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Personal data Robert B. Witte 

  • He was born on August 21, 1894 in Rutland, LaSalle Co., IL.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: William Rogers; Bob & Nancy Cannon
  • He died on February 27, 1969 in Fairbury, Livingston Co., IL, he was 74 years old.
  • He is buried after February 26, 1969 in Minonk Twp. Cem., Minonk Twp., Woodford Co., IL.
  • This information was last updated on March 5, 2019.

Household of Robert B. Witte

He is married to Maria Catherine Harms.

They got married on October 16, 1915 at St. Louis city, MO, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Wayne Eugene Witte  1921-1996


Notes about Robert B. Witte

Robert B. Wiitte

Source: Author: Rogers, William, Title: "Gove, Ostrum, Rogers, Husman, Russell - Tree, Branches & Broken Twigs," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: ii Jan MMXVII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gove-ostrum&id=I9285

"... Robert B. Witte Sex: M Birth: 21 AUG 1894 Death: 27 FEB 1969

Note:
Census:
1900 U.S. Federal Census - Illinois, La Salle Co., Groveland, Dist.52,pg26a,Lines11-19,H279,F287(Img.#30)
Witte, James D.,head,Aug 1851,48,M,25,=,=,Illinois,Ohio,Ohio
Witte, Mary E., wife,Jul 1850,49,M,25,9,9,Illinois,Maryland,Virginia
Witte, Newton A.,son,Sep 1879,20,S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Deacon J.,son,Mar 1884,16,S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Mabel , dau , Jul 1886,13,S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Roscoe , son ,Jul 1889,10,S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Harry T.,son, Oct 1891, 8,S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Robert , son, Aug 1894, 5,S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Lula, dau , Aug 1876, 23, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
.
1910 U.S. Federal Census - Illinois, Woodford Co., Minonk Ward 1, Dist.134,pg237b,Lines82-89,H17,F17(Img.#2)
Witty, James D.,head,M,W,57,M1,36,-,-,Illinois,Germany,Scotland
Witty, Mary , wife, F, W,59,M1,36,9,9,Illinois,Germany,Germany
Witty, Grace , dau, F, W,27, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witty, Harry T.,son,M, W,18, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witty, Robert B.,son,M,W,15, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witty, Eddie W.,son, M,W, 9, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witty, Helen W.,dau, F,W, 8, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witty, Ruth W., dau, F,W, 5, S,--,-,-,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
.
1920 U.S. Federal Census - Illinois, Woodford Co., Minonk, Dist.163,pg202a,Lines6-8,H470,F472(Img.#39)
Witte, Robert,head,M,W,25,M,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois
Witte, Maria ,wife,F,W,19,M,Illinois,Hannover,Hannover
Witte, Harrison, son,M,W,2-9/12,S,Illinois,Illinois,Illinois

Robert Witte was a son of James D. and Mary Goings Witte. He married Marie Harms on October 16, 1915 at St. Louis, Missouri.
... Change Date: 2 JAN 2017 ...

Father: James Dudley Witty b: 16 SEP 1851 in Tonica,LaSalle Co.,Illinois
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Goings b: JUL 1850 in Illinois

Marriage 1 Marie Catherine Harms b: 19 JUL 1900 in Benson,Woodford Co.,Illinois

Children

1. Harrison Witte b: Abt 1917 in Illinois"

Author: Cannon, Bob & Nancy, Title: "Robert B. Witte," (Publication location: Minonk, IL, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi Feb MMVI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13447206/robert-b_-witte

"Photo [of stone shared with Marie C. Witte 1900 - 1995 & James D. Witte 1884-1966] added by Bob & Nancy Cannon Added [photograph of Robert's name & dates 1894 - 1969 on shared stone] by Bob & Nancy Cannon

Robert B. Witte Birth 21 Aug 1894 Rutland, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA Death 27 Feb 1969 (aged 74) Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois, USA Burial Minonk Township Cemetery Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID 13447206

Robert Witte was a son of James D. and Mary Goings Witte. He married Marie Harms on October 16, 1915 at St. Louis, Missouri.

Family Members
Spouse

Marie Catherine Harms Witte 1900-1995

Created by: Bob & Nancy Cannon Added: 26 Feb 2006 Find A Grave Memorial 13447206"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert B. Witte

Robert B. Witte
1894-1969

1915

Maria Catherine Harms
1900-1995

Wayne Eugene Witte
1921-1996

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Historical events

Birthday August 21, 1894

  • The temperature on August 21, 1894 was about 14.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
    • February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
    • April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
    • May 21 » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
    • June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
    • August 22 » Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.

Day of marriage October 16, 1915

  • The temperature on October 16, 1915 was between 3.4 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
    • March 27 » Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
    • May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
    • July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
    • September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
    • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.

Day of death February 27, 1969

  • The temperature on February 27, 1969 was between -1.8 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
    • February 4 » Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
    • March 19 » The 385-metre-tall (1,263ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
    • April 22 » The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta.
    • December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
    • December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.


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