The Rev. John D. Witt, a Methodist minister, was a son of Joseph and Sarah Earl Witt. He was born in Adair County, Kentucky, January 1, 1802. In early manhood he went to Alabama to settle but disliked the area and returned to Henry County, Tennessee. He first married Rachel Meek in December 1820. This union produced the following children:
Rev. Elijah Witt
Died: Center Point, Texas
Married: Hannah Clark
Joseph Witt, Methodist minister
Died: Arkansas
Married: Julia Ann Atkins
Issac Witt, Born Apr. 23, 1823, Weakley County, Tenn.
Married: Nancy Jane Hamilton, Dec. 1846, Weakley County, Tenn.
On Aug.21, 1828, the Rev. John D. Witt married Charity Dunlap at Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Charity Dunlap, daughter of Moses Dunlap & Margaret Sears, was born in Christian County, Ky. Dec 17, 1808 and died April 2, 1896, Gleason, Tenn. This marriage produced the following children:
Louisa Witt, born 1830
Married: Joseph Clark
John Hutchinson Witt, Born: March 11, 1832, Paris, Henry County, Tenn.
Died: January 1, 1915 at McKenzie, Tennessee
Married: Harriet Malvina Nichols, May 19, 1857, Decatur,Ill. (Harriet Nichols, born March 14, 1836, near Salem, Ill. Daughter of Robert Nelson Nichols and Mary Chance. Harriet Nichols Witt died April 9, 1927 at McKenzie, Tenn.)
Sarah Margaret Witt
Married: Frank Clark
William Carroll Witt
Died: In infancy
Silas Dunlap Witt (no record)
James K. Polk Witt
Confederate soldier: killed in War Between the States
Benjamin Franklin Witt
Died: In infancy
Mary Jane Witt
Died: In infancy (3 mos.)
Moses Ephriam Witt
Died: In Oklahoma
Catherine Witt (no record)
Married: Joseph Cooper
Ann Eliza Witt
Married: Joseph Cooper, whose first wife was Catherine Witt
The biographical information is adapted from the "Witt Family History," compiled by William Henderson Witt
Rev. Elijah Witt
Died: Center Point, Texas
Married: Hannah Clark
Joseph Witt, Methodist minister
Died: Arkansas
Married: Julia Ann Atkins
Issac Witt, Born Apr. 23, 1823, Weakley County, Tenn.
Married: Nancy Jane Hamilton, Dec. 1846, Weakley County, Tenn.
On Aug.21, 1828, the Rev. John D. Witt married Charity Dunlap at Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Charity Dunlap, daughter of Moses Dunlap & Margaret Sears, was born in Christian County, Ky. Dec 17, 1808 and died April 2, 1896, Gleason, Tenn. This marriage produced the following children:
Louisa Witt, born 1830
Married: Joseph Clark
John Hutchinson Witt, Born: March 11, 1832, Paris, Henry County, Tenn.
Died: January 1, 1915 at McKenzie, Tennessee
Married: Harriet Malvina Nichols, May 19, 1857, Decatur,Ill. (Harriet Nichols, born March 14, 1836, near Salem, Ill. Daughter of Robert Nelson Nichols and Mary Chance. Harriet Nichols Witt died April 9, 1927 at McKenzie, Tenn.)
Sarah Margaret Witt
Married: Frank Clark
William Carroll Witt
Died: In infancy
Silas Dunlap Witt (no record)
James K. Polk Witt
Confederate soldier: killed in War Between the States
Benjamin Franklin Witt
Died: In infancy
Mary Jane Witt
Died: In infancy (3 mos.)
Moses Ephriam Witt
Died: In Oklahoma
Catherine Witt (no record)
Married: Joseph Cooper
Ann Eliza Witt
Married: Joseph Cooper, whose first wife was Catherine Witt
The biographical information is adapted from the "Witt Family History," compiled by William Henderson Witt
The Rev. John D. Witt, a Methodist minister, was a son of Joseph and Sarah Earl Witt. He was born in Adair County, Kentucky, January 1, 1802. In early manhood he went to Alabama to settle but disliked the area and returned to Henry County, Tennessee. He first married Rachel Meek in December 1820. This union produced the following children:
Rev. Elijah Witt
Died: Center Point, Texas
Married: Hannah Clark
Joseph Witt, Methodist minister
Died: Arkansas
Married: Julia Ann Atkins
Issac Witt, Born Apr. 23, 1823, Weakley County, Tenn.
Married: Nancy Jane Hamilton, Dec. 1846, Weakley County, Tenn.
On Aug.21, 1828, the Rev. John D. Witt married Charity Dunlap at Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Charity Dunlap, daughter of Moses Dunlap & Margaret Sears, was born in Christian County, Ky. Dec 17, 1808 and died April 2, 1896, Gleason, Tenn. This marriage produced the following children:
Louisa Witt, born 1830
Married: Joseph Clark
John Hutchinson Witt, Born: March 11, 1832, Paris, Henry County, Tenn.
Died: January 1, 1915 at McKenzie, Tennessee
Married: Harriet Malvina Nichols, May 19, 1857, Decatur,Ill. (Harriet Nichols, born March 14, 1836, near Salem, Ill. Daughter of Robert Nelson Nichols and Mary Chance. Harriet Nichols Witt died April 9, 1927 at McKenzie, Tenn.)
Sarah Margaret Witt
Married: Frank Clark
William Carroll Witt
Died: In infancy
Silas Dunlap Witt (no record)
James K. Polk Witt
Confederate soldier: killed in War Between the States
Benjamin Franklin Witt
Died: In infancy
Mary Jane Witt
Died: In infancy (3 mos.)
Moses Ephriam Witt
Died: In Oklahoma
Catherine Witt (no record)
Married: Joseph Cooper
Ann Eliza Witt
Married: Joseph Cooper, whose first wife was Catherine Witt
The biographical information is adapted from the "Witt Family History," compiled by William Henderson Witt
Rev. Elijah Witt
Died: Center Point, Texas
Married: Hannah Clark
Joseph Witt, Methodist minister
Died: Arkansas
Married: Julia Ann Atkins
Issac Witt, Born Apr. 23, 1823, Weakley County, Tenn.
Married: Nancy Jane Hamilton, Dec. 1846, Weakley County, Tenn.
On Aug.21, 1828, the Rev. John D. Witt married Charity Dunlap at Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Charity Dunlap, daughter of Moses Dunlap & Margaret Sears, was born in Christian County, Ky. Dec 17, 1808 and died April 2, 1896, Gleason, Tenn. This marriage produced the following children:
Louisa Witt, born 1830
Married: Joseph Clark
John Hutchinson Witt, Born: March 11, 1832, Paris, Henry County, Tenn.
Died: January 1, 1915 at McKenzie, Tennessee
Married: Harriet Malvina Nichols, May 19, 1857, Decatur,Ill. (Harriet Nichols, born March 14, 1836, near Salem, Ill. Daughter of Robert Nelson Nichols and Mary Chance. Harriet Nichols Witt died April 9, 1927 at McKenzie, Tenn.)
Sarah Margaret Witt
Married: Frank Clark
William Carroll Witt
Died: In infancy
Silas Dunlap Witt (no record)
James K. Polk Witt
Confederate soldier: killed in War Between the States
Benjamin Franklin Witt
Died: In infancy
Mary Jane Witt
Died: In infancy (3 mos.)
Moses Ephriam Witt
Died: In Oklahoma
Catherine Witt (no record)
Married: Joseph Cooper
Ann Eliza Witt
Married: Joseph Cooper, whose first wife was Catherine Witt
The biographical information is adapted from the "Witt Family History," compiled by William Henderson Witt
Inscription
"In Memory of Rev. John Witt
Departed this life
Oct 8, 1851
Aged 49 yrs 9 mo 7 da"
Gravesite Details
The tombstones of the founder & builder of the original El Bethel Church, John Witt, and his wife Charity Dunlap Witt, have been removed to Mt. Olivet Cemetery, McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tenn.
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