Witt, George M.

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HISTORY OF GREENE & JERSEY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS - 1885

Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Co.




Page 934

GEORGE M. WITT was born in Linder township, Greene county, Ill., Oct. 6, 1856. He is a son of Daniel and Dicy (Linder) Witt, the former a native of Tennessee, and the latter of Greene county, Ill. Our subject has resided in this county all his life, having lived on the farm of his father all that time, with the exception of about one year. Mr. Witt has been twice married, the first time to Etna Waltrip, a daughter of Michael and Ailsey Waltrip, on the 4th of Oct. 1879. She lived only a few months after her marriage, passing away May 10, 1880, and was buried two days later, at Hickory Grove church, of which she was a member. Mr. Witt was again married, Dec. 17, 1884, to Josie Detchemendy, a native of St. Louis, Mo., and a daughter of Jule and Edna (Mallotte) Detchemendy, of French descent, who reside in St. Louis. Mr. Witt owns 250 acres of land, jointly with his father, all of which is well improved, showing them to be industrious, enterprising men. He devotes considerable attention to the raising of stock, and is quite successful at it. In politics Mr. Witt is a democrat.


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