Rebecca Witt

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Witt was born in 1787, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Edmund Witt Sr., was 51 and her mother, Anna Thompson, was 30. She married Richard Branham on 8 July 1817, in Roane, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Charlestown, Charlestown Township, Clark, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Union Township, Clark, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died in April 1881, in Clark, Indiana, United States, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

Richard Branham
1790–1865
Rebecca Witt
1787–1881
Marriage: 8 July 1817
Lucinda Branham
1818–1906
Henry Branham
1825–1860
Rebecca Branham
1832–
Richard Branham
1838–
Mary Ann Brannum
1819–1880
Elizabeth Branham
1819–1907
John Brannum
1820–1882
Wilson Preston Branham
1821–1888
Wesley Branham
1823–1886
Mary Alice Branham
1827–1910
Meahala "Hala" Branham
1829–1881
Andrew Jackson Branom
1830–1909
Moses W Branham
1835–1891

Sources (15)

  • Rebecca Branam, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Rebecca Witt, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

World Events (8)

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1801

Historical Boundaries: 1801: Clark, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Clark, Indiana, United States

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

Name Meaning

North German: nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion, from Middle Low German witte ‘white’.

South German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Wittigo. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

English (Hampshire and Wiltshire): variant of White .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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