Jordan Zachariah "Zack" Licett 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 26 Apr 1849 - Georgia
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Mar 1939
         Burial: in Pecan Cemetery, Erath Co., Texas 2
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jeffalona King (Abt 1857 -       )
       Marriage: 4 Oct 1874 - Limestone Co., Texas 3
       Children:
                1. Lulor Licett (Abt 1879-      )
                2. Edwin Licett (1882-1959)

2. Julia Ann Reese (1 Sep 1868 - 29 May 1957) 1 4 
       Marriage: 8 May 1887 - Hill Co, Texas 5
       Children:
                1. Ora May Licett (1888-1904)
                2. Chester Jordan Licett (1889-1950)
                3. Eva Lena Licett (1891-1971)
                4. Bessie L. Licett (1894-1980)
                5. Rema E. Licett (1896-1991)
                6. Eula Hortense Licett (1898-1970)
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

In 1850 J. Z. Licett (2, M, Ga) is living in Lee Co., Georgia in the household of Willis Licett (41, farmer, $250), his wife, and 7 children. He is also in the Lee Co. census as Jordan Lyceette (1, M, Ga) in the household of Andrew J. Tison (33, farmer, $400).

In 1860 Zackariah Licett (10, Ga) is living in Lee Co., Georgia in the household of Andrew J. Tisan (45, farmer, $3200/$2529).

In 1870 John Z. Lassett (21, farm laborer, Ga) is living in Lee Co., Georgia in the household of Arthar Lipsey (69, farmer). Lipsey is at 885/885 and Andrew J. Tisan is at 894/894.

<pre>1880 Limestone Co., Texas, ED 96; June 26; pg 57
/557
J. Z. Licett 27 Ga Ga Ga farmer
Jeffalona " wife 23 Tx Tx Tx
Lulor " dau 1 Tx Ga Tx
Alonzo Glassgow 19 Tn Tn Tn farmer </pre>

<pre>1900 Bosque Co., Texas, Justice Precinct No. 5, ED 8; June 23-25; sheet 18A
290/290
Jordan x Licett Apr 1849 51 Ga Ga Ga M13 Farmer
Julia " wife Sep 1868 31 Tx Al Tx M13/7/6
Ora M. " dau Mar 1888 12 Tx Ga Tx S
Chester J. " son Mar 1889 11 Tx Ga Tx S
Eva " dau Sep 1890 9 Tx Ga Tx S
Bessie " dau Mar 1894 6 Tx Ga Tx S
Rema E. " dau Apr 1896 4 Tx Ga Tx S
Eula " dau Jul 1898 1 Tx Ga Tx S </pre>

<pre>1910 Erath Co., Texas, ED 24; May 13; sheet 17A
216/219
Jordan Z. Licett 54 Ga Ga Ga M2/23 Farmer/General farm
Julia " wife 42 Tx Al Tx M1/23/7/5 none
Chester " son 21 Tx Ga Tx S Farmer/General farm
Eva " dau 19 Tx Ga Tx S none
Rema " dau 14 Tx Ga Tx S none
Ula " dau 11 Tx Ga Tx S none </pre>

He rents a farm.

<pre>1930 Erath Co., Texas, Justice Precinct 3, ED 72-14; Apr 25; sheet 15A
346/348 Purves & Wilson road
Zack J. Licett 75 Ga Ga Ga M35 Farm operator/General Farm
Julia A. " wife 61 Tx Al Tx M18 none </pre>

He rents a home.

CHILDREN:

In a letter to her great nephew Louis Bogy dated April 4, 1976, Roxie Wilson Haston says:

Eula & I was real close she has been gone several years I know where Rema (Eula's sister) is she is in Ft Worth I called her one time when I was there visiting a Friend she did not seem interested in me. I hear from Bess another Sister thru, Ethel some time, she is blind, Mabe you know Aunt Julia had a Daughter Ora, who was killed by lighting when is[sic] was about grown they think that is the cause of Bess being Blind they were in the Field

TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE 12610

J. Z. Licett, white, male, married
Name of wife: Julia Ann Licett
Died: March 12, 1939 7:30 pm, aged 84 yrs, 10 mos, 14 days
Place of death: Erath Co.
Place of residence: Dublin, Texas R8
Length of residence: 31 yrs
Occupation: Farmer all his life
Born: April 26, 1854 in Atlanta, Georgia
Father: Mr. Licett born in Atlanta, Georgia
Mother: Julia Ann Reese born Hill, Texas
Informant: C. J. Licett, Dublin, Route #8
Primary cause of death: nephritis & senility
Contributary cause: arthritis
Physician attended: from March 9 to March 12
Last seen alive: March 9
Burial: Pecan Cemetery, March 13, 1939

BIRTH YEAR:

Jordan Z. Licett is buried in the Pecan Cemetery in Erath Co., Texas as is his second wife. The dates on the small horizontal tombstone are April 26, 1854 and March 12, 1939. See Memorial # 25426606 in Find-a-Grave. The census makes it clear that he was already alive in 1850. The dates on the stone match those on the death certificate. The informant for the death certificate was the son of the deceased. He probably knew his father's birthday but was confused about the year of his birth or about his age. The precise age on the death certificate was calculated in one way or another on the basis of the birth and death dates.

I conjecture that he was born April 26, 1849.
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Sources

1 Shirley B. Cawyer & Weldon I. Hudson, Erath County, Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol 1, pg 112. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 25426606.

3 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2M3-5WH. Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.

4 , Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

5 "Hill County, Texas Marriage Records," Vol 4, pg 187. Repository: Hill County Courthouse, Hillsboro Texas.

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