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James Gillespie Witten 1885–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1885

Birth Location: Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri

Death Date: 18 Dec 1948

Death Location: Eldon, Miller Co., Missouri

Father: Robert Witten

Mother: Rebecca Walls

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James Gillespie Witten was born in 1885 in Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri, the child of Robert Belshe Witten And Rebecca Jane Walls. James Gillespie Witten passed away in 1948 in Eldon, Miller Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • James Gillespie Witten was born in 1885 in Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri, the child of Robert Belshe Witten And Rebecca Jane Walls.
  • James Gillespie Witten passed away in 1948 in Eldon, Miller Co., Missouri.

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James Witten's Ancestors

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James Witten
1885–1948
Birth Place: Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri
Parents
Robert Belshe Witten
1843–1912
Miller, Missouri, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Walls
1854–1928
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Witten
1822–1850
Monticello,Wayne,Kentucky,USA
Sarah (Margaret) Belshe
1822–1857
Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
James (A.) Walls
1827–1856
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Jane) Buster
1830–1884
Miller, MO
Great-Grandparents
Robert Belshe
1785–1855
Elizabeth* Green
1789–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sen
1755–1802
Mary Clancy
1757–1820
William Green
1750–1818
Judith Gordon
1750–1793

James Witten's Timeline

2 Records

1885
2 Jan 1885
Birth of James Gillespie Witten in Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri
Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri
1948
18 Dec 1948
Age 63
Death of James Gillespie Witten in Eldon, Miller Co., Missouri
Eldon, Miller Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Eugene, Cole Co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Eldon, Miller Co., Missouri

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