His name appears as both Jessie and Jesse. He signed his WWI Registration Card as Jessie, but ancestry.com has his name as Jesse from his death record and Jesse is on the tombstone. Various dates are recorded for his birthday. Dec 24 and 27, in 1880 or 1881. The Kentucky death record shows he was 83 when he died making 1880 correct. But 1881 was written on his WWI Registration.
His name appears as both Jessie and Jesse. He signed his WWI Registration Card as Jessie, but ancestry.com has his name as Jesse from his death record and Jesse is on the tombstone. Various dates are recorded for his birthday. Dec 24 and 27, in 1880 or 1881. The Kentucky death record shows he was 83 when he died making 1880 correct. But 1881 was written on his WWI Registration.
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Gravestone photo from www.so-ky.com used with permission. Jesse may have actually been born in December 1879.
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