Brief Life History of John
When John Kitterman was born on 8 August 1818, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Peter Kitterman, was 31 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Kettemann, was 32. He married Mable Crawford about 1841, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 17 December 1851, in Wyanet, Bureau, Illinois, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Triplett Cemetery, Wyanet Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- John Kitterman, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Kitterman in entry for Jasper Newton Kitterman, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Illinois State Archives Illinois Statewide Marriage Index John Kitterman and Mary Jane Smiley (1843)
Spouse and Children
1818–1851 Male
1827–1863 Female
Children (2)
1844–1930 Male
1847–1925 Male
Parents and Siblings
1787–1826 Male
1786–1864 Female
Siblings (7)
1812–1888 Male
1815–1876 Male
1818–1851 Male
1820–1881 Female
1822–1864 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · State Capital moves to Vandalia
Age 1
1821
Age 3
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 12
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Kettermann, in the south a metronymic from Ketter, a short form of Katharina; in the north a nickname for a heretic or godless person, from Middle Low German ketter (modern German Ketzer) ‘heretic’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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