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Elizabeth J. Witte 1859–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1859

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 April 1949

Death Location: Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Conrad Witte

Mother: Sophia Asque\Askew\Esken

Spouse(s): James Tennison

Children(s): Clarence Tennison, Alfred Tennison

In 1859, Elizabeth J. Witte entered the world in Illinois, USA, born to Conrad Diedrich Friedrich Witte And Sophia Josephine Asque Askew Esken. Elizabeth J. Witte married James William Tennison, and had children including Alfred William Tennison, Clarence Frederick Tennison. Elizabeth J. Witte passed away in 1949 in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Elizabeth J. Witte entered the world in Illinois, USA, born to Conrad Diedrich Friedrich Witte And Sophia Josephine Asque Askew Esken.
  • Elizabeth J. Witte married James William Tennison, and had children including Alfred William Tennison, Clarence Frederick Tennison.
  • Elizabeth J. Witte passed away in 1949 in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Witte's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Witte
1859–1949
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Conrad Diedrich Friedrich Witte
1829–1912
Bierde, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sophia (Josephine) Asque\Askew\Esken
1834–1904
Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz, Prussia
Grandparents
Friedrich (Christian) Witte
1762–1840
Minden, Minden-Lubbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Christine Bals
1799–1858
Frille, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bals
1763–
Anne Volckening
1762–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bals
1734–
Marie Wendt
1731–1793
Ilse Rösener
1751–

Elizabeth Witte's Descendants

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Elizabeth (J.) Witte (30 August 1859–17 April 1949) m. James (William) Tennison (28 Feb 1856–11 December 1931)
  1. 1. Clarence (Frederick) Tennison 1896–1951 m. Leona Rainer 1899–1986
    1. 1. James (Edwin "Buddy") Tennison 1932–2005
    2. 2. Loraine Tennison 1920–
    3. 3. Louise Tennison 1926–2006 m. Milton (Doyle) McClendon 1921–
    4. 4. Merle Tennison 1930–2004
    5. 5. J (C) Tennison 1927–1992
  2. 2. Alfred (William) Tennison 1889–1965

Elizabeth Witte's Timeline

4 Records

1859
30 August 1859
Birth of Elizabeth J. Witte in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
1859
30 August 1859
Birth of Elizabeth J. Witte in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1949
17 April 1949
Age 90
Death of Elizabeth J. Witte in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA
Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA
1949
17 April 1949
Age 90
Death of Elizabeth J. Witte in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America
Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1859
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1859
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1949
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1949
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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