Ezra C. Witten1

b. 12 March 1824, d. 3 June 1876
FatherJames Witten2
MotherRebecca (?)2
Birth12 Mar 1824 Ezra C. Witten was born on 12 Mar 1824 in Virginia.3,4 
Marriage10 Jul 1848 He married Rosannah T. Buchanan, daughter of John Buchanan and Mary Ryburn, on 10 Jul 1848 in Smyth County, Virginia.5 
Cens-Sum Rosannah and Ezra were married in Smyth County but seem to have quickly settled on a farm in Tazewell County. From 1850 to 1870 they were enumerated on federal census records with their growing family which included eight children by 1865.4,6,7 
Death3 Jun 1876 Ezra died on 3 Jun 1876 at age 52.3 
Burial He was buried at Witten Cemetery in Tazewell County, Virginia.3 

Family

Rosannah T. Buchanan b. 8 Jan 1822 or 8 Mar 1824, d. 20 Sep 1894
Children
  • Mary E. Witten4 (circa 1849 - )
  • James A. Witten4 (circa 1851 - )
  • John B. Witten4 (circa 1854 - )
  • Robert B. Witten6 (circa 1856 - )
  • Rebecca Anne Witten4 (6 Dec 1857 - 22 Jun 1938)
  • Sarah T. Witten4 (circa 1860 - )
  • William Witten4 (circa 1864 - )
  • Harvey P. Witten4 (circa 1864 - )
Last Edited9 May 2008

Citations

  1. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 209. Trimble cites records belonging to Miss Mary Sewell Helvey as his source for information on the family of John Buchanan and Mary Ryburn.
  2. [S932] Lester, "Descendants of John Alexander Buchanan."
  3. [S1639] Rose Brown Peery and Betty T Hollowell, Tazewell Co., Virginia - Some Old Cemeteries, p. 96. Single stone reported to read: Ezra C. Witten, b. Mar 12, 1824 - d. Jun. 3, 1876, age 52y 2m & 21d; also: Rosannah T. Witten, b. Jan. 8, 1822 - d. Sep. 20, 1894, age 72y 8m & 28d. The authors note that an older smaller stone was also in place for Ezra with the same dates and age.
  4. [S929] Ezra C. Witten household, 1870 U.S. census, Tazewell County, Virginia, population schedule, Maiden Spring township, page 262b (stamped), dwelling 51, family 51; National Archives micropublication M 593, roll 1680, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2004, image 8 of 93. Enumeration recorded: Ezra C. Witten, 46, farmer, owns real estate valued at $1,500, pers. prop at $500; Roseanna, 46; James, 18, farm laborer; Mary E. 21; John B., 16 (?); Rebecca A., 11; Sallie, 10; William, 6; Harry, 6; all b. VA; Preston Hayes, 22, b. TN, school teacher.
  5. [S45] John Vogt and William Kethley Jr., Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1832-50, p. 46. Abstract reads: Ezra Whitten & Rosanna T. Buchanan, 10 Jul 1848.
  6. [S930] Ezra Witten household, 1860 U.S. census, Tazewell County, Virginia, population schedule, Western District, page 821 (script), dwelling 909, family 894; National Archives micropublication M 653, roll 1381, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul. 2004, image 25 of 104. Enumeration recorded: Ezra Witten, 36, farmer, owns real estate valued at $360, personal property of $2,890; Rose A., 30; Mary E., 10; James, 8; John, 6; Robert, 4; Rebecca, 2; Sally, 3/12; Alexander Buchanan, 25, farm laborer, owns personal property of $102; all born VA.
  7. [S1013] Ezra Witten household, 1850 U.S. census, Tazewell County, Virginia, population schedule, Western District 62, page 73 (added script), dwelling 485, family 485; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 979, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 73 of 213. Enumeration includes: Ezra Witten, 26, farmer, b. VA; Rosanna, 2_, b. VA; Mary E. 1, b. VA.