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Carl August Witt 1820–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 27 Nov 1885

Death Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Father: Peter Witt

Mother: Flemille Rupreicht

Spouse(s): Louisa Fick, Anna Hoffman

Children(s): Maria Witt, Mary Witt, Johanna Witt, Helena Witt, Henry Witt, Margaret Witt, John Witt, Joseph Witt, William Witt, Herman Witt

The story of Carl August Witt began in 1820 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Carl August Witt married Anna Helena Hoffman, Fredericka Fick, Louisa Fick, and had children including Helena J Witt, Henry Witt, Herman Charles Witt, Johanna Louise Witt, John P Witt, Joseph Witt, Margaret Witt, Maria Augusta Witt, Mary E Witt, William Frank Witt. Carl August Witt passed away in 1885 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Carl August Witt began in 1820 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Carl August Witt married Anna Helena Hoffman, Fredericka Fick, Louisa Fick, and had children including Helena J Witt, Henry Witt, Herman Charles Witt, Johanna Louise Witt, John P Witt, Joseph Witt, Margaret Witt, Maria Augusta Witt, Mary E Witt, William Frank Witt.
  • Carl August Witt passed away in 1885 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Witt
1802–1865
Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
PW
Flemille Rupreicht
1831–
Birth Location: Germany
FR

Spouses(s)

Louisa Fick
1830–1857
Birth Location: Germany
LF
Anna Hoffman
1832–1905
Birth Location: Dollendorf, Euskirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
AH

Children(s)

Maria Witt
1849–1894
Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
MW
Mary Witt
1858–1903
Birth Location: Prairie du Sac, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
MW
Johanna Witt
1852–1894
Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
JW
Helena Witt
1874–1938
Birth Location: New Market, Scott, Minnesota, USA
HW
Henry Witt
1870–1896
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
HW
Margaret Witt
1867–1944
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
MW
John Witt
1865–1933
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
JW
Joseph Witt
1861–1945
Birth Location: Renville, Minnesota, USA
JW
William Witt
1848–1920
Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
WW
Herman Witt
1854–1932
Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
HW

Carl Witt's Ancestors

Self
Carl Witt
1820–1885
Birth Place: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Peter Witt
1802–1865
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Flemille (Helena) Rupreicht
1831–
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Carl Witt's Descendants

1.
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Carl (August) Witt (24 Mar 1820–27 Nov 1885) m. Louisa Fick (1830–abt 1857) m. Anna (Helena) Hoffman (10 Apr 1832–12 Nov 1905)
  1. 1. Maria (Augusta) Witt 1849–1894 m. Joseph (Peter) Hoffmann 1840–1913
    1. 1. Peter (Anthony) Hoffmann 1886–1958 m. Anna (A) Langenfeldt 1891–1963
      1. 1. Bertha (Angela) Hoffmann 1912–1977 m. Joseph (Matthew) Huss 1895–1952 m. Julius (Peter) Tix 1908–1989
    2. 2. Anna Hoffman 1876–1953 m. Joseph (Thomas) Ruhland 1878–1968
      1. 1. Thieka Ruhland 1905–1905
      2. 2. Isadore Ruhland 1909–1982
      3. 3. Verena (Louise) Ruhland 1909–1909
      4. 4. Isabelle Ruhland 1913–1994
      5. 5. Edwin Ruhland 1915–1966
      6. 6. Albert (Joseph) Ruhland 1907–1994 m. Rosemary Schoenecker 1905–1978
  2. 2. Mary (E) Witt 1858–1903
  3. 3. Johanna (Louise) Witt 1852–1894 m. Peter Klinkhammer 1843–1928
    1. 1. Francis (Xavier) Klinkhammer 1891–1892
    2. 2. Mary (A) Klinkhammer 1887–1981
    3. 3. Adolph (P) Klinkhammer 1885–1892
    4. 4. Nikolaus (Lawrence) Klinkhammer 1884–1908
    5. 5. Peter (Joseph) Klinkhammer 1880–1970
    6. 6. William (Rudolph) Klinkhammer 1879–1947
    7. 7. John (J) Klinkhammer 1877–1963
    8. 8. Carl (Herman) Klinkhammer 1875–1956
    9. 9. Joseph (Herman) Klinkhammer 1873–1941
    10. 10. Barbara Klinkhammer 1886–1961 m. Mathew Giesen 1886–1961
      1. 1. Gerald (Casper) Giesen 1925–2002
      2. 2. Leo (J) Giesen 1929–2000
      3. 3. Melvin (W) Giesen 1924–1988
      4. 4. Lorraine (Anne) Giesen 1923–1995 m. Robert (Henry) Knaeble 1924–2003
      5. 5. Norbet (Joseph) Giesen 1922–1997
      6. 6. Leona Giesen 1920–1929
      7. 7. Raymond (C) Giesen 1919–2014
      8. 8. William (Florian) Giesen 1917–1996 m. Helen (Mary) Maguire 1924–1996
      9. 9. Ermin (John) Giesen 1916–1989
      10. 10. Clarence (Hubert) Giesen 1915–2008 m. Clara (Adeline) Neisen 1919–2015
      11. 11. Reinold (Peter) Giesen 1914–1983
      12. 12. William (J) Giesen 1892–1974 m. Ida Bowar 1892–1971
        1. 1. Cyril (G) Giesen 1926–1991
        2. 2. Valerie (L) Giesen 1923–
        3. 3. Kenneth (J) Giesen 1920–
        4. 4. Lyle (C) Giesen 1919–
        5. 5. Ione Giesen 1916–1918
        6. 6. William Giesen 1890–1963
    11. 11. Gerhard (A) Klinkhammer 1882–1969
    12. 12. Margaret (Ann) Klinkhammer 1874–1956 m. John Schweitzer 1870–1940
      1. 1. Mildred (M) Schweitzer 1915–2003 m. William (August) Sieve 1912–2002
      2. 2. Edna Schweitzer 1914–1999
      3. 3. Esther (B) Schweitzer 1913–1998 m. John (Byron) Koch 1909–1976
      4. 4. Norbert (William) Schweitzer 1909–1987
      5. 5. Antoinette Schweitzer 1909–1993
      6. 6. Agatha (M) Schweitzer 1907–2004 m. Thomas (Sylvester) Dwyer 1890–1978
      7. 7. Julia (H) Schweitzer 1905–1997 m. George (J) Sieve 1902–1975
      8. 8. Werner (G) Schweitzer 1903–1979
      9. 9. Leo (C) Schweitzer 1902–1991
      10. 10. Aloysius Schweitzer 1901–1983
      11. 11. Christina Schweitzer 1900–1989
  4. 4. Helena (J) Witt 1874–1938 m. Mathias (J) Seurer 1872–1914
    1. 1. Mathias (Bernard) Seurer 1914–1993 m. Sophie (Rita) Solenz 1912–2001
    2. 2. Elizabeth Seurer 1909–1986
    3. 3. Antoinette Seurer 1906– m. Benjamin Straberg 1899– m. Edward (M) Schoenecker 1905–1983
    4. 4. Mathilda Seurer 1903–1986
    5. 5. Charles Seurer 1902–1961 m. Antoinette (Mary) Busch 1902–
    6. 6. Gertrude (Ann) Seurer 1899–1962 m. Arthur (Toble) Alexon 1896–1947
      1. 1. James (Joseph) Alexon 1928–1982
      2. 2. Eldora (J) Alexson 1927–1968
  5. 5. Henry Witt 1870–1896
  6. 6. Margaret Witt 1867–1944 m. Thomas Lenz 1862–1915
    1. 1. Bernard (N) Lenz 1909–1980 m. Emma (Maria) Suedkamp 1914–1959
    2. 2. Victor Lenz 1915–1976
    3. 3. Katherine (Veronica) Lenz 1901–1991
    4. 4. Genevieve Lenz 1907–1984
    5. 5. Cecilia (Catherine) Lenz 1903–1965
    6. 6. Raymond (C) Lenz 1905–1992
    7. 7. Elizabeth (C) Lenz 1895–1996
    8. 8. Dora Lenz 1899–1971
    9. 9. Julia (M) Lenz 1897–1986
    10. 10. Isabella (Elizabeth) Lenz 1913–
    11. 11. Edward (Valentine) Lenz 1894–1973
    12. 12. Gertrude Lenz 1892–1949
    13. 13. Helena Lenz 1891–1966
  7. 7. John (P) Witt 1865–1933
  8. 8. Joseph Witt 1861–1945 m. Elizabeth Fischenich 1862–1948
    1. 1. Edward (Henry) Witt 1904–1966
    2. 2. Bertha (Bernadette) Witt 1899–1991 m. William (Joseph) Born 1894–1965
    3. 3. Louise (Johanna) Witt 1897–1980 m. Joseph Teynor 1895–1948
    4. 4. Marie (Cecelia) Witt 1893–1982
    5. 5. William (F) Witt 1890–1962
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Mary) Witt 1888–1991 m. Anthony (Peter) Simons 1886–1918
    7. 7. Helen Witt 1886–1966 m. Otto (Gustav) Hintz 1881–1941
    8. 8. Anna (Mary) Witt 1884–1963 m. Peter (John) Ritschel 1885–1934
      1. 1. Adeline (Elizabeth) Ritschel 1908–1991 m. Robert (Peter) Nelson 1909–2005
  9. 9. William (Frank) Witt 1848–1920 m. Antoinette Brady 1859–1932
  10. 10. Herman (Charles) Witt 1854–1932 m. Mary (Matilda) Spaetgens 1858–1946
    1. 1. Charles (John) Witt 1879–1939 m. Johanna (Louise) Lenz 1877–1938
      1. 1. Lambert (William) Witt 1918–
      2. 2. Leo (Peter) Witt 1913–2003 m. Margaret Hartung 1916–2004
      3. 3. Wilfred (Henry) Witt 1910–1987
      4. 4. Clemens (Nicholas) Witt 1907–2005
      5. 5. Raymond (Charles) Witt 1904–1956 m. Gertrude (M) Hulscher 1909–1992
      6. 6. Dorothy (Marie) Witt 1923–
    2. 2. William (Fred) Witt 1883–1964 m. Eva Solheid 1882–1960
      1. 1. Gilbert (Peter) Witt 1912–1952 m. Mary (Theresa) Barten 1894–1975
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Witt 1938–2007
        2. 2. Agnes (Louise) Witt 1936–2018 m. Richard (Herman) Salveson 1917–2008
      2. 2. Elmer (Joseph) Witt 1914–1984 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Merten 1920–1972
      3. 3. Cletus (Carl) Witt 1909–1992 m. Bertha (Armella) Busch 1914–2003
        1. 1. John (William) Witt 1935–2009
        2. 2. Baby (Boy) Witt 1940–1940
      4. 4. Julian (John) Witt 1916–2005 m. Roberta (C) Ruhland 1923–2012
    3. 3. Helen (Lena) Witt 1881–1936 m. Joseph (Henry) Schoenecker 1878–1938
      1. 1. Ralph (Jacob) Schoenecker 1923–1923
      2. 2. Florian (J) Schoenecker 1921–1940
      3. 3. Charles (Herman) Schoenecker 1919–1972
      4. 4. Cyril (John) Schoenecker 1918–2008 m. Honora (Margaret) Simones 1919–2002
      5. 5. Rita (Katherine) Schoenecker 1914–1990
      6. 6. Laura (Elizabeth) Schoenecker 1913–2006 m. George (Henry) Stockinger 1909–1981
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Louise) Stockinger 1943–1996
        2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Stockinger 1937–1940
      7. 7. Emil (Thomas) Schoenecker 1911–1985
      8. 8. Ben (J) Schoenecker 1909–1952
      9. 9. Mathilda (M) Schoenecker 1908–1987 m. Ewald (John) Schmitz 1906–1953
        1. 1. Eugene (Joseph) Schmitz 1939–2012
      10. 10. Edward (M) Schoenecker 1905–1983 m. Antoinette Seurer 1906– m. Donella Dion 1914–
      11. 11. Caroline (M) Schoenecker 1906–1990 m. Martin (E) Eischens 1906–1960
        1. 1. Luella (Helen) Eischens 1930–2013 m. Virgil (Nicholas) Tritz 1927–1988
        2. 2. Bernadine (Laura) Eischens 1937–2002 m. Ladimir (Francis Benes) Jr 1934–2003
        3. 3. Jerome (Ewald) Eischens 1943–2008
        4. 4. Harold (Emil) Eischens 1936–2016
        5. 5. Ambrose (Benno) Eischens 1940–2017
        6. 6. Leroy (Joseph) Eischens 1932–2004 m. Corrine (Anna) Zweber 1934–1980
        7. 7. Gerald Eischens 1936–1936
    4. 4. Peter (J) Witt 1889–1937 m. Marcella Schmitt 1892–1925
      1. 1. Norman (H) Witt 1920–1976
      2. 2. Lorraine (Matilda) Witt 1915–2004 m. Donald Angott 1915–1995
    5. 5. Frank (Joseph) Witt 1893–1981 m. Florence (J) Pierzina 1911–2011
    6. 6. Herman (Joseph) Witt 1891–1974 m. Rosa (M) Lenz 1896–1989
      1. 1. Margaret (Mathilda) Witt 1924–
      2. 2. Marian (Elizabeth) Witt 1922–2003
    7. 7. Henry (J) Witt 1883–1932 m. Regina (A) Voeller 1887–1965
      1. 1. Norbert Witt 1920–
      2. 2. Donald (Richard) Witt 1925–
    8. 8. John Witt 1887–1921 m. Louise Solheid 1892–1963
      1. 1. Sylvia (Mary) Witt 1917–2005 m. John Pint 1904–1994
      2. 2. Lavina (Elizabeth) Witt 1916–1998 m. Edmund (Matthew) Pint 1909–2000
    9. 9. Joseph (John) Witt 1885–1950 m. Mary (A) Giesen 1887–1956
      1. 1. Rosalia (Mary) Witt 1910–1989 m. Herman (J) Pint 1910–1992 m. Arthur (M) Lenz 1904–1945
      2. 2. Walter (Peter) Witt 1927–2008 m. Clarine (Anne) Michel 1930–1977
      3. 3. Hildegard (Eva) Witt 1925–1940
      4. 4. Werner (Joseph) Witt 1921–2005
      5. 5. Rembert (William) Witt 1920–1993
      6. 6. Edgar (Matthew) Witt 1915–1989
      7. 7. Fred (John) Witt 1913–1990

Carl Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1820
24 Mar 1820
Birth of Carl August Witt in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1885
27 Nov 1885
Age 65
Death of Carl August Witt in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1857; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_173; Line: ; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 May 1857
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1857; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_173; Line: ; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1885
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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