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John C Whitt 1812 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: November 23, 1855

Death Location: Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA

Father: Pool Whitt

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughn

Spouse(s): Julia Whitt, Laura Foster

Children(s): Thomas Whitt, Frances Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, WILLIAM WHITT, Claiborne WHITT, John WHITT

John C Whitt was born in 1812 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Pool Whitt and Elizabeth Carter Vaughn. John C Whitt married Julia Ann Bell Whitt, Laura Caroline Foster, and had children including Thomas J. Whitt, Frances “Fanny” Whitt, Elizabeth C. "Lizzie" Whitt, WILLIAM CLAIBORNE WHITT, Claiborne Thomas WHITT, John WHITT. John C Whitt passed away in 1855 in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • John C Whitt was born in 1812 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Pool Whitt and Elizabeth Carter Vaughn.
  • John C Whitt married Julia Ann Bell Whitt, Laura Caroline Foster, and had children including Thomas J. Whitt, Frances “Fanny” Whitt, Elizabeth C. "Lizzie" Whitt, WILLIAM CLAIBORNE WHITT, Claiborne Thomas WHITT, John WHITT.
  • John C Whitt passed away in 1855 in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pool Whitt
1776 – 1846
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Vaughn
1788 – 1880
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Julia Whitt
1822 – 1854
Birth Location: –
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Laura Foster
1836 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

Thomas Whitt
1842 – 1862
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Frances Whitt
1851 – 1854
Birth Location: Fairfield, Freestone, Texas
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Elizabeth Whitt
1853 – 1882
Birth Location: Lamar County, Texas, USA
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WILLIAM WHITT
1854 – 1917
Birth Location: Freestone, Texas, United States
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Claiborne WHITT
Birth Location: –
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John WHITT
1853 –
Birth Location: –
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John Whitt's Ancestors

Self
John Whitt
1812 – 1855
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Pool Whitt
1776 – 1846
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Carter) Vaughn
1788 – 1880
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Whitt
1734 – 1789
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Anne (Elizabeth) Pettypool
1733 – 1788
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Ingram Vaughan
1758 – 1836
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Nancy ("Anne") Lewis
1770 – 1883
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Pettipoole
1689 – 1770
Seth Pettypool
1702 – 1773
Martha Ragsdale
1700 – 1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitt's Descendants

1.
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John (C) Whitt (1812 – November 23, 1855) m. Julia (Ann Bell) Whitt (About 1822 – 1854) m. Laura (Caroline) Foster (1836 – Unknown)
  1. 1. Thomas (J.) Whitt (About 1842 – 29 Aug 1862)
  2. 2. Frances (“Fanny”) Whitt (Abt. 1851 – 6 Nov 1854)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (C. "Lizzie") Whitt (Feb 1853 – 02 Mar 1882)
  4. 4. WILLIAM (CLAIBORNE) WHITT (7 feb 1854 – 21 February 1917)
  5. 5. Claiborne (Thomas) WHITT
  6. 6. John WHITT (ABT 1853 – )

John Whitt's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of John C Whitt in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1855
November 23, 1855
Age 43
Death of John C Whitt in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA
Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 23, 1855
    Event Place: Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA
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