William Edward Litton

1919 - 1978  (59 years)

• Name	William Edward Litton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	2 Feb 1919	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  	(Westerman Hollow)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Walton, Washington, Missouri, USA
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1930	Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Goodland, Iron, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Elsie
  Death	8 Dec 1978	Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I19951	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Litton,   b. 10 Jan 1882, Missouri, USA d. 5 Dec 1959, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Fannie Victoria Jane Weekly,   b. 8 Apr 1887, Missouri, USA d. 4 Apr 1962, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 May 1906	Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F9965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elsie Ila Montgomery,   b. 25 Jan 1916, Belleview, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 3 Oct 1971, Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1937	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [4, 7]
  Family ID	F7600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Feb 1919 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 24 Apr 1937 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Death - 8 Dec 1978 - Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 497-07-8851; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 1145.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 1145.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Walton, Washington, Missouri; Roll: T625_943; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 575. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Walton, Washington, Missouri; Roll: T625_943; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 575 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Big River, Jefferson. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Big River, Jefferson [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 197. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 197 [S4366] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Elsie Litton • Alton Evening Telegraph - 4 Oct 1971, Elsie Ila Montgomery Litton -- Alton Evening Telegraph; Publication Date: 4 Oct 1971; Publication Place: Alton, Illinois ;. https://www.newspapers.com/image/14761498/?article=45e0cfd6-1b2a-41b7-bb62-c94070f47cb9&focus=0.34924778,0.36255717,0.45396966,0.6375285&xid=3355 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7676] Find a Grave: WEEKLEY Fannie Litton 1887-1962, Fannie Victoria Jane Weekley Litton. Birth 8 Apr 1887, Washington County, Missouri Death 4 Apr 1961 (aged 73) Iron County, Missouri Burial Pilot Knob Cemetery, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri Memorial ID 115767064 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115767064/fannie-victoria-litton