William Thomas Kitts1811–
- Name
- William Thomas Kitts
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- Kitts
 Birth | about 1811 Note: Birth year/date based on 1841 Census |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 21 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Marriage | Mary Ann Marks — View this family about 1833 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John Robert Kitts about 1834 (Age 23 years) Note: Birth year/place based upon 1841 Census |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert Kitts about 1836 (Age 25 years) Note: Birth year/place based upon 1841 Census |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Kitts about 1838 (Age 27 years) Note: Birth year/place based upon 1841 Census |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Kitts about 1840 (Age 29 years) Note: Birth year/place based upon 1841 Census |
 Census | 1841 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Richard Kitts February 9, 1845 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | 1851 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)Note: 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 50 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 56 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 56 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 58 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Richard Kitts — Mary Jane Smith — View this family September 9, 1876 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Minnie Louisa Kitts May 7, 1877 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William James Kitts July 4, 1878 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts May 21, 1879 (Age 68 years) Note: Birth date/place documented in Death Certificate |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert John Kitts March 25, 1883 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Walter Thomas Kitts June 1891 (Age 80 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 87 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 105 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a grandson | Walter Thomas Kitts October 13, 1918 (Age 107 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 106 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 107 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/ |
 Death | unknown |
| Identification number | LVH2-J5L Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with Mary Ann Marks |
| himself |
William Thomas Kitts Birth: about 1811 — Antony, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Death: |
| wife |
Mary Ann Marks Birth: about 1816 — Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Death: |
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Marriage: about 1833 — England, United Kingdom |
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2 years son |
John Robert Kitts Birth: about 1834 23 18 — England, United Kingdom Death: |
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3 years son |
Robert Kitts Birth: about 1836 25 20 — England, United Kingdom Death: |
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3 years son |
William Kitts Birth: about 1838 27 22 — England, United Kingdom Death: |
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3 years son |
Thomas Kitts Birth: about 1840 29 24 — England, United Kingdom Death: |
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5 years son |
James Richard Kitts Birth: February 9, 1845 34 29 — England, United Kingdom Death: January 9, 1925 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
No family available
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| Census | England and Wales - Census transcript - William Thomas Kitts - Household
Antony, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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| Census | England and Wales - Census transcript - William Thomas Kitts - Household
Antony, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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