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MY SONS /YETT/YETTE/YETTS

Posted: 17 Mar 2000 6:59PM GMT
Edited: 8 Feb 2002 3:46PM GMT
I"m looking for African American descentants of Sam Yett,Yette,or Yetts. My sons spell their last name, Yetts. They are the grandsons of Carl, from Tennessee,who moved to Ohio. I have 4 sons, My 16yrs old would like to know his family from his father side. Any imformation will be appreciate.d1ana714@cs.com

Re: Request for information

Michael Charles Yett (View posts)
Posted: 7 Sep 2000 7:01PM GMT
I can't help you with info, although, I am curious about Sam Yett, and his cultural identity, I am classified as causasion, but I have feelings and some limited knowledge about other ethnic cultural backgrounds in our family, as I was growing up, the historians were always fired when they came up with any information about anybody other than causasian, I am very interested if you recieved any info concerning your request. I must tell I feel the blood of american indian and african americans in my veins, call me crazy if you will, it's just something spiritual that is bugging me, very curious. I am hoping my relatives were not slave owners, but had loving relationships with other cultural backgrounds. Sorry, I can't help you at the time, but I am starting to research the family tree, and may come up with something, hopefully positive. Sincerely, Michael Charles Yett

imformation

diana yetts (View posts)
Posted: 11 Oct 2000 8:57AM GMT
I, myself was married, into the family, have 4 son who wish to know more. Their Great-Grandfather, Sam live in Tennessee. I been to family reunion were they spell their last name Yett, in Tennessee, Yette, in New Jeresy, My Sons Grandfather Carl who live in ohio spells it Yetts. All imformation will be appreciated

looking for grandfather

Kenneth Yette (View posts)
Posted: 13 Jan 2001 7:57PM GMT
My grandfather name was Samuel Yette, My dad name is Rudolph Yette he had brother that names were Alfred ,Hector, Joesph, and a few other that i do not membertheir names . I have been trying to do most of this look up on the Ancestry when i have time.

Family

Diana Yetts (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jan 2001 11:27AM GMT
I married into the Yetts family, and u read I have 5 son, I do believe they'er having a family reunion this yr in July . keep in contact with me and I'll let u know when , also i'll try 2 find some information 4 u. our Samuel is black from Tenn.

Micheal Yett

Diana Yetts (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jan 2001 11:31AM GMT
Micheal haven't heard from u. did u ever find out anything more about ur, Yett ancestry, if so let me know.

Research stalled for time-being.

Michael (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jan 2001 5:13PM GMT
Hello Diana, sorry I have not replied, your message somehow got lost in all of the turmoil of the holiday season. I am going through some possible changes here in the first part of the year, and may not be able to pick up on my research until sometime in the Summer of this year. When I do, I hope that I can remember to keep you informed. I apologize for not getting back with you sooner. I hope your son's and your research is coming along good. I saw a piece on HBO about a famous photographer, writer, movie director, Gordon Parks, and he had a man named Samuel Yette, help him. I taped the piece, and noticed the man had a lot of facial features that seemed to fit mine. All in all, I find this to be some very interesting elements of life. Hope you have a nice Dr. Martin Luther King holiday!

Sincerely,

Michael!
Posted: 25 Jan 2001 2:45AM GMT
Edited: 2 Jul 2001 6:50AM GMT
Diana,
My great g-ma was Mary Elizabeth Yett. Her father was Dr. Jim
Yett, born 1828 in Parrottsvill, TN. This is a white family.
The family story goes "Dr. Jim was captured during the civil
war and his "man" Jim, (later took the name Yett but spelled it differently,
that I saw on the census data when I looked up this huge family)
helped him escape. They came to Texas to join the rest of the Yett family.
My g-ma remembers Jim, Sam and his family living with them in Texas. If this
sounds like your story I'll get the exact line from my aunt.
Beth

Yett/Forby

Posted: 16 May 2001 5:44PM GMT
Edited: 22 Jun 2001 11:33AM GMT
Hi,

I have a Forby that married a Yett in green county TN:

Martha Forby or Forbey married Thomas Yett 1882, green county TN. Can you help me with this? Yett is not such a commen name and I am having trouble with Forbys..which is not so commen either, yet it also means Faubion Dont know why..

Lizbeth6302@msn.com or Lizbeth913@aol.com

Re: Request for information

Posted: 28 Jun 2001 7:14AM GMT
Micheal: Re your /our ethnic heritage: My uncle lewis yett. was telling me last month that we definately have cherokee blood in us. he said he was 1/16th and that would make me 1/32. this union if you will took place at a very bad time in history for the indian, probably 1850-1880.
also at my grandmotherws funeral abot 10 years ago there were many people. and during pictures,in an effort to see who was family and who was not, I requested a picture of just grandkids. And to my surprise and there were several african americans. I have never been racist and who of my family that i do know have never known any of us top be racist.
My uncle also said that we did not own slaves. but in reading an article in this boardroom i thought maybe someone did. Good luck!

Tom Yett...




p.s. i am knew to internet and very interested in discoveringmy lineage.email me aty tomyett@hotmail .com if anyone can help.
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