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William H Whitt 1899 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1899

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 28 Jun 1937

Death Location: Gunshot to head, Bearwallow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Whitt

Mother: Rebecca Brown

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William H Whitt was born in 1899 in West Virginia, the child of William Smith Whitt and Rebecca Jane Brown. In 1900, William H Whitt resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, William H Whitt resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. William H Whitt passed away in 1937 in Gunshot to head, Bearwallow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William H Whitt was born in 1899 in West Virginia, the child of William Smith Whitt and Rebecca Jane Brown.
  • In 1900, William H Whitt resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, William H Whitt resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • William H Whitt passed away in 1937 in Gunshot to head, Bearwallow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitt
1865 – 1958
Birth Location: Maiden Spring District, Tazewell, Virginia
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Rebecca Brown
1865 – 1947
Birth Location: Tazewell Co., VA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Whitt's Ancestors

Self
William Whitt
1899 – 1937
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
William Smith Whitt
1865 – 1958
Maiden Spring District, Tazewell, Virginia
Rebecca (Jane) Brown
1865 – 1947
Tazewell Co., VA
Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1830 – 1917
,Tazewell,Virginia,USA
Hannah (D) Brewster
1829 – 1915
Clynch Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Milburn Whitt
1805 – 1863
Mahala Hankins
1807 – 1880
Andrew Brewster
1808 – 1883
Mary Prewitt
1807 – 1894
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 Timeline

5 Records

1899
Sep 1899
Birth of William H Whitt in West Virginia
West Virginia
1900
1900
Age 1
William H Whitt resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
William H Whitt resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
William H Whitt resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1937
28 Jun 1937
Age 38
Death of William H Whitt in Gunshot to head, Bearwallow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Gunshot to head, Bearwallow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1899
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1959; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 51
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0068
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0068

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 51

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Gunshot to head, Bearwallow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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