William Witt

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: Abt 1794 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Robert Witt (1765-1849)
         Mother: Nancy Reese (Abt 1771-1836)

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Spouses and Children

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1. Polly Witt (       -       )
       Marriage: 22 Dec 1813 - Logan Co., Kentucky 1

2. *Lucy Smith (       -       )
       Marriage: 26 Dec 1818 - Logan Co., Kentucky 2 3

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Notes

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General:

CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Logan Co., Kentucky, Russellville
William Witt 300100-10100; 1 in agriculture, no slaves
male female
3 <10 1
10-16
16-18
1 16-26 1
26-45
>45 </pre>

He is in the sequence Robert Witt, William Witt, Joel Stroud.

<pre>1830 Franklin Co., Kentucky, Southern Division
William W. Witt 111201-220011; no slaves
male female
1 < 5 2
1 5-10 2
1 10-15
2 15-20
20-30 1
1 30-40 1
40-50
50-60
60-70 </pre>

<pre>1840 Franklin Co., Kentucky
Wm. Witt 1012101-1000201; 4 in agriculture, no slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10
1 10-15
2 15-20
1 20-30 2
30-40
1 40-50 1
50-60
60-70 </pre>

<pre>1850 Franklin Co., Kentucky, District No. 2; July 23; pg 113
75/75
William W. Witt 56 Ky $2500 Farmer
Mary " 56 Ky
John " 22 Ky Farmer
Lucinda " 19 Ky
Andrew J. " 15 Ky
Mary " 12 Ky </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. William E. Witt (29) lives at 74/74.

MARRIAGES:

William Witt married Polly Witt in 1813 in Logan Co. and then married Lucy Smith in 1818 in Logan Co. In the 1820 census he and his wife have 4 children. Did Polly die? In the 1850 census, William's wife is Mary. The death certificate of William's son Andrew J. Witt says that his mother's maiden name was 'Parker'. Is there more than one William Witt?

Sources

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1 "Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages 1802 - 1850," No image. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," Logan > 1818-1919. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W4-9XW : 29 November 2023), William M. Witt, 1818.

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