Born: Belfast, Me., 1844.
Died: Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois, 1912.
Came with his parents to Illinois in 1856, who settled on the wild prairie in Livingston County four miles northeast of Gridley. His education was received in the public schools of that time. Mr. Jewett came of fine, patriotic stock. One of his grandfathers, John Cochran, was a member of the "Boston Tea Party," a soldier in the Revolution and an inmate of a British prison for nine months. His paternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He himself enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, as a private in Company G, 129th Illinois Infantry, in which he served with superior courage and distinction till the close of the war. He followed the flag through all that high carnival of blood and death that led to Atlanta, to the sea and to the "Grand Review" at Washington, D. C.
Returning home, he went to the farm, next to the schoolroom as teacher, and then to the ministry of the gospel. He also read law and was admitted to the bar, but only little of his time was given to the practice of this profession. He was also prominent in some of the fraternal societies of the State, and filled a number of minor civil offices with recognized ability and credit.
His mind was always alert and his life full of action His disposition was genial and kindly and his companionship pure and helpful. He sought and saw the best in human life and was serene in adversity.