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Herman Charles Witt 1854–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1854

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

Death Date: 19 Sep 1932

Death Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Father: Carl Witt

Mother: Louisa Fick

Spouse(s): Mary Spaetgens

Children(s): Charles Witt, William Witt, Helen Witt, Peter Witt, Frank Witt, Herman Witt, Henry Witt, John Witt, Joseph Witt

Herman Charles Witt was born in 1854 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Carl August Witt And Louisa Fick. Herman Charles Witt married Mary Matilda Spaetgens, and had children including Charles John Witt, Frank Joseph Witt, Helen Lena Witt, Henry J Witt, Herman Joseph Witt, John Witt, Joseph John Witt, Peter J Witt, William Fred Witt. Herman Charles Witt passed away in 1932 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Herman Charles Witt was born in 1854 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Carl August Witt And Louisa Fick.
  • Herman Charles Witt married Mary Matilda Spaetgens, and had children including Charles John Witt, Frank Joseph Witt, Helen Lena Witt, Henry J Witt, Herman Joseph Witt, John Witt, Joseph John Witt, Peter J Witt, William Fred Witt.
  • Herman Charles Witt passed away in 1932 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carl Witt
1820–1885
Birth Location: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Louisa Fick
1830–1857
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Mary Spaetgens
1858–1946
Birth Location: Germany
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Children(s)

Charles Witt
1879–1939
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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William Witt
1883–1964
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Helen Witt
1881–1936
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Peter Witt
1889–1937
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Frank Witt
1893–1981
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Herman Witt
1891–1974
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Henry Witt
1883–1932
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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John Witt
1887–1921
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Joseph Witt
1885–1950
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Herman Witt's Ancestors

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Herman Witt
1854–1932
Birth Place: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Carl August Witt
1820–1885
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Louisa Fick
1830–1857
Germany
Grandparents
Peter Witt
1802–1865
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Flemille (Helena) Rupreicht
1831–
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herman Witt's Descendants

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Herman (Charles) Witt (07 Sep 1854–19 Sep 1932) m. Mary (Matilda) Spaetgens (1 Aug 1858–18 Dec 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

Herman Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1854
07 Sep 1854
Birth of Herman Charles Witt in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1932
19 Sep 1932
Age 78
Death of Herman Charles Witt in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index
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