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James Caleb Witt 1801–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1878

Death Location: Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Nancy Reese

Spouse(s): Mary Wallace

Children(s): Sarah Witt

James Caleb Witt was born in 1801 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Witt Sr And Nancy Reese. James Caleb Witt married Mary Jane Polly Wallace, and had children including Sarah Emma Witt. James Caleb Witt passed away in 1878 in Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Caleb Witt was born in 1801 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Witt Sr And Nancy Reese.
  • James Caleb Witt married Mary Jane Polly Wallace, and had children including Sarah Emma Witt.
  • James Caleb Witt passed away in 1878 in Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA.

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James Witt's Ancestors

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James Witt
1801–1878
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Witt Sr
1765–1849
Bedford County, Virginia
Nancy Reese
1771–1822
Staunton City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Tandy (Reece Rice) (WITT)
1740–1795
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") SAMPSON
1741–1817
Douglas Register, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Witt's Descendants

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James (Caleb) Witt (1801–26 Dec 1878) m. Mary (Jane "Polly") Wallace (about 1845–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Emma) Witt 1871–1959 m. Jefferson (Allen) Wilson 1866–1928
    1. 1. Maggie (Pearl) Wilson 1892–1947 m. James (Albert Walker) Sr 1884–1973
      1. 1. Douglas (Arthur) Walker 1911–1992 m. Lula (Christine) Law 1917–2003
        1. 1. Alice Berkley 1938–2019 m. Edward (Jackson) Berkley 1937–2020

James Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of James Caleb Witt in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
1878
26 Dec 1878
Age 77
Death of James Caleb Witt in Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA
Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA

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