When Sarah Jane Witt was born on 1 February 1831, in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States, her father, Robert L Witt, was 34 and her mother, Dorcas Willis, was 21. She married Elisha Averett on 19 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 31 December 1875, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
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.
Possible Related Names(This information was taken from a family group sheet submitted by Mrs. Henry Chai, Hawaii, and one by Marvin Milton Witt, Provo. Also the history of Elisha Averett, Sr., in possession of Helen Ward …
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