Silas Witt married Miss Emmaline Blankenship. Silas was born near Nashville, Tennessee, and after he married, the Witt family moved to Dade County, Missouri. They lived there for several years and moved to Texas, living near Weatherford, Parker County. About 1898 they moved to Crosby County, where they both lived until they died.
The Witts had eight children: Jim, John, George, Albert, Mrs. Dee Taff of San Saba, Mrs. Ella Jones, Mrs. Mary Taylor of Crosby County and Mattie, who died before they left Parker County.
Albert Witt was killed by a fall from a windmill in the Three H pasture.
Jim and John Witt married Sarah and Margaret Jones and Frank Jones married Ella Witt.
John O. Taylor was born in Alabama. He came to Texas and married Miss Mary Witt. They lived in San Saba and Mills counties before coming to Crosby County in 1902. They had the following children: Will and Thurman, now of California; Ode, Guy and Witt, Crosby County; Mrs. Nora Jones, Lubbock; Mrs. Effie Jones, Lovington, New Mexico; Mrs. Vera Mumford, Tyler; Mrs. Myrtle Hudson of California.
John and Mary Taylor lived on the south part of Old Emma until they passed away. Mrs. Taylor went with Dr. Haney as nurse to the sick. She was loved all over the neighborhood she lived in for her kindly ministrations to the sick and the needy. She and John Taylor with Mrs. Taylor´s father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Witt, left a goodly heritage in the county in which they made their home nad lived for many years.
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Silas Witt, better known as Grandpa Witt, was born in McMinn County, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1836; died August 17, 1918.
Grandpa was 77 years, 5 months and 28 days old, was the father of eleven children, six still living, five dead - has 56 grand-children, 22 great-grand-children.
randpa became obedient to the gospel of Christ in 1876 and lived a devoted Christian life, until the death angel called him home. We know, the Bible being true, he is safe, where sickness, sadness, suffering, pain and death are neither felt nor feared. We know the steps that Grandpa took, we know the life that Grandpa lived, and we know, as certainly as God is God and truth is truth, he is safe from sorrow, sadness, slavery and distress. May the Lord abundantly bless all brothers, sisters, friends and neighbors, who extended to us a helping hand during Grandpa's illness.
The Crosbyton Review, Thursday, August 21, 1913
Transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes
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