Jett, Gustavus

Abt 1850 - 1921  (71 years)

• Name	Jett, Gustavus  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1850	Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Augustus Jett
  Name	Guss Jett  [3, 4]
  Name	Gustus Jett  [5]
  Death	17 Jul 1921	Rappahannock, Virginia
  Person ID	I313	African American Descendants
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Jett, George,   b. Rappahannock, Virginia
  Mother	Richerson, Eliza,   b. Abt 1820, Rappahannock, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Corbin, Fannie V.,   b. 1851, Rappahannock, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jett, Albert,   b. 1875, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jett, Herndon C.,   b. Abt 1879, Rappahannock, Virginia d. 25 Apr 1881, Amissville, Rappahannock, Virginia (Age 2 years) + 3. Jett, Effie Annie,   b. 28 Feb 1881, Washington, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jett, Doxey B.,   b. Sep 1884, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jett, George,   b. May 1888, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jett, William Melvin,   b. 25 Oct 1893, Amissville, Rappahannock, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jett, Joving,   b. Oct 1894, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  According to marriage records, Augustus "Guss" Jett's mother's name was Eliza, assumed to be Eliza, wife of George Jett.

  
  

• Sources

  [S674] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), ((http://new.familysearch.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S25] 1900 United States Federal Census, Virginia, Rappahannock, Jackson District 57, Page 8 (Reliability: 3). [S966] Rappahannock News, Rappahannock News, ((https://www.virginiachronicle.com/)), accessed 16 Apr 2026), Remembering the pauper's life of Will Jett, 15 Aug 1985, Page 10; https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RPN19850815.1.10. (Reliability: 3). Rappahannock News, Volume 35, Number 33, 15 August 1985, Page 10 [S957] United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, entry for William Melvin Jett, Jun 1937, accessed 17 Apr 2026 (Reliability: 3). [S979] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Death Certificates 1912-1987, death certificate 16294 (1921), Gustus Jett (Reliability: 3).