Individual Details
John Wesley Witt
(19 Feb 1829 - 30 Jun 1907)
The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 8, 1907, Page 2, Col. 2: John Wesley Witt, a pioneer of Wasatch county, died at his home in Heber. He was the father of nineteen children, thirteen boys and six girls, thriteen of whom are living. He has forty-two grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Deseret Evening News, Great Salt Lake City, Utah, July 10, 1907, Page 3, Col. 1: John W. Witt Is Dead. Veteran---Pioneer---Closes Long and Eventful Career. Special Correspondence. Heber, Wasatch Co., July 8---Heber mourns the loss of another pioneer citizen in the death of John Wesley Witt. The funeral was held in the stake tabernacle last Tuesday. This is the second pioneer of 1959, who had died in the last two weeks, John Lee, aged 85 years, the first, Mr. Witt, aged 78, making the second.
Mr. Witt was the first probate judge of Wasatch county, and commander of the militia of said county in the Black Hawk war of 1866 and 1867. He was born in Illinois, 1829. He suffered in the mobbing and driving of the Saints from Far West, Mo., in 1838, also in the expulsion of saints from Nauvoo. Crossed the Mississippi river with his parents in February, 1846 and came to Utah in 1850. Moved to Provo City in 1851; built the first adobe house there in 1852; moved to Provo Valley, 1859; built the first log house in fort line in Heber. Mr. Witt was a thorough business man, a leader in all affairs of progress in the county.
Deseret Evening News, Great Salt Lake City, Utah, July 10, 1907, Page 3, Col. 1: John W. Witt Is Dead. Veteran---Pioneer---Closes Long and Eventful Career. Special Correspondence. Heber, Wasatch Co., July 8---Heber mourns the loss of another pioneer citizen in the death of John Wesley Witt. The funeral was held in the stake tabernacle last Tuesday. This is the second pioneer of 1959, who had died in the last two weeks, John Lee, aged 85 years, the first, Mr. Witt, aged 78, making the second.
Mr. Witt was the first probate judge of Wasatch county, and commander of the militia of said county in the Black Hawk war of 1866 and 1867. He was born in Illinois, 1829. He suffered in the mobbing and driving of the Saints from Far West, Mo., in 1838, also in the expulsion of saints from Nauvoo. Crossed the Mississippi river with his parents in February, 1846 and came to Utah in 1850. Moved to Provo City in 1851; built the first adobe house there in 1852; moved to Provo Valley, 1859; built the first log house in fort line in Heber. Mr. Witt was a thorough business man, a leader in all affairs of progress in the county.
Events
| Birth | 10 Feb 1829 | McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Birth | 19 Feb 1829 | McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Mar 1851 | Farmington, Davis Co., Utah - Lovina Bigelow | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Nov 1869 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah - Martha Jane Taylor | | ||
| Death | 30 Jun 1907 | Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah | | ||
| Occupation | Probate Judge | | |||
| Religion | LDS | | |||
| Burial | Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah | |
Families
| Spouse | Lovina Bigelow (1834 - 1900) |
| Spouse | Martha Jane Taylor (1852 - 1940) |
| Father | Robert L Witt (1797 - 1835) |
| Mother | Dorcas Willis (1810 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Kizzie Ann Witt (1827 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Witt (1831 - 1875) |
| Sibling | William Witt (1833 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Miles Witt (1834 - 1835) |
Endnotes
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