Visa Levitha 'Visey' Jackson

1847 - 1931  (83 years)

• Name	Visa Levitha 'Visey' Jackson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	3 Dec 1847	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	"Bisay" Age: 4; Daughter of Mahala and William Hamilton
  Census	1860	Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Residence Post Office: Rock Spring; Daughter of Mahala and Wm Jackson
  Census	1870	Liberty, Crawford, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Residence Post Office: Cuba; Wife of Joshua Witt
  Census	1880	Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married to Thomas Wise; Relation to Head: Daughter of Mahala
  Residence	1890	Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Widow's Pension Application for Civil War; Relation To Head: Widow of Joshua Witt
  Census	1930	Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Mother of William A Witt
  Death	3 Apr 1931	Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	Smith-Witt Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I26386	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Pentecost Jackson,   b. 1786, Green County, Kentucky, USA d. 9 Nov 1860, Edgar Springs, Phelps, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mahala Hamilton,   b. 1 Jan 1800, Washington County, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Jan 1896, Washington County, Missouri, USA (Age 96 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Jun 1835	Washington County, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F8786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joshua Witt,   b. 1838, Missouri, USA d. 1872 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1867  [1]
  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

  
  

  Family 2	George W Golden,   b. 29 May 1836, Washington County, Missouri, USA d. Abt 1868, Washington County, Missouri, USA (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1865	Washington County, Missouri, USA   [1, 9]
  Family ID	F7614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	William Thomas Wise,   b. 7 Mar 1847, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jan 1936, Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1873  [1]
  Family ID	F11537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Dec 1847 - Missouri, USA Census - "Bisay" Age: 4; Daughter of Mahala and William Hamilton - 1850 - Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Rock Spring; Daughter of Mahala and Wm Jackson - 1860 - Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA Marriage - 31 Oct 1865 - Washington County, Missouri, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Cuba; Wife of Joshua Witt - 1870 - Liberty, Crawford, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Thomas Wise; Relation to Head: Daughter of Mahala - 1880 - Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA Residence - Widow's Pension Application for Civil War; Relation To Head: Widow of Joshua Witt - 1890 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Mother of William A Witt - 1930 - Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, USA Death - 3 Apr 1931 - Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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