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John Carter Witt 1854–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1854

Birth Location: Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1908

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Cleopatra Grigsby

Spouse(s): Alice Smith

Children(s): Irene Witt

John Carter Witt was born in 1854 in Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Monroe Witt Jr And Cleopatra Ann Grigsby. John Carter Witt married Alice Estelle Smith, and had children including Irene Minnie Witt. John Carter Witt passed away in 1908 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Carter Witt was born in 1854 in Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Monroe Witt Jr And Cleopatra Ann Grigsby.
  • John Carter Witt married Alice Estelle Smith, and had children including Irene Minnie Witt.
  • John Carter Witt passed away in 1908 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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John Witt's Ancestors

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John Witt
1854–1908
Birth Place: Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Monroe Witt Jr
1818–1869
Logan Co, Kentucky
Cleopatra (Ann) Grigsby
1819–1904
Williamson, VA
Grandparents
William Witt
1787–1878
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary (M Witt) MNU
1798–1860
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1765–1849
Nancy Reese
1771–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tandy (WITT)
1740–1795
Sarah SAMPSON
1741–1817

John Witt's Descendants

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John (Carter) Witt (Apr 1854–26 Aug 1908) m. Alice (Estelle) Smith (Sep 1859–9 JAN 1911)
  1. 1. Irene (Minnie) Witt 1880–1967 m. James (Orville) Compton 1873–1950
    1. 1. Edward (Witt) Compton 1909– m. Louise Allison 1908–2007

John Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1854
Apr 1854
Birth of John Carter Witt in Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1908
26 Aug 1908
Age 54
Death of John Carter Witt in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1854
    Event Place: Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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