Isaac Witt was born around 1838 in Lee County, Virginia, to Archibald Witt and Rachel Kelly. He married Mary Ann "Polly" Clarkston, 24 August 1864, in Harlan County, Kentucky. The Clark(ston) and Witt families were intertwined, as there were several marriages between the two. Isaac and Polly's children were James, Archibald, Henry, Edmond, John, Martha, Mary, General, and Lura Witt. On 1 March 1865, Isaac enlisted in the Union Army with his brother, Edmond Witt. Isaac and Polly appeared on the 1870 Census in the Yokum Station District of Lee County. Together with the other Witt families, they left the Crab Orchard / Big Stone Gap area of Virginia, a Confederate stronghold. Around 1875, Isaac was listed as a Private on the muster roll of Compay F, Three Forks Battalion of the Kentucky State Militia. He was described being 5'9", with blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion. Isaac and Polly appeared on the 1880 Census in Leslie County, Kentucky. In 1882, the Witt families left Kentucky for Arkansas. The men traveled by covered wagons; the women and children followed later by train. Isaac and Polly appeared on the 1900 Census at Richland Township, Arkansas. Isaac Witt died, ca 1905, about age 67, in Southern Home, Arkansas, and was buried at Smith Cemetery in Havana, Arkansas.
Isaac Witt was born around 1838 in Lee County, Virginia, to Archibald Witt and Rachel Kelly. He married Mary Ann "Polly" Clarkston, 24 August 1864, in Harlan County, Kentucky. The Clark(ston) and Witt families were intertwined, as there were several marriages between the two. Isaac and Polly's children were James, Archibald, Henry, Edmond, John, Martha, Mary, General, and Lura Witt. On 1 March 1865, Isaac enlisted in the Union Army with his brother, Edmond Witt. Isaac and Polly appeared on the 1870 Census in the Yokum Station District of Lee County. Together with the other Witt families, they left the Crab Orchard / Big Stone Gap area of Virginia, a Confederate stronghold. Around 1875, Isaac was listed as a Private on the muster roll of Compay F, Three Forks Battalion of the Kentucky State Militia. He was described being 5'9", with blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion. Isaac and Polly appeared on the 1880 Census in Leslie County, Kentucky. In 1882, the Witt families left Kentucky for Arkansas. The men traveled by covered wagons; the women and children followed later by train. Isaac and Polly appeared on the 1900 Census at Richland Township, Arkansas. Isaac Witt died, ca 1905, about age 67, in Southern Home, Arkansas, and was buried at Smith Cemetery in Havana, Arkansas.
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