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Nancy Hillsman Witt 1820–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: White, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Nancy Reese

Spouse(s): James Denton

Children(s): Hardin Denton

The story of Nancy Hillsman Witt began in 1820 in Madison County, Alabama, USA. Nancy Hillsman Witt married James Hightower Denton, and had children including Hardin Thomas Denton. Nancy Hillsman Witt passed away in 1874 in White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Hillsman Witt began in 1820 in Madison County, Alabama, USA.
  • Nancy Hillsman Witt married James Hightower Denton, and had children including Hardin Thomas Denton.
  • Nancy Hillsman Witt passed away in 1874 in White, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Witt's Ancestors

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Nancy Witt
1820–1874
Birth Place: Madison County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Robert Witt Sr
1765–1849
Bedford County, Virginia
Nancy Reese
1771–1822
Staunton City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Tandy (Reece Rice) (WITT)
1740–1795
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") SAMPSON
1741–1817
Douglas Register, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Witt's Descendants

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Nancy (Hillsman) Witt (1820–1874) m. James (Hightower) Denton (1808–1880)
  1. 1. Hardin (Thomas) Denton 1851–1933 m. Amanda (M) Glenn 1859–1938
    1. 1. Mattie (Melissa) Denton 1886–1971
      1. 1. Robert (Earl) Caraway 1902–1961 m. Elva (Grace) Ogden 1915–2007

Nancy Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Nancy Hillsman Witt in Madison County, Alabama, USA
Madison County, Alabama, USA
1874
1874
Age 54
Death of Nancy Hillsman Witt in White, Tennessee, USA
White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Madison County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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