Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/766 Surname: Witt, Neer, Rawson ------------------------- I can't help on the obit, but using census, cemetery and other records I was able to pull this together: Descendants of Hannah Will (Witt) - 6 Dec 2000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. Hannah Will (Witt) was born on November 4, 1804 in New Hampshire.1,2 She appeared on the census in 1880 in Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., IL. Shown as Burk, Hannah F 75 W Domestic NH UN UN, in a household by herself, living next door to her daughter Harriet and George Neer. She died on August 1, 1889 in Whiteside Co., IL.2 She was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Buried adjacent to George and Harriett Neer. Will (Witt) is probably Hannah's married name. She was married to Witt. Hannah Will (Witt) and Witt had the following children: +2 i. Georgianna Witt (born about 1830). +3 ii. Harriett Witt (born about 1844). She was married to Horace Burk on October 19, 1850 in Whiteside Co., IL. BURK, HORACE WILL, HANNAH WHITESIDE 10/19/1850 00A/ 00000382 Horace Burk was born about 1808 in Berkshire Co., Massechusetts.1,3 He appeared on the census in 1850 in Whiteside Co., IL. Horace Burk 42 M Farmer $2000 Mass James 17 M Laborer NY Dwight 15 M Ill Georgianna 8 F Ill Julia 5 F Ill Lydia 2 F Ill Hannah Witt 46 F NH Georgianna 20 F Mass Harriet 6 Ill He appeared on the census in 1860 in Portland Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Burk, Horace 54 NY Farmer Hannah 56 F NH Alice 16 F IL Domestic Lydia 14 F IL Julia 11 F IL He appeared on the census in 1870 in Portland Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Burke, Horace 62 M MA Farmer Hannah 65 F NH Ransom, Georgianna 40 F MA Iza 8 F IL Lydia 6 F IL Hattie 3 F IL He died on November 23, 1878 in Whiteside Co., IL.2 He was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Portland Twp., Whiteside Co., IL. SECOND GENERATION 2. Georgianna Witt was born about 1830 in Massechusetts. She died on April 14, 1897 in Whiteside Co., IL. She was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. She was married to John Rawson (Ransom) on September 11, 1859 in Whiteside Co., IL.4 RAWSON, JOHN WITT, GEORGIANA WHITESIDE 09/11/1859 / 00000298 John Rawson (Ransom) was born on April 5, 1816 in New York.2 He appeared on the census in 1860 in Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., IL. He was a Blacksmith in 1860 in Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., IL.5 He died on October 6, 1869 in Illinois. He was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Georgianna Witt and John Rawson (Ransom) had the following children: 4 i. Royal S. Rawson was born on July 6, 1860 in Illinois. He died on August 25, 1860 in Illinois. +5 ii. Iza Rawson (born about 1862). +6 iii. Lydia Rawson (born about 1864). 7 iv. Hattie Rawson was born about 1867 in Illinois. 3. Harriett Witt was born about 1844 in Illinois. She died in 1926 in Whiteside Co., IL. She was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. George and Harriett Neer are buried adjacent to John and Georgianna Rawson, Harriett's sister. She was married to George Neer on September 16, 1863 in Whiteside Co., IL.4 NEER, GEORGE WITT, HARRIET E WHITESIDE 09/16/1863 / 00000945 George Neer was born about 1841 in Ohio.6 He appeared on the census in 1870 in Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., IL. Near, George 29 M OH Farmer Harriett 25 F IL Sarah 5 F IL Franklin 3 M IL Horace 1 M IL He died in 1921. He was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Harriett Witt and George Neer had the following children: +8 i. Sarah Neer (born about 1865). +9 ii. Franklin Neer (born about 1867). +10 iii. Horace Neer (born about 1869). 11 iv. John D. Neer was born about 1872 in Illinois. +12 v. Hannah Neer (born about 1874). +13 vi. William Neer (born about 1877). THIRD GENERATION 5. Iza Rawson was born about 1862 in Illinois. She was married to James Deitz on August 9, 1877 in Whiteside Co., IL.4 DEITS, JAMES E RAWSON, ISA A WHITESIDE 08/09/1877 / 00004494 James Deitz was born about 1856 in Illinois. He appeared on the census in 1880 in Portland Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Deitz, James M 24 M Farmer IL US US Izie F 18 M Wife IL NY MA Rawson, Georgiana F 50 W Mother in Law MA MA NH He appeared on the census in 1900 in Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., IL. Deitz, James M 44 M Farmer IL NY NY Izie F 38 M Wife Il NY MA Glen A. M 14 S Son IL IL IL Floyd M 11 S Son IL IL IL Ernest M 2 S Son IL IL IL Barnum, Mabel (x) F 17 M Da IL IL IL Baldwin, Levi D. M 74 W Boarder VT VT VT Iza Rawson and James Deitz had the following children: +14 i. Mabel Deitz (born about 1873). 15 ii. Glen A. Deitz was born about 1876 in Illinois. 16 iii. Floyd Deitz was born about 1889 in Illinois. 17 iv. Ernest Deitz was born about 1898 in Illinois. 6. Lydia Rawson was born about 1864 in Illinois. She appeared on the census in 1880 in Portland Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. Shown as adopted in the family of Adam Young. She was married to Lee Dorothy on June 29, 1887 in Whiteside Co., IL. DOROTHY, LEE RAWSON, LYDIA WHITESIDE 06/29/1887 / 00007146 8. Sarah Neer was born about 1865 in Illinois. She was married to Adam Young on September 8, 1886 in Whiteside Co., IL.4 YOUNG, ADAM NEER, SARAH J WHITESIDE 09/08/1886 / 00006936 9. Franklin Neer was born about 1867 in Illinois. He was married to Florence M. Getty on November 25, 1897 in Whiteside Co., IL. NEER, FRANK G GETTY, FLORENCE M WHITESIDE 11/25/1897 / 00009876 10. Horace Neer was born about 1869 in Illinois. He died in 1920. He was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. He was married to Gertrude Pratt on October 2, 1889 in Whiteside Co., IL. NEER, HORACE A PRATT, GERTRUDE WHITESIDE 10/02/1889 / 00007726 Horace Neer and Gertrude Pratt had the following children: 18 i. Ina Neer was born in 1890 in Illinois. She died in 1891 in Illinois. She was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. 19 ii. May Neer was born in 1892 in Illinois. She died in 1893 in Illinois. She was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. 20 iii. Edith Neer was born in 1897 in Illinois. She died in 1953 in Illinois. She was buried in Erie Cemtery, Erie, Erie Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois. 12. Hannah Neer was born about 1874 in Whiteside Co., IL. She was married to Ira Talcott on September 19, 1892 in Whiteside Co., IL. TALCOTT, IRA NEER, HANNAH L WHITESIDE 09/19/1892 / 00008533 13. William Neer was born about 1877 in Illinois. He was married to Daisy E. Smith on July 2, 1900 in Whiteside Co., IL. NEER, WILLIAM R SMITH, DAISY E WHITESIDE 07/02/1900 / 10614 FOURTH GENERATION 14. Mabel Deitz was born about 1873 in Illinois. She was married to Willard Barnum on May 2, 1900 in Whiteside Co., IL. BARNUM, WILLARD DEETS, MABEL WHITESIDE 05/02/1900 / 10571 SOURCES 1. 1850 Whiteside County Census. 2. Cemetery Records. 3. Bent/Wilson. History of Whiteside County. 4. Illinois Marriage Index. 5. 1860 Whiteside County Census. 6. 1870 Whiteside County Census.