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James Asbury Witten 1834–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUL 1834

Birth Location: , Bledsoe, TN

Death Date: 8 APR 1917

Death Location: Smithfield, Jasper, MO

Father: William Witton

Mother: Mary Bailey

Spouse(s): Nancy Whaley, Eliza Green

Children(s): Mary Witten, Andrew Witten, Flora Witten, Florence Witten, Mary Witten, James Witten, Samuel Witten, Amanda Witten, Murtie Witten, Gertrude Witten, John Witten

James Asbury Witten was born in 1834 in , Bledsoe, TN, the child of William Abbott Witton And Mary Ann Bailey. In 1850, James Asbury Witten was recorded in the census in Big Rock, Pulaski, AR. In 1860, James Asbury Witten was recorded in the census in , Allen, KS. James Asbury Witten married Eliza Green, Nancy A Whaley, and had children including Amanda Witten, Andrew F Witten, Flora Witten, Florence Witten, Gertrude Witten, James Witten, John William Witten, Mary E Witten, Mary Ettie Witten, Murtie Witten, Samuel Witten, Witten. James Asbury Witten passed away in 1917 in Smithfield, Jasper, MO.

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Biography

  • James Asbury Witten was born in 1834 in , Bledsoe, TN, the child of William Abbott Witton And Mary Ann Bailey.
  • In 1850, James Asbury Witten was recorded in the census in Big Rock, Pulaski, AR.
  • In 1860, James Asbury Witten was recorded in the census in , Allen, KS.
  • James Asbury Witten married Eliza Green, Nancy A Whaley, and had children including Amanda Witten, Andrew F Witten, Flora Witten, Florence Witten, Gertrude Witten, James Witten, John William Witten, Mary E Witten, Mary Ettie Witten, Murtie Witten, Samuel Witten, Witten.
  • James Asbury Witten passed away in 1917 in Smithfield, Jasper, MO.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Witten's Ancestors

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James Witten
1834–1917
Birth Place: , Bledsoe, TN
Parents
William Abbott Witton
1807–1872
Sequatchie Valley, Bledso, TN
Mary (Ann) Bailey
1807–1880
TN
Grandparents
William (Stanley) Witten
1761–1824
, Frederick, MD
Letitia Laird
1765–1834
, Tazewell, VA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1719–1794
Elizabeth CECIL
1719–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1671–1718
Ann CECIL
1671–1730
Philip CECIL
1693–1732
Elizabeth GITTINGS
1698–1735

James Witten's Descendants

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James (Asbury) Witten (23 JUL 1834–8 APR 1917) m. Nancy (A) Whaley (ABT 1844–) m. Eliza Green (ABT 1837–16 JUL 1866)
  1. 1. Mary (E) Witten 1861–
  2. 2. Andrew (F) Witten 1865–
  3. 3. Flora Witten 1869–1880
  4. 4. Florence Witten 1869–
  5. 5. Mary (Ettie) Witten 1873– m. Vinson (Hale) Johnson 1867–
  6. 6. James Witten 1874–
  7. 7. Samuel Witten 1877–
  8. 8. Amanda Witten 1877–
  9. 9. Murtie Witten 1878–
  10. 10. Gertrude Witten 1879–
  11. 11. John (William) Witten 1858–1921

James Witten's Timeline

6 Records

1834
23 JUL 1834
Birth of James Asbury Witten in , Bledsoe, TN
, Bledsoe, TN
1850
1850
Age 16
James Asbury Witten appeared in census in Big Rock, Pulaski, AR
Big Rock, Pulaski, AR
1860
1860
Age 26
James Asbury Witten appeared in census in , Allen, KS
, Allen, KS
1870
1870
Age 36
James Asbury Witten appeared in census in Centre Creek, Jasper, MO
Centre Creek, Jasper, MO
1880
1880
Age 46
James Asbury Witten appeared in census in Galena, Jasper, MO
Galena, Jasper, MO
1917
8 APR 1917
Age 83
Death of James Asbury Witten in Smithfield, Jasper, MO
Smithfield, Jasper, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUL 1834
    Event Place: , Bledsoe, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Big Rock, Pulaski, AR

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , Allen, KS

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Centre Creek, Jasper, MO

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Galena, Jasper, MO

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 APR 1917
    Event Place: Smithfield, Jasper, MO

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