Celia (Witt) Oglesby (abt. 1779 - abt. 1862)

Born about 1779 in Amherst County Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Oglesby — married 15 Sep 1794 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Died about 1862 at about age 83 in Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Celia Witt was born about 1779 in Amherst Co., Virginia to David Witt Sr. and Sarah (Abney) Witt. She married Jesse Oglesby on 15 Sept. 1794 in Amherst County, Virginia^[1]

In 1852, Celia applied for a military pension following her husband Jesse's death in Kentucky^[2] See her husband's profile for a full description of her husband's 1832 war pension application.

In 1860 Celia was living with her daughter Sarah and son-in-law David Foster in Washington Co., Kentucky^[3]

1860 U.S. Census. Washington Co., Kentucky

1. David Foster Male 55 Kentucky
2. Sarah B Foster Female 54 Virginia
3. William Foster Male 19 Kentucky
4. Stephen T Foster Male 16 Kentucky
5. Celia Oglsby Female 81 Virginia
6. Elizabeth Moore Female 38 Indiana

Celia died in Kentucky in 1867 (source needed).

Children Listed on Find A Grave^[4]

1. Jacob Oglesby 1798–1860 m.Edith Woolman
2. Jane Oglesby Foley 1807–1850
3. Malinda Oglesby Callison 1810–1860
4. John B. Oglesby 1814–1895 m. Sarah Kennedy
5. Jesse Witt Oglesby 1815–1886 m. Nancy Goff
6. Mary Ann Oglesby Kennedy 1822 – unknown. m. James Mason Kennedy

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR77-9TY : 11 February 2018), Jesse Oglesby and Celia Witt, 15 Sep 1794; citing Amherst County, Virginia, reference 96; FHL microfilm 30,273.
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-RKH9 : accessed 9 February 2019), Celia Oglesby, 23 Mar 1852; citing Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 19; FHL microfilm 1,319,399.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB1-WD9 : 14 December 2017), Celia Oglsby in entry for David Foster, 1860.
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154841821/celia-oglesby

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Witt-272 created through the import of harvey.ged on May 28, 2011 by Debbie Harvey.