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Harold Emmett Witt 1920–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1920

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 26 July 1944

Death Location: Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Ruth Johnson

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Harold Emmett Witt was born in 1920 in Illinois, the child of Samuel Oliver Witt Sr And Ruth Mary Johnson. Harold Emmett Witt passed away in 1944 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Harold Emmett Witt was born in 1920 in Illinois, the child of Samuel Oliver Witt Sr And Ruth Mary Johnson.
  • Harold Emmett Witt passed away in 1944 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois.

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Harold Witt's Ancestors

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Harold Witt
1920–1944
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Samuel Oliver Witt Sr
1872–1934
Adams County, Illinois
Ruth (Mary) Johnson
1888–1971
Hancock County, Illinois
Grandparents
Drenon (Mason) Johnson
1865–1924
Hancock County, Illinois
Ella (Alzada) Cannon
1871–1947
Hancock County, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Johnson
1843–1906
Mary Bacon
1843–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Larkin Bacon
1818–1877
Honor Durbin
1824–1864

Harold Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1920
9 December 1920
Birth of Harold Emmett Witt in Illinois
Illinois
1944
26 July 1944
Age 24
Death of Harold Emmett Witt in Guam
Guam

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1920
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1944
    Event Place: Guam
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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