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James Scruggs Witt 1794 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 February 1794

Birth Location: Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 23 October 1865

Death Location: Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Caleb Witt

Mother: Miriam Horner

Spouse(s): Mary Haun

Children(s): William WITT

In 1794, James Scruggs Witt entered the world in Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, born to Caleb Witt and Miriam Allred Horner. James Scruggs Witt married Mary Polly Haun, and had children including William WITT. James Scruggs Witt passed away in 1865 in Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, James Scruggs Witt entered the world in Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, born to Caleb Witt and Miriam Allred Horner.
  • James Scruggs Witt married Mary Polly Haun, and had children including William WITT.
  • James Scruggs Witt passed away in 1865 in Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Witt's Ancestors

Self
James Witt
1794 – 1865
Birth Place: Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Caleb Witt
1762 – 1827
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Miriam (Allred) Horner
1768 – 1845
BRUSH CREEK, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Horner
1746 – 1824
York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth Horner
1747 – 1823
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Aldridge
1706 – 1792
Virginia Hamilton
1709 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Fallin
1678 – 1727
James Hamilton
1658 – 1712
Elizabeth Gerard
1678 – 1743

James Witt's Descendants

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James (Scruggs) Witt (19 February 1794 – 23 October 1865) m. Mary (Polly) Haun (21 Sep 1796 – 1861)
  1. 1. William WITT (1831 – 24 Apr 1863) m. Dorcas (A Skeen) Witt (16 May 1835 – )
    1. 1. John (B) Witt (20 May 1852 – 18 June 1929) m. Nancy (E) Robison (23 Aug 1861 – 18 Dec 1926)
      1. 1. Mary (Francis) Green (8 Jun 1881 – )
      2. 2. William (T) Witt (1890 – 25 JUL 1967)
      3. 3. Emma Witt (1895 – 2 June 1990)
      4. 4. Bessie (L) Witt (abt 1902 – 26 Nov 1987) m. Irvin (G) Goodwin (21 Jul 1897 – 25 May 1979)
        1. 1. Irvin (Grant) Goodwin (19 Sep 1921 – 19 Sep 1999) m. Merle (Dean) Rutter (18 Oct 1924 – 4 Nov 2011) m. Merle (Dean) Rutter
        2. 2. James (Alvin) Goodwin (20 Nov 1925 – 16 APR 2001)
        3. 3. James (A) Goodwin (abt 1926 – )
        4. 4. John Goodwin (abt 1936 – )
        5. 5. John Goodwin (abt 1936 – )
      5. 5. Arthur (0) Witt
    2. 2. Rebecca Witt (abt 1857 – )
    3. 3. William (Crockett) Witt (abt 1857 – 1908)
    4. 4. Martha (Ellen) Witt (abt 1860 – )
    5. 5. Manerva (Emmaline Witt) Miller (2 Nov 1861 – 11 Jul 1919)

James Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1794
19 February 1794
Birth of James Scruggs Witt in Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1865
23 October 1865
Age 71
Death of James Scruggs Witt in Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA
Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1794
    Event Place: Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 October 1865
    Event Place: Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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