Descendants of William Stitt

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM1 STITT was born 1735 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and died 1791 in Franklin County,
Pennsylvania.
 
Children of WILLIAM STITT are:
2. i. SAMUEL2 STITT, b. 1760, Chester County, Pennsylvania; d. July 16, 1849, Gilpin Township.
 ii. JOHN STITT, b. April 17, 1752.
 iii. WILLIAM JR. STITT, b. 1755.
 iv. JAMES STITT.
 v. MARGARET STITT.
 vi. ELIZABETH STITT.
 vii. JACOB STITT.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  SAMUEL2 STITT (WILLIAM1) was born 1760 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died July 16, 1849 in
Gilpin Township.  He married (1) NANCY ELIZABETH MORRIS, daughter of FATHER MORRIS and SARAH
FRAZEE.  He married (2) HANNAH SHAFFER.

Notes for SAMUEL STITT:
About Samuel...
 Buried at the Stitt Cemetery in Parks Twp., PA. Fought in the War of
 1812.
 
Children of SAMUEL STITT and NANCY MORRIS are:
3. i. WILLIAM3 STITT, b. Gilpin Township,Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; d. 1849, Chillicothe, Ohio.
 ii. JOHN STITT.
 iii. SAMUEL G. STITT, b. 1786.
 iv. ANDREW STITT, b. 1788.
 v. NANCY STITT.
 vi. CATHERINE STITT.
 vii. JACOB STITT, b. 1795.
 viii. MARGARET STITT, b. 1806.
 ix. ELIZABETH STITT.
 

Generation No. 3

3.  WILLIAM3 STITT (SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born in Gilpin Township,Armstrong County, Pennsylvania,
and died 1849 in Chillicothe, Ohio.  He married MARY ANN WIFE OF WILLIAM STITT.

Notes for WILLIAM STITT:
About William and Mary Ann...
 a copy of letter written in 1980 that shows a likely congruence
 between Ruba Albert's family's information about her gg. grandfather,
 Emanuel Stitt, and my somewhat mysterious Mary Ann. I believe that the
 'Mary' in her letter is the 'Mary Ann' who married William. The letter says
 that Emanuel's mother lived to be 108 years old and had 18 children. If indeed
 Ruba's Mary and my Mary Ann are the same Mary, then she was living with
 her son Ami in Ross Co., OH according to the 1860 census.
 
Children of WILLIAM STITT and MARY STITT are:
4. i. GABRIEL4 STITT, b. June 16, 1821, Athens County, Ohio; d. July 31, 1864, Nashville, Tennesee.
5. ii. ELIAS STITT, b. November 27, 1810, Athens County, Ohio; d. December 23, 1886, Salineville,
Columbia County, Ohio.
 iii. JOEHILE STITT.
 iv. SAMUEL STITT.
 v. GATRUE STITT.
 vi. ANA STITT.
 vii. AMI STITT, b. 1832; m. ELLEN DOWDEN.

Notes for AMI STITT:
About Ami and Ellen...
 
 Ellen had 11 children. Ami and his brother Emanuel moved to Missouri after the Civil War.

 viii. EMANUEL STITT, b. January 1835, Ohio; m. MARY J. CLEM, Abt. 1855.

Notes for EMANUEL STITT:
 Emanuel moved to Missouri after the Civil  War.

About Emanuel and Mary...
 When Mary thought that Emanuel had been killed in the Civil War, she remarried. As a result, Emanuel
and his brother Ami moved to Missouri. Mary had 8 children.

 ix. MELKISIN STITT.
 x. DRUCENE STITT.
 xi. JAMES STITT.
 xii. JEFFERSON STITT.
 

Generation No. 4

4.  GABRIEL4 STITT (WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born June 16, 1821 in Athens County, Ohio, and
died July 31, 1864 in Nashville, Tennesee.  He married CATHERINE ANN SUYDAM December 14, 1843,
daughter of ABRAHAM SUYDAM and CATHERINE SPIRLING.

More About GABRIEL STITT:
Fact 1: Died as result of Civil War

More About CATHERINE ANN SUYDAM:
Fact 1: 1860 census states place of birth- New Jersey
 
Children of GABRIEL STITT and CATHERINE SUYDAM are:
6. i. MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, b. July 28, 1844, Coshocton, Ohio; d. December 24, 1906,
Newcomerstown, Ohio.
7. ii. WILFORD STITT, b. 1848, Ohio; d. August 06, 1920, Newcomerstown, Ohio.
 iii. DAVID STITT, b. 1850, Ohio; m. SARAH HOGELAND, December 19, 1872, Coshocton County Ohio.
 iv. AMANDA STITT, b. 1851, Ohio; m. GEORGE MCBRIDE, December 03, 1865.

5.  ELIAS4 STITT (WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born November 27, 1810 in Athens County, Ohio,
and died December 23, 1886 in Salineville, Columbia County, Ohio.  He married MAHALA RING.

Notes for ELIAS STITT:
About Elias and Mahala...
 Sometime between 1846 and 1849 the family moved from Missouri to Ohio. Elias, Sr. served in the Union
Army, Co. K, 3rd Ohio Regiment, 1861-1865. The inscription on his gravestone reads
 
Elias Stitt Sr
Co. K 3. O.V.I.
Dec. 23 1886 Aged 76 y. - 25 d.
and it sits in a grouping around a statue of Union solider at rest, with a large inscription  "In Memory of Our
Comrades".
 
Children of ELIAS STITT and MAHALA RING are:
 i. ALEXANDER5 STITT, b. 1838.
 ii. WILLIAM STITT, b. 1840.
 iii. ELIAS JR. STITT, b. 1844.
 iv. THOMAS W. STITT, b. 1846, Missouri.
 v. GEORGE STITT, b. 1849.
 

Generation No. 5

6.  MARY CATHERINE5 STITT (GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born July 28, 1844 in
Coshocton, Ohio, and died December 24, 1906 in Newcomerstown, Ohio.  She married FRANCIS A.
MARDIS May 28, 1863, son of WILLIAM MARDIS and FRANCES BELL.

Notes for MARY CATHERINE STITT:
Death of a Noble Woman

Mrs. Mary C. Mardis died quite suddenly on Monday, about 1 p.m. of
apoplexy, at her home on West Main St. Her Husband, Mr. Frank Mardis, died
a year ago last February. Mrs. Mardis was 62 years, 4 months, and 24 days old, and is survived by four
daughters and two sons--Mrs. Frances Mackey of Suydame Lock, Mrs. Phillip Creter, Edith and Mary
Mardis, and Phillip and John Mardis of this city.-- Two children of the family, Anna and Alpha, are dead.
Mrs. Mardis was a faithful and consistent member of the United Brethren church  having been converted
about 25 years ago. The funeral services will take place at the U. B. Church on State St., conducted by
Pastor Heylow, to-day (Wednesday) at 2 p.m.  Internment in the village cemetary.

Newcomerstown News
Wednesday December 26, 1906

More About FRANCIS A. MARDIS:
Fact 1: 51rst OVI, Co. C.
Fact 2: buried East State St. Cemetary, Newcomerstown, Ohio
Fact 3: Shoemaker
 
Children of MARY STITT and FRANCIS MARDIS are:
8. i. JOHN A.6 MARDIS, b. January 20, 1869, Ohio; d. March 18, 1969.
9. ii. FRANCES EDNA MARDIS, b. October 26, 1865, Newcomerstown,Ohio; d. 1936, Canton, Ohio.
 iii. ALTA MARDIS, b. September 22, 1867, Ohio; d. March 31, 1904; m. JOHN SMITH, November 16,
1890.

More About ALTA MARDIS:
Fact 1: Buried East State St. Cemetery,Newcomertown,Ohio
Fact 2: 36y6m9d
Fact 3: Converted with Husband 3-3-1888
Fact 4: join U.B. church at Everals

 iv. LENA MARDIS, m. PHILLIP CRATER.
 v. ANNA BELLE MARDIS, b. July 03, 1871; d. May 06, 1896.

More About ANNA BELLE MARDIS:
Fact 1: buried East State St. Cemetery,Newcomertown,Ohio

10. vi. PHILLIP MARDIS, b. June 27, 1880, Newcomerstown, Ohio; d. June 22, 1960, Newcomerstown, Ohio.
 vii. MARY MARDIS, m. S. G. LARKIN.
 viii. EDITH MARDIS, m. BYRON WHEELER.
 ix. ALPH MARDIS.

7.  WILFORD5 STITT (GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 1848 in Ohio, and died August
06, 1920 in Newcomerstown, Ohio.  He married (1) ORA MERCER.  He married (2) ANNIE GARDENER
December 29, 1878 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, daughter of WILLIAM GARDENER and SUSAN GARDENER.
 
Child of WILFORD STITT and ORA MERCER is:
 i. DONALD6 STITT.
 

Generation No. 6

8.  JOHN A.6 MARDIS (MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born
January 20, 1869 in Ohio, and died March 18, 1969.  He married SARAH WILMETTA MURPHY August 16,
1891 in Coshocton County ,Ohio, daughter of WILLIAM MURPHEY and ELIZABETH GARDNER.
 
Children of JOHN MARDIS and SARAH MURPHY are:
11. i. MARY ELIZABETH7 MARDIS, b. 1900; d. 1978.
 ii. CECIL MARDIS.
 iii. EFFIE MARDIS.
 iv. STELLA MARDIS, m. JAMES HILLIGAS, October 11, 1911, Coshocton County Ohio.
 v. PAULINE MARDIS.

9.  FRANCES EDNA6 MARDIS (MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was
born October 26, 1865 in Newcomerstown,Ohio, and died 1936 in Canton, Ohio.  She married LUTHER
MACKEY.
 
Children of FRANCES MARDIS and LUTHER MACKEY are:
 i. ZELLA7 MACKEY.

More About ZELLA MACKEY:
Fact 1: Teacher  Canton City Schools

 ii. CHESTER MACKEY.
 iii. OSCAR MACKEY.

10.  PHILLIP6 MARDIS (MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born June
27, 1880 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, and died June 22, 1960 in Newcomerstown, Ohio.  He married ADELIA
MAE NEIGHBOR November 29, 1900, daughter of ROBERT NEIGHBOR and ELIZABETH DAUGHERTY.

More About PHILLIP MARDIS:
Fact 1: buried West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown,Ohio

More About ADELIA MAE NEIGHBOR:
Fact 1: buried West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown,Ohio
 
Child of PHILLIP MARDIS and ADELIA NEIGHBOR is:
12. i. OWEN EUGENE7 MARDIS, b. March 22, 1919, Newcomerstown, Ohio.
 

Generation No. 7

11.  MARY ELIZABETH7 MARDIS (JOHN A.6, MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2,
WILLIAM1) was born 1900, and died 1978.  She married JAMES L. BRADSHAW, son of GEORGE BRADSHAW
and EMMA.

More About MARY ELIZABETH MARDIS:
Fact 1: buried West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown,Ohio

More About JAMES L. BRADSHAW:
Fact 1: buried West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown,Ohio
 
Children of MARY MARDIS and JAMES BRADSHAW are:
13. i. RUTH VIRGINIA8 BRADSHAW, b. November 27, 1915.
 ii. JAMES LEWIS "SONNY" BRADSHAW, b. March 10, 1929; d. December 13, 1957.

More About JAMES LEWIS "SONNY" BRADSHAW:
Fact 1: Died age 28

 iii. ROBERT BRADSHAW.
 iv. MAXINE BRADSHAW, m. MR. HAAS.
 v. DORIS BRADSHAW, m. A. P. YANIA.
 vi. MADELINE BRADSHAW.
 vii. JOHN E. BRADSHAW, b. 1922; m. KATHRYN L. BRADSHAW.

More About KATHRYN L. BRADSHAW:
Fact 1: buried Gnadenhutten Cem,Gnadenhutten,Ohio

12.  OWEN EUGENE7 MARDIS (PHILLIP6, MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2,
WILLIAM1) was born March 22, 1919 in Newcomerstown, Ohio.  He married MARION DELL MCCOY.
Children of OWEN MARDIS and MARION MCCOY are:
 i. JAMES JAY8 MARDIS, b. June 19, 1952; d. June 19, 1952.

More About JAMES JAY MARDIS:
Fact 1: buried West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown,Ohio

 ii. BARBARA JEAN MARDIS, b. July 29, 1946; d. August 05, 1946.

More About BARBARA JEAN MARDIS:
Fact 1: buried West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown,Ohio
 

Generation No. 8

13.  RUTH VIRGINIA8 BRADSHAW (MARY ELIZABETH7 MARDIS, JOHN A.6, MARY CATHERINE5 STITT,
GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born November 27, 1915.  She married (1) GARRY
HOSACK.  She married (2) LLOYD VERNON MAURER August 31, 1937, son of JOHN MAURER and
CATHERINE SNYDER.

More About LLOYD VERNON MAURER:
Fact 1: Buried in West Lawn Cem.,Newcomerstown, Ohio
 
Children of RUTH BRADSHAW and LLOYD MAURER are:
14. i. VIRGINIA ANN9 MAURER, b. May 15, 1938, Bucks Township near Baltic, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
 ii. GWENDOLYN MAE MAURER, b. July 20, 1942; m. (1) CHARLES FRENTON, February 19, 1967,
Newcomerstown, Ohio; m. (2) ROGER DALE THOMAS SR., June 29, 1985.

Notes for GWENDOLYN MAE MAURER:
divorced Charles Frenton
 

Generation No. 9

14.  VIRGINIA ANN9 MAURER (RUTH VIRGINIA8 BRADSHAW, MARY ELIZABETH7 MARDIS, JOHN A.6, MARY
CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born May 15, 1938 in Bucks Township
near Baltic, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  She married (1) LORIN GERALD WISE October 19, 1953 in
Brookfield, Franklin County, Indiana, son of RALPH WISE and SARAH BERRY.  She married (2) DAVID
CHRISTY May 10, 1991 in First Baptist Church, Newcomerstown, Ohio, son of EMMETT CHRISTY and VIDA
DURBIN.

More About VIRGINIA ANN MAURER:
Fact 1: "Ginger"

More About LORIN GERALD WISE:
Fact 1: Born on Chestnut St. ,Nctown, Ohio
Fact 2: Died Bethesda Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio
Fact 3: Buried West Lawn Cemetary, Nctown, Ohio
 
Children of VIRGINIA MAURER and LORIN WISE are:
15. i. MITCHELL LEROY10 WISE, b. August 15, 1958, Newcomerstown, Ohio.
 ii. MICHAEL ALAN WISE, b. October 13, 1954, Newcomerstown, Ohio.

More About MICHAEL ALAN WISE:
Fact 1: Born at 515 S. College St.,Nctown, Ohio

 iii. TERRY (TT) LANE WISE, b. February 01, 1960, Coshocton Hospital, Coshocton,, Ohio; d. November
02, 1978, Newcomerstown, Ohio.
16. iv. TRACY LYNN WISE, b. April 01, 1961, Coshocton, Ohio.
 

Generation No. 10

15.  MITCHELL LEROY10 WISE (VIRGINIA ANN9 MAURER, RUTH VIRGINIA8 BRADSHAW, MARY ELIZABETH7
MARDIS, JOHN A.6, MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born August
15, 1958 in Newcomerstown, Ohio.  He married CYNTHIA JOANN MILLER November 23, 1977 in Florence,
S. Carolina/ Newcomerstown, Ohio, daughter of PAUL MILLER and BARBARA BASSETT.

More About MITCHELL LEROY WISE:
Fact 1: Born 515 S. College St., Nctown,Ohio

More About CYNTHIA JOANN MILLER:
Fact 1: born 6:37pm
 
Children of MITCHELL WISE and CYNTHIA MILLER are:
17. i. AMY NICHCOLE11 WISE, b. February 09, 1978, Cambridge, Ohio.
 ii. ANGELA CHRISTINE WISE, b. May 11, 1979, Cambridge, Ohio.

More About ANGELA CHRISTINE WISE:
Fact 1: born 11:36am

 iii. BENJAMIN TODD WISE, b. May 24, 1990, Dover, Ohio.

More About BENJAMIN TODD WISE:
Fact 1: born 11:18pm

 iv. MIKKI LEE WISE, b. May 13, 1993, Canton, Ohio.

More About MIKKI LEE WISE:
Fact 1: born

16.  TRACY LYNN10 WISE (VIRGINIA ANN9 MAURER, RUTH VIRGINIA8 BRADSHAW, MARY ELIZABETH7
MARDIS, JOHN A.6, MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1) was born April 01,
1961 in Coshocton, Ohio.  She met (1) STEPHEN ELLIOT.  She married (2) MICHAEL MOORE in Nazarene
Church, Coshocton, Ohio.
 
Child of TRACY WISE and STEPHEN ELLIOT is:
 i. DANIEL ALLEN11 WISE, b. July 07, 1982, Coshocton Mem. Hospital, Coshocton, Ohio.

More About DANIEL ALLEN WISE:
Fact 1: Born at 4:25 AM
 

Generation No. 11

17.  AMY NICHCOLE11 WISE (MITCHELL LEROY10, VIRGINIA ANN9 MAURER, RUTH VIRGINIA8 BRADSHAW,
MARY ELIZABETH7 MARDIS, JOHN A.6, MARY CATHERINE5 STITT, GABRIEL4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1)
was born February 09, 1978 in Cambridge, Ohio.  She met KEITH BUTLER.

More About AMY NICHCOLE WISE:
Fact 1: born 4:40 am
 
Child of AMY WISE and KEITH BUTLER is:
 i. TYLER JAMES12 BUTLER, b. December 29, 1997.
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