John
Wilt
Born in At Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Wilt
and Susannah L. (Unknown) Wilt
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Wesley Wilt
Died
at age 67
in Huntington Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Nov 2020
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Biography
John was born aboard ship in the Atlantic Ocean on the way from Germany to the United States, landing in Virginia in 1798. He married Margaret Lay in Jefferson County, Virginia (later West Virginia) in 1827. [1] John passed away in 1865 in Ross County, Ohio and was buried in Bishop Hill Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRTD-P4D : 11 February 2018), John Wilt and Margaret Lay, 1827; citing Jefferson, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 829,871.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74521176/john-wilt : accessed 23 December 2021), memorial page for John Wilt (29 May 1798–21 Jun 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74521176, citing Bishop Hill Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Gene Wilt (contributor 47143680) .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX73-7DF : 4 April 2020), John Witt, Huntington, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing family 220, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLQ-JHC : 19 March 2020), John Wilt, 1860.
- "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8N9-TB7 : 15 August 2019), John Wilt in entry for Mary Wilt, 28 Jan 1916; citing Jefferson, Fayette, Ohio, reference fn 14938; FHL microfilm 1,983,645.
- "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8VL-WKM : 15 August 2019), John Wilt in entry for Mrs Ellen Van Dine, 21 May 1918; citing Springfield, Clark, Ohio, reference fn 29734; FHL microfilm 1,984,350.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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Categories: Bishop Hill Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio