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Edgar Matthew Witt 1915–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1915

Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1989

Death Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Father: Joseph Witt

Mother: Mary Giesen

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In 1915, Edgar Matthew Witt entered the world in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA, born to Joseph John Witt And Mary A Giesen. Edgar Matthew Witt passed away in 1989 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Edgar Matthew Witt entered the world in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA, born to Joseph John Witt And Mary A Giesen.
  • Edgar Matthew Witt passed away in 1989 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Edgar Witt's Ancestors

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Edgar Witt
1915–1989
Birth Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Joseph John Witt
1885–1950
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Mary (A) Giesen
1887–1956
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Herman (Charles) Witt
1854–1932
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary (Matilda) Spaetgens
1858–1946
Germany
John (A) Giesen
1858–1939
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Mary Schoenecker
1862–1937
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Great-Grandparents
Carl Witt
1820–1885
Louisa Fick
1830–1857
Franz Giesen
1822–1863
Elizabeth Schmitz
1826–1903
Mathias Schoenecker
1835–1913
Anna Lochen
1841–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Witt
1802–1865
Flemille Rupreicht
1831–
John Schoenecker
1793–1858
Katherine Peters
1793–1868
Wilhelmus Lochen
1787–1867
Maria Octave
1802–1880

Edgar Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1915
25 May 1915
Birth of Edgar Matthew Witt in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1989
21 Jan 1989
Age 74
Death of Edgar Matthew Witt in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1915
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 469-18-3465; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Minnesota Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1989
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 469-18-3465; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Minnesota Death Index

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