William Henry Witten (1859 - 1923)

Born 17 Jul 1859 in Tazewell Co Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Emeline (Whitley) Witten — married 22 Jul 1880 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1923 at age 64 in Tazewell Co. Virginia

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Biography

William Henry was born in 1859 to James and Matilda Jane Davidson Witten:

• William H. Witten: Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
• Name: William H. Witten
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: 1859
• Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Father's Name: James R. Witten
• Mother's Name: Matilda J. Witten
  • Sources^[1][2]

He is listed with his parents on the following census reports:

• 1860 Census: Tazewell, Virginia^[3]
• 1870 Census: Tazewell, Virginia^[4]
• 1880 Census: Tazewell, Virginia^[5]

William Witten married Margaret Emeline "Emma" Whitley in July of 1880:

• William Henry Witten: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: William Henry Witten
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 22 Jul 1880
• Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 21
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1859
• Birthplace: Tazewell Co., Virginia
• Father's Name: Jas. R. Witten
• Mother's Name: Matilda J.
• Spouse's Name: Margaret Emma Whitley
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 18
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
• Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell Co., Virginia
• Spouse's Father's Name: Jas S. Whitley
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret
  • Source^[6]

He is listed with his wife on the following census reports:

• 1900 Census: Bogle Township, Gentry, Missouri^[7]
• 1910 Census: New Garden, Russell, Virginia^[8]
• 1920 Census: Fayette, West Virginia^[9]

He passed away in West Virginia in December of 1923:

• W.H. Witten: West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
• Name: W.H. Witten
• Sex: Male
• Age: 63 years, 5 months
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
• Death Date: 12 Dec 1923
• Death Place: Fayette, West Virginia
• Father's Name: Jas. R. Witten
• Mother's Name: Matilda Davidson
• Source Reference: County Records
  • Source^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-RVQ : 28 January 2020), William H. Witten, 1859.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z21-11Z2 : 28 October 2021), William A Witten, .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-QFN : 18 February 2021), William Witten in entry for Jas R Witten, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG6-6VJ : 29 May 2021), William H Witten in entry for James R Witten, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRC-KVV : 15 January 2022), William Witten in household of James R. Witten, Clear Fork District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3M-T2L : 29 January 2020), William Henry Witten, 1880.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CV-X9Y : 11 March 2022), William H Witten, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPG8-QMK : accessed 2 July 2022), Wm H Whitten, New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 26B, family 496, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLM-3TY : 4 February 2021), William H Witten, Head, 1920.
10. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM8H-P9B : 10 March 2018), W.H. Witten, 12 Dec 1923; citing Fayette, West Virginia, County Records, 15763, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,106.