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James Shelby Whitt 1848 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 17 Dec 1926

Death Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain Whitt

Mother: Mary Brewster

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Payton

Children(s): Etta Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, John Whitt, George Whitt, Samuel Whitt, Robbert Whitt

James Shelby Whitt was born in 1848 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, the child of Captain Thomas Low Whitt and Mary Brewster. In 1850, James Shelby Whitt resided in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. In 1860, James Shelby Whitt resided in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. James Shelby Whitt married Elizabeth Lettie Payton, and had children including Etta Erie Whitt, Elizabeth Jane Whitt, John Thomas Whitt, George Whitt, Samuel Graham Whitt, Robbert Shelby Whitt. James Shelby Whitt passed away in 1926 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Shelby Whitt was born in 1848 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, the child of Captain Thomas Low Whitt and Mary Brewster.
  • In 1850, James Shelby Whitt resided in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, James Shelby Whitt resided in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • James Shelby Whitt married Elizabeth Lettie Payton, and had children including Etta Erie Whitt, Elizabeth Jane Whitt, John Thomas Whitt, George Whitt, Samuel Graham Whitt, Robbert Shelby Whitt.
  • James Shelby Whitt passed away in 1926 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Whitt
1817 – 1879
Birth Location: Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
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Mary Brewster
1825 – 1894
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
MB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Payton
1854 – 1900
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Etta Whitt
1872 – 1953
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Whitt
1874 –
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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John Whitt
1876 – 1919
Birth Location: Virginia
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George Whitt
1879 – 1944
Birth Location: Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
GW
Samuel Whitt
1885 – 1948
Birth Location: Bandy Tazewe, Virginia
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Robbert Whitt
1891 –
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
RW

James Whitt's Ancestors

Self
James Whitt
1848 – 1926
Birth Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Captain Thomas Low Whitt
1817 – 1879
Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
Mary Brewster
1825 – 1894
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
Grandparents
Abijah (Davenport) Whitt
1790 – 1858
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Polly Lorton
1792 – 1819
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1763 – 1831
Hannah Lowe
1765 – 1826
Israel Lorton
1749 – 1808
Sarah Minge
1750 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Whitt
1725 – 1812
Susannah Skaggs
1730 – 1797
Lt. Lowe
1736 – 1820
Nancy Butler
1738 – 1783

James Whitt's Descendants

1.
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James (Shelby) Whitt (29 Apr 1848 – 17 Dec 1926) m. Elizabeth (Lettie) Payton (27 MAR 1854 – 16 Jul 1900)
  1. 1. Etta (Erie) Whitt (8 July 1872 – 18 February 1953)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Whitt (Nov 1874 – )
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Whitt (18 Nov 1876 – 03 Apr 1919)
  4. 4. George Whitt (08 Sep 1879 – 10 Nov 1944)
  5. 5. Samuel (Graham) Whitt (22 Jan 1885 – 4 October 1948) m. Dollie Christian (abt 1891 – 26 Mar 1926)
    1. 1. Payton (Shuller) Whitt (25 Feb 1906 – 3 May 1962) m. Thelma (Leon) Bandy (9 Sep 1910 – 20 Dec 1977)
      1. 1. Payton (Shuller) Whitt (abt 1929 – 22 Jul 2010) m. Romia (Elizabeth) Sparks (1930 – )
        1. 1. Leanna Whitt (11 Jan 1953 – ) m. Michael (Tommy) Beavers (27 Feb 1954 – ) m. Danny Stevenson
        2. 2. Cheri Whitt m. William Meyers
        3. 3. Ronald Whitt m. Bev
        4. 4. Gary Whitt
        5. 5. Donna Whitt m. Terry Stevenson
      2. 2. Richard Whitt
    2. 2. Georgia Whitt (28 Jun 1908 – 22 OCT 1988)
    3. 3. Lois Whitt (12 Sep 1910 – 2 May 1973)
    4. 4. Lawrence (Howard) Whitt (28 Jul 1912 – 12 Dec 1985)
    5. 5. Daisy Whitt (6 Feb 1915 – 15 Jan 1988)
    6. 6. Samuel (Graham) Whitt (16 Sep 1918 – 27 Oct 2003)
    7. 7. Samuel (G) Whitt (abt 1919 – )
    8. 8. Rudolph Whitt (8 Jun 1921 – 8 Oct 2012)
    9. 9. Dollie (B) Whitt (29 Jul 1923 – 2 Feb 2003)
    10. 10. Virginia (Pauline) Whitt (17 Nov 1925 – 2012)
  6. 6. Robbert (Shelby) Whitt (20 Mar 1891 – )

James Whitt's Timeline

9 Records

1848
29 Apr 1848
Birth of James Shelby Whitt in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 2
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
James Shelby Whitt resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1926
17 Dec 1926
Age 78
Death of James Shelby Whitt in Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 134
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: 1393; Page: 244D; Enumeration District: 088
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M593_1680; Page: 300A; Family History Library Film: 553179
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0096
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1381; Page: 857; Family History Library Film: 805381
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375663
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M432_979; Page: 300A; Image: 178

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M432_979; Page: 300A; Image: 178

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1381; Page: 857; Family History Library Film: 805381

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M593_1680; Page: 300A; Family History Library Film: 553179

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: 1393; Page: 244D; Enumeration District: 088

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0096

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375663

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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