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William L Witt 1889–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1889

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 17 Jul 1968

Death Location: Chappell, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Witt

Mother: Nancy Pennington

Spouse(s): Martha Thomas

Children(s): Rose"Rosa" Witt

In 1889, William L Witt entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to John Andrew Witt And Nancy J Pennington. William L Witt married Martha J Thomas, and had children including Rose Rosa Bette Witt. William L Witt passed away in 1968 in Chappell, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William L Witt entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to John Andrew Witt And Nancy J Pennington.
  • William L Witt married Martha J Thomas, and had children including Rose Rosa Bette Witt.
  • William L Witt passed away in 1968 in Chappell, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.

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William Witt's Ancestors

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William Witt
1889–1968
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Andrew Witt
1837–1920
Crab Orchard (Keokee), Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy (J) Pennington
1850–1912
Elliott, Leslie, Kentucky, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Witt's Descendants

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William (L) Witt (11 Feb 1889–17 Jul 1968) m. Martha (J) Thomas (11 Jun 1894–18 Jan 1980)
  1. 1. Rose"Rosa" (Bette) Witt 1922–2012 m. Farmer (C) Nantz 1915–2003
    1. 1. Landon Nantz 1940–2004 m. Jimmie (Gayle) Cox 1943–2020

William Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1889
11 Feb 1889
Birth of William L Witt in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1968
17 Jul 1968
Age 79
Death of William L Witt in Chappell, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Chappell, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Chappell, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

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