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Joseph Sparks Whitt 1904 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1904

Birth Location: Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia

Death Date: 13 Jan 1981

Death Location: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: William Whitt

Mother: Isabel Pruett

Spouse(s): Gladys Dye

Children(s): Bellie Whitt

Joseph Sparks Whitt was born in 1904 in Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia, the child of William Gibson Whitt and Isabel Lennie Pruett. In 1910, Joseph Sparks Whitt resided in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Joseph Sparks Whitt resided in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. Joseph Sparks Whitt married Gladys Dye, and had children including Bellie Hopkins Whitt. Joseph Sparks Whitt passed away in 1981 in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sparks Whitt was born in 1904 in Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia, the child of William Gibson Whitt and Isabel Lennie Pruett.
  • In 1910, Joseph Sparks Whitt resided in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Joseph Sparks Whitt resided in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Sparks Whitt married Gladys Dye, and had children including Bellie Hopkins Whitt.
  • Joseph Sparks Whitt passed away in 1981 in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitt
1870 – 1950
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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Isabel Pruett
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Tazewell Co., Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Gladys Dye
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Bellie Whitt
1933 –
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Whitt's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Whitt
1904 – 1981
Birth Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Parents
William Gibson Whitt
1870 – 1950
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Isabel (Lennie) Pruett
1866 – 1945
Tazewell Co., Virginia
Grandparents
James (Patton) Whitt
1844 – 1926
Clynch Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Lydia (Sidde) Hankins
1841 – 1870
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Archibald Pruett
1825 – 1900
Tazewell,Tazewell,Virginia
Martha Mitchell
1826 – 1900
Tazewell,Tazewell,Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Whitt
1825 – 1897
Sarah Lockhart
1826 – 1896
Milton Hankins
1818 – 1889
Martha Webb
1822 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1804 – 1851
Frances Jacobs
1790 – 1835
John Lockhart
1805 – 1880
Francis
– 1826
Joseph Hankins
1780 – 1860
Nancy Mitchell
1781 – 1860
Alexander Beavers
1802 – 1880
Sidney Webb
1792 – 1835

Joseph Whitt's Descendants

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Joseph (Sparks) Whitt (23 Mar 1904 – 13 Jan 1981) m. Gladys Dye
  1. 1. Bellie (Hopkins) Whitt (abt 1933 – )

Joseph Whitt's Timeline

5 Records

1904
23 Mar 1904
Birth of Joseph Sparks Whitt in Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia
1910
1910
Age 6
Joseph Sparks Whitt resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Joseph Sparks Whitt resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
Joseph Sparks Whitt resided here in Dry Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1981
13 Jan 1981
Age 77
Death of Joseph Sparks Whitt in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 793
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 230-03-1936; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 134
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375663
    [5] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375663

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 793

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 230-03-1936; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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