Joshua Witt

1838 - 1872  (34 years)

• Name	Joshua Witt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1838	Missouri, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Franklin County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Son of Mary and Thomas Witt
  Census	1860	Franklin County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Residence Post Office: St Clair; Son of Mary Witt
  Military Service	1864	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 8]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Private, Company F, 6th Missouri Cavalry Regiment
  		Military Flag-Missouri 6th Cavalry (US) Battle Flag of the 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavaly Regiment
  Census	1870	Liberty, Crawford, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Residence Post Office: Cuba; Married to Mahala
  Death	1872  [1]
  Burial	Smith-Witt Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23643	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Witt,   b. Abt 1815, South Carolina, USA d. Abt 1860, Missouri, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Witt,   b. Abt 1820, South Carolina, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Visa Levitha 'Visey' Jackson,   b. 3 Dec 1847, Missouri, USA d. 3 Apr 1931, Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1867  [9]
  Children	1. John Witt,   b. 7 Nov 1869, Washington County, Missouri, USA d. 6 Feb 1945, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Allen Witt,   b. 20 Feb 1873, Washington County, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jul 1956, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard Henry Witt,   b. 9 Nov 1871, Missouri, USA d. 21 May 1941, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1838 - Missouri, USA Census - Son of Mary and Thomas Witt - 1850 - Franklin County, Missouri, USA Census - Residence Post Office: St Clair; Son of Mary Witt - 1860 - Franklin County, Missouri, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Private, Company F, 6th Missouri Cavalry Regiment - 1864 - Missouri, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Cuba; Married to Mahala - 1870 - Liberty, Crawford, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Flag-Missouri 6th Cavalry (US) Battle Flag of the 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavaly Regiment

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-WITT Joshua (Service) Joshua Witt - Company F, 6th Missouri Cavalry -- NARA M405. Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the State of Missouri.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5301] Find a Grave: WITT Joshua 1838-1872, Joshua Witt (Veteran). BIRTH: 1838 DEATH: 1872 (aged 33–34) BURIAL: Smith-Witt Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID: 5277692 "CO F 6 REGT MO CAV" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5277692/joshua-witt [S1119] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Franklin, Missouri; Roll: M432_399; Page: 86A; Image: 175. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Franklin, Missouri; Roll: M432_399; Page: 86A; Image: 175 [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Central, Franklin, Missouri; Roll: M653_619; Page: 411; Family History Library Film: 803619. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Central, Franklin, Missouri; Roll: M653_619; Page: 411; Family History Library Film: 803619 [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; S. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; S [S1655] Ancestry.com, U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the AGO, 1780s-1917; Record Group #: 94; Series Number: M405; Roll #: 0150. [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Crawford, Missouri; Roll: M593_772; Page: 632A; Family History Library Film: 552271. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Crawford, Missouri; Roll: M593_772; Page: 632A; Family History Library Film: 552271 [S5300] Fold3: Joshua Witt, CSA, PVT (Private) Joshua Witt, Company F, 6th Missouri Cavalry , Civil War. Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri. 1864 https://www.fold3.com/image/224209751?xid=1022&xid=1945 Military-WITT Joshua (Service) Joshua Witt - Company F, 6th Missouri Cavalry -- NARA M405. Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the State of Missouri. [S8409] Find a Grave: JACKSON Visa Wise 1847-1931, Visa Levitha 'Visey' Jackson Golden Witt Wise. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5277672/visa-levitha-wise