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Evelyn Witt 1929–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1929

Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Oct 1986

Death Location: Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Harrison Burke

Mother: Myrtle Cooper

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In 1929, Evelyn Witt entered the world in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Harrison Benjamin Burke And Myrtle Ollie Mert Cooper. In 1935, Evelyn Witt resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia. In 1940, Evelyn Witt resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. Evelyn Witt passed away in 1986 in Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1929, Evelyn Witt entered the world in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Harrison Benjamin Burke And Myrtle Ollie Mert Cooper.
  • In 1935, Evelyn Witt resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Evelyn Witt resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Evelyn Witt passed away in 1986 in Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Evelyn Witt's Ancestors

Self
Evelyn Witt
1929–1986
Birth Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Harrison Benjamin Burke
1902–1991
Virginia
Myrtle (Ollie "Mert") Cooper
1903–1990
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Henderson) Cooper
1869–1954
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Frances) Sprinkle
1874–1952
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Cooper
1853–1937
Mildred Kirk
1842–1937
Franklin Sprinkle
1819–1880
Julia Burgan
1835–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William FRANCE
1820–1892
Mary Cooper
1833–
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Catherine Woodard
1822–1876
Jacob Sprinkle
1784–1854
Mary Slayden
1780–1830
William Burgan
1798–1890
Sarah Sexton
1806–

Evelyn Witt's Timeline

5 Records

1929
29 Dec 1929
Birth of Evelyn Witt in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 6
Evelyn Witt resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 11
Evelyn Witt resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Evelyn Witt resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1986
4 Oct 1986
Age 57
Death of Evelyn Witt in Garden City, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Garden City, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 53-13
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 53-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 53-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 53-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 3009; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 53-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1986
    Event Place: Garden City, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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