William Thomas Truit

1873 - 1940  (67 years)

• Name	William Thomas Truit  [1]
  Birth	4 Mar 1873	Horntown, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1910	Sea Side Road, Eastville District, Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	The HH was headed by William Truitt, a 44 year old oyster man, born in VA. Listed with him were the following Truitts: Sallie A., a 34 year old wife, Willie L., an 11 year old daughter; George T., a 9 year old son; Griffin, a 7 year old son; David, a 2 year old son & Margaret, a 0 year old daughter.
  Census head of household	1920	Atlantic, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	The HH was headed by William T. Truitt, a 53 year old truck farmer. Listed with him were the following Truitts: Willye L., a 21 year old daughter; George T., a 19 year old son; Griffin, a 16 year old son; David R., a 13 year old son; Margaret A., a 9 year old daughter; and Alfred J., a 6 year old son.
  Record ID	120457
  Death	31 Oct 1940	Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as William T. Truitt, born 4 Mar 1873 & died 31 Oct 1940, the son of James Truitt & Ellen Bundick and the spouse of Ida Truitt.
  Burial	Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Truitt,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Margaret 'Peggy' Bloxom,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I120457	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	James Truitt,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ellen Bundick,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 May 1859	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  Family ID	F9153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sally Ann Moore,   b. 4 Aug 1881, Oyster, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 24 Oct 1915, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1897	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as William T. Truitt, a 30 year old single Waterman, born in Acc & living in N'hamp, the son of James & Ellen Truitt and she was shown as Sally Ann Moore, age 27(sic) & single, the daughter of James & Maryanne Moore. Her father gave consent.
  Children	+ 1. Willie Lee Truitt,   b. 26 Jan 1899, Oyster, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 16 Apr 1980, Chesapeake City, Virginia (Age 81 years) ╚═ George Lee Dix  (Age 57 years)  m. Abt 1935;    ╚═ Harry Wilson  m. Aft 1940
  Family ID	F40612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ida Lee Elliott,   b. 19 Apr 1880, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Sep 1958 (Age 78 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Columbus C. Mears,   b. 18 Oct 1847, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Feb 1920  (Age 72 years)  m. 5 Dec 1897
  Marriage	27 Oct 1922	Wattsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	He was shown as William T. Truitt, a 55 year old widower, the son of James Truitt & Ellen Truitt and she was shown as Ida Mears, a 43 year old widow, the daughter of John W. Elliott & Maggie F. Elliott.
  Family ID	F46863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 19 Jul 1897 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Census head of household - 1920 - Atlantic, Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2019] Phyllis Elmore, Northampton Co, VA, Marriages, 1853-1922, (Peters Row, Coram, NY), 2019. [S802] Ancestry.com, William T Truitt in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1910 Federal Census, Northampton Co, VA, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1920 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S802] Ancestry.com, William T. Truitt & Ida Mears in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940,, 802.