Robert Ellis Witt1858–
- Name
- Robert Ellis Witt
- Given names
- Robert Ellis
- Surname
- Witt
 Birth | January 1858 46 45 |
 Marriage | Margaret Maria Arvin — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 9 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Death of a mother | Mary Thomas Cox April 14, 1875 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Witt December 25, 1878 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Little Berry Witt September 26, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Rolland Witt January 6, 1894 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mattie Bell Witt July 1896 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Susie M Witt February 1899 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Witt January 16, 1901 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 60 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 92 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 88 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Little Berry Witt Birth: November 11, 1811 24 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1889 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Thomas Cox Birth: April 13, 1812 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: April 14, 1875 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1833 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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19 years elder sister |
Martha Elizabeth Witt Birth: May 5, 1852 40 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1901 |
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6 years himself |
Robert Ellis Witt Birth: January 1858 46 45 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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-15 years elder sister |
Paulina Jane Witt Birth: about 1842 30 29 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Margaret Maria Arvin |
| himself |
Robert Ellis Witt Birth: January 1858 46 45 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| wife |
Margaret Maria Arvin Birth: December 1870 31 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Joseph Rolland Witt Birth: January 6, 1894 36 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mattie Bell Witt Birth: July 1896 38 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Susie M Witt Birth: February 1899 41 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: |