Virginia Frances Witt

Brief Life History of Virginia Frances

When Virginia Frances Witt was born on 16 August 1934, in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States, her father, Edward Henry Witt, was 30 and her mother, Thelma P McCollough, was 27. She lived in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States in 1940 and Greenfield, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States in 1950. She died in 1987, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Muncie, Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Henry Witt
1903–1990
Thelma P McCollough
1906–1976
Donald Earl Witt Sr
1928–1971
Virginia Frances Witt
1934–1987
Margaret E Witt
1940–1992

Sources (3)

  • Virginia Witt, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Virginia Frances Faas, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Virginia F Witt in household of Edward H Witt, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1941 · Many Wisconsinites Serve in WWII

Nearly 332,000 Wisconsin residents served in the U.S. military during World War II. Nine thousand of these were women.

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

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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