 
Jetton Source Citations by Gloria Julene Hughey Shirey Ford 2
Headstones 
Jetton, Asaph and Elizabeth Johnson Headstones
Jetton Cemetery, Graves County, Kentucky. On private property. West on Highway 94, turn south on Howard Protemus Road, turn west on Lynn Swan Road, travel 1-3 miles, on the south side, look for power lines overhead.
Jetton, Asaph Headstone 1
Jetton Cemetery, Graves County, Kentucky. On private property. West on Highway 94, turn south on Howard Protemus Road, turn west on Lynn Swan Road, travel 1-3 miles, on the south side, look for power lines overhead.
Jetton, Asaph Headstone 2
Jetton Cemetery, Graves County, Kentucky. On private property. West on Highway 94, turn south on Howard Protemus Road, turn west on Lynn Swan Road, travel 1-3 miles, on the south side, look for power lines overhead.
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Sources - [S09693] Miss Rebekah Jane Jetton.
- [S08611] Census Records.
- [S17626] Jetton Family Records.
- [S19088] Asaph Jetton Family Bible.
- [S19093] Lewis Jetton Bible.
- [S17416] Cemetery Records.
- [S09432] Wilkin's Family Bible.
- [S19115] Lewis Jetton Bible in the possession of William Jetton family. Asaph Jetton Bible in the possession of Mary Paschall family..
- [S17416] Cemetery Records.
Burial- Jetton Cemetery Graves Co., Ky
Land owned by Ferril Miller, Lynn Grove, Ky
- [S09693] Miss Rebekah Jane Jetton.
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