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| date_of_birth =[[January 16]], [[1847]] | | date_of_birth =[[January 16]], [[1847]] | ||
| place_of_birth =Madison, Georgia | | place_of_birth =Madison, Georgia | ||
| − | | date_of_death =1913 | + | | date_of_death =[[1913]] |
| place_of_death = | | place_of_death = | ||
| occupation =Grocer, lumber exporter | | occupation =Grocer, lumber exporter | ||
| − | | religion = | + | | religion =Methodist |
| spouse =Mary Roberts | | spouse =Mary Roberts | ||
| parents =Ernest L. | | parents =Ernest L. | ||
| − | | children =[[W. L. Wittich, Jr.]] | + | | children =Mary, Ben, Elizabeth, [[Wilds Lucius Wittich|W. L. Wittich, Jr.]] |
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'''Wilds Leroy Wittich''' was a grocer and lumber exporter. | '''Wilds Leroy Wittich''' was a grocer and lumber exporter. | ||
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| + | ==Military service== | ||
| + | At the outset of the [[Civil War]], Wittich was studying at the [[Wikipedia:Georgia Military Institute|Georgia Military Institute]]. He joined [[Wikipedia:Cobb's Legion|Cobb's Legion]] and served until being wounded in Virginia. After recovering, he joined Company E of the 56th Alabama Regiment in the fall of [[1863]]. | ||
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| + | ==Post-war== | ||
| + | After the war, Wittich settled in Greenville, Alabama, where he worked as a clerk. In [[1868]] he married Mary Roberts, the daughter of his employer. The same year Wittich moved to Pensacola where he opened a wholesale grocery operation. In [[1876]] he entered the lumber export business. | ||
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[[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Wittich, Wilds Leroy]] | [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Wittich, Wilds Leroy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:38, 29 January 2009
| Wilds Leroy Wittich | |
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| Born | January 16, 1847 Madison, Georgia |
| Died | 1913 |
| Occupation | Grocer, lumber exporter |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Spouse | Mary Roberts |
| Parents | Ernest L. |
| Children | Mary, Ben, Elizabeth, W. L. Wittich, Jr. |
Wilds Leroy Wittich was a grocer and lumber exporter.
Military service[edit]
At the outset of the Civil War, Wittich was studying at the Georgia Military Institute. He joined Cobb's Legion and served until being wounded in Virginia. After recovering, he joined Company E of the 56th Alabama Regiment in the fall of 1863.
Post-war[edit]
After the war, Wittich settled in Greenville, Alabama, where he worked as a clerk. In 1868 he married Mary Roberts, the daughter of his employer. The same year Wittich moved to Pensacola where he opened a wholesale grocery operation. In 1876 he entered the lumber export business.
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