When Milton Crabb Jett was born on 20 June 1857, in Daviess, Indiana, United States, his father, William Grant Jett, was 48 and his mother, Margaret Bradford, was 37. He married Dora Alice Green on 19 December 1879, in Petersburg, Pike, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Steele Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Highland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 23 April 1936, in Washington Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Washington Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States.
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