Souvenir Edition, The Williamstown Courier, Williamstown, Ky, May 30, 1901,
reprinted September 19, 1981 by the Grant County KY Historical Society.

JOHN W. DeJARNETTE was born in Harrison county February 18, 1818.  His
father was a Virginian by birth, and of French descent, and came to this
state when but six years of age, locating in Madison county.  J. W.
DeJarnette was married in 1838, and came to Grant county and with his
wife located here.  To this union nine children were born.  His first
wife died in 1888, and he was again married in 1890 to Mrs. Lutie A.
Williams, of Crittenden, where he lived until the time of his death.  In
1853 he was elected Sheriff of Grant county by the Democrats.  He joined
the Baptist Church early in life, in which church he was a faithful worker
for half a century. Mr. DeJarnette died January 23d, 1899, at his home in
Crittenden at the advanced age of eighty years. He survived his last wife
but a few days.  He was not a wealthy man, but had accumulated enough to
live comfortably in his declining years.

DeJarnette Williams
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Madison-KY Harrison-KY VA

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