Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Boggs Whitt
Birth17 Sep 1867, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death19 Dec 1926, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
BurialWhitt Cemetery, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Parsons “Jack” Whitt (1840-1916)
MotherMissouri Cox (1846-1928)
Other spousesBess J. Sexton
Marriageabt 1886, Carter Co., Kentucky
SpouseBartola “Toley” Jarvis
Birth16 Apr 1868, Kentucky
Death3 Jun 1906, Carter Co., Kentucky
Notes for William Boggs Whitt
His death certificate records William B. Whitt, age 59 years 3 months 2 days, born 17 Sep 1867 in Ky, died 19 Dec 1926 in Ashland, Boyd, residence 1846 Lexington Ave, married, husband of Bessie Whitt, merchant, father Jackson Whitt, mother’s maiden name Missouri Cox, both born in Ky, cause of death suicide by shooting himself with shotgun at his home in Ashland Boyd Co Ky, contributory cause despondency, informant Van Underwood, Ashland, Ky, burial in Whitt Cemetery.
Census Notes for William Boggs & Bartola “Toley” (Family)
1900 census of Carter Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 14A as family #181:
Whitt, William, 31, b. Sep 1868, occupation blank; Toley, wife, 33, b. Feb 1867, married 14 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Bertha, dau, 13, b. Oct 1886; Maud, dau, 12, b. Mar 1888; Jessey, dau, 9, b. Nov 1890; Russell, son, 7, b. Aug 1892.All born Ky Ky Ky.
Whitt, William, 31, b. Sep 1868, occupation blank; Toley, wife, 33, b. Feb 1867, married 14 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Bertha, dau, 13, b. Oct 1886; Maud, dau, 12, b. Mar 1888; Jessey, dau, 9, b. Nov 1890; Russell, son, 7, b. Aug 1892.All born Ky Ky Ky.
