William Frederick Witt - I7489 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

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William Frederick Witt (I7489)

Surname: Witt
Given Names: William Frederick

Gender: Male

Birth: 9 February 1853 -- Doelitz, Kreis Pyritz, Pommern, Germany
Death: 14 July 1941 -- Western, Saline, Nebraska

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When a small boy he came to America with his parents, locating in Green
County, Wisconsin.
Five years later, four families, Gutzmers, Fennes, Wahls and Witts, came
together from Wisconsin to Nebraska by ox team, arriving at Muddy Creek,
Johnson County in the fall of 1860. Here the families remained for the
winter. Later the men, walking to Saline County, located their farms on
Swan Creek three miles northeast of where Western was later located.

In the spring of 1861, they came to Saline County and took possession of
their farms and homesteaded them. The families lived in their covered
wagons until the first log house on the G. Wahl farm was finished, then
the Wahl and Witt families lived in the one house while the Witt house
was being built.

The family lived on a farm near Western until 1900, when they moved to
the new home in town.

Mr. Witt, in his boyhood, joined the South Fork Methodist Episcopal
church ‎(German)‎ and was always a faithful member and attendant.

He became ill on Sunday morning, July 13, and passed away the following
day at age 88 year, five months and five days.

In the absence of the local pastor, a relative of the family, Rev. J. D.
Hammel of Alvo, Nebraska, conducted the services which were held at the
Methodist Church in Western on July 17 at 2:30 p.m.

The pastor, in his personal remarks of appreciation of William Witt,
known to everyone as either ' 'Billie Witt' ' or ' 'Grandpa' ' paid tribute to
the early pioneers. The Witts were one of the first to settle in Saline
County.

Mr. Witt stood in a class by himself -- clean cut in his appearance and
speech, he was a man of few words and when he spoke his words were
mellowed with kindness, his smile attracted attention where he appeared.

He loved the Church and was a regular attendant. His example was worthy
of imitation in an age when men seemingly despise the church.

Miss LaFaune Harrold, accompanied by Mrs. Jesse Zabel, sang the songs
' 'One Sweetly Solemn Tho't,' ' ' 'Face to Face,' ' and ' 'Jesus Lover of My Soul.' '

Pallbearers were Lawrence Matzke, Jess Gadow, Jess Zabel, Ferdinand
Zabel, Herman Zabel and Frank Witt.


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	Events of close relatives
Birth	9 February 1853 3935 Doelitz, Kreis Pyritz, Pommern, Germany
Marriage	18 September 1878 (Age 25) Sophia M. Pelcer - ‎[View Family ‎(F7906)‎‎] Clatonia, Nebraska
Death of father	11 February 1901 (Age 48) Michael Fredrich Witt (I7485) (Age 87) - [Relationship Chart]
Death of mother	29 June 1901 (Age 48) Christina Matzke (I12) (Age 84) - [Relationship Chart]
Death	14 July 1941 (Age 88) Western, Saline, Nebraska
Universal Identifier	2BE2F623CF89D511973400E02931A9516309
Burial	Plainview,Saline, Nebraska
Last Change	4 August 2007 - 19:56:06 Last changed by: dcoplien