John Augustus Titus (1822 - 1875)

Born 3 Aug 1822 in Westchester Town, Westchester, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Wiggins) Titus — married 10 Apr 1854 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1875 at age 52 in Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

John was born in 1822. He is the son of Hannah Doughty and William Titus.

John married Mary Wiggins in 1854 in Victoria, Australia. ^[1] Their children:

• William Titus (1855 - 1900) ^[2]
• Hannah Matilda (Titus) Radnell (1856 - 1940) ^[3]
• John Titus (1858 - 1859) ^[4]
• John Titus (1860 - 1925) ^[5]
• Thomas Titus (1862) ^[6]
• Mary Ellen (Titus) Strack (1864 - 1892) ^[7]
• Margaret Titus (1866 - 1909) ^[8]
• Emmeline Titus (1869 - 1876) ^[9]
• Flora (Titus) Keogh (1872 - 1955) ^[10]
• Henry Titus (1874 - 1875) ^[11]

COUNTRY NEWS ^[12]The Dunolly Express reports the death at Tarnagulla of on old resident, Mr. John Titus, on Friday last.^[13] The deceased had been a resident of Tarnagulla for upwards of eighteen years, and for the last eight years was totally blind from the effects of an accident whilst tamping a charge of powder in a quartz claim on Growler's Reef. He was a man who had seen some stirring times in his day. An American by birth, he served his apprenticeship in the navy of the United States, and afterwards served with the American naval brigade through the whole of the Mexican war. He was one of the first gold miners in California, and came to the colonies in 1853.

Buried Tarnagulla Cemetery, Tarnagulla, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria Marriage Registration 1097/1854 John Titus , WIGGINS Mary
2. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration:2227/1855 William Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, AMHERST
3. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 9150/1856 Hannah Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, RAGLAN
4. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 3855/1858 John Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, SANDY CK
5. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 4735/1860 John Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, SAND
6. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 9653/1862 Thomas Titus, Mary WIGGIENES, John, MELB
7. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 18185/1864 Mary Ellen Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, TARN
8. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 16843/1866 Margaret Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, T'GULLA
9. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 11494/1869 Emmeline Titus, Mary WIGGINS, John, NEWBRIDGE
10. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 5460/1872 Flora Jane Titus, Mary WIGGINGS, John, TARN
11. ↑ Victoria Birth Registration: 19658/1874 Henry Titus, Mary WHIGGINS, John, TARNAGULLA
12. ↑ The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Thursday 12 August 1875 - Page 3
13. ↑ Victoria Death Registration: 12010/1875 TITUS John, 53 Hannah DOUGHTY, William, CHES, sp.WIGGINS, Mary
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187812523/john-augustus-titus: accessed 26 September 2022), memorial page for John Augustus Titus (3 Aug 1822–6 Jul 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187812523, citing Tarnagulla Cemetery, Tarnagulla, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Pauline (contributor 47223566) .

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