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William Henry Harrison Whitt 1880 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1880

Birth Location: Tazewell,,Virginia,USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1954

Death Location: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: Paul Whitt

Mother: Sarah Asbury

Spouse(s): Ella Beavers, Lillie Whittaker, Mary Earls

Children(s): Cora Whitt, Bessie Whitt, Sadie Whitt, Mamie Whitt, Theodore Whitt, Walter Whitt, Daisy Whitt, Dennis Whitt, Willis Whitt, Clinton Whitt

In 1880, William Henry Harrison Whitt entered the world in Tazewell,,Virginia,USA, born to Paul Milburn Whitt and Sarah Margarette Asbury. In 1900, William Henry Harrison Whitt resided in Swords Creek, Russell Co., Va, USA. In 1908, William Henry Harrison Whitt resided in Horton, WVA, USA. William Henry Harrison Whitt married Ella Anna Eliza Beavers, Lillie J Whittaker, Mary Lou Earls, and had children including Cora Ethel Whitt, Bessie Lee Whitt, Sadie Marie Whitt, Mamie Gladys Whitt, Theodore Thornton Whitt, Walter Hubert Whitt, Daisy Nell Whitt, Dennis Alfred Whitt, Willis Dale Whitt, Clinton Morris Whitt. William Henry Harrison Whitt passed away in 1954 in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1880, William Henry Harrison Whitt entered the world in Tazewell,,Virginia,USA, born to Paul Milburn Whitt and Sarah Margarette Asbury.
  • In 1900, William Henry Harrison Whitt resided in Swords Creek, Russell Co., Va, USA.
  • In 1908, William Henry Harrison Whitt resided in Horton, WVA, USA.
  • William Henry Harrison Whitt married Ella Anna Eliza Beavers, Lillie J Whittaker, Mary Lou Earls, and had children including Cora Ethel Whitt, Bessie Lee Whitt, Sadie Marie Whitt, Mamie Gladys Whitt, Theodore Thornton Whitt, Walter Hubert Whitt, Daisy Nell Whitt, Dennis Alfred Whitt, Willis Dale Whitt, Clinton Morris Whitt.
  • William Henry Harrison Whitt passed away in 1954 in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul Whitt
1853 – 1938
Birth Location: Cedar Bluff,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
PW
Sarah Asbury
1856 – 1924
Birth Location: ,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
SA

Spouses(s)

Ella Beavers
1880 – 1962
Birth Location: Middleton, Fredrick co, Maryland, USA
EB
Lillie Whittaker
1882 –
Birth Location: Tazewell Co., VA.
LW
Mary Earls
1887 – 1981
Birth Location: Tazewell Cou, Virginia, USA
ME

Children(s)

Cora Whitt
1900 – 1991
Birth Location: Virginia
CW
Bessie Whitt
1902 – 1975
Birth Location: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
BW
Sadie Whitt
1905 – 1986
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
SW
Mamie Whitt
1907 – 1988
Birth Location: Thorpe, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
MW
Theodore Whitt
1909 – 1979
Birth Location: West Virginia
TW
Walter Whitt
1911 – 1962
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
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Daisy Whitt
1914 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
DW
Dennis Whitt
1916 – 1980
Birth Location: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
DW
Willis Whitt
1918 – 1988
Birth Location: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
WW
Clinton Whitt
1920 – 1973
Birth Location: Virginia
CW

William Whitt's Ancestors

Self
William Whitt
1880 – 1954
Birth Place: Tazewell,,Virginia,USA
Parents
Paul Milburn Whitt
1853 – 1938
Cedar Bluff,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
Sarah (Margarette) Asbury
1856 – 1924
,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1830 – 1917
,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
Hannah (D) Brewster
1829 – 1915
Clynch Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Fielding (Kirk) Asbury
1825 – 1899
,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
Martha (Patsy) Harrison
1838 – 1874
Tazewell,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Milburn Whitt
1805 – 1863
Mahala Hankins
1807 – 1880
Andrew Brewster
1808 – 1883
Mary Prewitt
1807 – 1894
Thomas Asbury
1798 – 1858
Louisa
George HARRISON
1817 – 1901
Lucinda Hankins
1811 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1763 – 1831
Hannah Lowe
1765 – 1826
Mathias Harmon
1783 – 1850
Lucinda Hankins
1785 –
Ebenezer Brewster
1773 – 1848
Elizabeth Peery
1775 – 1840

William Whitt's Descendants

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William (Henry Harrison) Whitt (1 Dec 1880 – 4 Jun 1954) m. Ella (Anna Eliza) Beavers (9 Nov 1880 – 22 Jul 1962) m. Lillie (J) Whittaker (1882 – ) m. Mary (Lou) Earls (abt 1887 – 9 Apr 1981)
  1. 1. Cora (Ethel) Whitt (12 Oct 1900 – 17 May 1991) m. Joseph (Monroe) Whitt (9 Nov 1894 – 8 Dec 1980)
    1. 1. Joseph (Delbert) Whitt (18 Jan 1921 – 29 May 1973) m. Ida (Mae) Dowell (abt 1926 – )
      1. 1. Joseph (abt 1948 – )
      2. 2. Ralph (abt 1949 – )
      3. 3. Donald (R) Whitt (abt 1950 – )
      4. 4. Jerry
    2. 2. Marvin (Doyle) Whitt (1 Aug 1923 – 10 Aug 1923)
    3. 3. Milton (Arvis) Whitt (20 Feb 1924 – 15 Jan 1986) m. Alva (Pearl) Gross (30 Dec 1925 – 7 Oct 2018)
      1. 1. Marshall (Raymond) Whitt (abt 1946 – ) m. Linda (F.) Pagaduan (abt 1941 – )
        1. 1. Denise Whitt
      2. 2. Edward (Dewayne) Whitt (25 Jun 1950 – 11 Jan 2017) m. Bobbie (Sue) Algee (15 Sep 1951 – ) m. Dolores (Ruth) Frey (18 Dec 1946 – ) m. Wendy Wise ( – 2015)
        1. 1. Jennifer (Elaine) Whitt (7 Nov 1970 – ) m. Ray Wolsko (15 Feb 1961 – ) m. Thomas Arrington
        2. 2. Susan (Marie) Whitt (22 Apr 1974 – ) m. Roger (Dalton) Malin (Jun 1973 – ) m. Curtis (Ray) Watson (7 Aug 1975 – )
    4. 4. Alma (Jean) Whitt (17 Oct 1926 – 1933)
    5. 5. Jack (Elvin) Whitt (30 August 1928 – 16 Aug 2010) m. Elsie (M) Coburn (abt 1930 – ) m. Tertia (Diana) Baker (22 Dec 1924 – 12 Dec 1991) m. Sarah (Faye) Navarro
      1. 1. Donald (Mark) Whitt (9 Jun 1956 – 29 Oct 2010) m. Debra (A) Lewis (abt 1956 – ) m. Jacqueline Frost (abt 1957 – )
        1. 1. Anthony (William) Whitt
        2. 2. Katelynn (Ruth) Whitt
    6. 6. John (Harold) Whitt (11 Apr 1931 – 25 Dec 1987) m. Rhoda (Jean) Clary (30 Jun 1936 – )
      1. 1. Valerie (Dawn) Whitt (Jan 9,1955 – ) m. Charles (William) Kurk (abt 1950 – ) m. Joel (A.) Potts (26 Feb 1948 – 6 Nov 1994)
        1. 1. Andrew Kurk
        2. 2. Carina Potts
        3. 3. Matthew Potts
        4. 4. Timothy Potts
        5. 5. Analise Potts
        6. 6. Carina Potts
        7. 7. Mark Potts
      2. 2. John (Harold) Whitt
    7. 7. Calvin (Curtis) Whitt (20 Jun 1933 – 10 Dec 1998) m. Rose (Ann) Richardson (abt 1937 – ) m. Sharon (Kaye) Sage (17 Mar 1940 – 24 Mar 2021)
      1. 1. David (Eugene) Whitt (30 May 1961 – 22 Nov 2016) m. Christine McClary
        1. 1. Alex Whitt
      2. 2. Rhonda (Anne) Whitt (1963 – 1963)
      3. 3. Stephen (Anthony) Whitt (1 Aug 1965 – )
    8. 8. Ruth (Maola) Whitt (14 May 1936 – 18 Jul 2013) m. Joseph (Newton) Pires (19 Jun 1933 – 23 Jun 2014)
      1. 1. Kandy (L) Pires (12 Nov 1964 – ) m. James (C) Burt
      2. 2. Joseph (Newton) Pires
      3. 3. Tony Pires
    9. 9. Raymond (Haywood) Whitt (24 May 1939 – 6 Oct 1941)
  2. 2. Bessie (Lee) Whitt (23 Oct 1902 – 24 Apr 1975) m. Fred (Elisha) Stevenson (21 Mar 1901 – 30 Aug 1933) m. Claude (S) Blevins (1898 – aft 1937) m. Thomas (H) Robinson (abt 1917 – )
    1. 1. Freda (McGlee) Stevenson (1 Feb 1924 – Oct 1991) m. Chester (F) Sinsko (1 Feb 1921 – Dec 1975)
      1. 1. Patricia (Elaine) Sinsko (20 Jul 1941 – 30 Jul 2006) m. Madigan
        1. 1. Karen (E.) Madigan (12 Jan 1968 – )
    2. 2. Melvin (Blair) Stevenson (18 OCT 1926 – 31 Jul 1927)
    3. 3. Edith (Jrushia) Stevenson (abt 1928 – 29 September 1941)
    4. 4. Ruth Blevins (abt 1937 – )
    5. 5. Charlotte Blevins (abt 1939 – )
  3. 3. Sadie (Marie) Whitt (10 Jan 1905 – Sep 1986) m. George (Melvin) Lester (31 Aug 1904 – Jun 1981)
    1. 1. Evelyn (Lorraine) Lester (16 Dec 1924 – 8 Jun 2000)
    2. 2. Glenna (Helene) Lester (abt 1927 – 30 November 2017)
    3. 3. Marshall (V) Lester (24 Jun 1928 – 28 August 2020)
  4. 4. Mamie (Gladys) Whitt (28 Feb 1907 – 23 Feb 1988) m. James (Everett) Kelly (15 Dec 1905 – Sep 1986)
    1. 1. Dorothy Kelly (abt 1927 – )
    2. 2. James (E) Kelly (abt 1932 – 31 Jan 2003) m. Connie m. Henrietta (Logene) Yates (10 Nov 1930 – 1995)
    3. 3. James (E) Kelly (abt 1938 – )
  5. 5. Theodore (Thornton) Whitt (1 Apr 1909 – 30 Jun 1979) m. Hattie (Agatha) Williams (16 Jan 1915 – 14 Mar 1987)
  6. 6. Walter (Hubert) Whitt (12 May 1911 – 29 Jul 1962) m. Leola (Virginia) Lawson (abt 1916 – Apr 11 2012)
    1. 1. Robert Whitt (abt 1933 – )
    2. 2. Jackie Whitt (abt 1936 – )
    3. 3. Lois (Jaunita) Whitt (abt 1939 – )
    4. 4. Nancy Whitt
    5. 5. Roger Whitt
  7. 7. Daisy (Nell) Whitt (abt 1914 – 8 Apr1972) m. Aubrey (Walter) Wilson (10 December 1909 – 26 April 1977)
    1. 1. Nancy (Jo) Wilson (abt 1944 – )
  8. 8. Dennis (Alfred) Whitt (12 May 1916 – 21 Apr 1980) m. Louise (Bowen) Green (24 Jul 1920 – 2016)
    1. 1. Alfred (Bowen) Whitt (1938 – ) m. Dottie (Jean) Shifflett (abt 1939 – )
    2. 2. Clara Whitt (abt 1939 – ) m. Leroy (Leonard) Murray
    3. 3. Marshall (Allen) Whitt (3 Apr 1941 – 26 Nov 2014)
    4. 4. Ronald (Terry) Whitt (5 Aug 1947 – 27 Jul 2008)
  9. 9. Willis (Dale) Whitt (3 Sep 1918 – 10 May 1988) m. Helen (Pauline) Waddles (abt 1922 – )
    1. 1. Walter (Wallace) Whitt (24 Mar 1940 – )
  10. 10. Clinton (Morris) Whitt (17 Nov 1920 – 4 Jun 1973) m. Christine (Louise) Crumrine (14 Dec 1926 – 26 Apr 2001)
    1. 1. Jerry (Dale) Whitt (24 Sep 1951 – 03 Nov 1999)
    2. 2. Penny (Sue) Whitt (14 Jan 1959 – Jun 1999)
    3. 3. Keith (O.) Whitt (10 Oct 1966 – 24 Sep 2007)

William Whitt's Timeline

13 Records

1880
1 Dec 1880
Birth of William Henry Harrison Whitt in Tazewell,,Virginia,USA
Tazewell,,Virginia,USA
1900
1900
Age 20
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Swords Creek, Russell Co., Va, USA
Swords Creek, Russell Co., Va, USA
1908
1908
Age 28
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Horton, WVA, USA
Horton, WVA, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1914
Apr 1914
Age 34
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Horton, WVA, USA
Horton, WVA, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in War, McDowell Co., WVA, USA
War, McDowell Co., WVA, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1924
1924
Age 44
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in , Orange Co., VA, USA
, Orange Co., VA, USA
1931
Dec 1931
Age 51
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Tazewell Co., VA, USA
Tazewell Co., VA, USA
1942
1942
Age 62
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Berwind, Mcdowell Co., WVA, USA
Berwind, Mcdowell Co., WVA, USA
1949
1949
Age 69
William Henry Harrison Whitt resided here in Busthead, Baptist Valley, Va, USA
Busthead, Baptist Valley, Va, USA
1954
4 Jun 1954
Age 74
Death of William Henry Harrison Whitt in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1954
24 Jun 1954
Age 74
Burial of William Henry Harrison Whitt in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Tazewell,,Virginia,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for West Virginia, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563733; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1959; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 721
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: McDowell; Roll: 1992623; Draft Board: 2
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1375709
    [5] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
    [6] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169032
    [7] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Swords Creek, Russell Co., Va, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Horton, WVA, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1914
    Event Place: Horton, WVA, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: War, McDowell Co., WVA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: McDowell; Roll: 1992623; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1959; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 721

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: , Orange Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Dec 1931
    Event Place: Tazewell Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Berwind, Mcdowell Co., WVA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for West Virginia, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563733; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Busthead, Baptist Valley, Va, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aker Bowling
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1947; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.25315067,0.29706958,0.3

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1954
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1947; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.25315067,0.29706958,0.3
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1954
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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