Witt, James Etchison

Birth Name Witt, James Etchison
Nick Name "Jimmy" Witt
Gramps ID I0014
Gender male
Age at Death 90 years, 7 months, 22 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth [E1629] 1845-09-16 Bedford, Virginia    
Death [E1630] 1936-05-08 Bedford, Virginia    
Burial [E1631]   “Five Forks” Bedford, Va    

Relation to the center person (Witt, Living) : great grandfather

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Witt, William Henry [I0016]1819-10-301911-05-12
Mother Grigsby, Rebecca [I0017]1818-02-071905-10-28
    Sister     Witt, Mary “Mollie” Grigsby [I0479] 1842-12-25 1915-07-28
         Witt, James Etchison [I0014] 1845-09-16 1936-05-08
    Sister     Witt, Sarah M. [I0481] 1849 1850-12-00

Families

    Family of Witt, James Etchison and Bond, Frances Triplette [F0010]
Married Wife Bond, Frances Triplette [I0015] ( * about 1842 + 1918-12-13 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage [E21672] 1866-12-12 Bedford, Virginia    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Witt, Rosa Lillian “Lily” [I0466]1868-01-021935-01-25
Witt, Mary Alice [I0472]about 18691895-06-26
Witt, James Eugene [I0467]1871-04-271948-04-23
Witt, Luther Henry [I0009]1873-01-081950-10-10
Witt, Eva Mae [I0468]1874-12-081957-10-23
Witt, Frances L. Elizabeth [I0469]1877-09-1413 or 15 Feb 1965
Witt, Bertha Irene [I0470]1879-09-141973-02-22
Witt, Howard Bond Sr. [I0471]1881-03-011947-03-16
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 43CC1B2452C5D611A60300C04F47765C1D14
 

Narrative

Virginia Military Institute: Class of 1867
VMI Cadet Corp CSA Civil War
Battle of New Market: May 15, 1864
Camp Lee: Richmond, Va
Alms House: Richmond, Va
Field Artillery Battery: Petersburg, Va'
Awarded The New Market Cross of Honor Medal
Professor and Principal of The Witt School of Bedford, Va (Otter Hill area)
Taught school for 50 years in various county schools.
Methodist
Buried at "Five Forks" family plot in Bedford, Va
Professor James Etchison Witt was 91 years old when he died.
One of the Oldest Living Veterans of the Civil War at time of his death.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 42CC1B2452C5D611A60300C04F47765C1C04
 

Pedigree

  1. Witt, William Henry [I0016]
    1. Grigsby, Rebecca [I0017]
      1. Witt, Mary “Mollie” Grigsby [I0479]
      2. Witt, James Etchison
        1. Bond, Frances Triplette [I0015]
          1. Witt, Rosa Lillian “Lily” [I0466]
          2. Witt, Mary Alice [I0472]
          3. Witt, James Eugene [I0467]
          4. Witt, Luther Henry [I0009]
          5. Witt, Eva Mae [I0468]
          6. Witt, Frances L. Elizabeth [I0469]
          7. Witt, Bertha Irene [I0470]
          8. Witt, Howard Bond Sr. [I0471]
      3. Witt, Sarah M. [I0481]

Ancestors