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Capt William Davis Everitt

Birth	:	8 Feb 1833
Death	:	11 Apr 1912
Burial	:	Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate	:	51.3836479, 0.5321670
Plot	:	Old (East) Section
Inscription	:	Capt. W. D. Everett, Feb. 8, 1833 - Apr. 11, 1912. (Military marker: William D. Everitt, Maj. 81 Reg. Ind. Militia, Feb. 8, 1833, Apr. 11, 1912)
Description	:	Death of Capt. Everitt Capt. William D. Everitt died on Thursday of last week at his home southwest of Vienna, after an illness of several weeks due to a fall. His remains were interred Sunday at the Everitt family cemetery near his home. Members of the G. A. R. in charge of the funeral services. William Davis Everitt was born in Scott County, Indiana, Feb. 8, 1833. Departed this life April 11, 1912, aged 79 years, 2 months and 3 days. He was united in marriage to Matilda Ellen Easum, April 14, 1852. To this union was born nine children... Read More	Death of Capt. Everitt Capt. William D. Everitt died on Thursday of last week at his home southwest of Vienna, after an illness of several weeks due to a fall. His remains were interred Sunday at the Everitt family cemetery near his home. Members of the G. A. R. in charge of the funeral services. William Davis Everitt was born in Scott County, Indiana, Feb. 8, 1833. Departed this life April 11, 1912, aged 79 years, 2 months and 3 days. He was united in marriage to Matilda Ellen Easum, April 14, 1852. To this union was born nine children - Mildred A., Thomas H., Martha F., James Edgar, William R., Charles H., Oliver E., Jesse F., and Bertha E. Of this number three have passed to the beyond - Mildred A., James Edgar and Jesse F. All the children reside in Scott county except Charles H. and Mrs. Bertha E. Hosea, who reside in Indianapolis. In early life the deceased united with the United Brethren church and later transferred his membership to the M. E. Church at Vienna, where he was a consistent member until his death. Capt. Everitt was a patriot of pronounced type. At the age of 29 he heard his country's call to arms and on July 15, 1862, he bade farewell to his family and marched away to bear the sufferings and hardships of war. He served three years as captain of Co. I., 81st Regiment Indiana Volunteers. He also served as second lieutenant, and on January 1, 1865, was commissioned major of the 81st Regiment. At the close of the war he returned to his home in Scott county, where the remainder of his long and useful life was spent. He was a citizen of esteemed worth and was beloved by all. There is left to mourn his departure, the wife, four sons, daughters, twenty-two grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Indiana G. A. R. Leader Dies Capt. W. D. Everitt to Be Buried on Wedding Anniversary Scottsburg, Ind, April 13. - Capt. William D. Everitt a civil war veteran of great prominence and member of the Eighty-first Indiana Volunteers, is dead at his home near Underwood, five miles south of this city. Capt. Everitt served three years as captain in charge of Company I. He also served commissions as second lieutenant and major, appointed by Governor Morton. During the war he was wounded in two different engagements and his war record is full of stirring examples of personal bravery. He was an extensive land owner in this county and was well known politically. His burial will be in Everitt Cemetery, which is within 1,000 feet of the spot where he was born and raised. The day of burial, tomorrow, is the fifty-ninth anniversary of his wedding. A widow, three sons and two daughters survive. One son, T. H. Everitt, is now county treasurer. Capt. Everitt was well known throughout the state as he was always prominent in Grand Army affairs and encampments.

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Latitude: 51.3836479
Longitude: 0.5321670

Family Members:

Parent

William Conway Everett

(1786 - 1875)

Mary C. Lewellen Everett

(1802 - 1860)

Spouse

Matilda Ellen Easum Everitt

(1835 - 1928)

Siblings

Angeline Everitt Whitson

(1822 - 1863)

James L. Everitt

(1824 - 1851)

Winna Jane Everitt Cole

(1827 - 1861)

Thomas Christopher Everitt

(1830 - 1909)

Sarah Emaline Everitt Cole

(1838 - 1888)

Children

Mildred Angeline Everitt

(1854 - 1876)

Thomas Henry Everitt

(1857 - 1924)

Martha Frances Everitt

(1859 - 1922)

James Edgar Everitt

(1861 - 1904)

William Rosecrans Everitt

(1863 - 1925)

Charles Havington Everitt

(1866 - 1935)

Jesse Fletcher Everitt

(1870 - 1890)

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1. Chatham Burial Ground
Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3849900, 0.5272600

2. St Mary Churchyard
Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3874550, 0.5244280

3. Chatham Unitarian Church
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Coordinate: 51.3826090, 0.5195850

4. Brompton War Memorial
Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3932140, 0.5293660

5. St. Barnabas Church
Gillingham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3801400, 0.5505370

6. St. Augustine's Church
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Coordinate: 51.3745050, 0.5474930

7. St George Churchyard
Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3974070, 0.5346770

8. Fort Pitt Military Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.3769790, 0.5114570

9. Chatham Maidstone Road Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.3703300, 0.5227600

10. Christ Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.3716730, 0.5462690

11. Chatham Palmerston Road Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.3678600, 0.5267300

12. Rochester Baptist Church
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Coordinate: 51.3871570, 0.5052370

13. St Nicholas Churchyard
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Coordinate: 51.3894170, 0.5035320

14. Rochester Cathedral
Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3889750, 0.5031160

15. Rochester Castle Moat Burial Ground
Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3894140, 0.5024580

16. St. Nicholas's Cemetery
Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3780081, 0.5021076

17. St Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Gillingham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3903530, 0.5622230

18. St. Margaret's Cemetery
Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3777000, 0.5011600

19. St Margaret Churchyard
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Coordinate: 51.3849380, 0.4993630

20. Grange Road Cemetery
Gillingham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3902512, 0.5639850

21. Woodlands Cemetery
Gillingham, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3839989, 0.5680000

22. All Saints Churchyard
Frindsbury, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.4004440, 0.5058970

23. St Nicholas with St Mary Churchyard
Strood, Medway Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3959790, 0.4931350

24. St Philip and St James Churchyard
Upnor, Medway Unitary Authority, England
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