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William Ruffin Whitt 1834 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Jul 1910

Death Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Whitt

Mother: Lucy Whitlow

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The story of William Ruffin Whitt began in 1834 in Halifax, Virginia, United States. William Ruffin Whitt passed away in 1910 in Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ruffin Whitt began in 1834 in Halifax, Virginia, United States.
  • William Ruffin Whitt passed away in 1910 in Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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William Whitt's Ancestors

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William Whitt
1834 – 1910
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Pool Whitt
1802 – 1930
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Lucy (F) Whitlow
1804 – 1900
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (William) Whitt
1765 – 1834
Halifax County, Colonial Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Downing
1776 – 1849
Halifax county, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Whitt
1734 – 1789
Anne Pettypool
1733 – 1788
Francis Downing
1726 – 1814
Susanna Wells
1729 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Pettipoole
1689 – 1770
Seth Pettypool
1702 – 1773
Martha Ragsdale
1700 – 1773
*Richard Wells
1691 – 1782
*Elizabeth Grove
1704 – 1776

William Whitt's Timeline

2 Records

1834
18 Oct 1834
Birth of William Ruffin Whitt in Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Virginia, United States
1910
19 Jul 1910
Age 76
Death of William Ruffin Whitt in Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States

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