Andrew Jackson Witt married Harriet Rattan 5 May 1841 Greene County, Illinois.
Andrew Jackson Witt, state representative, was born in Pope County, Illinois, on August 13, 1815, to John and Ellender (Penny) Witt. Witt was raised in Pope County, but his family later relocated to Greene County, Illinois, at some point in the 1830s. He married Harriet Rattan there on May 6, 1841. They had nine children. Witt's older brother, Frank Witt, represented Greene County in the Illinois State Senate, and Andrew Witt was elected sergeant-at-arms for the Twelfth General Assembly from 1840 to 1842. He also served as a census enumerator in 1840.
Witt's brother-in-law, Hamp Rattan, was among the first European men to arrive at the site of present-day Dallas, Texas, in November 1841. However, he was killed by Indians there within a month. In 1845 Witt immigrated to Peters Colony along with his father and several extended family members from Tennessee and Kentucky. They settled near White Rock Creek in present-day Dallas County, Texas, joining Witt's brother Preston who had arrived in 1842, and established a successful general store and gristmill. Here, Andrew Witt engaged as a successful farmer and horse breeder. His brothers also expanded their mill operation and eventually opened a gristmill bearing the name of present-day Trinity Mills.
Witt soon became active in state and local politics and served as representative for Dallas County from 1853 to 1859 in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Texas legislatures. During that time, he also served as a justice of the peace and county commissioner in Dallas. In 1856 he presented the charter for the city of Dallas to the Texas legislature. In 1861 Witt volunteered for service in the Civil War and served as a captain and quartermaster in the Sixth Texas Cavalry. After the death of his first wife, Witt married Mary Elizabeth Hawpe in Dallas County on May 19, 1864. They had two children. Witt died in Kleburg, Dallas County, on February 9, 1870, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Witt, state representative, was born in Pope County, Illinois, on August 13, 1815, to John and Ellender (Penny) Witt. Witt was raised in Pope County, but his family later relocated to Greene County, Illinois, at some point in the 1830s. He married Harriet Rattan there on May 6, 1841. They had nine children. Witt's older brother, Frank Witt, represented Greene County in the Illinois State Senate, and Andrew Witt was elected sergeant-at-arms for the Twelfth General Assembly from 1840 to 1842. He also served as a census enumerator in 1840.
Witt's brother-in-law, Hamp Rattan, was among the first European men to arrive at the site of present-day Dallas, Texas, in November 1841. However, he was killed by Indians there within a month. In 1845 Witt immigrated to Peters Colony along with his father and several extended family members from Tennessee and Kentucky. They settled near White Rock Creek in present-day Dallas County, Texas, joining Witt's brother Preston who had arrived in 1842, and established a successful general store and gristmill. Here, Andrew Witt engaged as a successful farmer and horse breeder. His brothers also expanded their mill operation and eventually opened a gristmill bearing the name of present-day Trinity Mills.
Witt soon became active in state and local politics and served as representative for Dallas County from 1853 to 1859 in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Texas legislatures. During that time, he also served as a justice of the peace and county commissioner in Dallas. In 1856 he presented the charter for the city of Dallas to the Texas legislature. In 1861 Witt volunteered for service in the Civil War and served as a captain and quartermaster in the Sixth Texas Cavalry. After the death of his first wife, Witt married Mary Elizabeth Hawpe in Dallas County on May 19, 1864. They had two children. Witt died in Kleburg, Dallas County, on February 9, 1870, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Witt married Harriet Rattan 5 May 1841 Greene County, Illinois.
Andrew Jackson Witt, state representative, was born in Pope County, Illinois, on August 13, 1815, to John and Ellender (Penny) Witt. Witt was raised in Pope County, but his family later relocated to Greene County, Illinois, at some point in the 1830s. He married Harriet Rattan there on May 6, 1841. They had nine children. Witt's older brother, Frank Witt, represented Greene County in the Illinois State Senate, and Andrew Witt was elected sergeant-at-arms for the Twelfth General Assembly from 1840 to 1842. He also served as a census enumerator in 1840.
Witt's brother-in-law, Hamp Rattan, was among the first European men to arrive at the site of present-day Dallas, Texas, in November 1841. However, he was killed by Indians there within a month. In 1845 Witt immigrated to Peters Colony along with his father and several extended family members from Tennessee and Kentucky. They settled near White Rock Creek in present-day Dallas County, Texas, joining Witt's brother Preston who had arrived in 1842, and established a successful general store and gristmill. Here, Andrew Witt engaged as a successful farmer and horse breeder. His brothers also expanded their mill operation and eventually opened a gristmill bearing the name of present-day Trinity Mills.
Witt soon became active in state and local politics and served as representative for Dallas County from 1853 to 1859 in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Texas legislatures. During that time, he also served as a justice of the peace and county commissioner in Dallas. In 1856 he presented the charter for the city of Dallas to the Texas legislature. In 1861 Witt volunteered for service in the Civil War and served as a captain and quartermaster in the Sixth Texas Cavalry. After the death of his first wife, Witt married Mary Elizabeth Hawpe in Dallas County on May 19, 1864. They had two children. Witt died in Kleburg, Dallas County, on February 9, 1870, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Witt, state representative, was born in Pope County, Illinois, on August 13, 1815, to John and Ellender (Penny) Witt. Witt was raised in Pope County, but his family later relocated to Greene County, Illinois, at some point in the 1830s. He married Harriet Rattan there on May 6, 1841. They had nine children. Witt's older brother, Frank Witt, represented Greene County in the Illinois State Senate, and Andrew Witt was elected sergeant-at-arms for the Twelfth General Assembly from 1840 to 1842. He also served as a census enumerator in 1840.
Witt's brother-in-law, Hamp Rattan, was among the first European men to arrive at the site of present-day Dallas, Texas, in November 1841. However, he was killed by Indians there within a month. In 1845 Witt immigrated to Peters Colony along with his father and several extended family members from Tennessee and Kentucky. They settled near White Rock Creek in present-day Dallas County, Texas, joining Witt's brother Preston who had arrived in 1842, and established a successful general store and gristmill. Here, Andrew Witt engaged as a successful farmer and horse breeder. His brothers also expanded their mill operation and eventually opened a gristmill bearing the name of present-day Trinity Mills.
Witt soon became active in state and local politics and served as representative for Dallas County from 1853 to 1859 in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Texas legislatures. During that time, he also served as a justice of the peace and county commissioner in Dallas. In 1856 he presented the charter for the city of Dallas to the Texas legislature. In 1861 Witt volunteered for service in the Civil War and served as a captain and quartermaster in the Sixth Texas Cavalry. After the death of his first wife, Witt married Mary Elizabeth Hawpe in Dallas County on May 19, 1864. They had two children. Witt died in Kleburg, Dallas County, on February 9, 1870, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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