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William WITT 1831 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1863

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: James Witt

Mother: Mary Haun

Spouse(s): Dorcas Witt

Children(s): John Witt, Rebecca Witt, William Witt, Martha Witt, Manerva Miller

The story of William WITT began in 1831 in Tennessee, USA. William WITT married Dorcas A Skeen Witt, and had children including John B Witt, Rebecca Witt, William Crockett Witt, Martha Ellen Witt, Manerva Emmaline Witt Miller. William WITT passed away in 1863 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William WITT began in 1831 in Tennessee, USA.
  • William WITT married Dorcas A Skeen Witt, and had children including John B Witt, Rebecca Witt, William Crockett Witt, Martha Ellen Witt, Manerva Emmaline Witt Miller.
  • William WITT passed away in 1863 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Witt
1794 – 1865
Birth Location: Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Haun
1796 – 1861
Birth Location: Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorcas Witt
1835 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

John Witt
1852 – 1929
Birth Location: Tennessee
JW
Rebecca Witt
1857 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
RW
William Witt
1857 – 1908
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Martha Witt
1860 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MW
Manerva Miller
1861 – 1919
Birth Location: Tennessee
MM

William WITT's Ancestors

Self
William WITT
1831 – 1863
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Scruggs Witt
1794 – 1865
Russellville, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Polly) Haun
1796 – 1861
Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Caleb Witt
1762 – 1827
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Miriam (Allred) Horner
1768 – 1845
BRUSH CREEK, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Abraham Haun
1772 – 1845
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Coffman
1771 – 1845
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Horner
1746 – 1824
Elizabeth Horner
1747 – 1823
Christopher Haun
1740 – 1797
Margaret WILLIAMS
1740 – 1850
Mary Wisecarver
1735 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Aldridge
1706 – 1792
Virginia Hamilton
1709 – 1804
Isaac Hahn
1725 –
Nancy Haney
1725 –

William WITT's Descendants

1.
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William WITT (1831 – 24 Apr 1863) m. Dorcas (A Skeen) Witt (16 May 1835 – )
  1. 1. John (B) Witt (20 May 1852 – 18 June 1929) m. Nancy (E) Robison (23 Aug 1861 – 18 Dec 1926)
    1. 1. Mary (Francis) Green (8 Jun 1881 – )
    2. 2. William (T) Witt (1890 – 25 JUL 1967)
    3. 3. Emma Witt (1895 – 2 June 1990)
    4. 4. Bessie (L) Witt (abt 1902 – 26 Nov 1987) m. Irvin (G) Goodwin (21 Jul 1897 – 25 May 1979)
      1. 1. Irvin (Grant) Goodwin (19 Sep 1921 – 19 Sep 1999) m. Merle (Dean) Rutter (18 Oct 1924 – 4 Nov 2011) m. Merle (Dean) Rutter
        1. 1. Donita Goodwin (abt 1945 – )
        2. 2. Roberta Goodwin (29 Oct 1954 – 15 Jul 1992) m. Ronald Price (27/01/1955 – 9 Jul 2024) m. Dennis (LeMar) Huntley (22 Jul 1947 – 16 Sep 1997)
        3. 3. Paula Goodman
        4. 4. Lenneth Goodman
        5. 5. Paula
        6. 6. Kenneth Goodwin
      2. 2. James (Alvin) Goodwin (20 Nov 1925 – 16 APR 2001)
      3. 3. James (A) Goodwin (abt 1926 – )
      4. 4. John Goodwin (abt 1936 – )
      5. 5. John Goodwin (abt 1936 – )
    5. 5. Arthur (0) Witt
  2. 2. Rebecca Witt (abt 1857 – )
  3. 3. William (Crockett) Witt (abt 1857 – 1908)
  4. 4. Martha (Ellen) Witt (abt 1860 – )
  5. 5. Manerva (Emmaline Witt) Miller (2 Nov 1861 – 11 Jul 1919)

William WITT's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of William WITT in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1863
24 Apr 1863
Age 32
Death of William WITT in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
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